Frequentat. of ἔχω, as φορέω of φέρω (ἔχειν τε καὶ ὀχεῖν Pl. Cra. 400a), hold fast, ἄγκυρα δʼ ἥ μου τὰς τύχας ὤχει (sic leg.) μόνη E. Hel. 277.
endure, suffer, ὀχέοντας ὀϊζύν Od. 7.211; κακὸν μόρον . . , ὅνπερ ἐγὼν ὀχέεσκον 11.619; ἣν ἄτην ὀχέων 21.302; ἀπροσόρατον ὀκχέοντι πόνον Pi. O. 2.67; ἄχθος ὀ. Hp. Fract. 9; τἀγαθὰ μὴ . . ὀ. εὐπόρως bear prosperity not with moderation, Democr. 173.
continue, keep doing, νηπιάας ὀχέειν to keep on with childish ways, like ἔχειν, ἄγειν, Od. 1.297; φρουρὰν ἄζηλον ὀχήσω will maintain an unenviable watch, A. l.c.
carry, χερσὶ λύρην Thgn. 534; τινα E. Or. 802; φιάλην X. Cyr. 1.3.8; of the legs, carry the body, Hp. Art. 52; so of the soul, Pl. Cra. l.c.
let another ride, mount, αὐτὸς βαδίζω . . , τοῦτον δʼ ὀχῶ Ar. Ra. 23; of a general, let the men ride, X. Eq.Mag. 4.1.
more freq. in Med. and Pass., to be borne or carried, have oneself borne, ὀχήσατο κύμασιν Ἑρμῆς Od. 5.54; νηυσὶν ὀχήσονται Il. 24.731; ἵπποισιν ὀχεῖτο h.Ven. 217; so ἐπὶ τῆς ἁμάξης ὀχέεσθαι Hdt. 1.31, cf. Ar. Pl. 1013; ἐπὶ τῶν ἵππων X. Cyr. 4.5.58; ἐφʼ ἅρματος Pl. Ly. 208a; ἐν [ἁρμαμάξῃ] X. Cyr. 7.3.4; δελφῖνος περὶ νώτῳ Opp. H. 5.449; ἐπὶ θατέρου σκέλους ὀχοῦνται τὸ σῶμα let their weight rest on . . , Plu. Sollert. 2.967c: metaph., to be carried or brought to (ἐπί), Dam. Pr. 26, cf. 68, 99; ὁ χ
abs., drive, ride, sail, etc., [ἵπποι] ἀλεγεινοὶ . . ὀχέεσθαι difficult to use in a chariot, Il. 10.403, cf. Ar. Ra. 25, D. 21.171; of a dislocated bone, which rides on the edge of another instead of resting in the socket, Hp. Art. 51.
of a ship, ride at anchor, metaph., λεπτή τις ἐλπίς ἐστʼ ἐφʼ ἧς ὀχούμεθα ʼtis but a slender hope on which we ride at anchor, Ar. Eq. 1244; ἐπὶ λεπτῶν ἐλπίδων ὠχεῖσθʼ ἄρα Id. Fr. 150, cf. Pl. Lg. 699b; so ἐπʼ ἀσθενοῦς ῥώμης E. Or. 69; but, ἐπὶ τούτου [τοῦ λόγου], ὥσπερ ἐπὶ σχεδίας buoyed up, carried, Pl. Phd. 85d; νεὼς ἐκπεσὼν . . ἐπʼ ἐλπίδος ὀχεῖταί τινος Plu. Suav. 2.1103e; τὰ ὀχούμενα floating bodies, in title of work by Archimedes, Str. 1.3.11, cf. 15.1.38, Hero Spir. 1 Praef.; εἰδώλου καλοῦ
= ὀχεύομαι, Arat. 1070. (In signf. I cogn. with ἔχω (A), Skt. sáhate ‘prevailʼ: in signf. II cogn. with ϝέχω, Lat. veho, Skt. váhati, etc. ‘carryʼ: the similarity of the forms in Gr. has caused some assimilation of the senses.)