1. to love , of the mutual love of parents and children, (Sophocles Tragicus), etc.; of king and people, (Herdotus Historicus); of a country and her colonies, (Thucydides); of brothers and sisters, (Euripides); of friends, (Sophocles Tragicus); of husband and wife, (Herdotus Historicus) 2. generally, to be fond of, shew liking for , (Theognis Elegiacus), etc.:—;also of things, to accept gladly , (Herdotus Historicus), etc. 3. to be content or satisfied, acquiesce , (Sophocles Tragicus); στέρξον oblige me, do me the favour , (Sophocles Tragicus) 4. with accusative to be content with, acquiesce in, submit to, bear with , (Herdotus Historicus); στ. τὴν τυραννίδα bear with it, (Aeschulus Tragicus); στ. κακά (Sophocles Tragicus):—;also with dative, στ. τοῖσι σοῖς (Euripides); τῆι ἐμῆι τύχηι (Plato Philosophus):—;with participle, πῶς ἂν στέρξαιμι κακὸν τόδε λεύσσων (Sophocles Tragicus); στ. ξυμφορᾶι νικώμενοι (Euripides):—;rarely with infinitive, οὐκ ἔστεργέ σοι ὅμοιος εἶναι (Euripides) 5. to entreat one to do, Ἀπόλλω στέργω μολεῖν (Sophocles Tragicus) (ML)