ἀν-ήκω ; [impf. ἀνῆκεν); in Grk. writ. to have come up to, arrived at, to reach to, pertain to, foll. generally by εἴς τε; hence in later writ. ἀνήκει τί τινι something appertains to one, is due to him se. to be rendered or performed by others (1 Mace. x. 42; xi. 35; 2 Mace. xiv. 8), and then ethically τὸ ἀνῆκον what is due, duty, [R. V. befitting], Philem. 8; τὰ οὐκ ἀνήκοντα unbecoming, discreditable, Eph. v. 4 (LT Tr WH ἃ οὐκ ἀνῆκεν. W. 486 (452); [B. 350 (301) ]); impers. ὡς ἀνῆκε as was fitting, sc. ever since ye were converted to Christ, Col. iii. 18, [W. 270 (254); ef. B. 217 (187) and Bp. Lghtft. ad loc.].

ἀνήκω anēkō 3x

to come up to, to pertain to; ἀνήκει, impers. it is fit, proper, becoming, Col. 3:18; Eph. 5:4; Phlm. 8*

ἀν-ήκω

(ἀνά, ἥκω), [in LXX: Jos 23:14 (בּוֹא), I Ki 27:8, Si. prol. 10, I, II Mac6*;]

prop., to have come up to; in later writers, impers. it is due, it is befitting: in ethical sense (MM, VGT, s.v.), Eph 5:4, Col 3:18; τὸ ἀνῆκον, Phm 8.†

ἀνήκω. The ethical meaning of this word “το be due” is by no means confined to the Biblical literature, as the following citations will show. OGJ/S 53217 (B.c. 3), the Paphlagonians’ oath of allegiance to Augustus, has the undertaking παν]τὶ τρόπωι ὑπὲρ τῶ[ν] ἐκείνοις ἀνηκόϊντων] (for the rights of Augustus and his heirs) πάντα κίνδυνον ὑπομενεῖν. Other examples of this use, which is found in 1 and 2 Maccabees, are given in the index. From the Magnesian inscriptions we may quote 53°° (end of iii/B.c.) οὐθενὸς ἀποστήσεται (sc. 6 δῆμος) τῶν ἀνηκόντων τῇ πόλει τῶν Μαγνήτων πρὸς τιμὴν ἢ χάριτος ἀπόδοσιν, where Thieme (p. 15) renders, “ was man der Stadt der Magneten zu erweisen schuldig ist.” Similarly from the papyri: P Fay 94 (iii/a.D.) has twice περὶ τῶν [τῇ ἐπιτροπείᾳ] ἀνηκόντων, as the editors restore it, ‘his duties in the period of guardianship, functions pertaining to it.” In P Tebt I. 6" (ii/B.c.) τῶν ἀνηκόντων τοῖς tepofts κομίζεσθαι, ‘the dues which belong to the temples,” it is unfortunately not clear whether the infinitive depends on ἀνηκόντων or on the main verb προστετάχαμεν : cf. P Tebt I. 4325 (B.c. 118) ἐν τοῖς ὑμῖν ἀνήκουσι, “in your interests”. In P Flor I. 14% (A.D. 153) ἀνηκόντων πάντων is simply “all that belongs.” A technical use based on this appears in a Rainer papyrus in Chves¢. I. 72, p. 101, (A.D. 234) δηλοῦμεν μηδὲν δεῖν ava[kov σ]ημᾶναί mote τῇ Tod ἰδιολόγου κ[αὶ ἀρχ]ιερέως ἐπιτροπί(ῇ), where Wilcken explains it as the ““Kompetenzkreis” of these two officials.

ἀνήκω (anēkō) — be fitting. ἀνήκω, to have come up to a point, reach up to, of persons and things, ἐς μέτρον τινὸς ἀ.[Refs 5th c.BC+]; φρενῶν ἐς τὰ ἐμεωυτοῦ πρῶτα οὔκω ἀ. have not yet reached the highest point I aim at, [Refs]; ἀ. εἰς τὸ ὀξύ to rise to a point, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; τοῦτο μὲν ἐς οὐδὲν ἀ. amounts to nothing, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μεῖζον ἀ. ἢ κατ᾽ ἐμὰν ῥώμαν the matter has gone too far.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]have gone as far as.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]

2. ἀ. ἐς σὲ ἔχειν it has come to you to have, has become yours to have, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

3. ἀ. εἴς τι refer to or be connected with.., [Refs 4th c.BC+]; τὰ εἰς ἀργυρίου λόγον ἀ. ἀδικήματα which involve a money consideration, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

II. belong, appertain, [LXX+3rd c.BC+]; τὰ ἀ. τοῖς ἱεροῖς[Refs 2nd c.BC+]

II.2. absolutely, to be fit or proper, [NT]; τὸ ἀνῆκον, ={τὸ προσῆκον}, [NT]

III. come back, εἰς τοὺς πρώτους πάλιν ἀ. λόγους[Refs 5th c.BC+]