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πέλας

πέλας, πέλας, near; (sometimes + gen.) near

πέλᾰς, Adv.
  • near, hard by, c. gen., which commonly stands before π., Τηλεμάχου π. ἵστατο Od. 15.257; Νείλου π. A. Supp. 308, cf. Ag. 1038, 1671; καὶ τάδʼ ἀγχόνης π. E. Heracl. 246, cf. HF 1109; also before its case, π. τῆς Κασταλίης Hdt. 8.39, cf. 138; αὕτη π. σοῦ S. El. 1474; separated from its case, Id. Ant. 580.
      • 2 c. dat., π. ἐμβόλῳ, σκάπτῳ π., Pi. O. 7.18, N. 11.4; σοὶ π. A. Supp. 208, cf. Fr. 102.
      • 3 abs., χριμφθεὶς πέλας Od. 10.516; π. στείχειν, παρεῖναι, παραστατεῖν, E. Or. 877, S. Aj. 83, A. Th. 669.
    • II οἱ π. (sc. ὄντες) oneʼs neighbours, Democr. 293, Antipho Soph. 58, Hdt. 1.97, Critias 15.6 D., Th. 1.69, 4.78, 92, Arist. EN 1169a14, etc.; oneʼs fellow creatures, E. Heracl. 2, Hipp. 441; τὰ τῶν πέλας κακά, opp. τὰ οἰκήϊα, Hdt. 7.152: sg., ὁ π. oneʼs neighbour, Id. 3.142, Th. 1.32; πᾶς τις αὑτὸν τοῦ π. μᾶλλον φιλεῖ E. Med. 86; cf. πλησίον.
    • III Sup. πελαστάτω nearest, Hp. Loc.Hom. 12, 45, Mul. 1.66: a Sup. Adj. πελάστατος, η, ον, IG 14.352 ii65 (Halaesa).

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