Liddell–Scott–Jones: ἀμφί

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abhitas

ἀμφί, Prep. with gen., dat., acc.: (cf. Skt.

A. abhitas'on both sides', Lat.ambi-):—radic. sense,on both sides;chiefly Poet. and Ion. Prose, replaced byπερίin later Gk.

A. C. GEN. (Poet., Hdt. , X. ):

I. causal,about, for the sake of, ἀ. πίδακος μάχεσθαιfightfor the possession ofa spring, Il. 16.285 ; ἀ. γυναικός

Pi. P. 9.105

, A. Ag. 62 ; ἀ. λέκτρων

E. Andr. 123

: like πρός , in entreaties,πρὸς Ζηνός . . Φοίβου τ' ἀ. forPhoebus'sake,

A.R. 2.216 .

2. about, concerning,once in Hom. ,ἀμφ' Ἄρεος φιλότητος ἀείδεινsingoflove, Od. 8.267 ; ἀμφὶ τιμῆς

h.Merc. 172

(cf. c. 4 ); once in Hdt. ,ἀμφὶ κρίσιος(as v.l. for κρίσι ) μνηστήρων τοσαῦτα ἐγένετο

6.131

; more freq. in poets, ἀ. δαιμόνων

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Pi. O. 1.35

, cf. A. Th. 1017 , E. Supp. 642 , etc.; prob. l. in S. Ph. 554 .

II. of Place,about, around,post- Hom. , ἀ. ταύτης τῆς πόλιος

Hdt. 8.104

; τὸν ἀ. Λίμνας τρόχον

E. Hipp. 1133

.

B. C. DAT. (Poet., Ion. and later Prose):

I. of Place,on both sides of,

ἀμφ' ὀχέεσσι

Il. 5.723

;ἀ. κεφαλῇ, ὤμοισιν, στήθεσσι, ποσσί, aboutthe head, etc., ib. 24.163 , 3.328 , Od. 16.174 , Il. 13.36 ; ἄ. δέρᾳ

Sapph. Supp. 23.16

;ἀμφί οἱ aroundhim, Il. 12.396 ;μοι ἀμφ' αὐτῷ aroundme, 9.470 ;likewise ἀμφὶ περὶ στήθεσσι

Od. 11.609

:—all round, κρέα ἀμφ' ὀβελοῖσι μεμύκει round,i.e.upon,spits, ib. 12.395 ; πεπαρμένη ἀμφ' ὀνύχεσσι

Hes. Op. 250

.

2. more generally,at, by, ἀ. πύλῃσι μάχεσθαι atthe gates, Il. 12.175 ;ἀμφὶ [κόρυθι] διατρυφένsmashedonthe helmet, 3.362 ;ἀ. πυρί onthe fire, 18.344 ;ἀμφ' ἐμοί clinging tome, Od. 11.423 ; esp. of fallingoverone, Il. 4.493 ; of a guardian,over,

φύλακα ἀ. σοι λείψω

S. Aj. 562

; ἀ. γούνασι πίπτειν

E. Alc. 947

.

II. of Time,ἁλίῳ ἀ. ἑνί in compass ofone day, Pi. O. 13.37 .

III. generally, of connexion or association, without distinct notion of place,ἀ. νεκροῖσιν as concerningthe dead, Il. 7.408 ; freq. in Pi. ,ὅσσα δ' ἀμφ' ἀέθλοις as far as concernsgames, N. 2.17 ;ἐπ' ἔργοισιν ἀ. τε βουλαῖς indeeds and counsels, Id. P. 5.119 ;in virtue of,

ἀμφὶ σοφίᾳ

1.12

; ἐμᾷ ἀ. μαχανᾷ

8.34

; ἀμφ' ἀρετᾷ

1.80

, cf. O. 8.42 ; σέο ἀμφὶ τρόπῳ

N. 1.29

;ἀ. ἰατορίᾳ in respect ofhealing, B. 1.39 .

IV. causal,about, for the sake of,

ἀμφ' Ἑλένῃ μάχεσθαι

Il. 3.70

;ἀ. γυναικὶ ἄλγεα πάσχεινib. 157 , cf. Luc.

