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δέχομαι

2 take, accept without complaint, χαλεπόν περ ἐόντα δεχώμεθα μῦθον Od. 20.271; κῆρα δʼ ἐγὼ τότε δέξομαι Il. 18.115.

Ἀχαιός

Ἀχαιός 1 In sing., of the Achaeans (see 2.b.γ below) Il. 3.167, 226. 2 Absol. in pl. a Applied with Μυρμιδόνες and Ἕλληνες to the followers of Achilles Il. 2.684 . Distinguished from Μυρμιδόνες 564. b (ἀρήϊοι, ἀρηΐφιλοι , δῖοι, ἑλίκωπες , ἐϋκνήμιδες, κάρη κομόωντες, μεγάθυμοι, μένεα πνείοντες, μένος ἄσχετοι , ὑπερκύδαντες, φιλοπτόλεμοι, χαλκοχίτωνες, χαλκοκνήμιδες). The Greeks. 2.b.α The race in gen. (= Δαναοί 1) Il. 4.384, Il. 5.803, Il. 6.223, Il. 9.673, Il. 10.286, Il. 11.21, 511, Il. 13.669, Il. 14.124, etc.: Od. 3.79, 202, 203, 217, 411, Od. 4.344, Od. 5.311, Od. 8.78, Od. 11.478, 556, Od. 12.184, Od. 17.135, Od. 18.205. In fem. (ἐϋπλοκαμῖδες) Od. 2.119 . b> The followers of Odysseus on his way to Troy (in Odysseus's tale to Penelope) Od. 19.199. c The Greeks in the field at Troy (Ἀργεῖος 2.d, Δαναοί 2) Il. 1.2, Il. 2.4 , Il. 3.8, Il. 7.35, Il. 13.14, Il. 15.11. Il. 16.21, Il. 21.4, Il. 23.1, Il. 24.118, etc.: Od. 3.100, 116 , 220, Od. 4.106, 145, 243, 248, 256, 288, 330, Od. 8.220, 489, 490, Od. 11.509, 513, Od. 14.493, Od. 18.259, Od. 19.240 , Od. 24.27, 49, 57, 68, 86. Ἀχαιοί contrasted with Ἀχαιΐδες 235, Il. 7.96. υἷες Ἀχαιῶν 162, Il. 4.114, Il. 6.255, Il. 9.247, Il. 13.172, Il. 16.698, Il. 17.645 , Il. 24.495, etc.: Od. 3.104, Od. 4.285, Od. 8.514, Od. 13.315, Od. 14.229, 240, Od. 15.153, Od. 23.220, Od. 24.38. κοῦροι Ἀχαιῶν 473 , Il. 3.82, Il. 14.505 , Il. 17.758, Il. 22.391, etc.: Od. 24.54. κούρητες Ἀχαιῶν 248 . d The Greeks preparing for and on their return (= Ἀργεῖος 2.e) Od. 1.286, 326 , Od. 3.131, 137, 141, 149, 185, Od. 4.487, 496, Od. 9.59, 259, Od. 10.15, Od. 13.317, Od. 14.242 . υἷες Ἀχαιῶν 139. e The people of Odysseus at home or the ruling race among them Od. 1.90, 272, 394, 401, Od. 2.7, 72, 87, 112, 211, 265, Od. 16.133, 250, 376, Od. 20.146, 182, 277, Od. 21.324, 344, Od. 23.357, Od. 24.426, 438. In fem. (ἐϋπλοκαμῖδες) 542 . f Applied particularly to the suitors Od. 2.90, 106, 128, 204, 306, Od. 4.847, Od. 11.179, Od. 16.76, Od. 17.413, 415, 513, 596, Od. 18.62, 94, 191, 286, 289, 301, Od. 19.151, 528, 534, Od. 20.3, 166, 271, Od. 21.418, 428, Od. 22.46, 96, Od. 24.141. υἷες Ἀχαιῶν 115, 198. g The people of Neleus or Nestor at Pylus Il. 11.759: Od. 3.372. h The ruling race in Argos-1 (1) (3) Od. 15.274 , Od. 18.246. i Said by Odysseus in his tale to Penelope to be one of the five divisions of the inhabitants of Crete Od. 19.175.

