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ἀποχράω
ἀποχράω to suffice, be sufficient, be enough: absol., in persons other than 3rd sg., δύʼ ἀποχρήσουσιν μόνω Ar.; c. inf., ἀποχρέουσι ἑκατὸν νέες χειρώσασθαι are sufficient to subdue, Hdt. mostly in 3 sing: to suffice, ποταμὸς οὐκ ἀπέχρησε τῆι στρατιῆι πινόμενος was not enough to supply the army with drink, Hdt.; ταῦτα ἀποχρᾶι μοι Hdt., Attic impers., c. inf., ἀποχρᾶι μοι ποιεῖν ʼtis sufficient for me to do, Hdt., ; c. part., μέρος ἐχούσηι ἀπόχρη μοι ʼtis sufficient for me to have a part, Aesch.;—and without inf., ἀπόχρη τινι it is enough for him, Dem. Pass. to be contented with a thing, c. dat., Hdt. impers., οὐκ ἀπεχρᾶτο Hdt.; ἀπεχρέετο, c. inf., Hdt.ἀποχράομαι to use to the full, c. dat. rei or absol., Thuc. to abuse, misuse, Lat. abuti, c. dat., Dem. c. acc. to use up, destroy, Thuc.

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to suffice, be sufficient, be enough; to be content with

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ἀποχράω
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ἀποχράω to suffice, be sufficient, be enough: absol., in persons other than 3rd sg., δύʼ ἀποχρήσουσιν μόνω Ar.; c. inf., ἀποχρέουσι ἑκατὸν νέες χειρώσασθαι are sufficient to subdue, Hdt. mostly in 3 sing: to suffice, ποταμὸς οὐκ ἀπέχρησε τῆι στρατιῆι πινόμενος was not enough to supply the army with drink, Hdt.; ταῦτα ἀποχρᾶι μοι Hdt., Attic impers., c. inf., ἀποχρᾶι μοι ποιεῖν ʼtis sufficient for me to do, Hdt., ; c. part., μέρος ἐχούσηι ἀπόχρη μοι ʼtis sufficient for me to have a part, Aesch.;—and without inf., ἀπόχρη τινι it is enough for him, Dem. Pass. to be contented with a thing, c. dat., Hdt. impers., οὐκ ἀπεχρᾶτο Hdt.; ἀπεχρέετο, c. inf., Hdt.ἀποχράομαι to use to the full, c. dat. rei or absol., Thuc. to abuse, misuse, Lat. abuti, c. dat., Dem. c. acc. to use up, destroy, Thuc.
IDX:
4570
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n4573
Key:
a)poxra/w

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