ἄπωθεν
From LSJ
ἢ λέγε τι σιγῆς κρεῖττον ἢ σιγὴν ἔχε → either say something better than silence or keep silence (Menander)
English (LSJ)
(in late Poets also ἄπωθε, Q.S.6.647, AP7.172 (Antip. Sid.)), Adv.
A from afar or afar, S.Ant.1206, Tr.816, E.Heracl.674, Ar.Av.1184, etc.; οἱ ἄπωθεν strangers, outsiders, Arist.Rh.1371a12, al. 2 c. gen., far from, νεώς E.IT108, cf. Ar.Pl.674, Th.3.111, Babr.1.12; cf. ἄποθεν.
German (Pape)
[Seite 341] = ἄποθεν, von ferne, Tragg.; Ar. In Prosa schwankt die Form sehr, doch hat Bekk. sie in den Rednern u. Arist. an einigen Stellen hergestellt, vgl. Lob. Phryn. 9.
French (Bailly abrégé)
1 adv. de loin;
2 prép. loin de, gén. ; fig. κἂν ἄπωθεν ᾖ EUR même s’il est étranger (aux maux qu’il peut secourir).
Étymologie: ἀπό, -θεν.
