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εἴσω , ἔσω , used by Ep., Lyr., and Trag. Poets acc. as a spondee or iambus is required ; ἔσω (as ἐς for εἰς) prevailed in Ion. and old Att. Prose ; but in other Prose and in Com. εἴσω was the only form admitted, whereas ἔσωθεν with the Comp. and Sup. ἐσώτερος, ἐσώτατος, ἐσωτέρω, ἐσωτάτω, seem to have been the only forms in use :— Adv. of εἰς, ἐς,
b. when a case follows, Hom. prefers the acc., “δῦναι δόμον Ἄϊδος εἴσωIl.3.322 ; “πέρησε δ᾽ ἄρ᾽ ὀστέον εἴσω αἰχμή6.10, etc. ; “ἡγήσατο.. Ἴλιον εἴσω1.71, etc. ; more rarely with gen., “κατελθόντ᾽ Ἄϊδος εἴσω6.284, cf. 22.425 ; “ἐβήσετο δώματος εἴσωOd.7.135, cf. 8.290 ; so in Prose and Trag., “Κύκλωπος ἔσω βλεφάρων ὤσαςE. Cyc.485 ; it generally follows its case, but precedes in Il.21.125, 24.155, Od.8.290.
b. c. gen., “μένειν εἴσω δόμωνA. Th.232 ; γλῶσσαν εἴσω πυλῶν ῥέουσαν ib.557 ; “εἴσω στέγηςS.Tr.202 ; εἴσω ξίφους within reach of sword, E.Or.1531 ; εἴσω τῶν ὅπλων within the heavy-armed troops, i.e. encircled by them, X.An.3.3.7, 3.4.26 ; εἴσω τῶν ὀρέων within, i.e. on this side of, the mountains, ib. 1.2.21 ; ἔσω τούτων inside of these people, i.e. farther inland, Th.2.100 ; εἴσω βέλους within bow-shot, Arr.An.1.6.8 ; τὰ δένδρα τῆς ὁδοῦ ποιεῖν εἴσω, i.e. inside, i.e. by the side of, the road, D.55.22 ; “εἴσω τῆς εἰρωνείας ἀφικνεῖσθαιId.Prooem.14 ; “πάντα εἴσω τῆς συμφορᾶςLib.Or.61.18.
II. later of Time, within,εἴσω ἡμερῶν εἴκοσιPGiss.34.6 (iii A.D.), Hermog.Stat.8,Arg.2 Ar.Eq.
III. for Comp. and Sup., v. ἔσω.
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