παρέχω

A hand over, furnish, supply, will provide, finds

Act., hand over, Il. 18.556 ; furnish, supply, φάος πάντεσσι παρέξω Od. 18.317 ; δῶρα Il. 19.147 ; esp. in Od., ἱερήϊα, βρῶσίν τε πόσιν τε, σῖτον, 14.250, 15.490, 18.360 : abs., ἐγὼ δʼ εὖ πᾶσι παρέξω I will provide for all, 8.39 ; π. νέας Hdt. 4.83, 7.21 ; τεταρτημόριον τοῦ μισθώματος Id. 2.180 ; χρήματα Th. 8.48 ; ἀργύριον, ποίμνια, IG 1(2).39.69, 45.4 ; αἱ δὲ Συράκουσαι σῦς . . παρέχουσιν Hermipp. 63.9 ; πληρώμαθʼ ἡ πόλις παρέχει the state finds men to man the ships, D. 21.155, cf. Lys. 19.43.

2 yield, produce

of natural objects, yield, produce, θάλασσα π. ἰχθῦς Od. 19.113 ; [σίδηρον] παρέξει (sc. σόλος) Il. 23.835.

3 afford, cause, enables, causes

of incorporeal things, afford, cause, φιλότητα, ἀρετήν, γέλω τε καὶ εὐφροσύνην, 3.354, Od. 18.133, 20.8 ; ὀνίαις Alc. 88 ; π. εἰράναν τισί Pi. P. 9.23 ; ὕμνον Id. N. 6.33 ; αἶσαν Id. O. 6.102 ; Σάρδεσι πένθος A. Pers. 322 ; τύχην, φρίκην, S. OT 53, 1306 (anap.); χάριν, εὔνοιαν, Id. OC 1498 (lvr.), Tr. 708 ; ὄχλον, πρήγματα π., Hdt. 1.86, al. (v. πρᾶγμα) ; πόνον Alc. 19, Hdt. 1.177 ; ἔργον Ar. Nu. 523 ; π. εὔνοιαν εἴς τινα Antipho 5.76 ; αἴσθησιν παρέχει τινός enables one to observe a thing, Th.

II present, offer

present or offer for a purpose,

1 give, up

c. inf., [ὄϊες] παρέχουσι . . γάλα θῆσθαι Od. 4.89 ; π. τὸ σῶμα τύπτειν Ar. Nu. 441 ; τὸ στράτευμα π. τισὶ διαφθεῖραι Th. 8.50 (withoutinf., πτήξας δέμας παρεῖχε A. Pers. 210) : with reflex. Pron., ἐμαυτόν σοι ἐμμελετᾶν π. I give myself up to you to practise upon, Pl. Phdr. 228e ; π. ἐμαυτὸν ἐρωτᾶν Id. Ap. 33b, cf. Prt. 312c ; π. ἑαυτοὺς τοῖς ἄρχουσι χρῆσθαι ἤν τι δέωνται X. Cyr. 1.2.9 : rarely with a part., π. ἑαυτὸν δεδησόμενον Luc. Tox. 35.

2 give oneself up, submit oneself

give oneself up, submit oneself, ἑαυτόν being omitted, π. [ἑωυτοὺς] διαφθαρῆναι Hdt. 9.17 ; πατεῖν παρεῖχε τῷ θέλοντι [ἑαυτόν] S. Aj. 1146, cf. Ar. Nu. 422 ; τοῖς ἰατροῖς παρέχουσι . . ἀποτέμνειν καὶ ἀποκάειν X. Mem. 1.2.54, cf. Pl. Grg. 456b ; τῷ λόγῳ ὥσπερ ἰατρῷ παρέχων ἀποκρίνου ib. 475d, cf. Tht. 191a; ἕτοιμός εἰμί σοι παρέχειν ἀποκρινόμενος Id. Prt. 348a ; esp. of a woman, sens. obsc., Ar. Lys. 162, 227, Luc. DMeretr. 5.4, etc. (in full, π. ἑαυτήν Id. DMar. 13.1, Artem. 1.78).

3 show, exhibit

with reflex. Pron. and a predicative, show, exhibit oneself so and so, π. ἐμαυτὸν ὅσιον καὶ δίκαιον Antipho 2.2.2 ; σπάνιον σεαυτὸν π. Pl. Euthphr. 3d ; σαυτὸν σοφιστὴν π. Id. Prt. 312a ; ἑαυτὸν π. εὐπειθῆ X. Cyr. 2.1.22 ; μέτριον ἐμαυτὸν π. Aeschin. 1.1 ; τοιοῦτον πολίτην Lys. 14.1 ; π.ἐν τῷ μέσῳ ἐμαυτόν X. Cyr. 7.5.46 ; δέμας ἀκέντητον παρέχων Pi. O. 1.21.

III allow, grant, didʼst allow, make way

allow, grant, σιγὴν παρασχὼν κλῦθί μου S. Tr. 1115 : c. inf., ἐπεὶ παρέσχες ἀντιφωνῆσαι didʼst allow me to . ., ib. 1114 ; π. αὐτοὺς δικαστὰς . . γίγνεσθαι Th. 1.37 : abs. in imperat., πάρεχε make way, E. Tr. 308, Cyc. 203, Ar. V. 1326, Av. 1720 (all lyr.) ; πάρεχʼ ἐκποδών Id. V. 949.

