at the edge

ἐσχᾰτ-ιά, [dialect] Ion. [suff] ἐσχᾰτ-ιή, ἡ,

A farthest part, edge, border, esp. of a place, [dialect] Ep., [dialect] Ion., Lyr., and sts. in Trag. (lyr.) ;

νήσου ἐπ' ἐσχατιῆς Od.5.238

; ἀγροῦ ἐπ' ἐσχατιήν (v.l. -ῆς ) on the edge of the land, 4.517, cf. 5.489 (v.l. -ῇς, -ῇ) ; simply ἐπ' ἐσχατιῇ, -ῆς, on the edge or shore, 9.182, 280 ; ἐπ' ἐσχατιῇ λιμένος at the mouth of the harbour, 2.391 ; ἐσχατιῇ πολέμοιο on the skirts of battle (i.e. farthest parts of the field), Il.11.524, cf. 20.328 ; ἐσχατιῇ round the edge [of the funeral pile], 23.242 ; ἐσχατιαῖς, for ἐν ἐ., on the outskirts, S.Ph. 144 (anap.) ; also, of parts of the body,

καρδίης ἡ ἐ. Hp.Cord.4

;

γένυος Arat.57

: metaph., the extremity, highest point, ὄλβου πρὸς ἐσχατιαῖς (v.l. -ιάς) Pi.I.6(5).12 ;

πρὸς ἐσχατιὰν ἀρεταῖσιν ἱκάνων Id.O.3.43

;

τὸ μηδαμῶς ὂν ἐ. τῆς πρώτης αἰτίας Dam.Pr. 441

;

μέχρι τῶν ἐ. Ph.1.685

.

2 border of a country,

ἐσχατιῇ Γόρτυνος Od.3.294

;

ναῖον δ' ἐσχατιὴν Φθίης Il.9

484 ; ἐσχατιῇ alone, Od.14.104 ;

ἀν' ἐσχατιήν Archil.89.4

: pl., αἱ ἐ. τῆς οἰκεομένης the extremities of the world, Hdt.3.106 ; also, borders, frontierland,

τῆς Αἰτωλίδος Id.6.127

: abs., Id.3.115, 116, X.HG2.4.4, etc.: in Attica, a boundary estate, i.e. one at the sea-side or the foot of the mountains (cf. AB256), Aeschin.1.97, D.42.5, IG22.1594 (iv B.C.), Alciphr.3.34, cf. IG12(5).872.82 ([place name] Tenos): pl., ib.88.

3 of Time,

ἀν' ἐσχατιάν

at last,

Pi.P.11.56

: so dat.,

ἐσχατιῇ Nic.Th. 437

.

4 in pl., = δύσεις, Arat.574.

Grammatical information: n.

Meaning: `mouth, muzzle, front, peak, edge' (Il.).

Other forms: Aeol. στύμα (Theoc.), - ατος.

Dialectal forms: Myc. Tomako, Tumako \/ στόμαργος\/ (Mühlestein Studi Micenei 2 (1967), 43ff. w. lit.; Killen, Minos 27-8, 1992-1993 [95],101-7

Compounds: Many compp., almost all from the shorter stem (cf. below), e.g. στόμ-αργος `chattering, high-sounding' (trag.), to ἀργός (Willis AmJPh 63, 87 ff.: `shining' \> `bright' \> `loud'?), if not after γλώσσ-αργος, which could stand for γλώσσ-αλγος (s. on γλῶσσα w. lit.); Blanc RPh. 65, 1991, 59-66 analyses the word as στόμα + μάργος `furious', also BAGB 1996\/1, 8-9; cf. also Πόδ-αργος (s. πούς); on στομα-κάκη s. κακός; εὔ-στομος `with a beautiful mouth, speaking nicely', also = `silent' (Hdt., X. etc.); beside it, quite rarely, στοματ-ουργός `working with one's mouth, grandiloquent' (Ar.). κακο-στόματος (AP) for κακό-στομος (E. a.o.).

