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ἐναντίος,α,ον,
A. opposite, = ἀντίος (which is rare in Prose):
1. of Place,on the opposite side, opposite, c.dat., ἀκταὶ ἐναντίαι ἀλλήλῃσιν
Od. 10.89
; Πάτροκλος δέ οἱ . . ἐ. ἧστο
Il. 9.190
, cf. Od. 23.89 : hence,fronting, face to face, αὐτῳ οὔ πω φαίνετ' ἐναντίη
6.329
; ὄττις ἐ. τοι ἰσδάνει
Sapph. 2.2
;δεῖξον . . τὸ σὸν πρόσωπον δεῦρ' ἐ. πατρί beforehim, E. Hipp. 947 ;τὰναντία τινί things open toone'ssight, X. Cyr. 3.3.345 : abs., ἐ. στάνθ'
E. Hipp. 1078
(butἐ. κεῖσθαιlookoppositeways, Pl. Smp. 190a ).
b. with Verbs of motion,in the opposite direction,ἔνθα οἱ . . ἐναντίη ἤλυθε μήτηρcameto meethim, Il. 6.251 ; ἐναντίοι ἀλλήλοισιν ὄγμον ἐλαύνωσιν
Close Browse lexicon entries c. Astrol.,in diametrical aspect, Vett.Val. 70.16 , Man. 3.360 .
2. in hostile sense,opposing, facingin fight, c. gen., ἐναντίοι ἔσταν Ἀχαιῶν
, cf. S. Aj. 1284 , X. An. 4.3.28 , etc.: c. dat., Il. 5.12 , E. Supp. 856 , IT 1415 ;οἱ ἐ.one's adversaries, A. Th. 375 , Gorg. Fr. 12
D. , etc.;the enemy, Hdt. 7.225 , Th. 4.64 , etc.
b. generally,opposed to, τινί
;τὸ ἐ.the opposite party, Id. Ath. 1.4 ;presenting obstacles, hindering, τινί
c. ὁ δι ἐναντίαςtheopponentin a alawsuit, PFlor. 1.58.15
3. of qualities, acts, etc.,opposite, contrary, reverse, τἀναντί' εἰπεῖν
: mostly c.gen.,τὰ ἐ. τούτωνthevery reverseof these things, Hdt. 1.82 , cf. Th. 7.75 , etc.;δείξας . . ἄστρων τὴν ἐ. ὁδόν, i.e. τὴν τοῦ ἡλίου ὁδὸν ἐ. οὖσαν τοῖς ἄστροις
: also c. dat., Ὀρφεῖ δὲ γλῶσσαν τὴν ἐναντίαν ἔχεις
;τἀναντία πρήσσειν[τῇ ὑγιείῃ] Democr. 234 ; δύο τὰ -ώτατα εὐβουλίᾳ
; ἀγαθῷ κακὸν -ώτερον ἢ τῷ μὴ ἀγαθῷ
; ἐναντία λέγει αὐτὸς αὑτῷ
, cf. Ar. Ach. 493 ; τἀναντία τούτοις
;ἐναντία γνῶναι ταῖς πλείσταις[πόλεσιν] X. Lac. 1.2 ; τὴν ἐ. τινὶ ψῆφον θέσθαι
; simply τὴν ἐ. θέσθαι τινί
: folld. by ἤ, τοὺς ἐ. λόγους ἢ ὡς αὐτὸς κατεδόκεε
; τοὐ. δρῶν ἢ προσῆκ' αὐτῷ ποιεῖν
; τοὐ. ἔπαθεν ἢ τὸ προσδοκώμενον
, cf. R. 567c , etc.: freq. strengthd.,πᾶν τοὐ., πάντα τἀ., quitethe contrary, Lg.
967a , X. Mem. 3.12.4 ;πολὺ τοὐ. Stratt. 57 ; τὸ δὲ πολὺ ἐναντίον ἀποβήσεται
b. τὰ ἐ.oppositesin Philos., Pherecyd.Syr. 3 , Arist. Metaph. 986b3 , etc.
4. in the Philos. of Arist. ,τἀναντία(dist. fr. otherἀντικείμενα, Metaph. 1018a25 ) arecontraries, esp. the two attributes within the same genus which differ most widely from each other (as hot and cold), Cat. 6a18 , al.
b. ἐ. ἀποφάνσεις, προτάσεις,contrarypropositions (AllBisA, NoBisA), opp.contradictory(v.ἀντιφατικῶς), Id. Int. 17b4 , APr. 63b28 .