D Deor.

20.14 ; ἀ. τοῖσδε καλχαίνων τέκνοις

E. Heracl. 40

, cf. Rh. 457 (lyr.); ἀ. δώλῳ μωλίειν

Leg.Gort. 1.17

;concerning,

Od. 1.48 ; εἰπὼν ἀμφ' Ὀδυσῆϊ

14.364

; ἀρνεύμενον ἀ. βόεσσι

h.Merc. 390

; ἀ. Τειρεσίαο βουλαῖς

Pi. I. 7(6).8

; ἕξετ' ἀμφ' ἐμοὶ τροφήν

S. OC 1614

, cf. El. 1144 ; ἔρις ἀ. μουσικῇ

Hdt. 6.129

; ἀ. σοι

A. Ag. 890

;ἀ. τῷ θανάτῳ αὐτῆς λόγος λέγεται abouther death it is reported, Hdt. 3.32 , cf. S. Aj. 303 ; ἀ. βοῶν ἀγέλαις δόμον αὔξειν

B. 9.44

.

2. of impulses,ἀ. τάρβει, ἀ. φόβῳ forvery fear, A. Ch. 547 , E. Or. 825 ; ἀ. θυμῷ

S. Fr. 565

; ἀμφ' ὀδύνῃ

A.R. 2.96

.

V.

like ἐπί ,added to,

πόνος ἀ. πόνῳ

Simon. 39

.

C. C. ACC., most freq. in Prose (twice only in Th. ):

I. of Place,about, around,mostly with a sense of motion, ἀ. μιν φᾶρος βάλον

Il. 24.588

, cf. Od. 10.365 ; ἀ. βωμίαν ἔπτηξε παστάδα

E. HF 984

.

2. generally,by, on, ἀμφ' ἅλα bythe sea, Il. 1.409 ;ἀ. ῥέεθρα somewhere bythe banks, 2.461 ;ἀ. περὶ κρήνην somewhere aboutthe fountain, 2.305 ;ἀ. ἄστυ all about inthe city, 11.706 ;Τάρταρον ἀ. μέγαν somewherein Tartarus, h.Ap. 336 , cf. A. Pr. 1029 ; ἀ. Εὔβοιαν

B. 9.34

; ἀ. Θρῄκην

E. Andr. 215

;ἀ. ψάμαθον somewhere onthe sand, S. Aj. 1064 ;ἀ. βωμόν atthe altar, E. IT 705 ; περὶ πίδακας ἀ.

Theoc. 7.142

; of motion,to the neighbourhood of,

ἦλθες ἀ. Δωδώνην

A. Pr. 830

.

3. of persons groupedaboutone,οἱ ἀ. ΠρίαμονPriamand his train,

Il. 3.146 , cf. 2.417 , 445 ;οἱ ἀ. Ξέρξεαhisarmy,

Hdt. 8.25 ; butοἱ ἀ. Κορινθίους, οἱ ἀ. Μεγαρέας καὶ Φλειασίουςthe Corinthians, Megarians, etc., and thosenextthem, Id. 9.69 : hence Att. ,οἱ ἀ. Πρωταγόρανtheschool ofProtagoras or even Protagoras himself, Pl. Tht. 170c ;οἱ ἀ. ΕὐθύφροναEuthyphro'sfriends, Cra.

399e , cf. Th. 8.65 ; of a single person, perh. Pl. Hp.Ma. 281c ; so in later Prose, as Luc. VH 2.18 .

4. τὰ ἀ. τιthat whichconcernsa thing, τὰ ἀ. τὸ ἄριστον

Th. 7.40

;τὰ ἀ. τὴν δίαιτανdomestic arrangements, X. Cyr. 8.2.6 .

