ἑκάς

English (LSJ)

Adv.

   A afar, far off, Il.20.422, etc.; οὐχ ἑκάς που S.Ph.41 ; rare in Prose, Th.1.69,80 (and later, Nic.Dam.p.6D.) : c. gen., far from, far away from, ἑ. Ἄργεος Il.9.246, etc.: freq. following its case, 13.263, Od.14.496, al.; οὐ Χαρίτων ἑ. Pi.P.8.21, cf. E.Ph.907 ; ἑ. ἀπὸ τείχεος Il.18.256 ; ἀπὸ τῆς νήσου ἑ. Hdt.3.41.    2 Comp. ἑκαστέρω farther, Od.7.321, h.Bacch.29, Alc.Supp.5.8 (ἐκ-), Hdt.6.108, E.HF1047 (lyr.), etc.: c. gen., Hdt.2.169, al. ; also ἑκαστοτέρω dub. in Theoc.15.7 : Sup. ἑκαστάτω farthest, Il.10.113, Hdt.4.33 : c. gen., τοὺς ἑωυτῶν ἑ. οἰκημένους farthest from.., Id.1.134 ; τῆς Λιβύης ἑ. ἦλθε to the farthest point of Libya, Id.4.204, cf.9.14.    II of Time, ἑ. ἐών afar, i.e. long after, Pi.P.2.54 ; οὐχ ἑ. χρόνου in no long time, Hdt.8.144 ; οὐχ ἑ. A.Ag.1650. [ᾰ ; ᾱ only in Call.Ap.2, in arsi.] (Prob. from ἕ and -κάς as in ἀνδρακάς ; lit. 'by himself'.)