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ἐκδέχομαι

ἐκδέχομαι, ἐκδέχομαι, receive in turn (verb)

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ἐκδέκεταί present middle indicative 3rd singular of ἐκδέχομαι

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ἐκδέχομαι, Ion. ἐκδέκ-, Ep. 3 pl. ἐκδέχαται Tryph. 197: fut. ἐκ-δέξομαι: —Pass. (v. infr. I.6).
    • I mostly of persons,
      • 1 take or receive from another, οἵ οἱ σάκος ἐξεδέχοντο Il. 13.710; Ὀρέστην ἐξεδεξάμην πατρί A. Ch. 762; of a beacon-fire, τρίτον Ἀθῷον αἶπος..ἐξεδέξατο Id. Ag. 285; ἐ. τὴν αἰτίαν take it on oneself, D. 19.37.
      • 2 of a successor, ἐ. τὴν βασιληΐην Hdt. 1.26, etc.: freq. with acc. omitted, ἐξεδέξατο Σαδυάττης (sc. τὴν βασιληΐην) S. succeeded, ib. 16, cf. 103, al.; παῖς παρὰ πατρὸς ἐκδεκόμενος τὴν ἀρχήν, [τὴν τέχνην], Id. 1.7, 2.166; so ἐκδεξάμενοι (sc. τὴν μάχην) Id. 7.211.
      • 3 take up the argument, ὥσπερ σφαῖραν ἐ. τὸν λόγον Pl. Euthd. 277b; ἐκδεξάμενος (sc. τὸν λόγον) εἰπεῖν Id. Smp. 189a; ὁ μὲν πρῶτος εἰπὼν..ὁ δʼ ἐκδεξάμενος D. 18.21.
      • 4 wait for, expect, κεῖνον ἐνθάδʼ ἐ. S. Ph. 123; ἐλέφαντας Plb. 3.45.6; ἀλλήλους 1 Ep.Cor. 11.33; ἐ. μεθʼ ἡσυχίας ἕως.. D.H. 6.67; πότε.. Tryph. l.c.: abs., wait, ἕως.. POxy. 1673.8 (ii A.D.).
      • 5 take or understand in a certain sense, οὕτω δὴ τὴν ἀσωτίαν ἐκδεχόμεθα Arist. EN 1120a3; τοὺς λόγους Plb. 10.18.12; πρὸς τὸ συμφέρον D.S. 14.56.
      • 6 entertain, μεγαλοπρεπέστερον ἐγδεχθῆναι PTeb. 33.7 (ii B.C.).
      • 7 to be surety for, τινά PSI 4.349 (iii B.C.), LXX Ge. 43.9.
    • II of events, await, τοὺς Σκύθας.. ἐξεδέξατο οὐκ ἐλάσσων πόνος Hdt. 4.1; ἐ. [αὐτοὺς] περίοδος τῆς λίμνης μακρή Id. 1.185.
      • 2 of contiguous countries, come next, ἀπὸ ταύτης (sc. τῆς Περσικῆς) ἐ. Ἀσσυρίη Id. 4.39, cf. 99, Peripl.M. Rubr. 27.
      • 3 in Archit., support, καμάραν D.S. 18.26.

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