ejqeloka±kevw , f. hvsw , to be slack in duty, play the coward purposely, Hdt. From ejqelovkako"
ejqelovkako"
ejqelov-ka±ko" , on , wilfully bad or cowardly.
ejqelonthdovn
ejqelonthdovn , ( ejqevlw ) Adv. voluntarily, Thuc.
ejqelonthvn
ejqelonthvn , ( ejqevlw ) Adv. voluntarily, Hdt.
ejqelonthvr
ejqelonthvr , h`ro", oJ , ( ejqevlw ) a volunteer, Od.
ejqelonthv"
ejqelonthv" , ou`, oJ , later form of foreg., Hdt. , Thuc. , etc.
ejqelontiv
ejqelontiv , Adv. , = ejqelonthdovn , Thuc.
ejqelovpono"
ejqelov-pono" , on , willing to work, Xen.
ejqeloprovxeno"
ejqelo-provxeno" , on , one who voluntarily charges himself with the office of provxeno" ( q.v. ), Thuc.
ejqelourgov"
ejqel-ourgov" , ovn ( * e[rgw ) willing to work, Xen.
ejqelouvsio"
ejqelouvsio" , a, on , ( ejqevlw ) voluntary, Xen.
II. of things, optional, matter of free choice, Id.
ejqevlw, jEQE vLW
jEQE vLW or QE vLW , Ep. subj. ejqevlwmi :— impf. h[qelon , Ep. also e[qelon , Ion. ejqevleskon :— f. ejqelhvsw
and qelhvsw : aor. I hjqevlhsa , Ep. ejqevlhsa :— pf. hjqevlhka :— to will, wish, purpose; c. acc. et inf. to wish that. . , c. inf. to wish to do, Hom. , Att. ; c. acc ., inf. being omitted, tiv qevlwn ( sc. pra`xai ) Aesch.
2. with a negat. , almost = duvnamai, mivmnein oujk ejqevleskon they cared not to make a stand, i.e. they were unable, Il.
II.
of things,
1.
much like
mevllw
, merely to express a
future
event,
eij qelhvsei ajnabh`nai hJ turanniv"
if the monarchy
will revert,
Hdt.
2.
to be wont
or
accustomed,
c. inf
., Id.,
Thuc.
3.
to mean, purport,
tiv ejqevlei to; e[po"
Lat.
quid sibi vult
?
French
que veut-il dire?
Hdt
.,
etc.