Lexical Definition

‎ἀνέχομαι‎ anéchomai (an-ekh'-om-ahee) to endure ^G:V
middle voice from ‎ἀνά‎ and ‎ἔχω‎

bear with, endure, forbear, suffer.

• to hold oneself up against, i.e. (figuratively) put up with

Abbott-Smith

ἀν-έχω, [in LXX chiefly for אפק hithp.;]
to hold up; in NT always mid., to bear with, endure: in cl. most freq. c. acc., but in NT c. gen. pers., Mt 17:17, Mk 9:19, Lk 9:41, II Co 11:1, 19, Eph 4:2, Col 3:13; seq. μικρόν τι, c. gen. pers. and c. gen. rei, II Co 11:1; c. dat. rei, II Th 1:4 (v M, Th., in l.); seq. εἴ τις, II Co 11:20; absol., I Co 4:12, II Co 11:4; to bear with = to listen to, c. gen. pers., Ac 18:14; c. gen. rei, II Ti 4:3, He 13:22 (cf. προσανέχω and MM, VGT, s.v.).†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

ἀνέχω,

imperfect ἀνεῖχον: also ἀνίσχω, imperfect ἀνῖσχον: future ἀνέξω[Refs 7th c.BC+]: aorist ἀνέσχον[Refs]; poetry ἀνέσχεθον[Refs 5th c.BC+], Epic dialect infinitive ἀνσχεθέειν[Refs 8th c.BC+]: perfect ἀνέσχηκα[Refs 3rd c.BC+]:—middle ἀνέχομαι: imperfect ἠνειχόμην (with double augment) [Refs 5th c.BC+]: future ἀνέξομαι[Refs 5th c.BC+], Epic dialect infinitive ἀνσχήσεσθαι[Refs]: aorist ἀνεσχόμην[Refs 5th c.BC+]; more frequently with double augment ἠνεσχόμην[Refs 5th c.BC+]; and Attic dialect, as [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, [LXX+1st c.BC+]

