εἴκω

*εἴκω,

• to be like, seem likely, v. ἔοικα.

εἴκω, Il. 12.48, etc.: impf. εἶκον 16.305 (ὑπό-), Hdt. 8.3: fut. εἴξω Th. 1.141, etc.: aor. 1 εἶξα Il. 24.718, etc., poet. ἔειξα or ἔϝειξα Alcm. 31, Ion. εἴξασκε Od. 5.332: pf. part. ἐεικώς Chron.Lind. D. 96:—

• Αgive way, retire, ὀπίσσω εἴκετε Il. 5.606; ὅππῃ τʼ ἰθύσῃ τῇ τʼ εἴκουσι στίχες ἀνδρῶν 12.48: c. dat., make way for, οὐρεῦσι 24.716; yield to pressure, Gal. 18(1).97.
• • • 2 c. dat. pers. et gen. loci, μηδʼ εἴκετε χάρμης Ἀργείοις shrink not from the fight for them, 4.509; εἴκειν τινὶ τῆς ὁδοῦ Hdt. 2.80; εἴξατέ μοι νίκης Coluth. 171: c. gen. only, εἴκειν πολέμου καὶ δηϊοτῆτος withdraw from war and strife, Il. 5.348; εἶκε, γέρον, προθύρου retire from the door, Od. 18.10, cf. Jul. Or. 2.67b.
    • 3 give way, as a mark of honour, Il. 24.100, Od. 2.14; τῇ πατρίδι Jul. Or. 8.246a.
    • 4 give way to any passion or impulse, ᾧ θυμῷ εἴξας Il. 9.598; ὄκνῳ καὶ ἀφραδίῃσι 10.122; ὕβρει Od. 14.262; βίῃ καὶ κάρτεϊ εἴκειν give full play to oneʼs might and strength, 13.143; ὀργῇ δʼ εἶξα μᾶλλον ἤ μʼ ἐχρῆν E. Hel. 80; τῇ ἡλικίῃ εἴκειν Hdt. 7.18; of circumstances, πενίῃ εἴκων Od. 14.157; κακοῖς A. Pr. 322; ἀνάγκῃ Id. Ag. 1071; ξυμφοραῖς Th. 1.84; ζημίαις to the force of punishment, X. Cyr. 1.6.21:—in S. Ant. 718 θυμοῦ shd. prob. be read for θυμῷ.
    • 5 εἴκειν τινί τι yield to another in a thing, τὸ ὃν μένος οὐδενὶ εἴκων inferior to none in . ., Il. 22.459, Od. 11.515: c. acc. cogn., εἴκοντας ἃ δεῖ yielding in . ., S. OC 172 (lyr.), cf. Aj. 1243: also c. dupl. dat., ἕλεσκον ἀνδρῶν . . ὅ τέ μοι εἴξειε πόδεσσι whoever was inferior to me in swiftness of foot, Od. 14.221.
    • 6 c. gen., retire from, ἰερατείας Chron.Lind. l.c.
  • II trans., yield up, give up, εἶξαί τέ οἱ ἡνία give [the horse] the rein, Il. 23.337; Εὖρος Ζεφύρῳ εἴξασκε διώκειν gave up [the ship] to Zephyrus to chase, Od. 5.332.
  • • 2 grant, allow, ὁπηνίκʼ ἂν θεὸς πλοῦν ἡμὶν εἴκῃ S. Ph. 465.
  • III impers., it is allowable or possible, ὅπῃ εἴξειε μάλιστα Il. 22.321: c. inf., ὅθι σφίσιν εἶκε λοχῆσαι 18.520; φώναισʼ οὐδὲν ἔτʼ εἴκει Sapph. 2.8; φερόμενοι πρὸς τὸ εἶκον attacking on the line of least resistance, Plu. Fab. 16.

