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ἀντικρύ

ἀντικρύ, over against, right opposite

ἀντικρύ, Adv.
  • = ἄντην, over against, right opposite, θεοῖς ἀντικρὺ μάχεσθαι Il. 5.130: c. gen., Ἕκτορος ἀντικρύ ib. 8.301.
    • II = ἄντῐκρυς, straight on, right on, ἀντικρὺ δόρυ χάλκεον ἐξεπέρησεν Od. 10.162; ἀντικρὺ μεμαώς Il. 13.137: mostly followed by a Prep., ἀντικρὺ δʼ ἀνʼ ὀδόντας 5.74; ἀντικρὺ διʼ ὤμου 4.481, cf. Od. 22.16; ἀντικρὺ κατὰ μέσσον right in the middle, Il. 16.285; once in X., ἀντικρὺ διᾴττων Cyr. 7.1.30; cf. καταντῑκρύ.
      • 2 outright, utterly, quite, ἀντικρὺ δʼ ἀπόφημι Il. 7.362; ἀντικρὺ δʼ ἀπάραξε 16.116; ἀντικρὺ μακάρεσσιν ἔϊκτο A.R. 4.1612, etc. (Cf. ἄντικρυς sub fin.) [ῡ generally, but ῠ Il. 5.130, 819; ῐ by nature (cf. καταντῐκρύ Ar. Ec. 87), ῑ by position in Ep.]

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