δέχομαι

δέχομαι Fut. δέξομαι Il. 18.115, Il. 22.365. 3 sing. -εται Il. 17.208, Il. 18.331. Fut. pf. δεδέξομαι Il. 5.238. 3 sing. aor. (ἐ)δέξατο Il. 1.446, Il. 2.186, Il. 5.158, Il. 6.483, Il. 9.633, etc.: Od. 1.121, Od. 5.462, Od. 8.483, Od. 11.327, Od. 21.82, etc. Imp. δέξαι Il. 5.227, Il. 6.46, Il. 11.131, Il. 17.480, Il. 24.137, 429, 555. Pple. δεξάμενος, -ου Il. 9.333, 636, Il. 14.203, Il. 17.391, Il. 23.89: Od. 8.419, Od. 13.72, Od. 15.132, Od. 17.110. Fem. -η Od. 14.128, Od. 19.355. Infin. δέξασθαι Il. 1.112: Od. 18.287. 3 sing. aor. δέκτο Il. 2.420, Il. 15.88: Od. 9.353. Imp. δέξο Il. 19.10. Infin. δέχθαι Il. 1.23, 377. 3 pl. pf. δέχαται Il. 12.147. Imp. δέδεξο Il. 5.228, Il. 20.377, Il. 22.340. Pple. δεδεγμένος, -ου Il. 4.107, Il. 8.296, Il. 10.62, Il. 11.124, Il. 15.745, Il. 23.273. δέγμενος, -ου Il. 2.794, Il. 9.191, Il. 18.524: Od. 20.385. Also pf. pple. δεδοκημένος Il. 15.730. Plupf. ἐδέγμην Od. 9.513, Od. 12.230. (ἀνα-, ἀπο-, ἐκ-, παρα-, ποτι-, ὑπο-.) 1 To receive or take something offered, given, handed over, etc., to accept: ἄποινα Il. 1.20, παιδὸς κύπελλον (from him) Il. 1.596, σκῆπτρόν οἱ (from him) Il. 2.186, χαλκὸν δέδεξο (app., be minded to accept) Il. 22.340. Cf. Il. 1.446, Il. 5.227, Il. 6.483, Il. 9.633, Il. 17.391, etc.: κρήδεμνον Od. 5.462, δῶρα (for custody) Od. 8.419, χρυσὸν ἀνδρός (as the price of the betrayal of . . .) Od. 11.327, ἔγχος οἱ (relieved him of . . .) Od. 15.282 = Od. 16.40. Cf. Od. 1.121, Od. 8.483, Od. 9.353, Od. 17.356, Od. 19.355, etc. Of a god, to accept (a sacrifice) Il. 2.420. 2 To receive (a child) for nurture Il. 14.203. To receive and undertake the charge of (a person) Il. 23.89. To receive, welcome Il. 5.158, Il. 18.238, 331. To receive hospitably, entertain Od. 14.128, Od. 17.110, Od. 19.316. 3 To accept, resign oneself to: κῆρα Il. 18.115, Il. 22.365. To accept, put up with, make the best of: μῦθον Od. 20.271. 4 In pf. and plupf. a To expect, look for: χρυσὸν Ἀλεξάνδροιο (from...) Il. 11.124. With acc. and infin.: φῶτα μέγαν ἐδέγμην ἐλεύσεσθαι Od. 9.513. Cf. Od. 12.230. b To wait. With dependent clause: ὁππότʼ ἀφορμηθεῖεν (watching for the time when...) Il. 2.794, εἰς ὅ κεν ἔλθῃς Il. 10.62. Cf. Il. 18.524: Od. 20.385. To await. With dependent clause: Αἰακίδην ὁπότε λήξειεν Il. 9.191. Of things: ίππῆας ἄεθλα δεδεγμένα Il. 23.273. Absol.: δεδεγμένος (on the watch) Il. 4.107. c To await the attack of, stand up to, be ready for: Ἀχιλλῆα Il. 20.377. Cf. Il. 5.228, 238, Il. 12.147, Il. 15.745. Absol. Il. 8.296, Il. 15.730. 5 App., to succeed, come next: δέχεταί μοι κακὸν ἐκ κακοῦ Il. 19.290.