εἴκω, (mit dem Digamma, vgl. ὑποείκω, aor. εἴξασκε, Od. 5.332), weichen :
a) sich zurückziehen, Hom., auch ὀπίσσω εἴκειν, zurückweichen, Il. 5.606 ; τινί τινος, vor Jemandem in Etwas, z.B. Ἀργείοις χάρμης 4.509 ; 14.101 ; εἶκε πολέμου καὶ δηϊότητος 5.348 ; προθύρου, von der Tür, Od. 18.10 ; εἴξατέ μοι νίκης Coluth. 171 ; auch τινί c. inf., Od. 5.332 ; ohne casus, 2.14, Platz machen, als Zeichen der Ehrerbietung. So εἴκω σοι τῆς ὁδοῦ Her. 2.80 ; γέρουσιν ἕδρης Phocyl.; ἕδρας καὶ κλισίας ἕπιόντι Plut. am. et ad. discr. 22 ; εἶκε θυμοῦ, laß ab von deinem Zorn, Soph. Ant. 714.
b) nachstehen, geringer sein, τινί τι, Einem worin, Il. 22.459, Od. 11.515, τὸ ὃν μένος οὐδενὶ εἴκων ; auch εἴκειν πόδεσσι, an Schnellfüßigkeit nachstehen, 14.221. – Her. u. Thuc. oft τοῖς πολεμίοις u. ä.; ἀνάγκῃ Aesch. Ag. 1041 ; κακοῖς Prom. 320, wie Soph. Ant. 468 ; συμφοραῖς Thuc. 1.84, 2.64 ; θεοῖς Aj. 652 ; κάκῃ, unterliegen, Plat. Menex. 246b ; θυμῷ Il. 9.593, der Neigung des Gemütes folgen, wie ὕβρει, ἀφραδίαις u. ä., 10.122, Od. 14.262, 18.139, sich davon fortreißen lassen ; πενίῃ, sich durch Armut verleiten lassen, 14.157 ; ὀργῇ Thuc. 1.38 ; τῇ ἡλικίῃ Her. 7.18 ; εἶξαι ἵππῳ τὰ ἡνία ταῖς χερσίν, einem Pferde die Zügel nachlassen, schießen lassen, Il. 23.337, Aristarch erklärte χαλάσαι, s. Lehrs Aristarch. ed. 2 p. 147 ; ὁ πηνίκʼ ἂν θεὸς πλοῦν ἡμῖν εἴκῃ, gestattet, Soph. Phil. 465 ; οὐκ ὀρθῶς τοῦτο εἴξαντος τοῦ νομοθέτου Plat. Legg. VI.781a.

εἴκω ², *εἴκω, Stammwort von ἔοικα ; εἶκε, es schien gut, Il. 18.520 ; – ἔϊκτον u. ἐΐκτην, für ἐοίκατον, ἔϊκτο u. die andern tempp. s. unter ἔοικα.

†εἴκω1

(ϝείκω)

[ϝικ-.]

3 sing. impf. εἶκε Il. 18.520.

3 sing. aor. opt. εἴξειε Il. 22.321.

Pf. ἔοικα (ϝέϝοικα) Od. 7.209, Od. 22.348.

2 sing. -ας Il. 15.90: Od. 1.208, Od. 8.164, Od. 18.128, Od. 24.253, etc.

3 sing. -ε Il. 1.119, Il. 3.170, Il. 12.212, Il. 23.493, etc.: Od. 1.278, Od. 6.60, Od. 16.202, Od. 20.194, etc.

3 dual ἔϊκτον (ϝέϝικτον) Od. 4.27.

Pple. ἐοικώς, -ότος Il. 1.47, Il. 2.337, Il. 3.222, Il. 12.146, Il. 21.600, etc.: Od. 1.46, Od. 3.124, 125, Od. 10.390, Od. 18.240, etc. ἐϊκώς (ϝεφικώς) Il. 21.254.

Fem. pl. ἐοικυῖαι Il. 18.418.

Sing. ἐϊκυῖα, -ης Il. 3.386, Il. 6.389, Il. 9.399, Il. 23.66, etc.: Od. 2.383, Od. 8.194, Od. 13.222, etc.

