πάλαι [ᾰ],Adv.
A. long ago, π. οὔ τι νέον γε
Il. 9.527
; π. κοὐ νεωστί
S. El. 1049
; π. πολλὰ ἤδη ἔτη
Pl. Ap. 18b
;π. ποτέ once upon a time, Ar. Pl. 1002 , Pl. Criti. 110a : freq. withpres.of an act lasting to thepres.,ὁρῶ . . π.I havelongseen, S. Aj. 5 ;ἰχνεύω π.ib. 20 , cf. Ph. 589 , Pl. Men. 91a , Ar. Pl. 257 , etc.; but,π. ποτ' ὄντεςye who werelong ago, Id. V. 1060 : also withpf., τέθνηχ' ὑμῖν π.
S. Ph. 1030
, cf. A. Pr. 998 , Ar. Nu. 556 : withimpf.of an act lasting to a past time,ἔχεν π.hadlongbeen holding it, Il. 23.871 , cf. Eup. 11 ; ἔχεις π. ὧν ἐπεθύμεις
Theoc. 10.17
: with Art., τὸ π.
Hdt. 1.5
, 7.74 , 95 , 142 , Th. 1.5 , etc.; ἀπὸ π.