ἀγχίμολος

ἀγχί-μολος, ον, (μολεῖν)

• coming near; Ep. word, mostly used in neut. as Adv., near, close at hand, ἀγχίμολον δέ οἱ ἦλθε Il. 4.529, cf. Od. 8.300, etc., Hes. Sc. 325; ἐξ ἀγχιμόλοιο ἰδών Il. 24.352; ἀγχίμολον δὲ μετʼ αὐτόν close behind him, Od. 17.336: c. gen., ἕθεν ἀγχίμολοι cj. in Theoc. 25.203.

ἀγχίμολος, poet., nahe kommend, nahe, neutr. adverbial ; Hom. stets im neutr., ἀγχίμολον ἦλθε Il. 4.529, Od. 8.300 u. öfter, ἐξ ἀγχιμόλοιο ἰδὼν ἐφράσσατο Il. 24.352, aus der Nähe ; οἵ ἕθεν ἀγχίμολοι ναῖον Theocr. 25.203 ; ἀγχίμολον μετʼ αὑτόν Od. 17.336, bald, oder richtiger : dicht hinter ihm. – Ein Verbum ἀγχιμολεῖν hat Nonn. D. 25.666.

ἀγχίμολος

[ἄγχι + μολ-, βλώσκω. Coming near.]

• • 1

    Absol. ἐξ ἀγχιμόλοιο, from close at hand: ἰδών Il. 24.352.

  • 2

    In neut. sing. ἀγχίμολον as adv.

  • • a

      To within a short distance, near, nigh, close by Od. 14.410, Od. 17.260, Od. 22.205 = Od. 24.502, Od. 24.19, 386.

      With dat.: ἀ. οἱ ἦλθεν Il. 4.529. Cf. Il. 16.820, Il. 24.283: Od. 8.300, Od. 15.57, 95, Od. 20.173, Od. 24.99, 439.

    • b

      Closely following: ἐδύσετο δώματα Od. 17.336.

ἀγχίμολος (μολεῖν): coming near, mostly adv. acc. with ἐλθεῖν, ἔρχεσθαι, foll. by dat.; ἐξ ἀγχιμόλοιο, Il. 24.352, cf. ἐγγύθεν. Implying time, ἀγχίμολον δὲ μετʼ αὐτόν, ‘close after him,’ Od. 17.336.

ἀγχίμολος μολεῖν

• coming near, c. gen., Theocr.: —in Hom. only in as adv. near, close at hand; so ἐξ ἀγχιμόλοιο Il.