Commentary on line 3
a)zhxe/s is usually explained as ἀδιεχές: but the lengthening of εχ- to ηχ- is against all analogy. The form points to a noun ζῆχος, from a verbal stem ζηχ-. If the χ is formative (as in νή-χω, τρύ-χω, &c.), the root would be ζη-, Indog. gj, g (Sanscr. jyA), to be strong, to live. Possibly ἀ-ζηχ-ές, with copulative ἀ-, means with one life, that is, with uniform, unbroken vigour. Cp. ἄξυλος ὕλη of a wood that is all trees.
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