Liddell–Scott–Jones: ἀεί

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ever, always

ἀεί,Adv.

A. ever, always, Hom. , etc.; with other specifications of time, ἐμμενὲς αἰεί

Od. 21.69

; συνεχὲς αἰ.

9.74

;ἀ. καθ' ἡμέραν, καθ' ἡμέραν ἀ., ἀ. καὶ καθ' ἡμέραν, ἀ. κατ' ἐνιαυτόν, ἀ. διὰ βίου,etc., Pl. Phd. 75d , etc.; ἀ. πανταχοῦ

D. 21.197

, cf. Ar.

Eq..

568 ; διὰ παντὸς ἀ.

Pax 397

; ἐνδελεχῶς ἀ.

Men. 521

;δεῦρ' ἀεί until now, E. Or. 1663 , Pl. Lg. 811c ;αἰεί κοτε, ποτε from of old, Hdt. 1.58 , Th. 6.82 ; αἰ. δήποτε

1.13

; cf.εἰσαεί:—with the Art.,ὁ ἀ. χρόνος eternity, Hdt. 1.54 , Pl. Phd. 103e , etc.;οἱ ἀ. ὄντεςtheimmortals, X. Cyr. 1.6.46 , etc.:—butὁ αἰ. βασιλεύωνthe kingfor the time being, Hdt. 2.98 ; οἱ ἀ. δικάζοντες

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D. 21.223

;ὁ αἰ. ἐντὸς γιγνόμενος every oneas he got inside, Th. 4.68 ; τὸν ἀ. προστυχόντα

D. 21.131

;τοῖσι τούτων αἰ. ἐκγόνοισιto their descendantsfor ever, Hdt. 1.105 , cf. 3.83 , etc.; in A. Pr. 937 ,θῶπτε τὸν κρατοῦντ' ἀ., ἀείis postponed metri gr.—Dialectic forms (cf. Hdn.Gr. 1.497 ,Et.Gud.z):

1. αἰεί, Ep. , Ion. , Poet., and Early Att. (cf. Marcellin. Vit. Thuc. 52 ); found (besideἀεί) in Att. Inscrr. to 361 B.C.

2. ἀεί[ᾰthree times in Hom. ,ᾱ̆

Att. ] normal in Att. Inscrr. from 361 B.C.

3. αἰέν, Il. 1.290 , al. (ἆενisv.l. in

Il. 11.827 ), Pi. N. 6.3 , Sophr. 90 , A. Pr. 428 , Ag. 891 , S. Aj. 682 .

4.

Dor.

αἰές, Ar. Lys. 1266 , Bion Fr. 1.1 ; alsoἀές, Tab.Heracl. 1.134 .

5.

Aeol.

αἶι(ν),ἄιν, Hdn.Gr.l.c.; cf. IG 9(2).461 (ἄϊν,Thess.), SIG 58 (Milet.), and v. ἀϊπάρθενος, ἀείδασμος.

6. αἰέ, Hdn.Gr.l.c.

7. ἀέ, Pi. P. 9.88 , Pisand. 11 (ᾰἐ); cf.ἀέ-ναος.

8.

Boeot.

ἠί,

Hdn. Gr.l.c.

9.

Tarent.

αἰή, ibid.

II. τὸ ἀ. eternity, τὸ ἀ. τοῦτο οὐκ αἰώνιόν ἐστιν ἀλλὰ χρονικόν

Procl. Inst. 198

. The statement of Harp. thatἀεί

= ἕως in Att. is based on misinterpretation of such phrases as ἐς τόνδε αἰ. τὸν πόλεμον

Th. 1.18

. ( αἰϝεί

Epigr.Gr. 742

, GDI 60.31 ( Cypr. ), IG 9(1).334.4 ( Locr. ), cf. Lat.aevum.)

References

Hom.
Od. 21.69
9.74
Pl. Phd. 75d
D. 21.197
Ar.
568
Pax 397
Men. 521
E. Or. 1663
Pl. Lg. 811c
Hdt. 1.58
Th. 6.82
1.13
Hdt. 1.54
Pl. Phd. 103e
X. Cyr. 1.6.46
Hdt. 2.98
D. 21.223
Th. 4.68
D. 21.131
Hdt. 1.105
3.83
A. Pr. 937
1.497
Marcellin. Vit. Thuc. 52
361
Il. 1.290
Il. 11.827
Pi. N. 6.3
Sophr. 90
A. Pr. 428
Ag. 891
S. Aj. 682
Ar. Lys. 1266
Bion Fr. 1.1
Tab.Heracl. 1.134
IG 9(2).461
SIG 58
Pi. P. 9.88
Pisand. 11
Hdn.
Procl. Inst. 198
Harp.
Th. 1.18
Epigr.Gr. 742
GDI 60.31
Cypr.
IG 9(1).334.4

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