ἀλκάζω

A. put forth strength or prowess, EM 56.11, 66.10:—Med., ἠλκάζοντο· ἠμύνοντο, Hsch. ἀλκαθεῖν, poet. aor. (accented as pres. by Gramm., Phot.p.76R., AB 383), assist, A. Fr. 411, S. Fr. 996.