All 22 Uses of

accord

in

Ben Hur

According to the degrees of omission, my soul went to one of the heavens—Indra's the lowest, Brahma's the highest; or it was driven back to become the life of a worm, a fly, a fish, or a brute.†
Chpt 1.4

according to = as stated by; or in agreement with

Justice was administered in the name and according to the decretals of Rome.†
Chpt 2.1 *

I always think of great men marching down the centuries in groups and goodly companies, separable according to nationalities; here the Indian, there the Egyptian, yonder the Assyrian; above them the music of trumpets and the beauty of banners; and on their right hand and left, as reverent spectators, the generations from the beginning, numberless.†
Chpt 2.5

In his house, accordingly, were many presents, such as had gratified the vanity of kings—purple togas, ivory chairs, golden pateroe—chiefly valuable on account of the imperial hand which had honorably conferred them.†
Chpt 2.6

accordingly = in keeping with or in agreement with what was just stated

Whereas he required freedom according to the forms of law, so only could he abide in Judea and execute the filial purpose to which he would devote himself: in other land he would not live.†
Chpt 3.5

according to = as stated by; or in agreement with

Far more than mere pride of property—more than anxiety for the result of the race—in his view it was within the possible for the patriarch, according to his habits of thought and his ideas of the inestimable, to love such animals with a tenderness akin to the most sensitive passion.†
Chpt 4.7

It was their judgment, also, that, by allowing the fullest freedom of action, the greatest speed was attainable; accordingly, the harness resorted to was peculiarly simple; in fact, there was nothing of it save a collar round the animal's neck, and a trace fixed to the collar, unless the lines and a halter fall within the term.†
Chpt 4.7

accordingly = in keeping with or in agreement with what was just stated

The good-natured, careless look and gesture he threw the bystanders accorded well with the speech.†
Chpt 4.8 *

accorded = given/gave special treatment

They said, with shrewdness at least, that the real object of the removal of the legates was not a more healthful locality, but the assurance afforded them by the huge barracks, named, according to the prevalent style, citadel, situated just over the way on the eastern ridge of the mount.†
Chpt 4.12

according to = as stated by; or in agreement with

According to whim, the masters of the world, because they were masters, carried their worship and offerings indifferently from altar to altar, delighted in the pandemonium they had erected.†
Chpt 4.15

Now, if in those days he promised them the Savior I saw—promised him as KING OF THE JEWS—the appearance must be according to the promise, if only for the word's sake.†
Chpt 4.16

It is of great concern now that the reader should be fully informed of the contents of the letter thus forwarded, and it is accordingly given: "ANTIOCH, XII.†
Chpt 5.1

accordingly = in keeping with or in agreement with what was just stated

They will bet, of course, according to their scorn of everything not Roman—two, three, five to one on Messala, because he is Roman.†
Chpt 5.10

according to = as stated by; or in agreement with

Of the various missions of the great empire, one seems to have been the fusion of men and the introduction of strangers to each other; accordingly, whole peoples rose up and went at pleasure, taking with them their costumes, customs, speech, and gods; and where they chose, they stopped, engaged in business, built houses, erected altars, and were what they had been at home.†
Chpt 5.11

accordingly = in keeping with or in agreement with what was just stated

This was according to a custom, old probably as the day of the race of Orestes—a custom, by the way, worthy of study as a marvel of history, illustrative of the absurd yet appalling extremities to which men frequently suffer their follies to drag them.†
Chpt 5.11

according to = as stated by; or in agreement with

When anything is needed for the security of a prisoner, order it according to your judgment, for you are the master under me, and no other.†
Chpt 6.1

Accordingly, they are blind and tongueless, and are placed there for life.†
Chpt 6.1

accordingly = in keeping with or in agreement with what was just stated

They were, accordingly, taken down by slaves in the night-time, when there were no witnesses of the deed; then, in completion of the savage task, the same slaves walled up the door, after which they were themselves separated, and sent away never to be heard of more.†
Chpt 6.2

Conditions are pleasant or grievous to us according to our sensibilities.†
Chpt 6.2

according to = as stated by; or in agreement with

"Tell me," Ben-Hur continued, "goest thou with these of thine own accord?"†
Chpt 8.8 *

own accord = own mind -- voluntarily (without anyone asking)

The winds murmured in the trees; the birds sang, each kind a song of its own, or chattered in speech; the rivulets running to the rivers became so many harpers with harps of silver strings all tinkling together; and the rivers running to the seas surged on in solemn accord, while the seas beat the land to a tune of thunder.†
Chpt 7.4

"Daughter of Balthasar," he said, with dignity, "if this be the game of which you spoke to me, take the chaplet—I accord it yours.†
Chpt 8.6

Definitions:

(1) (accord as in: according to, or in accord with)
in keeping with; or in agreement/harmony/unity with
This meaning of accord is often seen in the form according to or accordingly where it can take on more specific meanings. For example:
- "According to Kim, ..." -- as stated by
- "To each according to her ability." -- based upon
- "Points are scored according to how well they perform." -- depending upon
- "The dose is calculated according to body weight." -- in proportion to
- "We got a flat tire. Accordingly, I pulled to the side of the road." -- because of what was just said; or as a result
(2) (accord as in: reached an accord)
an agreement

In this sense, accord can refer to a formal agreement (such as one written between two countries) or an informal agreement (such as an unvoiced consensus about what should be done).
(3) (accord as in: done of her own accord)
mind

This sense of accord is typically seen in the form own accord or one accord.
(4) (accord as in: accord her the respect deserved)
to give someone special treatment -- especially respect
(5) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)