ἀπαλέξω

ἀπᾰλέξ-ω,

• ward off from, c. acc. rei et gen. pers., καὶ δέ κεν ἄλλον σεῦ ἀπαλεξήσαιμι Il. 24.371: c. dat. pers., Ζεὺς . . μοι ἀπαλέξαι γάμον may he avert it from me, A. Supp. 1053.
• • • 2 c. acc. pers. et gen. rei, οὐδʼ ὥς τινʼ ἔμελλεν ἀπαλεξήσειν κακότητος Od. 17.364.
  • II Med., defend oneself, πρὸς ταῦτʼ ἀπαλέξασθαι S. Aj. 166 (lyr.), cf. Fr. 303, Nic. Th. 829.

ἀπαλέξω, (ἀλέξω), abwehren, ἄλλον σεῦ ἀπαλεξήσαιμι Il. 24.371 ; τινὰ ἀπαλεξήσειν κακότητος, Jemanden vom Unglück fern halten, ihn dagegen verteidigen, Od. 17.364 ; aor.2 ἀπάλαλκε μνηστῆρας Od. 4.766, ὃς σῆς γε κύνας κεφαλῆς ἀπαλάλκοι Il. 22.348 ; ἀνθρώποισι νόσους ἀπαλαλκέμεν Theocr. 28.20 ; τινὶ γάμον ἀπαλέξαι Aesch. Suppl. 1038 ; τὰ δεινά, poet. bei Plat. Alc. II, 143a. – Med. ἀπαλέξασθαι, πρός τι Soph. Aj. 166, Soph. ἀντιτάξασθαι ; sp.D.

†ἀπαλέξω

[ἀπ-, ἀπο- 2.]

Fut. infin. ἀπαλεξήσειν Od. 17.364.

Aor. opt. ἀπαλεξήσαιμι Il. 24.371.

• • 1

    To ward or keep off from.

    With genit.: ἄλλον σεὺ Il. 24.371.

  • 2

    To keep (a person) protected from.

    With genit.: κακότητός τινα Od. 17.364.

ἀπαλέξω (red. aor. ἀπᾰλαλκε)

• 1ward off, keep off ὀξείας δὲ νόσους ἀπαλάλκοι (sc. Ζεύς) O. 8.85

ἀπαλέξω , fut. inf. -ξήσειν, aor. 1 opt. -ξήσαιμι, aor. 2 ἀπάλαλκε, opt. ἀπαλάλκοι: ward off, avert, keep from; μνηστῆρας δʼ ἀπάλαλκε, prayer of Penelope to Athena, Od. 4.766; τινά τινος, Il. 24.371, Il. 22.348; with gen. of the thing, τινὰ κακότητος, she was not going to keep (save) one of them from destruction, Od. 17.364.

ἀπαλέξω

• • Ito ward something off from a person, τί τινος Il.
  • • 2reversely to keep a person from suffering something, τινά τινος Od.
  • IIMid. to defend oneself, ἀπαλέξασθαί τι Soph.