LSJ
b
Hom., ἀ. is used elliptically, esp. with Advbs. of Time, ὦ θεοὶ πατρῷοι, συγγένεσθέ γʼ ἀ. νῦν (sc. εἰ μὴ πρότερον, ἀ. νῦν γε) S. El. 411, cf. Ant. 552, E. Heracl. 565; ἀ. τῷ χρόνῳ Id. Med. 912; ἐὰν οὖν ἀ. νῦν γʼ ἔτι, i.e. ἐὰν οὖν [μὴἄλλοτε], ἀ. νῦν γε . . if then now at least ye still . . , D. 3.33, cf. Lys. 10.15:—without an Adv. of Time, at least, ἡ δʼ ἀ. πρός σε μικρὸν εἰπάτω μόνον Ar. Pax 660, cf. S. OC 1276, E. HF 331.
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depart from, leave off from, τῶν μακρῶν λόγων S. El. 1335; σκωμμάτων Ar. Pl. 316; ἀ. λημμάτων give up the pursuit of . ., D. 3.33; οὐκ ἀπήλλακται γραφικῆς is not averse from . ., Luc. Salt. 35.
b
renounce, reject, τι Hp. Medic. 4, cf. D. 3.33; τινάς Id. 6.16, cf. D.C. 73.15; φιλίαν Iamb. VP 22.102.
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means with which one begins a thing, resources, ἀ. τοῦ βίου Lys. 24.24; εἰς τὸν βίον X. Mem. 3.12.4; τίνας εἶχεν ἀφορμὰς ἡ πόλις; D. 18.233; ἀφελεῖν τὴν ἀ. διʼ ἣν ὑβρίζει Id. 21.98; πίστις ἀ. μεγίστη πρὸς χρηματισμόν good faith is the best asset for business, Id. 36.44, cf. 11.16; ἀ. ἐπί . . Id. 3.33; esp. means of war, And. 1.109; ἀ. εἰς ξένους χιλίους means for levying 1000 mercenaries, X. HG 4.8.33; ἀ. ἔργων means for undertaking . . , Id. Mem. 2.7.11, cf. 3.5.11; πρὸς ἀφορμὴν ἐμπορίας ἢ γεωργίας Arist. Pol. 1320a39; πάντων ἀ. τῶν καλῶν Philem. 110.
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lasting, ὠφέλεια D. 3.33; ἐπὶ πολύ D.H. 6.54: Comp., Luc. Anach. 24: Sup., with staying power, of an athlete, Paus. 6.13.3; ἵπποι Them. Or. 11.146a. Adv. -κῶς S.E. P. 3.115, Eun. Hist. p.209D., Demoph. Sent. 10, etc.; δ. ἔχειν τι to be amply provided with, Procop. Pers. 1.21, al.: Sup. διαρκέστατα ζῆν in complete competence, X. Mem. 2.8.6.
b
ἐνθέμεν φρένας ἐσθλάς Thgn. 430; ἄρτι μοι τὸ γῆρας ἐντίθησι νοῦν Pherecr. 146.6; ἐ. ἀθυμίαν Pl. Lg. 800c; ἰσχύν D. 3.33; ἐνθεῖναι φόβον inspire fear, X. An. 7.4.1, etc.; ἐ. ταῖς χορδαῖς τὴν ἁρμονίαν Plot. 4.7.8:—so in Med., χόλον ἔνθεο θυμῷ thou hast stored up wrath in thy heart, Il. 6.326; κότον ἔνθετο θυμῷ Od. 11.102; opp. ἵλαον ἔνθεο θυμόν Il. 9.639; τὴν εἴς τινα εὔνοιαν PMag.Lond. 125.26; μῦθον πεπνυμένον ἔνθετο θυμῷ laid it to his heart, Od. 21.355; μή μοι πατέρας . . ὁμοίῃ ἔνθεο τιμῇ put not our fathers in like honour, Il. 4.410.
corrective, restorative, τῶν ἠθῶν Str. 1.2.3; τὸ ἐ. δίκαιον Arist. EN 1132a18; τέχνη Gal. 1.303. Adv. -κῶς Sch. D. 3.33.
III
probably, perhaps, Alc. Supp. 33, Hdt. 6.124, A. Pr. 319, S. Ph. 144, Pl. Grg. 473b, etc.; ἴ. που E. El. 518; οὔτε συμφόρως οὔτʼ ἴ. καλῶς D. 5.10; οὐκ ἴσως, ἀλλʼ ὄντως Pl. Lg. 965c: ironical, σμικρά γε ἴ. προσθήκη Id. R. 339b: freq. joined with ἄν or τάχʼ ἄν, e.g. S. Aj. 691, 1009, Pl. Ap. 31a; ἀμφισβητοῦντες προστιθέασιν ἀεὶ τὸ ἴσως καὶ τάχα Arist. Rh. 1389b18: ἴσως without ἄν c. opt. is f.l. in A. Supp. 727, E. IT 1055; ἴ. μέν . . , ἴ. δέ . . perhaps so or so, X. Cyr. 4.3.2: repeated ἴ., ἴ. Ar. Nu. 1320, D. 3.33: used to soften or qualify a positive assertion, S. OC 661, Ar. Ra. 224, Pl. Phd. 61c, Phdr. 233e, Arist. Metaph. 987a26, etc.
II
Med., distribute among themselves: hence, have and hold as oneʼs portion, possess, πατρώϊα πάντα νέμεσθαι Od. 20.336: mostly of land, τεμένεα, τέμενος, 11.185, Il. 12.313; ἔργα 2.751, Hes. Op. 119; πρὸς τὸν ἀδελφὸν ἐνειμάμην (sc. οὐσίαν) Lys. 16.10, cf. 19.46; τἄλλα νεμομένη administering . . , Hdt. 4.165; τὰ μέταλλα, τὰ ἐμπόρια, Id. 7.112, Th. 1.100; [τὰ λήμματα] ἃ νέμεσθε which you enjoy, D. 3.33: abs., ἔμʼ οἴεσθʼ ὑμῖν εἰσοίσειν ὑμᾶς δὲ νεμεῖσθαι; that you shall reap the fruit, Id. 21.203.