ἐκεῖθεν
ὅτι μέντοι καὶ ἡ χρῆσις τῶν τρόπων, ὥσπερ τἆλλα πάντα καλὰ ἐν λόγοις, προαγωγὸν ἀεὶ πρὸς τὸ ἄμετρον, δῆλον ἤδη, κἂν ἐγὼ μὴ λέγω → however, it is also obvious, even without my saying so, that the use of figures of speech, like other literary adornments, is something that has always tempted toward excess
English (LSJ)
poet. κεῖθεν (the only form used by Hom., also in Trag. where metre requires) : Aeol. κήνοθεν Alc.86 : Dor. τηνῶθεν Ar.Ach. 754 ; τηνῶθε Theoc.3.10:—Adv.
A from that place, thence, opp. ἐκεῖσε, S.Ph.490, etc. ; of a person, τἀκεῖθεν εἰ ποθούμεθα on his part, Id.Tr. 632 ; ὁ ἐ. ἄγγελος Pl.R.619b ; τὸ σκῆπτρον ἐ. παραλαβόντες Jul.Or. 6.181b. 2 = ἐκεῖ, οἱ ἐ. Th.1.62 : c. gen., τοὐκεῖθεν ἄλσους on yon side of the grove, S.OC505 ; ἕζοντο τὸ κεῖθεν E.Or.1411 (lyr.). 3 by attraction for ἐκεῖσε, βῆναι κεῖθεν ὅθενπερ ἥκει S.OC1227 codd. (lyr.). II thence, from that fact, γνοίη δ' ἄν τις ἐ. Isoc. 12.224, cf. D.45.48, etc. III of Time, thenceforward, Il.15.234 ; ἐ. ἤδη D.C.54.25.