1. from Hom. downwds., neut.ἐναντίονasAdv.,opposite, facing,ἐ. ὧδε κάλεσσονhereto my face, Od. 17.544 ;εἰς ὦπα ἰδέσθαι ἐ. to look onein the face, 23.107 ; ἐ. προσβλέπειν τινά
, etc.;γυναῖκας ἀνδρῶν μὴ βλέπειν ἐ. ib. 975 : abs., D. 4.40 , etc.: hence,likea Prep. c. gen.,in the presence of, τῆς βουλῆς
;τῶνδ' ἐ. S. OC 1002 ;μαρτύρων ἐ. Ar. Ec. 448 ; ἐ. τοῦ παιδίου
; also neut. pl., IG 7.1779 (Thespiae).
b. in hostile sense,against, c. gen.,ἀνέσταν . . σφοῦ πατρὸς ἐ. Il. 1.534 ; ἐ. ἰέναι τινός
: abs.,ἐ. μίμνεινstand one's groundagainst, ib. 106 : c. dat.,νεικεῖν ἀλλήλοισιν ἐ. 20.252 ; ἐ. θεοῖς
c. contrariwise, in Att. also with the Art.,τοὐναντίον on the other hand, τοὐ. δέ . .
;ἢ πάλιν τοὐ. Men. 460.5 ;conversely, Pl. Men. 89e .
d. neut. pl.ἐναντίαasAdv., c. dat., Hdt. 6.32 , Th. 1.29 , etc.
2. with Preps.,ἐκ τοῦ ἐ.over against, opposite, opp.ἐκ πλαγίου, X. HG 4.5.15 , etc.;ἐξ ἐναντίας, Ion.
-ίης, Hdt. 7.225 , Th. 4.33 (οἱ ἐξ ἐ. theopposing parties, prob. in PGrenf. 2.78.26
(iv A. D.));ἐκ τῶν ἐ.on the contrary, Plb. 5.9.9 ; ἀπ' ἐναντίας
;κατὰ τὰ ἐ. Pl. Ti. 39a : Geom.,αἱ κατ' ἐναντίον τοῦ παραλληλογράμμου πλευραίtheoppositesides of the parallelogram, Archim. Aequil. 1.9 ;αἱ κατ' ἐ. τομαί oppositesections (i. e. branches) of the hyperbola, Apollon.Perg. Con. 3.23 .
3. regul.Adv. -ίως contrariwise, c. dat., τούτοις οὐκ ἐ. λέγεις
;πικρῶς καὶ ἐ.like an enemy, D. 19.339 ; ἐ. ἢ ὡς ἀνδραπόδοις τραφεῖσι
;ἐ. ἔχεινto beexactly opposed, Id. Euthd. 278a ;πρός τιto becontraryin respect of . ., D. 1.4 ; in the Logic of Arist.,Metaph. 1057b11 , al., cf. Procl. in Alc. p.268C.
References Od. 10.89 Il. 9.190 Od. 23.89 6.329 Sapph. 2.2 E. Hipp. 947 X. Cyr. 3.3.345 E. Hipp. 1078 Pl. Smp. 190a Il. 6.251 11.67 Th. 1.93 X. An. 4.5.3 Vett.Val. 70.16 Man. 3.360 Il. 5.497 S. Aj. 1284 X. An. 4.3.28 Il. 5.12 E. Supp. 856 IT 1415 A. Th. 375 Gorg. Fr. 12 D. Hdt. 7.225 Th. 4.64 X. An. 3.2.10 Id. Ath. 1.4 S. Ph. 642 PFlor. 1.58.15 A. Ag. 1373 S. Ant. 667 Hdt. 1.82 Th. 7.75 E. Fr. 861 A. Ag. 1629 Democr. 234 Th. 3.42 Pl. R. 491d Id. Prt. 339b Ar. Ach. 493 Pl. Prt 323d X. Lac. 1.2 D. 19.65 Pl. La. 184d Hdt. 1.22 Ar. Pl. 14 Pl. Lg. 966e R. 567c 967a X. Mem. 3.12.4 Stratt. 57 Pl. Ap. 39c Pherecyd.Syr. 3 Arist. Metaph. 986b3 Arist. Metaph. 1018a25 Cat. 6a18 Id. Int. 17b4 APr. 63b28 Hom. Od. 17.544 23.107 E. Hec. 968 975 D. 4.40 IG 12.91 S. OC 1002 Ar. Ec. 448 Id. Lys. 907 Th. 6.25 Plb. 7.9.2 IG 7.1779 Il. 1.534 21.574 20.97 13.448 106 20.252 E. Or. 624 IG 22.1258.2 Antiph. 80.4 Men. 460.5 Pl. Men. 89e Hdt. 6.32 Th. 1.29 X. HG 4.5.15 Th. 4.33 PGrenf. 2.78.26 Plb. 5.9.9 Ascl. Tact. 1.2 Procop. Arc. 4 Pl. Ti. 39a Archim. Aequil. 1.9 Apollon.Perg. Con. 3.23 A. Eu. 642 Pl. R. 361c Arist. Int. 17b20 D. 19.339 Pl. Tht. 175d Liddell–Scott–Jones — CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
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