πόῤῥωθεν

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αἱ μέν ἀποφάσεις ἐπί τῶν θείων ἀληθεῖς, αἱ δέ καταφάσεις ἀνάρμοστοι τῇ κρυφιότητι τῶν ἀποῤῥήτων → as concerns the things of the gods, negative pronouncements are true, but positive ones are inadequate to their hidden character

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German (Pape)

[Seite 685] von fern her, von weitem her; ἰδεῖν, Soph. Trach. 999; Ggstz ἐγγύθεν, Plat. Prot. 356 c; εἴργειν, Phaedr. 239 b; γράμματα σμικρὰ πόῤῥωθεν ἀναγνῶναι, Rep. II, 368 d; προδιηγεῖσθαι, Dem. 59, 93; πόῤῥωθεν πρὸς δόμων τὸ μέλλον, Plut. Them. 3. – Compar. ποῤῥωτέρωθεν, mehr von weitem her, Isocr. 4, 23.

English (Strong)

from πόῤῥω with adverbial enclitic of source; from far, or (by implication) at a distance, i.e. distantly: afar off.

Greek Monolingual

ΜΑ
επίρρ. βλ. πρόσωθεν.