jEC `INOS , oJ , the urchin, hedgehog, Ar ., etc.
2.
the sea-urchin,
Plat.
II.
the shell of the sea-urchin,
often used as
a cup:
then like
Lat.
testa
, a pot, jug, pitcher,
Lat.
echinus
,
Ar.
,
etc.
:—
the vase
in which the notes of evidence were deposited,
Dem.
III. in pl. sharp points at each end of a bit, Xen.
e[ci", [ECI S
[EC ØIS , ew", oJ , gen. pl. ejcevwn , an adder, viper, Plat .; metaph. , sukofavnth" kai; e[ci" th;n fuvsin Dem.
e[cma
e[cma , ato", tov , ( e[cw ) that which holds; and so,
I.
a hindrance, obstacle,
Il.
2.
c. gen.
a bulwark, defence against
a thing,
c. gen
., h.
Hom.
II.
a hold-fast, stay,
e[cmata pevtrh"
bands
of rock, Il;
e[cmata puvrgwn
stays
of the towers, Ib.;
e[cmata nhw`n
props for the ships,
to keep them upright, Ib.
ejcurov"
ejcuØrov" , av, ovn , ( e[cw ) strong, secure, of Places, Thuc. , etc. ; ejn ejcurw`/ ei\nai to be in safety, Id.; ejnejcurwtavtw/ poiei`sqaiv ti Xen.
2.
of reasons,
etc.
,
trustworthy,
Thuc.
II.
Adv.
-rw`"
, Id.;
Comp.
-wvteron
, Id.
e[cw, [ECW
[ECW , impf. ei\con , Ep. e[con , Ion. e[ceskon : fut. e{xw or schvsw : aor. 2 e[scon ; imperat. scev" ; inf. scei`n : (for the poët. form e[sceqon v. * scevqw ): pf. e[schka ; Ep. o[cwka :— Med. , fut. e{xomai or schvsomai : aor. 2 ejscovmhn , Ep. 3 sing. scevto ; imper. scou`, scevsqon scevsqe ; inf. scevsqai :— Pass. , aor. I ejscevqhn :—the aor. 2 med. is also used in pass. sense.
A.
Trans., in two senses,
to have
or
to hold:
I.
to have, possess,
Hom
.,
etc.
;
oJ e[cwn
a wealthy man,
Soph
.;
oiJ oujk e[conte"
the poor,
Eur
.:
—c. gen. partit.
,
mantikh`" e[c. tevcnh"
Soph
.:
—Pass.
to be possessed by, belong to,
tini
Il.
2.
to have charge of, keep,
puvla"
Ib.;
fulaka;" e[con
kept
watch, Ib.,
etc.
3.
c. acc.
loci,
to dwell in, inhabit, haunt,
Hom
.,
etc.
4.
to have to wife,
Id.,
etc.
5.
to have in ones house, to entertain,
Od.
6.
the
pres. part.
is joined with a Verb,
e[cwn ajtivtalle
kept and made much of,
i.e. kept with special care, Il.;
o}" a]n h{kh/ e[cwn stratovn
whoever may have come
with
an army,
Hdt.
7.
of Habits or Conditions,
gh`ra" e[c
., periphr. for
ghravskein
, Od.
8.
like
Lat.
teneo
, to know, understand,
Il.,
Aesch.
;
e[cei" ti
;
tenes? d’ ye understand?
Ar.
9.
to involve, imply, give cause for,
ajganavkthsin
Thuc.
10.
e[cein staqmovn
to weigh so much,
Hdt.
II.
to hold,
Hom
.,
etc.
;
e[c. ejn cersivn
Hdt
.;
meta; cersivn
Il.;
dia; ceirov"
Soph
.,
etc.
2.
to hold fast,
e[cein tina; ceirov", podov"
to hold
him
by
the hand,
by
the foot, Il.;
e[cein tina; mevson
to grip
one by the middle, of wrestlers,
Ar.
3. of a woman, to be pregnant, Lat. utero gestare , Hdt .; ejn gastri; e[cein Id.