πέλας: Difference between revisions

|Definition=Adv. <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[near]], [[hard by]], c. gen., which commonly stands before π., Τηλεμάχου π. ἵστατο <span class="bibl">Od.15.257</span> ; <b class="b3">Νείλου π</b>. <span class="bibl">A. <span class="title">Supp.</span>308</span>, cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ag.</span> 1038</span>, <span class="bibl">1671</span> ; <b class="b3">καὶ τάδ' ἀγχόνης π</b>. <span class="bibl">E. <span class="title">Heracl.</span>246</span>, cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">HF</span>1109</span> ; also before its case, π. τῆς Κασταλίης <span class="bibl">Hdt.8.39</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">138</span> ; αὕτη π. σοῦ <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">El.</span> 1474</span> ; separated from its case, <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Ant.</span>580</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> c. dat., <b class="b3">π. ἐμβόλῳ, σκάπτῳ π</b>., <span class="bibl">Pi. <span class="title">O.</span>7.18</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">N.</span>11.4</span> ; <b class="b3">σοὶ π</b>. <span class="bibl">A. <span class="title">Supp.</span>208</span>, cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Fr.</span>102</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">3</span> abs., χριμφθεὶς πέλας <span class="bibl">Od.10.516</span> ; <b class="b3">π. στείχειν, παρεῖναι, παραστατεῖν</b>, <span class="bibl">E. <span class="title">Or.</span>877</span>, <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Aj.</span>83</span>, <span class="bibl">A. <span class="title">Th.</span>669</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span> <b class="b3">οἱ π</b>. (sc. [[ὄντες]]) [[one's neighbours]], <span class="bibl">Democr.293</span>, <span class="bibl">Antipho Soph.58</span>, <span class="bibl">Hdt.1.97</span>, <span class="bibl">Critias 15.6</span> D., <span class="bibl">Th. 1.69</span>, <span class="bibl">4.78</span>,<span class="bibl">92</span>, <span class="bibl">Arist. <span class="title">EN</span>1169a14</span>, etc. ; <b class="b2">one's fellow creatures</b>, <span class="bibl">E. <span class="title">Heracl.</span> 2</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Hipp.</span>441</span> ; <b class="b3">τὰ τῶν πέλας κακά</b>, opp. <b class="b3">τὰ οἰκήϊα</b>, <span class="bibl">Hdt.7.152</span> : sg., <b class="b3">ὁ π</b>. [[one's neighbour]], <span class="bibl">Id.3.142</span>, <span class="bibl">Th.1.32</span> ; πᾶς τις αὑτὸν τοῦ π. μᾶλλον φιλεῖ <span class="bibl">E. <span class="title">Med.</span>86</span> ; cf. [[πλησίον]]. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">III</span> Sup. [[πελαστάτω]] [[nearest]], Hp. <span class="title">Loc. Hom.</span> 12, 45, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Mul.</span>1.66</span> : a Sup. Adj. <b class="b3">πελάστατος, η, ον</b>, <span class="title">IG</span>14.352 ii65 (Halaesa).</span>