ἄφυκτος

A. not to be shunned, δῶρα θεῶν Sol. 13.64; from which none escape, θάνατος Simon. 39.3; χείρ, γυιοπέδαι, Pi. I. 8(7).65, P. 2.41; θεῶν ὄμμα A. Pr. 903; κακῶν τρικυμία ib.1016; ἄ. κύνες, of the Erinyes, S. El. 1388; of an arrow, unerring, Id. Ph. 105, Tr. 265, E. Med. 634 (lyr.); λαβή Nicoch. 3D.; of a question, admitting no escape, inevitable, Pl. Tht. 165b; λόγος Aeschin. 3.17; ἄφυκτα ἐρωτᾶν Pl. Euthd. 276e; λόγοι ἄ. Ar. Eq. 757: Comp. ‐ότερος Hp. Acut.(Sp.) 10. Adv. ‐τως Lyc. 493, etc.

II. Act., unable to escape, μέσον λαβὼν ἄ. Ar. Nu. 1047; dub.l. in A. Supp. 784 (lyr.). Adv. ‐τως LXX 3 Ma. 7.9: Comp. ἀφυκτοτέρως ἂν διακέοιντο Aen.Tact. 16.12.—In codd. freq. written ἄφευκτος, Philem. 115.4, Plu. Lys. 29; ἄφευκτος ἀνάγκη IG 14.803 (Naples).