καί

καί 1 Connecting particle, and Il. 1.15, 28, 31, 33, 50, 73, etc.: Od. 1.3, 19, 56, 89, 109, 110, etc.–καὶ . . . καὶ . . ., both . . . and . . .: καὶ ἓν καὶ εἴκοσι (not only one but twenty) Il. 13.260, καὶ σίτου πασάμην καὶ οἶνον λαυκανίης καθέηκα Il. 24.641. Cf. Il. 13.636: Od. 23.55. 2 Expressing sequence or consequence, and so, so, and then, then, accordingly, therefore, consequently: τὸν καὶ ὑπέδεισαν θεοί Il. 1.406, καί μιν προσηύδα Il. 2.7. Cf. Il. 1.92, 411, 478, Il. 3.166, Il. 6.353, Il. 7.214, Il. 10.224, Il. 11.382, etc.: τάχʼ ἄν ποτε καὶ τίσις εἴη Od. 2.76, καὶ τότʼ Ὀδυσσῆος λύτο γούνατα Od. 5.297. Cf. Od. 2.60, 104, Od. 4.415, Od. 9.131, Od. 10.17, Od. 11.99, Od. 12.330, Od. 13.79, etc. 3 Introducing an explanation, reason, amplification, or analysis of something previously said (often with γάρ; cf. γάρ 2): τοῦ καὶ ἀπὸ γλώσσης μέλιτος γλυκίων ῥέεν αὐδή Il. 1.249, καὶ γάρ τε λιταί εἰσιν Il. 9.502. Cf. Il. 2.377, Il. 4.43, Il. 9.524, Il. 11.111, Il. 14.173, Il. 15.251, etc.: πὰρ δʼ ἄρʼ ἔην καὶ ἀοιδός Od. 3.267. Cf. Od. 1.434, Od. 7.24, Od. 9.190, Od. 10.5, Od. 11.429, etc. 4 As a strengthening or emphasizing particle. a Even, just, surely, or the like: πρίν μιν καὶ γῆρας ἔπεισιν Il. 1.29, καὶ ὧς 116, ταῦτα μεταφρασόμεσθα καὶ αὖτις (will e'en . . .) 140, καὶ ἅπαντες Il. 7.281. Cf. Il. 1.63, 113, 174, 213, 260, Il. 2.119, Il. 4.406 (we did take it), Il. 8.23 (in my turn), Il. 16.647, etc.: καὶ αὐτοί Od. 1.33, ἦ καί μοι νεμεσήσεαι; Od. 1.158 (will you at least not be angry?), ἀνδράσι καὶ πλεόνεσσιν (who in fact outnumber us) Od. 2.245. Cf. Od. 1.58, 302, 318, Od. 2.48, 255, Od. 3.27 (the god himself), 44, Od. 11.441 (on your part), etc. b Also, too: πίθεσθε καὶ ὔμμες Il. 1.274. Cf. Il. 1.63, 455, Il. 3.97, 143, Il. 4.138, etc.: Od. 1.10, 47, 260, 301, Od. 3.46, Od. 4.519, Od. 15.488 (καί with ἐσθλόν), etc. 5 With εἰ in various constructions. a εἰ καί in sense of εἰ 4, even if, or the like: εἰ καὶ καρτερός ἐστιν Il. 5.410. Cf. Il. 13.58, Il. 16.748, etc.: εἰ καὶ χαλεπαίνοι Od. 5.485. Cf. Od. 6.312, Od. 7.52, Od. 13.6, etc. Strengthened by περ Il. 15.117: Od. 1.389, Od. 7.321, Od. 9.35. b καὶ εἰ α In sim. sense: καὶ εἰ καρτερός ἐστιν Il. 13.316, καὶ εἰ πυρὶ χεῖρας ἔοικεν Il. 20.371. Cf. Il. 15.51: Od. 13.292, Od. 16.98, Od. 21.260, etc. Strengthened by περ Il. 11.391. β If even, even supposing or granting that: καὶ εἴ χʼ ἑτέρωθι πύθηαι Il. 5.351. Cf. Il. 4.347. 6 καὶ . . . περ. a Though, even though: καὶ μάλα περ κεχολωμένον Il. 1.217, καὶ αὐτῇ περ νοεούσῃ (though she hardly needs my counsel) 577. Cf. Il. 2.270, Il. 9.247, Il. 11.721, Il. 13.57, Il. 17.104, etc.: καὶ ἀθάνατός περ (even though it should be a god) Od. 5.73. Cf. Od. 4.502, 549, 733, Od. 10.441, Od. 20.271, etc. So καί περ: καί περ πολλὰ παθόντα Od. 7.224. b Intensifying without sense of opposition: καὶ πρίν περ μεμαώς Il. 5.135. Cf. Il. 7.204, Il. 10.70, etc. 7 Coordinating words and to be translated or: ἕνα καὶ δύο Il. 2.346: αἰνότερον καὶ κύντερον Od. 11.427. Cf. Od. 3.115. In two co-ordinate sentences: εἴ περ γάρ τε χόλον γε καὶ αὐτῆμαρ καταπέψῃ, ἀλλά τε καὶ . . . Il. 1.81. Cf. Il. 4.160: Od. 8.581. 8 Marking an alternative or distinction: ἢ ἔπει ἠὲ καὶ ἔργῳ Il. 1.395. Cf. Il. 2.238, Il. 11.573, Il. 15.137, Il. 16.591, etc.: ἢ . . . ἦε καὶ οὐκί Od. 1.268. Cf. Od. 3.91, Od. 4.712, Od. 9.267, etc.

