ἀντικρύ
ἐνίοις τὸ σιγᾶν κρεῖττόν ἐστι τοῦ λαλεῖν → for some people silence is better than words (Menander)
English (LSJ)
Adv.
A = ἄντην, over against, right opposite, θεοῖς ἀντικρὺ μάχεσθαι I1.5.130: c. gen., Ἕκτορος ἀντικρύ ib.8.301. II = ἄντῐκρυς, straight on, right on, ἀντικρὺ δόρυ χάλκεον ἐξεπέρησεν Od.10.162; ἀντικρὺ μεμαώς I1.13.137: mostly followed by a Prep., ἀντικρὺ δ' ἀν' ὀδόντας 5.74; ἀντικρὺ δι' ὤμου 4.481, cf. Od.22.16; ἀντικρὺ κατὰ μέσσον right in the middle, I1.16.285; once in X., ἀντικρὺ διᾴττων Cyr.7.1.30; cf. καταντῑκρύ. 2 outright, utterly, quite, ἀντικρὺ δ' ἀπόφημι I1.7.362; ἀντικρὺ δ' ἀπάραξε 16.116; ἀντικρὺ μακάρεσσιν ἔϊκτο A.R.4.1612, etc. (Cf. ἄντικρυς sub fin.) [ν generally, but ῠ I1.5.130, 819; ῐ by nature (cf. καταντῐκού Ar.Ec.87), ῑ by po ition in Ep.]
