ἤλῐθα,Adv.
A. very much, exceedingly, ληί̈δα . . συνελάσσαμεν ἤ. πολλήν
Il. 11.677
, cf. Od. 5.483 ; ἄστρα ἤ. μυρία
Man. 2.3
; καθαρὴν γλάγεος πόσιν ἤ. πίνειν
Nic. Al. 423
, cf. A.R. 3.342 (expl. by Sch. as,=ἀθρόως), 4.177 , 1265 .
II. in vain, to no purpose, Call. Lav.Pall. 124 , A.R. 2.283 ; ἔβρασεν ἤ. νηδὺς πνεύματα
Nic. Al. 25
, cf. 140 . (Prob. connected withἠλεόςin both uses.)