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ἄνω(B), Aeol.
ὄνω,Adv., (ἀνά):
I. with Verbs implying Motion,upwards,
ἄ. ὤθεσκε ποτὶ λόφον
Od. 11.596
;ἄ. ἀπὸ θαλάσσης ἀναπλεῖν upstream, Hdt. 2.155 ; ἄ. ποταμῶν χωροῦσι παγαί
E. Med. 410
(lyr.), hence "ἄ. ποταμῶν", proverbial, D. 19.287 , etc.; κόνις δ' ἄ. φορεῖτο
S. El. 714
; κονιορτὸς ἄ. ἐχώρει
Th. 4.34
;ἡ ἄ. ὁδόςtheupwardroad, Pl. R. 621c ;ἄ. ἰόντιgoingup the country(i.e.inland, v.infr. 11.1f ), Hdt. 2.8 ;ἄ. κάτω, v.infr. 11.2 ;πέμπειν ἄ.,i.e. from the nether world, A. Pers. 645 (lyr.), cf. Ch. 147 ; σύριγγες ἄ. φυσῶσιμέλαν μένος
S. Aj. 1412
(lyr.).
II. with Verbsimplying Rest,aloft, on high,ib. 240 , etc.; τὸ ἄ.
Close Browse lexicon entries b. on earth,opp.the world below,
;οἱ ἄ.theliving,opp.οἱ κάτωthedead,
S. Ant. 1068 , cf. Ph. 1348 , etc.;τὰ ἄ. πράγματαthe worldabove,
c. in heaven,opp.earth, οἱ ἄ. θεοίthe godsabove,
S. Ant. 1072 ; κῆρυξ τῶν ἄ. τε καὶ κάτω
d. generally, of relative position,ὁ δῆμος ἄ. καθῆτο in the upper quarterof the city, i.e. the Pnyx, D. 18.169 ;ἡ ἄ. βουλή,i.e. the Areopagus, Plu. Sol. 19 ;βαλλόμενοι ὑπὸ τῶν ἄ.by thoseabove on the roofs,
;τὰ ἄ. τῆς οἰκίας,opp.θεμέλια,
Id. Eq. 1.2 ; οἱ ἄ. τόποι
e. geographically,on the upper side,i.e.on the north,
;οὔτε τὰ ἄ. χωρία οὔτε τὰ κάτω [οὔτε τὰ πρὸς τὴν ἠῶ οὔτε τὰ πρὸς τὴν ἑσπέρην] Id. 1.142 ; ὁ ἄ. τόπος
f. inward from the coast,
;τὰ ἄ. τῆς Ἀσίηςib. 177 ;ἡ ἄ. ὁδόςtheupperorinlandroad, Id. 7.128 , X. An. 3.1.8 ;ἡ ἄ. πόλις,opp.the Piraeus,
Th. 2.48 ; in full,οἱ ἀπὸ θαλάσσης ἄ.ib. 83 ; ἡ ἄ. Μακεδονία
;ὁ ἄ. βασιλεύςthe kingof the upper country,i.e. of Persia, X. An. 7.1.28 .
g. in the race-course, τὰ ἄ. turning-post,
h. in the body,τὰ ἄ.theupperparts, opp.τὸ κάτω,
Arist. GA 741b28 , al.; ἡ ἄ. κοιλία
i. of Time,formerly, of old, εἰς τὸ ἄ.reckoningupwardsorbackwards,of generations, Pl. Tht. 175b ;οἱ ἄ.menof olden time,
Id. Criti. 110b ; οἱ ἄ. τοῦ γένους
;αἱ ἄ. μητρόςthe mother'slineal ancestors,
Id. R. 461c , cf. infr. c; ἐν τοῖς ἄ. χρόνοις
k. above,in referring to a passage, Pl. Grg. 508e ; ἐν τοῖς ἄ. λόγοις
, cf. Arist. Rh. 1412b33 , etc.
1. of tones in the voice, οἱ ἄ. τόνοι
m. metaph.,ἄ. βαίνεινwalkproudly,
Philostr. VA 1.13 ; ἄ. φρονεῖν
n. higher, more general,ofκατηγορίαι,
2. ἄ. καὶ κάτω up and down, to and fro,
b. upside-down, topsy-turvy,
τὰ μὲν ἄ. κ. θήσω, τὰ δὲ κ. ἄ.
