strong, secure, safety
= ὀχυρός, strong, secure, λιμήν, χωρία, Th. 4.8, X. Cyr. 2.4.13; ἀπὸ ἐχυροῦ ποθέν Th. 1.90; ἐν τῷ ἐχυρῷ εἶναι to be in safety, Id. 7.77; ἐν -ωτάτῳ ποιεῖσθαί τι X. Cyr. 1.6.26.
2 strong, good reasons
of arguments, etc., strong, λόγος Th. 3.83; ἐλπίς Id. 7.41; ἐχυρὰ παρέχεσθαι to give good reasons, Id. 1.32; τὴν τόλμαν . . -ωτέραν παρέχεσθαι Id. 2.62; -ωτέρα δύναμις Id. 1.42; τοῦτο ὁ φόβος ἐχυρὸν παρεῖχε Id. 3.12; ἀποδείξεις -ώταται Ph. 1.420.
3 proof
of persons, ἐ. πρὸς τοὺς καλούς proof against, Plu. Sol. 1.
II
Adv. -ρῶς Th. 5.26: Comp. -ώτερον Id. 8.24. (ὀχυρός is v.l. in A. Pers. 78, 89 (lyr.), and is the usual form in Plb., exc. 2.30.6; but ἐχυρός is usual in Ph., as 1.257, al.)