2 it is allowed, in oneʼs power, it being in oneʼs power, since one can

impers., παρέχει τινί c. inf., it is allowed, in oneʼs power to do so and so, παρεῖχε ἄν σφι εὐδαιμονέειν Hdt. 1.170, cf. 3.73, al., Pi. I. 8(7).76 ; ὑμῖν οὐ παρασχήσει ἀμύνασθαι Th. 6.86 ; σωφρονεῖν παρεῖχέ σοι E. El. 1080 : neut. part. used abs., παρέχον it being in oneʼs power, since one can, like ἐξόν, παρόν, παρέχον [ὑμῖν] ἄρχειν Hdt. 5.49 ; also εὖ, καλῶς παρασχόν, Th. 1.120, 5.14 ; κάλλιον π. ib. 60.

IV produce, on demand

produce a person on demand, ἐς τὸ κοινόν X. HG 7.4.38 ; εἰς τὴν βουλήν, εἰς ἀγοράν(leg. αὔριον) , εἰς κρίσιν, Lys. 13.23, 23.9, Aeschin. 2.117, cf. PHib. 1.168 (iii B.C.), etc.

V make, offer

with a predic. added, make so and so, τὴν διέξοδόν οἱ ἀσφαλέα π. Hdt. 3.4 ; π. τινὰς βελτίους And. 1.136, cf. Pl. Phdr. 274e, 277a : with part., π. ξυμμάχους τὰς σπονδὰς δεχομένους Th. 5.35, cf. X. Oec. 21.4 ; κοινὴν τὴν πόλιν π. offer it as a common resort, Isoc. 4.52 ; γῆν ἄσυλον καὶ δόμους ἐχεγγύους π. E. Med. 388, etc.

B

Med. παρέχομαι, fut. -έξομαι Antipho 5.20, Lys. 23.8, etc.; also παρασχήσομαι Antipho 5.24, Lys. 9.8 : aor. 2 παρεσχόμην Is. 3.18, 19 : pf. Pass. (in med. sense) παρέσχημαι X. An. 7.6.11, D. 27.49, 36.35 : freq. used much like Act., without any reflex. sense :

1 supply of oneself, from oneʼs own means, furnish, paying, supply, of oneʼs own

supply of oneself or from oneʼs own means, νέας Hdt. 6.8, 15, al. ; δαπάνην οἰκηΐην Id. 8.17 ; π. ὅπλα furnish a suit of armour, IG 1(2).22.11, Th. 8.97 ; οἱ τὰ τιμήματα παρεχόμενοι the tax-paying citizens, Arist. Ath. 39.6 ; μηδεμίαν δύναμιν π. εἰς τὴν στρατιάν supply no contingent of oneʼs own to . . , X. An. 6.2.10 ; freq. with ἑαυτόν, εὔνουν καὶ πρόθυμον ἑαυτὸν παρέχεται SIG 333.11 (Samos, iv/iii B.C.), cf. 620.6 (Tenos, ii B.C.), etc.

2 furnish, present, exhibit

of natural objects, furnish, present, exhibit, [ποταμὸς] κροκοδείλους π. Hdt. 4.44 ; π. λίμνην ὁ Πόντος . . οὐ πολλῷ τεῳ ἐλάσσω ἑωυτοῦ ib. 86, cf. 46, Pl. Phd. 81d.

3

of works, ἓν ἔργον πολλὸν μέγιστον π. Hdt. 1.93.

4 display on oneʼs own part

of incorporeal things, display on oneʼs own part, πᾶσαν προθυμίην Id. 7.6, cf. X. An. 7.6.11 ; πᾶν τὸ πρόθυμον Th. 4.85, cf. 61 ; εὔνοιαν D. 18.10 ; χρείας Decr. ap. D. 18.84.

II bring forward

in Law, παρέχεσθαί τινας μάρτυρας, π. τεκμήρια, bring forward witnesses or proofs, Pl. Ap. 19d, Prm. 128b, Antipho 1.11, cf. 5.20,22, Lys. 23.8, etc. ; π. ἐκμαρτυρίαν, μαρτυρίαν, Is. ll.cc.

III produce as oneʼs own, acknowledge as oneʼs, presenting themselves as, represent, in oneʼs own person

produce as oneʼs own, ἄρχοντα παρέχεσθαί τινα acknowledge as oneʼs general, Hdt. 7.61, 62, 67 ; Ἀθηναῖοι ἀρχαιότατον ἔθνος παρεχόμενοι presenting themselves as . . , ib. 161 ; π. πόλιν μεγίστην, of an ambassador, represent a city in oneʼs own person, Th. 4.64, cf. 85.

IV offer, promise, put forward

offer, promise, ἀψευδέα μαντήϊα Hdt. 2.174 ; ἔστιν ἃ π. Th. 3.36 ; put forward, τὸ εὐπρεπὲς τῆς δίκης Id. 1.39.

V render, for, towards oneself

render so and so for or towards oneself, θεὸν παρασχέσθαι εὐμενῆ E. Andr. 55 ; δυσμενεστέρους π. τοὺς ἀνθρώπους Pl. Prt. 317b, cf. R. 432a, Lg. 809d ; v. supr. A. V.

VI make up, amount to

Arith., make up, amount to, ἐνιαυτοὶ . . παρέχονται ἡμέρας . . Hdt. 1.32, cf. X. Cyr. 6.1.28.