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εἴκω Root !ϝικ, cf. Lat. vito for victo ; cf. εἰκαθεῖν to yield, give way, draw back, retire, Il. c. dat. pers. et gen. loci, μηδʼ εἴκετε χάρμης Ἀργείοις shrink not from the fight for them, Il.; εἴκειν τινὶ τῆς ὁδοῦ, Lat. concedere alicui de via, Hdt. with dat. pers. only, to yield to, give way to, either in battle or a mark of honour, Hom.:—then, to give way to any passion or impulse, ὧι θυμῶι εἴξας Il.; αἰδοῖ Od.:—also of circumstances, πενίηι εἴκων Il.; κακοῖς, ἀνάγκηι Aesch. εἴκειν τινί τι, where the acc. is adverbial, μένος οὐδενὶ εἴκων yielding to none in force, Hom.; c. acc. cogn., εἴξαντας ἃ δεῖ yielding in . . , Soph. trans. to yield up, give up, εἶξαί τέ οἱ ἡνία give the horse the rein, Il.:— to grant, allow, Lat. concedere, ὁπηνίκʼ ἂν θεὸς πλοῦν ἡμὶν εἴκηι Soph. impers., like παρείκει, it is allowable or possible, Il.

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εἴκω

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εἴκω

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εικω

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9686

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urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n9689

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