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ἰσχύς

Etym. perh. akin to ἔχω, ἴσχω

I. "strength" of body, attic, Hes.; a fortified place, Thuc.

2. "might, power, force", Aesch., etc.; κατ᾽ ἰσχύν "perforce", id=Aesch.; πρὸς ἰσχύος χάριν Eur.

II. "a force of soldiers", Xen.