ἄλκαρ
τό
A.
safeguard, defence, οὔδε τί σε Τρώεσσιν ὀΐομαι ἄ. ἔσεσθαι Il. 5.644; ἄ. Ἀχαιῶν 11.823; σᾶς δάμαρτος ἄ E. Tr. 590 (lyr.): c. gen. obj., γήραος ἄ. defence against old age, h.Ap. 193; ἴδεος, ὑετοῦ ἄ., Call. Fr. 124, A.R. 2.1074: abs., remedy, Aret. CA 1.1.—Ep. and Lyr. word, cf. Pi. P. 10.52, Ps.-Phoc. 128. Cf. ἀλέξω.