__A transitive, hold up, lift up, χεῖρας ἀνέσχον held up their hands in fight [Refs 8th c.BC+] (later of pugilists, hold up the hands in token of defeat, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]:—frequently lift up the hands in prayer, θεοῖσι δὲ χεῖρας ἀνέσχον[Refs 7th c.BC+]; so ἄνακτι εὐχὰς ἀ. offer prayers, perhaps with uplifted hands, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also ἀ. τὴν χεῖρα offer the hand (to shake), [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__A.2 lift up as an offering, τάγ᾽ Ἀθηναίῃ ληΐτιδι.. ὑψόσ᾽ ἀνέσχεθε χειρί[Refs]; as a testimony, σκῆπτρον ἀ. πᾶσι θεοῖσι[Refs]; μαζὸν ἀ., of Hecuba entreating her son Hector,[Refs 4th c.BC+]
__A.3 ἀ. φλόγα hold up a torch, especially at weddings, [Refs 5th c.BC+] hold up, pass on the light in procession, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__A.4 lift up, exalt, τὰ κείνων[Refs 5th c.BC+]
__A.5 hold up, prop, sustain, οὐρανὸν καὶ γῆν, of Atlas, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]:—passive, γέφυρα σκάφαις ἀνεχομένη[Refs 1st c.BC+] —but more frequently,
__A.5.b metaphorically, uphold, maintain, εὐδικίας[Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὄργια ἀ. keep up the revels, [ἀνέχων λέκτρ᾽ Ἀγαμέμνων ">Refs 5th c.BC+]remaining constant to, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οἰνῶπ᾽ ἀνέχουσα κισσόν keeping constant to, haunting the ivy, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; βαρὺν ἀνὰ θυμὸν ἔχοισα keeping up his anger, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
__A.6 put forth, δάφνα ἀ. πτόρθους[Refs 5th c.BC+]
__A.II hold back, check, ἄνεχ᾽ ἵππους[Refs 1st c.BC+]; ἀ. Σικελίαν μὴ ὑπ᾽ αὐτοὺς εἶναι keep it from being.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, ἀνέχεται τὰ πάθη ὑπὸ τοῦ λογισμοῦ[LXX]
__B intransitive, rise up, emerge, ἀνσχεθέειν.. ὑπὸ κύματος ὁρμῆς[Refs 8th c.BC+]; of a diver, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__B.b especially in form ἀνίσχω, of the sun, πρὸς ἥλιον ἀνίσχοντα[Refs 5th c.BC+]
__B.c of events, arise, happen, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__B.d appear, show oncself, ἄελπτον ὄμμα.. φήμης ἀνασχόν[Refs 5th c.BC+]; turn out, prove to be, μελοποιὸς ἢ τραγῳδὸς ἄριστος[Refs 4th c.AD+]
__B.e stand up, κίονες περὶ τοίχοις[Refs 3rd c.BC+]
__B.2 come forth, αἰχμὴ παρὰ.. ὦμον ἀνέσχεν[Refs 1st c.AD+]; of a headland, jut out into the sea, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐς τὸν πόντον [τὴν ἄκρην] ἀνέχοντα jutting out with its headland into the sea, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__B.3 hold on, keep doing, with participle, ἀ. διασκοπῶν[Refs 5th c.BC+]; σε.. στέρξας ἀνέχει is constant in his love for thee, [Refs 5th c.BC+]practise regularly, [Refs 4th c.BC+]: absolutely, wait, ταύτῃ ἀνέχειν[Refs 5th c.BC+]
__B.4 hold up, cease, Ζεὺς οὔθ᾽ ὕων πάντεσσ᾽ ἁνδάνει οὔτ᾽ ἀνέχων[Refs 6th c.BC+]
__B.5 with genitive, cease from, οὐδὲ.. καμάτων ἀνέχουσι γυναῖκες[Refs 8th c.BC+]aorist
__C middle, hold up what is one's own, ὁ δ᾽ ἀνέσχετο μείλινον ἔγχος[Refs 8th c.BC+]
__C.II hold oneself up, bear up, οὐδέ σ᾽ ὀΐω δηρὸν ἔτ᾽ ἀνσχήσεσθαι[Refs 8th c.BC+]aorist imperative ἀνάσχεο, ={τέτλαθι}, be of good courage,[Refs]be patient, [Refs]; ἀνὰ δ᾽ ἔχευ is probable reading for ἀνὰ δ᾽ εὖ in [Refs 7th c.BC+]present participle, ἀνεχόμενοι φέρουσι τὸν χειμῶνα they bear with patience, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__C.II.2 with accusative, τοσσάδ᾽ ἐνὶ φρεσὶν ᾗσιν ἀνέσχετο κήδεα 11.18.430; ἦ δὴ πολλὰ κάκ᾽ ἄνσχεο σὸν κατὰ θυμόν 24.518; τὴν δουλοσύνην οὐκ ἀ.[Refs 5th c.BC+] they do not suffer or bear with strangers, [Refs 8th c.BC+]: with accusative of things et genitive person, οὐδεὶς ἂν αὐτοῦ ἀγελαστὶ ἠνέσχετο ταῦτα τὰ ἔπη[Refs 5th c.BC+]
__C.II.3 with genitive, uncertain in [Refs 8th c.BC+]; to be content with, τοῦ ἐν σώματι κάλλους[Refs 3rd c.AD+]
__C.II.4 the dependent clause is mostly (always in [Refs 8th c.BC+]participle, οὐ μάν σε.. ἀνέξομαι ἄλγε᾽ ἔχοντα I will not suffer thee to have.., [Refs]; οὐ γὰρ ἀεργὸν [ὄντα] ἀνέξομαι I will not suffer one [to be].., [Refs 8th c.BC+]; καὶ γάρ κ᾽.. ἀνεχοιμην ἥμενος for I would be content to sit.., [Refs 8th c.BC+]:—also in active, ἀνέσχηκα[Refs 3rd c.BC+]
__C.II.5 rarely with infinitive, suffer, οὐκ ἀνέξομαι τὸ μὴ οὐ..[Refs 5th c.BC+]
__C.II.5.b dare to do, ἀνέσχοντο τὸν ἐπιόντα δέξασθαι[Refs 5th c.BC+]
__C.II.5.c οὐκ ἀ., with infinitive, refuse to do.., [Refs]
__C.III rarely, hold on by one another, hang together, ἀνά τ᾽ ἀλλήλησιν ἔχονται[Refs 8th c.BC+]