; πάντ' ἄ. τε καὶ κ. στρέφων τίθησιν
, cf. Ar. Av. 3 ; ἄ. κ. συγχεῖν
; ἄ. καὶ κ. ποιεῖν τὰ πράγματα
; πόλλ' ἄ., τὰ δ' αὖ κ. κυλίνδοντ' ἐλπίδες
; πολλάκις ἐμαυτὸν ἄ. κ. μετέβαλλον backwards and forwards,
3. ἄ. ἔχειν τὸ πνεῦμα pantorgasp,
Men. 23 , cf. Sosicr. 1 .
B. as Prep. with gen.,above,
, cf. 103 , Call. Jov. 24 ;αἱ ἄ. μητρός(v. supr. 11.1 i);ἄ. τοῦ γόνατος abovethe knee, Thphr. Char. 4.4 ; ἀπὸ ἄ. τῆς χθονὸς ταύτης
2. with partitive gen.,αἰθέρος ἄ. ἑλεῖνdub. in S. Ph. 1092 , cf. E. Or. 1542 ; γῆς ἥκοντ' ἄ.
; μικρὸν προαγαγὼν ἄ. τῶν πραγμάτων
;ἀ. οὐδὲν Τῶ<> πρηγμάτων προκοπτομένωνnot getting on anyfarther,
Hdt. 1.190 ; ἀδελφῷ ἢ πατρὶ ἢ ἔτι ἀ.
; οὐ προήϊσαν ἀ. τὸ πρὸς ἑσπέρης
2. c. gen.,ἀ. Σάμουib. 132 ; ἀ. γίγνεσθαί τινων
;ἀ. τῶν μαστῶν abovethem, ib. 1.4.17 ; later ἀνώτερον
ἀνωτάτω, ἐς τοὺς ἀ.(sc.στάντας) Hdt. 7.23 ; ἡ ἀ. κώμη
Arr. Epict. 3.24.84 , cf. Ph. 1.33 , al.; τὰ ἀ. τῶν γενῶν
, cf. Zeno Stoic. 1.51 , S.E. P. 1.138 ; τὰ ἀ. τρία
;ἡ ἀ. διαίρεσιςPs.- Alex. Aphr. in SE 20.27 .
References Od. 11.596 Hdt. 2.155 E. Med. 410 D. 19.287 S. El. 714 Th. 4.34 Pl. R. 621c 11.1f Hdt. 2.8 11.2 A. Pers. 645 Ch. 147 S. Aj. 1412 240 Pl. Phdr. 248a S. OT 416 Id. El. 1167 Id. Ph. 1348 Pl. Phd. 109c S. Ant. 1068 Ph. 1348 Luc. Cont. 1 S. Ant. 1072 A. Ch. 124 Ev.Jo. 8.23 Ep.Gal. 4.26 Ep.Phil. 3.14 D. 18.169 Plu. Sol. 19 Th. 4.48 X. An. 4.3.25 Id. Eq. 1.2 OGI 111.17 Hdt. 1.72 Id. 1.142 Pl. R. 435e Hdt. 1.95 177 Id. 7.128 X. An. 3.1.8 Th. 2.48 83 Plu. Pyrrh. 11 X. An. 7.1.28 Pl. R. 613b Arist. GA 741b28 Id. Mete. 360b23 Pl. Tht. 175b Id. Criti. 110b Id. Lg. 878a Id. R. 461c D. 18.310 Pl. Grg. 508e R. 603d Arist. Rh. 1412b33 Plu. Cic. 3 Philostr. VA 1.13 Hld. 7.23 Arist. AP 0.82a23 E. HF 953 Ar. Ach. 21 Id. Eq. 866 Id. Lys. 709 Hdt. 3.3 A. Eu. 650 Id. Fr. 311 Ar. Av. 3 E. Ba. 349 D. 9.36 21.19 Pi. O. 12.6 Pl. Phd. 96a Prt. 356d Men. 23 Sosicr. 1 Hdt. 1.130 103 Call. Jov. 24 11.1 Thphr. Char. 4.4 LXX 3 Ki. 14.15 S. Ph. 1092 E. Or. 1542 Id. HF 616 Aeschin. 2.34 A. Pr. 314 Hdt. 1.190 Pl. Lg. 880b Hdt. 8.130 132 X. An. 4.2.25 1.4.17 Plb. 1.7.2 Hdt. 7.23 X. An. 7.4.11 Ar. Pax 207 Arr. Epict. 3.24.84 Ph. 1.33 Arist. Metaph. 998b18 Zeno Stoic. 1.51 Liddell–Scott–Jones — CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
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