μῦθος

μῦθος -ου, ὁ. 1 Something said, an utterance or speech : μῦθον ἀκούσας Il. 3.76. Cf. Il. 2.335, Il. 4.357, Il. 7.404, Il. 8.492, etc. : Od. 8.185, 272, Od. 13.254, Od. 20.271, etc. 2 What one has to say, speech, discourse, words : ἄλλων μῦθον ἄκουε Il. 2.200. Cf. Il. 2.199, 282, Il. 10.61, 190, Il. 11.781, Il. 16.631, etc. : ἵνα μῦθον ἀκούσῃς ἡμέτερον Od. 11.561. Cf. Od. 1.273, Od. 2.77, Od. 3.94, Od. 14.379, Od. 17.57, etc. Contrasted in terms with ἔργον Il. 19.242 : Od. 1.358. 3 In pl., speech, discourse, words : μύθων ἦρχεν Il. 2.433. Cf. Il. 2.796, Il. 3.171, 212, Il. 6.343, Il. 11.643, Il. 15.284, Il. 18.252, Il. 22.281, etc. : μύθοις τέρπεσθε Od. 4.239. Cf. Od. 1.28, Od. 2.83, Od. 3.23, 124, Od. 4.214, 774, Od. 7.157, Od. 10.189, Od. 15.53, Od. 21.291, etc. Contrasted in terms with ἔργα Il. 9.443. 4 The sense of the word coloured by the context Il. 1.25 = 379, Il. 1.33= Il. 24.571, Il. 1.221, 326, Il. 16.199 (a charge or injunction), Il. 1.273 (counsel), 388 (a threat), 545 (counsels, intentions), 565 (my charge), Il. 2.16 (the charge or commission), Il. 3.87 (the proposal), Il. 4.323 (counsel), 412 (my injunction), Il. 5.715 (our promise), Il. 7.358= Il. 12.232 (counsel), Il. 7.374 = 388 (what he is prepared to agree to), Il. 7.406 (their answer), Il. 8.412 (his message), 524 (the order), Il. 9.62 (my counsel), 309 (my mind), 522 (their mission), 625 (our charge), 627 (the answer), Il. 10.288 (a message or communication), 337 (word, information), Il. 11.186 (this injunction), 839 (the exhortation), Il. 12.80= Il. 13.748 (his recommendation), Il. 14.127 (my counsel), Il. 15.202 (this reply), Il. 16.83 (of my charge), Il. 19.85 (this reproach), 107 (thy boast), 220 (my counsel), Il. 20.295 (his counsel), 369 (his vaunts), Il. 23.157 (thy counsel) : Od. 1.271, 305 (my counsel), 361 = Od. 21.355 (his injunction), Od. 1.373 (an order or command), Od. 2.137 (injunction), Od. 2.412 (my purpose), Od. 4.676 (the plots), Od. 4.744 (the matter), Od. 4.777 (the purpose), Od. 5.98 (the matter), Od. 7.161 (the word from thee), Od. 8.302 (the matter), Od. 11.368 (thy story), 442 (give her all thy confidence), 492 (his story, how it is with him), Od. 13.16, Od. 16.406= Od. 20.247, Od. 18.50 = 290= Od. 21.143 = 269 (the proposal or suggestion), Od. 13.298, Od. 16.420 (counsel), Od. 15.196 (my request), 445 (the matter), Il. 16.387 (what I propose), Od. 17.177 (the proposal or suggestion), 399 = Od. 20.344 (a command or order), Od. 19.502 (what I say), Od. 21.71 (of a plea or defence), Od. 22.289 (the thing that you would say, the matter), Od. 23.62 (this story of yours), 349 (a charge), Od. 24.465 (the counsel or recommendation).

