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οὐκ ἐν τῷ πολλῷ τὸ εὖ, ἀλλ' ἐν τῷ εὖ τὸ πολύ → good is not found in plenty but plenty in good, quality matters more than quantity
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
prep.
Along side of (of rest): P. and V. παρά (dat.); of motion: P. and V. παρά (acc.).
At: P. and V. πρός (dat.), παρά (dat. or acc.), ἐπί (dat.).
Near: P. and V. ἐγγύς (gen.); see near.
In adjurations to the gods: P. and V. μά (acc.), Ar. and P. νή (acc.).
In oaths and entreaties: P. and V. πρός (gen.).
Distributively: P. and V. κατά.
Day by day: P. and V. καθʼ ἡμέραν.
By twos, two by two: P. κατὰ δύο.
By sevens: Ar. καθʼ ἕπτα (Av. 1079).
Of the agent: P. and V. ὑπό (gen.), Ar. and V. πρός (gen.).
Take, seize or drag by: use gen. (cf. Eur. , El. 788).
By only three votes did they let him off the death penalty: P. παρὰ τρεῖς ἀφεῖσαν ψήφους τὸ μὴ θανάτῳ ζημιῶσαι (Dem. 688).
Consider each point by itself: P. ἕκαστον ἐφʼ ἑαυτοῦ σκοπεῖν (Dem.).
He lived by himself: P. ᾤκει καθʼ αὑτόν (Dem. 1083).
By oneself, singly: P. and V. αὐτὸς καθʼ αὑτόν.
By land and sea: Ar. and P. κατὰ γῆν καὶ θάλασσαν.
adv.