Derivatives: 1. στόμ-ιον n. `mouth, opening, denture, bit, bridle' (IA.), rarely `mouth' (Nic.), with - ίς f. `halter' (Poll.); ἐπι-στομ-ίζω `to put in a bit' (Att.), also `to shut up one's mouth' (late). 2. στόμ-ις m. `hard-mouthed horse' (A. Fr. 442 = 649 M.; cf. Schwyzer 462 n. 3), also - ίας `id.' (Afric., Suid.). 3. - ώδης `speaking nicely' (S.), `savoury' (Sor.). 4. - ίζομαι `to take in the mouth' (Aq.), w. prefix, e.g. ἀπο-στομίζω `to remove the edge' (Philostr.). 5. - όω ( ἀνα- στόμα a.o.) `to stop the mouth, to provide with an opening, edge, to harden' (IA.) with - ωμα n. `mouth' (A.), `hardening, which is hardened, steel' (Cratin., Arist., hell. a. late), - ωμάτιον (Gloss.), - ωσις f. `hardening' (S., hell a. late), - ωτής = indurator (gloss.). -- Besides στομάτ-ιον n. dimin. (Sor.), - ικός `belonging to the mouth' (medic. a.o.), ἀπο-στοματ-ίζω `to repeat, to interrogate etc.' (Pl., Arist. etc.). -- On στόμαχος, στωμύλος s. vv.

Origin: IE [Indo-European] [1035] * steh₃men- `mouth'

Etymology: The etymol. unclear στόμα has secondarily joined the verbal nouns in - μα (Schwyzer 524 w. n. 5), with which the strong predilection for the short form στομ- in compp. and derivv. may be connected (cf. Georgacas Glotta 36, 163). But the n-stem is old and is found not only in Av. staman- m. `mouth (of a dog)' but also in Celtic, e.g. Welsh safn `jaw-bone'. So we must reconstruct * steh₃m-, which was in Greek replaced by the zero grade (* sth₃m-); on the short a of Avestan see Lubotsky Kratylos 42(1997) 56f. -- Far remain however the Germ. words for `voice', Goth. stibna, OHG stimna, stimma etc. and the Hitt. word for `ear', ištam-ana-, - ina-, prob. denominativ from ištamašzi `hear' (Frisk GHÅ 57, 19ff. = Kl. Schr. 79ff. w. lit.; diff. Kronasser Etymologie II 399).

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ἀκροφανής

just showing at the edge: neut nom /voc /acc pl (attic epic doric)

ἀκροφανής

just showing at the edge: masc /fem /neut nom /voc /acc dual (doric aeolic)

ἀκροφανής

just showing at the edge: masc /fem acc sg (attic epic doric)

ἀκροφανής

just showing at the edge: neut nom /voc /acc pl (attic epic doric)

ἀκροφανής

just showing at the edge: masc /fem /neut nom /voc /acc dual (doric aeolic)

ἀκροφανής

just showing at the edge: masc /fem acc sg (attic epic doric)

ἔσχατος

farthest: fem nom /voc sg (attic epic ionic)

ἐσχατάω

to be at the edge: pres imperat act 2nd sg (doric)

ἐσχατάω

to be at the edge: pres imperat act 2nd sg (epic doric ionic aeolic)

ἐσχατάω

to be at the edge: imperf ind act 3rd sg (homeric ionic)

ἔσχατος

farthest: fem dat sg (attic epic ionic)

ἀμβλ-ύνω [pron. full] [ῡ], [tense] fut. - ῠνῶ ([etym.] ἀπ-) A.Th. 715: [tense] aor.

A

ἤμβλῡνα AP6.67

(Jul.):—[voice] Pass., [tense] fut. - υνθήσομαι ([etym.] ἀπ-) A.Pr. 866, but - υνοῦμαι (in pass. sense) Hp.Aph.1.9: [tense] aor.