χαλεπός

χαλεπός -ή, -όν. 1 Grievous, burdensome, heavy, sore, painful: μῆνις Il. 5.178, γῆρας Il. 8.103, Il. 23.623. Cf. Il. 5.384, 391, Il. 13.624: πένθος Od. 6.169, φῆμιν (evil, ill) Od. 24.201. Cf. Od. 2.193, Od. 10.464, Od. 11.292, 622, Od. 21.377, etc. In comp.: τοῦδέ μοι χαλεπώτερον εἶναι ἄεθλον Od. 11.624. Absol. in neut. pl., evil, mischief: χαλεπὰ ὁρμαίνοντες ἀλλήλοις Od. 3.151. 2 Dangerous: χαλεποὶ θεοὶ [γίγνονται] φαίνεσθαι ἐναργεῖς (in respect of appearing, i.e. when they appear) Il. 20.131. 3 Difficult, hard: λιμέσιν (hard to attain or reach) Od. 19.189. In neut. χαλεπόν with or without copula, it is difficult or hard. With infin.: χ. σε πάντων ἀνθρώπων σβέσσαι μένος Il. 16.620. Cf. Il. 21.184: χ. κεν ἀνήνασθαι δόσιν εἴη Od. 4.651. Cf. Od. 11.156, Od. 13.141, Od. 20.313, Od. 23.81. Without infin. Il. 19.80: Od. 23.184. In personal construction. With infin.: χαλεπή τοι ἐγὼ μένος ἀντιφέρεσθαι (hard to set yourself against) Il. 21.482. Cf. Od. 10.305. Without infin.: χαλεποί τοι ἔσονται [μῦθοι] (you will find it hard to know them) Il. 1.546. 4 Oppressing the spirit, terrifying, daunting: κεραυνός Il. 14.417. 5 Of persons, violent, despiteful, malignant, hard: ἄνδρες Od. 1.198. Cf. Od. 2.232=Od. 5.10, Od. 8.575, Od. 17.388, 564, Od. 19.201. 6 Of discourse, stern, harsh, severe, hard: μύθῳ Il. 2.245, Il. 17.141, ὀνείδεσιν Il. 17.438, ἐπέεσσιν Il. 23.489, 492: Od. 3.148, μύθοισιν Od. 2.83, Od. 17.395, δήμου φῆμις Od. 14.239, ἀνάκτων ὁμοκλαί Od. 17.189, μῦθον (hard to sit down under) Od. 20.271. 7 Of winds, blustering, roaring, raging: θύελλαν Il. 21.335: ἄνεμοι Od. 12.286.