5. causal,about, for the sake of, κλαίειν ἀ. τιναweepaboutorforone, Il. 18.339 ;μνήσασθαι ἀ. τιναmake mentionofone, h.Hom. 7.1 , cf. Terp. 2 , Ar. Nu. 595 ; κελαδέοντι φᾶμαι ἀ. Κινύραν

Pi. P. 2.15

, cf. I. 7(6).9 , A. Th. 843 ; ἀ. νιν γοώμενος

S. Tr. 937

.

6. ἀ. τι ἔχεινto be occupiedabouta thing, ἀ. λιτάν' ἕξομεν

A. Th. 101

; ἀ. δεῖπνον εἶχεν

X. Cyr. 5.5.44

, cf. 5.2.26 ; εἶναι ἀμφί τι

7.1.1

; ἀ. τὰν δαῖσιν

Leg.Gort. 5.46

.

II. of Time,throughout, for, τὸν λοιπὸν ἀ. βίοτον, τὸν ὅλον ἀ. χρόνον,

Pi. O. 1.97 , 2.30 ;about, at the time of, during,

ἀ. Πλειάδων δύσιν

A. Ag. 826

; ἀ. τὸν χειμῶνα

X. Cyr. 8.6.22

, etc.

2. of Number, ἀ. τὰς δώδεκα μυριάδας about

120

, 000 , ib. 1.2.15 .

D. POSITION. In poetsἀμφίsts. follows its case, οἱ δέ μιν ἀμφί

Od. 23.46

, cf. 10.218 , B. 17.53 ; φρένας ἀ.

Hes. Th. 554

, Mimn. 1.7 ; but never suffers anastrophe, Hdn.Gr. 1.480 .

E. WITHOUT CASE, asAdv.,about, around, on bothorall sides,freq. in Ep. , ῥῆξεν δέ οἱ ἀ. χιτῶνα

Il. 13.439

;ἀ. δὲ λειμών aroundis meadow, Od. 6.292 ; so ἀ. περί

Il. 21.10

, etc.

F. IN COMPO S. :

I. on both sides, ἀμφίστομος, ἀμφίαλος.

2. on all sides,

ἀμφιβάλλω

1.3

,ἀμφιλαμβάνω, ἀμφιλαφής.

II. causal,for the sake of, ἀμφιμάχομαι, ἀμφιτρομέω.

References

Hdt.
X.
Il. 16.285
Pi. P. 9.105
A. Ag. 62
E. Andr. 123
A.R. 2.216
Hom.
Od. 8.267
h.Merc. 172
4
6.131
Pi. O. 1.35
A. Th. 1017
E. Supp. 642
S. Ph. 554
Hdt. 8.104
E. Hipp. 1133
Il. 5.723
24.163
3.328
Od. 16.174
Il. 13.36
Sapph. Supp. 23.16
Il. 12.396
9.470
Od. 11.609
12.395
Hes. Op. 250
Il. 12.175
3.362
18.344
Od. 11.423
Il. 4.493
S. Aj. 562
E. Alc. 947
Pi. O. 13.37
Il. 7.408
Pi.
N. 2.17
Id. P. 5.119
1.12
8.34
1.80
O. 8.42
N. 1.29
B. 1.39
Il. 3.70
157
Luc.
20.14
E. Heracl. 40
Rh. 457
Leg.Gort. 1.17
Od. 1.48
14.364
h.Merc. 390
Pi. I. 7(6).8
S. OC 1614
El. 1144
Hdt. 6.129
A. Ag. 890
Hdt. 3.32
S. Aj. 303
B. 9.44
A. Ch. 547
E. Or. 825
S. Fr. 565
A.R. 2.96
Simon. 39
Th.
Il. 24.588
Od. 10.365
E. HF 984
Il. 1.409
2.461
2.305
11.706
h.Ap. 336
A. Pr. 1029
B. 9.34
E. Andr. 215
S. Aj. 1064
E. IT 705
Theoc. 7.142
A. Pr. 830
Il. 3.146
2.417
445
Hdt. 8.25
Id. 9.69
Pl. Tht. 170c
399e
Th. 8.65
Pl. Hp.Ma. 281c
Luc. VH 2.18
Th. 7.40
X. Cyr. 8.2.6
Il. 18.339
h.Hom. 7.1