ἠμβλύνθην LXX Ge.27.1

, AP6.65 (Paul. Sil.), etc.: [tense] pf. ἤμβλυμμαι, [ per.] 3sg.

ἤμβλυται S.E.M.7.183

, pl. - υνται ([etym.] ἀπ-) Hom.Epigr.12; ἀπήμβλυνται is [ per.] 3sg. in Herod.Fr.10.4:— blunt, dull, take the edge off, properly of a sharp instrument, and metaph., make dim, dull,

μερίμνας Emp.2

, cf. 110.7;

τὸ ψυχρὸν.. τοὺς χυμοὺς ἀ. Arist. Sens. 443b15

;

ὄμματος αὐγὴν ἀμβλύνας AP6.67

(Jul.);

τὸ ἄλγος Aret.CA1.10

; ἄκρατον take away strength of wine, Plu.2.656a;

οὐ γὰρ ἀοιδὰς ἀμβλύνειν αἰὼν.. δύναται AP7.225

;

θυμὸν ἀ. Phld.Mus.p.76K.

II [voice] Pass., become blunt or dull, lose edge, of the teeth, Arist.PA 661b22, cf. GA 789a9; of eyesight,

ἠμβλύνθησαν οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ τοῦ ὁρᾶν LXX Ge.27.1

.

2 become obtuse,

γωνία Papp.118.6

.

3 metaph.,

ὀργὴ γέροντος ὥστε μαλθακὴ κοπὶς.. ἀμβλύνεται S.Fr. 894

, cf. Pl.R. 490b; of an oracle, lose its edge or force, A.Th. 844;

ἡ νοῦσος ἀμβλυνεῖται Hp.Aph.1.9

; of the mind, to be disheartened, Th.2.87: c. gen.,

ἀμβλύνεσθαι ἐρωῆς Opp.H.2.338

.

παρά (Hom.+. On elision s. B-D-F §17; Rob. 208) prep. w. three cases (Kühner-G. §440; Schwyzer II 491–98; B-D-F §236–38; Rob. 612–16. Further lit. s.v. ἀνά, beg.; also HRau, De praepositionis παρά usu: GCurtius, Studien etc. III 1870).

A. W. gen., which nearly always as in Hom., Hdt., Pla., X. et al. denotes a pers., and indicates that someth. proceeds fr. this pers. (Hs 2:3 is an exception):

① marker of extension from the side of, from (the side of) w. local sense preserved, used w. verbs of coming, going, sending, originating, going out, etc. (TestAbr A 2 p. 78, 30 [Stone p. 4] παρὰ τοῦ μεγάλου βασιλέως ἀπεστάλην; Lucian, Demon. 13 ἀπιὼν παρʼ αὐτοῦ) ἐκπορεύεσθαι J 15:26b. ἐξέρχεσθαι 16:27; 17:8; Lk 2:1; 6:19. ἔρχεσθαι 8:49. παραγίνεσθαι Mk 14:43. πέμπειν τινὰ παρά τινος J 15:26a. πνεύματος ἁγίου … παρὰ τοῦ πατρὸς ἀποσταλέντος εἰς αὐτήν (=Μαρίαν) AcPlCor 2:5. εἶναι παρά τινος be from someone (cp. Job 21:2, 9) J 6:46; 7:29; 9:16, 33; 17:7.

② marker of one who originates or directs, from (Appian, Bell. Civ. 4, 100 §420 παρὰ τ. θεῶν; TestJob 38:8 παρὰ θεοῦ) παρὰ κυρίου ἐγένετο αὕτη this was the Lord’s doing Mt 21:42; Mk 12:11 (both Ps 117:23). W. a double negative: οὐκ ἀδυνατήσει παρὰ τ. θεοῦ πᾶν ῥῆμα (s. ἀδυνατέω) Lk 1:37. τὰ λελαλημένα αὐτῇ παρὰ κυρίου what was said to her (by the angel) at the Lord’s command vs. 45. ἀπεσταλμένος παρὰ θεοῦ John the Baptist was not, like Jesus, sent out fr. the very presence of God, but one whose coming was brought about by God J 1:6 (cp. 2 Macc 11:17). παρʼ ἑαυτῆς φέρει καρπὸν καὶ παρὰ τῆς πτελέας it (i.e. the vine) bears fruit which comes both from itself and from the elm Hs 2:3. On 2 Pt 2:11 s. κρίσις 1bβ.

