λάθρῃ[ᾱ̆], Att.
λάθρᾳ,Adv., (λανθάνω)
A. secretly, by stealth, ὁ δέ οἱ παρελέξατο λάθρῃ
Il. 2.515
; ἀνήρ, ὃς ἐμίσγετο λάθρῃ
Od. 15.430
;λάθρῃ κτείναντες treacherously, 17.80 ;ἀλλά τε λάθρῃ γυῖα βαρύνεται imperceptibly, Il. 19.165 : in Trag. and Att. , S. Aj. 1137 , OT 386 , Ar. Ra. 746 , Th. 4.39 , Pl. R. 347b , etc.
2. c. gen.,λάθρῃ τινός unknown toone, λάθρῃ Λαομέδοντος
Il. 5.269
; λάθρῃ τῶν ἄλλων στρατηγῶν
Hdt. 8.112
, cf. 9.90 , S. OT 787 , OC 354 , Ar. V. 347 , X. An. 1.3.8 .—Freq. writtenλάθρα, λάθρηin codd. and Pap., butλάθραι(i.e.λάθρᾳ) in UPZ 19.28
(ii B. C.)and in some of the best codd., as the Laurentian of Sophocles, also in POxy. 16 of Th. l. c.(i A. D.):—other forms are