ἐκεῖσε
ἐξ ὀνύχων λέοντα τεκμαίρεσθαι → judge by the claws, judge by a slight but characteristic mark, small traits give the clue to the character of a person, deduce something from a small indication, identify a lion from its claws
English (LSJ)
poet. κεῖσε (the only form in Hom., used by Trag. where the metre requires), Adv.
A thither, to that place, opp. ἐκεῖθεν or ἐνθένδε, Hdt. 2.29, A. Pers. 717, etc. ; ἐκεῖσε κἀκεῖσε hither and thither, E. Andr. 1131, Hel. 533 ; δεῦρο καὶ αὖθις ἐ. ib. 1141 (lyr.) ; κἀκεῖσε καὶ τὸ δεῦρο Id.Ph.266 ; τῇδε ἐ. Id.Tr. 333 (anap.) ; τὸ κεῖσε δεῦρό τε S. Tr. 929 ; τὸ τῇδε καὶ τὸ κεῖσε καὶ τὸ δεῦρο Ar. Av. 425. 2 to the other world, E. Alc. 363 ; ἐνθένδε ἐ. from this world to the other, Pl. Phd. 117c. 3 c. gen., ἄνειμι δ' ἐ. τοῦ λόγου Hdt. 7.239, cf. Pl. Lg. 864c. II = ἐκεῖ, Hp. Vict. 2.38, Chrysipp.Stoic. 2.244, Plb. 5.51.3, LXX Jb. 39.29, J. AJ 3.2.1, Sch. Pi. O.9.108 ; τοὺς ἐ. ὄντας Act.Ap. 22.5.
German (Pape)
[Seite 759] dorthin; Aesch. Pers. 703 u. Folgde; oft ἐνθένδε ἐκεῖσε, auch mit dem Artikel, τὴν ἐνθένδε ἐκεῖσε καὶ δεῦρο πάλιν πορείαν Plat. Rep. X, 619 e; in die Unterwelt, Plat. oft. S. ἐκεῖ; – ἐκεῖσε καὶ δεῦρο, Eur. Hel. 1140 u. sonst; λόγοισι χαίρει, τὸν δὲ νοῦν ἐκεῖσ' ἔχει, nach einer andern, verkehrten Seite hin, Phoen. 363; – ἐκεῖσε τοῦ λόγου ἄνειμι Her. 7, 239. – Bei Hippocr. u. Sp. = ἐκεῖ, dort, vgl. Lob. zu Phryn. p. 44.