③ marker of the point fr. which an action originates, from

ⓐ after verbs

α. of asking, demanding αἰτεῖν and αἰτεῖσθαι (cp. X., An. 1, 3, 16, Hell. 3, 1, 4; SIG 785, 9f; PFay 121, 12ff; Tob 4:19 BA al.; LXX; TestAbr A 9 p. 87, 2 [Stone p. 22]; TestJob 20:2; ParJer 7:14; Jos., Ant. 15, 92) Mt 20:20 v.l. (for ἀπʼ αὐτοῦ); J 4:9; Ac 3:2; 9:2; Js 1:5; 1J 5:15 v.l. (for ἀπʼ αὐτοῦ); 1 Cl 36:4 (Ps 2:8); Hm 9:2, 4; Dg 1. ζητεῖν (Tob 4:18; Sir 7:4; cp. 1 Macc 7:13) Mk 8:11; Lk 11:16; 12:48.

β. of taking, accepting, receiving λαμβάνειν (class.; Appian, Mithrid. 88 §397; SIG 546 B, 23 [III B.C.]; Jdth 12:15; Sus 55 Theod.; 1 Macc 8:8; 11:34; 4 Macc 12:11; TestJob 11:5; JosAs 24:11; Just., A I, 39, 5 al.) Mk 12:2; Lk 6:34; J 5:34, 41, 44; 10:18; Ac 2:33; 3:5; 17:9; 20:24; 26:10 (Jos., Ant. 14, 167 λαβὼν ἐξουσίαν παρά σου [= τ. ἀρχιερέως]; 11, 169); Js 1:7; 2 Pt 1:17; 2J 4; Rv 2:28; Hs 1:8; 8, 3, 5; GJs 20, 2 codices. ἀπολαμβάνειν (SIG 150, 19f [restored text; IV B.C.]; 4 Macc 18:23) Hv 5:7. παραλαμβάνειν (Hdt. et al.; oft. ins; POxy 504, 14 al. in pap) Gal 1:12; 1 Th 2:13; 4:1; 2 Th 3:6. δέχεσθαι (Thu. 1, 20, 1 et al.; 1 Macc 15:20; TestJob 11:12; cp. διαδέχεσθαι Ath. 37, 1) Ac 22:5; Phil 4:18a. κομίζεσθαι (SIG 244 I, 5ff [IV B.C.]; Gen 38:20; 2 Macc 7:11; Ath. 12, 1) Eph 6:8. εὑρεῖν (SIG 537, 69; 1099, 28; cp. εὑρίσκω 3, end) 2 Ti 1:18. ἔχειν τι παρά τινος have received someth. fr. someone (1 Esdr 6:5) Ac 9:14; cp. Hv 3, 9, 8. γίνεταί μοί τι παρά τινος I receive someth. from someone (Att.) Mt 18:19. ἔσται μεθʼ ἡμῶν χάρις … παρὰ θεοῦ πατρὸς καὶ παρὰ Ἰησοῦ 2J 3 (cp. X., An. 7, 2, 25). οἱ πιστευθέντες παρὰ θεοῦ ἔργον those who were entrusted by God with a task 1 Cl 43:1 (cp. Polyb. 3, 69, 1; SIG 1207, 12f). παρὰ τοῦ κυρίου πλουτίζεσθαι receive one’s wealth fr. the Lord Hs 2:10.—Sim. in the case of a purchase the seller is introduced by παρά: buy fr. someone ἀγοράζειν (s. ἀγοράζω 1, end) Rv 3:18. ὠνεῖσθαι Ac 7:16. ἄρτον φαγεῖν παρά τινος receive support from someone 2 Th 3:8.