3 sing. plupf. ἐῴκει Il. 2.58, Il. 14.474, Il. 18.548, Il. 24.258, 630: Od. 1.411, Od. 4.654, Od. 9.190, Od. 16.288, Od. 19.7, Od. 24.273, 446.

3 dual ἐΐκτην Il. 1.104, Il. 21.285, Il. 23.379: Od. 4.662.

3 pl. ἐοίκεσαν Il. 13.102.

3 sing. in mid. form ἤϊκτο Od. 4.796, Od. 13.288, Od. 16.157, Od. 20.31. ἔϊκτο Il. 23.107.

(ἐπέοικε).

• I

  To seem likely. Impers.: ὅθι σφίσιν εἶκε λοχῆσαι (where there was opportunity) Il. 18.520, ὅπῃ εἴξειε μάλιστα (where he might find an opening) Il. 22.321.

• II

  Otherwise only in pf. and plupf. (with pres. and impf. sense).

• • 1

    To seem to be.

    With infin.: οὐδὲ ἐῴκει ἀνδρὸς θνητοῦ πάϊς ἔμμεναι Il. 24.258.

  • 2

    To resemble, be like.

    With dat.: θεῇς ἔοικεν Il. 3.158. Cf. Il. 1.47, Il. 2.58, Il. 5.604, Il. 6.389, Il. 11.613, Il. 13.102, Il. 14.136, Il. 15.90, etc.: Od. 1.208, Od. 2.383, Od. 4.27, Od. 5.51, Od. 6.187, Od. 7.209, Od. 8.164, Od. 10.390, etc.

    With fut. pple.: ἐπιβησομένοισιν ἐΐκτην (seemed about to . . .) Il. 23.379. Cf. Od. 11.608.

    Adjectivally in pple.: μῦθοί γε ἐοικότες [εἰσίν] (your speech is like your father’s) Od. 3.124, ὧδε ἐοικότα μυθήσασθαι (speech so like your father’s) 125. Cf. Od. 4.141, Od. 19.380.

  • 3

    To be fit or worthy to do something.

    With infin.: ἔοικά τοι παραείδειν Od. 22.348.

    Adjectivally in pple., fitting, suitable: ἐϊκυῖαν ἄκοιτιν Il. 9.399: ἐοικότα καταλέξω (suited to the occasion) Od. 4.239. Cf. Od. 1.46.

  • 4

    ἔοικε impers., it is fitting, right, seemly.

  • • a

      With dat.: ἔοικέ τοι Il. 9.70.

      With dat. and infin.: τὰοὔ τι καταθνητοῖσιν ἔοικεν ἄνδρεσσιν φορέειν Il. 10.440. Cf. Od. 6.60.

    • b

      With acc.: ὥς σε ἔοικεν Od. 22.196.

      With acc. and infin.: οὐδὲ ἔοικε δῆμον ἐόντα παρὲξ ἀγορευέμεν Il. 12.212. Cf. Il. 2.233, Il. 23.649: Od. 1.278 = Od. 2.197, Od. 3.357, Od. 5.212, Od. 7.159, Od. 8.146, Od. 16.202.

    • c

      With infin. alone: δειδίσσεσθαί σε Il. 2.190, ἥν τινʼ ἔοικεν [ἀποτινέμεν] Il. 3.286. Cf. Il. 3.459, Il. 4.286, Il. 14.212, Il. 19.79, Il. 21.379, 436: [κτερεΐξαι] Od. 1.291. Cf. Od. 2.223, Od. 3.335, Od. 8.358, Od. 24.273.

    • d

      Absol.: ἐπεὶ οὐδὲ ἔοικε Il. 1.119, Il. 23.493: Od. 21.319, 322.

εἴκω 2

(ϝείκω)

[cf. L. vicis.]

3 sing. aor. εἶξε Il. 24.100.

3 pl. -αν Il. 24.718: Od. 2.14.

3 sing. subj. εἴξῃ Il. 17.230.

3 pl. -ωσι Il. 12.224.

