ἐγκλίνω
τά
A.
ἐγκέκλικα Plu. Sull. 1: pf. Pass. ἐγκέκλιμαι (v. infr.):—bend in or inwards, τὴν κνήμην Arist. Mech. 857b36; bend, τινά A.R. 1.62 (v.l. ἀγκλῖναι):—Pass., σκέλη ἐγκεκλιμένα μικρόν X. Cyn. 5.30; τὰ ἐγκλιθέντα v.l. for ἐκκλ- in Hp. Art. 38.
2.
cause to incline, τι εἰς δεξιά Pl. R. 436e; τὰ πράγματά τισι Arist. Oec. 1348b3:—Med., ἐ. εἰς τὰ δεξιά lean to the right, Id. Phgn. 813a17.
3.
Pass., lean on, X. Smp. 3.13: metaph., πόνος ὔμμι ἐγκέκλιται labour lies upon you, Il. 6.78.
4.
ἐ. νῶτόν τινι turn one's back towards another, E. Hec. 739.
5.
Pass., give way, ὑπείκει καὶ θέλων ἐγκλίνεται Id. Fr. 431.5.
6.
Gramm., pronounce as an enclitic, A.D. Synt. 120.10; pronounce with the grave accent, Trypho ap.eund.Conj. 255.16:—Pass., A.D. Pron. 35.26.
b.
ἐγκλινόμενα,τά, inflected forms, opp. ὀρθά, D.H. Comp. 5, cf. A.D. Synt. 30.11 (s.v.l.).
7.
ἐ. φωνήν lower the voice, Luc. Philops. 6.
II.
intr., incline towards, [ἡ καρδία] μικρὸν ἐ. εἰς τὸν ἀριστερὸν μαστόν Arist. HA 496a16, cf. PPetr. 2p.126 (iii B. C.); [ἡ πολιτεία] ἐγκλίνειν βούλεται πρὸς τὴν ὀλιγαρχίαν Arist. Pol. 1266a7, cf. 1307a21.
2.
abs., give way, flee, X. HG 7.2.14, Cyr. 3.3.65, Plb. 1.57.8, Plu. Fab. 12, etc.; also ἐ. τινί give way to him, D.H. 5.54: c. acc., give way to, Plb. 14.8.8.
3.
decline, become worse, Plu. Sull. 1, etc.
4.
in Tactics, wheel, ἐπὶ δόρυ ἢ ἐπὶ ἀσπίδα Arr. Tact. 21.3.
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