__II.d generally, of relative position, ὁ δῆμος ἄ. καθῆτο in the upper quarter of the city, i.e. the Pnyx, [[ 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.169] Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἡ ἄ. βουλή, i.e. the Areopagus, [[ 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Solon” 19] Refs 1st c.AD+]; βαλλόμενοι ὑπὸ τῶν ἄ. by those above on the roofs, [[ 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.48; τὰ ἄ. 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 4.3.25] Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὰ ἄ. τῆς οἰκίας, opposed to θεμέλια, [[ [prev. author] “Eq.” 1.2; οἱ ἄ. τόποι “OGI” 111.17. ] Refs]
__II.e geographically, on the upper side, i.e. on the north, ἄ. πρὸς βορέην[[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.72] Refs 5th c.BC+]; οὔτε τὰ ἄ. χωρία οὔτε τὰ κάτω [οὔτε τὰ πρὸς τὴν ἠῶ οὔτε τὰ πρὸς τὴν ἑσπέρην] [[ [prev. author] 1.142; ὁ ἄ. τόπος 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 435e. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.f inward from the coast, ἡ ἄ. Ἀσίη[[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.95; τὰ ἄ. τῆς Ἀσίης [prev. work] 177] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἡ ἄ. ὁδός the upper or inland road, [[ [prev. author] 7.128, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 3.1.8] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἡ ἄ. πόλις, opposed to the Piraeus, [[ 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.48] Refs 5th c.BC+]; in full, οἱ ἀπὸ θαλάσσης ἄ.[[ [prev. work] 83; ἡ ἄ. Μακεδονία 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Pyrrhus” 11] Refs 1st c.AD+]; ὁ ἄ. βασιλεύς the king of the upper country, i.e. of Persia, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 7.1.28. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.g in the race-course, τὰ ἄ. turning-post, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 613b] Refs 5th c.BC+]; compare κάτω.
__II.h in the body, τὰ ἄ. the upper parts, opposed to τὸ κάτω, [[ 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Generatione Animalium” 741b28, +others; ἡ ἄ. κοιλία [prev. author] “Mete.” 360b23. ] Refs 4th c.BC+]
__i of Time, formerly, of old, εἰς τὸ ἄ. reckoning upwards or backwards, of generations, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Theaetetus” 175b] Refs 5th c.BC+]; οἱ ἄ. men of olden time, [[ [prev. author] “Criti.” 110b; οἱ ἄ. τοῦ γένους [prev. author] “Lg.” 878a] Refs]; αἱ ἄ. μητρός the mother's lineal ancestors, [[ [prev. author] “R.” 461c, compare below c; ἐν τοῖς ἄ. χρόνοις 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.310. ] Refs 4th c.BC+]
__k above, in referring to a passage, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Gorgias” 508e; ἐν τοῖς ἄ. λόγοις “R.” 603d, compare 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Rhetorica” 1412b33, etc. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__1 of tones in the voice, οἱ ἄ. τόνοι[[ 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Cicero” 3. ] Refs 1st c.AD+]