3 sing. opt. εἴξειε Il. 13.321: Od. 14.221, Od. 22.91.

3 pl. -ειαν Il. 13.807.

Imp. pl. εἴξατε Il. 24.716.

Pple. εἴξας, -αντος Il. 8.164, Il. 9.110, 598, Il. 24.43: Od. 14.262, Od. 17.431.

Fem. -ασα Od. 5.126.

Infin. εἶξαι Il. 23.337.

3 sing. pa. iterative εἴξασκε Od. 5.332.

(ἀπο-, ὑπο-.)

• • 1

    In fighting, to retire, give way, give ground: εἰ εἴξωσιν Ἀχαιοί Il. 12.224. Cf. Il. 5.606, Il. 8.164, Il. 12.48, Il. 13.321, 807, Il. 17.230: ὅ τέ μοι εἴξειε πόδεσσιν Od. 14.221 (app., whoever fled before me with his feet; or perh. in sense (4) with πόδεσσιν in sense πούς 2).

    With genit., to shrink or withdraw from (battle): πολέμου Il. 5.348. Cf. Il. 4.509.

  • 2

    To retire or withdraw from, leave, quit.

    With genit.: προθύρου Od. 18.10. Cf. Od. 22.91.

  • 3

    To make way or room for someone or something: εἶξε δʼ Ἄθήνη Il. 24.100. Cf. Od. 2.14.

    With dat.: οὐρεῦσιν Il. 24.716, ἀπήνῃ 718.

  • 4

    To yield, confess oneself second: τὸ ὃν μένος οὐδενὶ εἴκων (to none in . . .) Il. 22.459: = Od. 11.515.

    Of something inanimate, to yield, give way: εἴκοι ὑπὸ βῶλος ἀρότρῳ (give the plough free passage) Od. 18.374.

  • 5

    To yield, give way, allow play to (a feeling, a defect of character, a personal quality, a circumstance).

    With dat.: σῷ θυμῷ Il. 9.110. Cf. Il. 9.598, Il. 10.122, 238, Il. 13.225, Il. 24.43: πενίῃ Od. 14.157. Cf. Od. 5.126, Od. 13.143, Od. 14.262 = Od. 17.431, Od. 18.139, Od. 22.288.

  • 6

    Trans.,

    to yield, give: ἵππῳ ἡνία (give him the rein) Il. 23.337.

    To give up, surrender, hand over Od. 5.332.

εἴκω

• 1give way εἶξον, ὦ Ἀπολλωνιάς i. e. let my paean for Delos wait (till I have finished this ode) I. 1.6

εἴκω (ϝεικω), imp. εἶκε, part. εἴκων, aor. εῖξα, iter. εἴξασκε: yield, give way, withdraw (from anything, τινός, before one, τινί), be inferior (to one, τινί, in some respect, τὶ, sometimes τινί); εἰσορόων χρόα κᾱλόν, ὅπῃ ϝείξειε μάλιστα, where it, i. e. the body of Hector, would best ‘yield’ to a blow, Il. 22.321; εἴ πέρ τίς σε βίῃ καὶ κάρτεϊ ϝείκων| οὔ σε τίει, ‘yielding’ to violent impulses, Od. 13.143; μηδʼ εἴκετε χάρμης| Ἀργείοις, ‘fall not back from battle before the Greeks,’ Il. 4.509; ἀνδρῶν δυσμενέων ὅ τέ μοι ϝείξειε πόδεσσιν, whoever ‘was inferior’ to me in running, Od. 14.221; aor. 1 trans., εἶξαι ἡνία ἵππῳ, ‘give him free rein,’ Il. 23.337.

εἴκω Root !ϝικ, cf. Lat. vito for victo; cf. εἰκαθεῖν

• • Ito yield, give way, draw back, retire, Il.
  • • 2c. 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.
    • 3with 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.
    • 4εἴκειν 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.
  • IItrans. 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.
  • IIIimpers., like παρείκει, it is allowable or possible, Il.