ἀλέξω

A. ἀλεξέμεναι, ‐έμεν Hom., v. infr.: fut. ἀλεξήσω Il. 9.251: aor. opt. ἀλεξήσειε Od. 3.346:—Med., fut. ἀλεξήσομαι Hdt. 8.81,108.—Besides these tenses (formed as if from ἀλεξέω), we find others formed from ἀλέκω, fut. ἀλέξω, aor. ἤλεξα (v.sub ἀπ‐αλέξω):— Med., fut. ἀλέξομαι S. OT 171,539, X. An. 7.7.3: aor. ἀλέξασθαι Il., Hp. Salubr. 1, Hdt. 7.207, X. An. 1.3.6,al.:—for aor. 2 ἄλαλκε, ἀλκαθεῖν, v. sub vocc. (Cf. Skt. raák[snull ]ati `protect'):—ward off, turn aside, constructed like ἀμύνω:—c. acc. rei, Ζεὺς τό γ’ ἀλεξήσειε Od. 3.346: c. acc. rei et dat. pers., Δαναοῖσιν ἀλεξήσειν κακὸν ἦμαρ will ward it off from them, Il. 9.251, cf. 20.315; ἀλλήλοις . . ἀλεξέμεναι φόνον αἰπύν 17.365, etc.: c. dat. pers. only, assist, defend, ἀλεξέμεν ἀλλήλοισιν Il. 3.9, cf. 5.779, al., X. Cyr. 4.3.2: abs., lend aid, Il. 1.590:—Med., ἀλέξασθαι keep off from oneself, κύνας ἠδὲ καὶ ἄνδρας Il. 13.475, cf. Hdt. 7.207; ἀλέξεσθαι περί τινι or τινος, A.R. 4.551,1488: abs., defend one self, Il. 11.348, 15.565, Archil. 66, Hdt. 1.211, 2.63,al., Hp. l.c., S. OT 539, X. Cyr. 1.5.13: c. dat. instrum., οὐδ’ ἔνι φροντίδος ἔγχος, ᾧ τις ἀλέξεται S. OT 171.

2. in Med., also, recompense, requite, τοὺς εὖ καὶ κακῶς ποιοῦντας ἀλεξόμενος X. An. 1.9.11.—Not in A. or E. (exc. ἀπ‐).