ἄντην

ἄντην, Ep. Adv., (ἀντί)

• against, over against, οὔ μιν ἔγωγε φεύξομαι . . ἀλλὰ μάλʼ ἄ. στήσομαι I will confront him, Il. 18.307, cf. 11.590; ὁμοιωθήμεναι ἄ. match himself openly against me, 1.187, Od. 3.120; so πειρηθήμεναι ἄ. 8.213; more rarely with Verbs of motion, μηδʼ ἔα ἄ. ἔρχεσθαι straightforwards, opp. πάλιν τρέπε, Il. 8.399; also ἄ. βαλλομένων in front, 12.152; οὐδέ τις ἔτλη ἄ. εἰσιδέειν look him in the face, 19.15, cf. 24.223; ἄ. λοέσσομαι will bathe before all, openly, Od. 6.221, cf. 8.158; ἀγαπαζέμεν ἄ. greet in the face of all, Il. 24.464; νείκεσέτʼ ἄ. 10.158; ὅς μʼ εἴρεαι ἄ. 15.247:- -θεῷ ἐναλίγκιος ἄ. like a god in presence, Od. 2.5, 4.310; χελιδόνι εἰκέλη ἄ. 22.240; cf. ἄντα.
• • II as Prep. c. gen., only in late Ep., as Nic. Th. 474, Opp. C. 3.210.

ἄντην, (ἀντί), gegenüber, ἄντην στήσομαι, ich werde gegenüber Stand halten, im Ggstz von φεύξομαι, Il. 18.307, wie 11.590 ; ἄντην ἔρχεσθαι, gerad entgegengehen, im Ggstz von πάλιν τρέπεσθαι, 8.399 ; ἄντην εἰσιδεῖν, gerad ins Gesicht sehen, 19.15 ; dah. vorn, βαλλόμενοι 12.152 ; ἄντην λοέσσομαι, sich vor Anderer Augen baden, Od. 6.221 ; ἄντην ἀγαπάζειν, sichtbar, unverhohlen lieben, Il. 24.464. In den Ausdrücken εἴκελος ἄντην, ἐναλίγκιος ἄντην, ὁμοιωθήμεναι ἄντην verstärkt es den Begriff der Aehnlichkeit, eigtl. dagegen gehalten, d.i. bei genauer Vergleichung ähnlich. – Opp. Cyn. 3.210 verbindet auch μητέρος ἄντην, im Angesicht der Mutter.

ἄντην

[adv. fr. acc. of *ἄντη, conn. with ἀντίος.]

• • 1

    Face to face: ἐσέδρακον ἀ. Il. 24.223. Cf. Il. 15.247, Il. 24.464: Od. 5.77, Od. 8.213.

    When set face to face, when brought into comparison: θεῷ ἐναλίγκιος ἀ. Od. 2.5 = Od. 4.310. Cf. Od. 22.240, Od. 24.371.

  • 2

    To one’s face: ὁμοιωθήμεναι ἀ. Il. 1.187. Cf. Il. 10.158: Od. 3.120, Od. 8.158.

  • 3

    Facing the foe, man to man: ἀ. ἵστασθε Il. 11.590. Cf. Il. 12.152, Il. 18.307, Il. 22.109.

  • 4

    Straight in front of one: ἀ. εἰσιδέειν Il. 19.15.

  • 5

    Before the eyes of a company: ἀ. οὐκ ἂν λοέσσομαι Od. 6.221.

  • 6

    Into one’s view or presence Il. 8.399.

ἄντην (ἄντα): opposite, in front, in or to the face; ἄντην ἵστασθε (opp. φεύγειν), Il. 11.590; ἄντην βαλλομένων, Il. 12.152; ‘in view,’ Od. 6.221; with ἐναλίγκιος, εἰκέλη, the effect of ἄντην is largely that of emphasis, Od. 2.5, Od. 22.240; so with ὁμοιωθήμεναι, Il. 1.187; ‘openly,’ ἀγαπαζέμεν ἄντην, Il. 24.464.

ἄντην ἀντί

• against, over against, ἄντην στήσομαι I will confront him, Il.; ὁμοιωθήμεναι ἄντην to match himself against me, Hom.; ἄντην ἔρχεσθαι to go straight forwards, Il.; ἄντην βάλλεσθαι to be struck in front, Il.; ἄντην εἰσιδέειν to look him in the face, Il.; ἄντην λόεσθαι to bathe before all, Od.; θεῶι ἐναλίγκιος ἄντην like a god in presence, Od.