ajlkhv , hJ , ( a[lalke ) strength displayed in action, prowess, courage, boldness, ejpieimevno" ajlkhvn clad in prowess, Il.; duvesqai ajlkhvn Ib.: in pl. feats of strength, Pind.
II. strength to avert danger, a defence, succour, Hom .; ajlkhv tino" defence or aid against a thing, Hes. , Pind. , etc. ; ej" or pro;" ajlkh;n trevpesqai to turn and resist, stand on ones guard, Hdt ., etc. ; so, ajlkh`" memnh`sqai Id.
III. battle, fight, Aesch ., Eur. Hence ajlkhvei"
ajlkhvei"
ajlkhvei" , essa, en , valiant, warlike, h. Hom. , Anth.
ajlkiv
ajlkiv »iØ1/4 , heterocl. dat. of ajlkhv (as if from a[lx ) might, strength, ajlki; pepoiqwv" , of wild beasts, Hom.
ajlkivmaco"
ajlkiv-ma±co" , h, on , ( mavcomai ) bravely fighting, Anth.
a[lkimo"
a[lkiØmo" , on and h, on , strong, stout, of men and weapons, Hom. ; a[lkimo" ta; polemikav Hdt.
ajlkivfrwn
ajlkiv-frwn , on , gen. ono" , ( frhvn ) stout-hearted, Aesch.
ajlkthvr
ajlkthvr , h`ro", oJ , ( a[lalke ) a protector from a thing, c. gen ., Hom.
ajlkuonivde"
ajlkuonivde" , aiJ , (with or without hJmevrai ) the 14 winter days during which the halcyon builds its nest, and the sea is calm, the halcyon days, proverb. of undisturbed tranquillity, Ar.
ajlkuwvn, jALKUW vN
jALKUW vN , ovno", hJ , the kingfisher, Lat. alcedo , Hom ., etc. (halcyon with h is a wrong form.)
a[lkw
* a[lkw , = ajlevxw : v. a[lalke .
ajllav
ajllav , Conjunct. , properly neut. pl. of a[llo" (with changed accent), otherwise, but, stronger than dev :
I. to oppose single clauses, but, Lat. autem , the preceding clause being negat. , ouj movnon a{pax, ajlla; pollavki" Plat .; so, oujc (or mh; ) o{ti, oujc (or mh; ) o{pw" , are followed by ajllav or ajlla; kaiv . . , not only. . , but. . .
2.
after a negative
ajllav
sometimes =
ajllÆ h[
,
except, but,
e[paisen ou[ti" ajllÆ ejgwv
Soph.
II.
to oppose whole sentences,
but, yet,
Lat.
at
:—used by
Hom.
, with
imperat.
or
subj.
, to remonstrate, encourage, persuade, like
Lat.
tandem
,
ajllÆ i[qi, ajllÆ a[ge, ajlla; i[wmen
,
Hom.
III.
joined with other Particles,
ajllÆ a[ra
, or,
ajllÆ ou\n
,
but then, however,
Hdt
.,
etc.
2.
ajlla; gavr
,
Lat.
enimvero
, but really, certainly,
Att.