ἐνδέχομαι,
Ionic dialect ἐν-δέκομαι,
future -ξομαι,
take upon oneself, ταλαιπωρίας [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
II)
accept, admit, approve, τὸν λόγον [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; so ἐ. [τὴν τοῦ Ἀλκιβιάδου κάθοδον] [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.2) in [
Refs 5th c.BC+] frequently
give ear to, believe, mostly with a
negative, ἀρχὴν. οὐδὲ ἐ. τὸν λόγον [
Refs]: with
infinitive,
believe that, οὐ γὰρ ἔγωγε ἐ. Ἠριδανόν τινα καλέεσθαι ποταμόν [
Refs]
II.3)
absolutely,
give ear, attend, σὺ δ᾽ ἐνδέχου [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; περί τινος οὐδ᾽ ὁπωσοῦν ἐ. refuse
to hear a word about it, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
III) of things,
admit, allow of, τὸ προμηθὲς λογισμὸν οὐκ ἐνδέχεται περί τινος [
Refs]; μεταβολήν, ἀλλοίωσιν ἐ, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; καθ᾽ ὅσον φύσις ἐνδέχεται,
quantum recipit humana condicio, [
Refs]
infinitive, τὸ ναυτικὸν. οὐκ ἐνδέχεται ἐκ παρέργου μελετᾶσθαι
does not
admit of being practised, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
III.2)
absolutely,
to be possible, ἃ πολλὰ ἐνδέχεται [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐὰν ἐνδεχόμενον ᾖ if it be
possible, [
Refs 3rd c.BC+]; frequently in [
Refs 4th c.BC+]: especially in
participle ἐνδεχόμενος, η, ον,
possible, ἐκ τῶν ἐνδεχομένων by
all possible means, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; εἰς τὸ ἐ. so
far as possible, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
infinitive, τὰ ἐ. καὶ εἶναι καὶ μὴ εἶναι
contingent events, [
Refs]
III.3) ἐνδέχεται
impersonal,
it admits of being,
it is possible that, with
accusative et
infinitive, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; εἴπερ ἐνεδεχετο (i.e. γράφειν) [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; εἰς ὅσον ἐ. [
Refs]; ὅσα ἐ. [
Refs 4th c.BC+]; μέχρι οὗ ἐ[
Refs 4th c.BC+]
where possible, [
Refs]
III.3.b) with
dative person,
it is allowed, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]