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εἴσω

εἴσω, to within, into

εἴσω, ἔσω, used by Ep., Lyr., and Trag. Poets acc. as a spondee or iambus is required; ἔσω (as ἐς for εἰς) prevailed in Ion. and old Att. Prose; but in other Prose and in Com. εἴσω was the only form admitted, whereas ἔσωθεν with the Comp. and Sup. ἐσώτερος, ἐσώτατος, ἐσωτέρω, ἐσωτάτω, seem to have been the only forms in use:— Adv. of εἰς, ἐς,
  • to within, into: abs., μή πού τις ἐπαγγείλῃσι καὶ εἴσω lest some one may carry the news into the house, Od. 4.775, cf. Hdt. 1.111, al.; so εἴπατε δʼ εἴσω Od. 3.427; also εἴσω δʼ ἀσπίδʼ ἔαξε he brake it through to the inside, Il. 7.270; so ὀστέα δʼ εἴσω ἔθλασεν Od. 18.96; εἴσω ἐπιγράψαι τέρενα χρόα Il. 13.553; ἐσσύμενοι εἴσω Pi. P. 4.135; εἴσω κομίζου A. Ag. 1035; πέπληγμαι..ἔσω ib. 1343; εἴσω.. δεῦρʼ εἴσιθʼ Ar. Pl. 231; ἡγεῖσθαι εἴσω, φεύγειν εἴσω, X. Cyr. 2.3.21, 7.5.26; παρακαλέσαι εἴσω Id. An. 1.6.5.
        • b when a case follows, Hom. prefers the acc., δῦναι δόμον Ἄϊδος εἴσω Il. 3.322; πέρησε δʼ ἄρʼ ὀστέον εἴσω αἰχμή 6.10, etc.; ἡγήσατο.. Ἴλιον εἴσω 1.71, etc.; more rarely with gen., κατελθόντʼ Ἄϊδος εἴσω 6.284, cf. 22.425; ἐβήσετο δώματος εἴσω Od. 7.135, cf. 8.290; so in Prose and Trag., Κύκλωπος ἔσω βλεφάρων ὤσας E. Cyc. 485; it generally follows its case, but precedes in Il. 21.125, 24.155, Od. 8.290.
      • 2 with Verbs of Rest, = ἔνδον, inside, within, εἴσω δόρπον ἐκόσμει 7.13; ἄντρον ἔσω ναίουσα h.Merc. 6; ἔσω καθῆσθαι A. Ch. 919; θακεῖν S. Aj. 105; οὔτε πύργος οὔτε ναῦς ἔρημος ἀνδρῶν μὴ ξυνοικούντων ἔσω Id. OT 57; τὸ ἔσω μέτωπον the inner front, Th. 3.21; τὰ εἴσω νενοσηκότα σώματα Pl. R. 407d; εἴσω τὴν χεῖρα ἔχειν ἀναβεβλημένον D. 19.251.
        • b c. gen., μένειν εἴσω δόμων A. Th. 232; γλῶσσαν εἴσω πυλῶν ῥέουσαν ib. 557; εἴσω στέγης S. Tr. 202; εἴσω ξίφους within reach of sword, E. Or. 1531; εἴσω τῶν ὅπλων within the heavy-armed troops, i.e. encircled by them, X. An. 3.3.7, 3.4.26; εἴσω τῶν ὀρέων within, i.e. on this side of, the mountains, ib. 1.2.21; ἔσω τούτων inside of these people, i.e. farther inland, Th. 2.100; εἴσω βέλους within bow-shot, Arr. An. 1.6.8; τὰ δένδρα τῆς ὁδοῦ ποιεῖν εἴσω, i.e. inside, i.e. by the side of, the road, D. 55.22; εἴσω τῆς εἰρωνείας ἀφικνεῖσθαι Id. Prooem. 14; πάντα εἴσω τῆς συμφορᾶς Lib. Or. 61.18.
    • II later of Time, within, εἴσω ἡμερῶν εἴκοσι PGiss. 34.6 (iii A.D.), Hermog. Stat. 8, Arg. 2 Ar. Eq.
    • III for Comp. and Sup., v. ἔσω.

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