γ. of learning, coming to know, hearing, asking ἀκούειν (s. ἀκούω 1bβ and 3) J 1:40; 6:45; 7:51; 8:26, 40; 15:15; Ac 10:22; 28:22; 2 Ti 1:13; 2:2; AcPlCor 1:6; ἀκριβοῦν Mt 2:7, 16. ἐξακριβάζεσθαι Hm 4, 2, 3. ἐπιγινώσκειν Ac 24:8. μανθάνειν (since Aeschyl., Ag. 858; Jos., C. Ap. 2, 176; Sir 8:8f; 2 Macc 7:2 v.l.; 3 Macc 1:1; Just., A I, 23, 1 and D. 78, 1 al.; Ath. 7, 2; 22, 8) 2 Ti 3:14. πυνθάνεσθαι (Hdt. 3, 68; X., Cyr. 1, 6, 23; Pla., Rep. 5, 476e; SIG 1169, 30; 2 Ch 32:31) Mt 2:4; J 4:52 (without παρά v.l.); B 13:2 (Gen 25:22).

ⓑ w. adjectival function ὁ, ἡ, τὸ παρά τινος made, given, etc., by someone

α. w. a noun (funct. as a gen.: Pla., Symp. 197e ὁ παρά τινος λόγος ‘the expression made by someone’; X., Hell. 3, 1, 6 δῶρον παρὰ βασιλέως, Mem. 2, 2, 12 ἡ παρά τινος εὔνοια, Cyr. 5, 5, 13 τὸ παρʼ ἐμοῦ ἀδίκημα ‘the crime committed by me’; Polyb. 3, 69, 3 ἡ παρʼ αὐτοῦ σωτηρία; Polyaenus 3, 9, 28 ἡ παρὰ στρατηγοῦ ἀρετή; SIG 543, 27; Ex 4:20; 14:13; Philo, Plant. 14; Jos., Ant. 12, 400; Just., A I, 32, 8 and D. 92, 1 al.; Ath. 7, 1) ἡ παρʼ ἐμοῦ διαθήκη Ro 11:27 (Is 59:21).—Ac 26:12 v.l.; 22 v.l.

β. w. subst. function

א. τὰ παρά τινος what someone gives, someone’s gifts (X., Mem. 3, 11, 13; Jos., Bell. 2, 124, Ant. 8, 175; Tat. 32, 1 τὰ παρὰ θεοῦ) Lk 10:7; Phil 4:18b. τὰ παρʼ αὐτῆς her property, what she had Mk 5:26 (cp. IPriene 111, 177). τὰ παρὰ ζώσης καὶ μενούσης (the help that I received) from a living, contemporary voice Papias (2:4).

ב. οἱ παρά τινος someone’s envoys (οἱ παρὰ βασιλέω πρέσβει X., Hell. 1, 3, 9; oft. in ins.: see, e.g., OGI 5, 50 from Ptolemy; the full expression οἱ παρʼ ὑμῶν πρεσβείς OGI 8 VI, 108–9; Schwyzer II 498; B-D-F §237, 2) οἱ παρὰ τοῦ βασιλέως (1 Macc 2:15; 1 Esdr 1:15) 1 Cl 12:4.—The Koine also uses this expr. to denote others who are intimately connected w. someone, e.g. family, relatives (PGrenf II, 36, 9 [II B.C.]; POxy 805 [I B.C.]; 298, 37 [I A.D.]; CPR I, 179, 16; 187, 7; Sb 5238, 19 [I A.D.]; Sus 33; 1 Macc 13:52; Jos., Ant. 1, 193. Further exx. fr. pap in Mlt. 106f; Rossberg [s. ἀνά, beg.] 52) Mk 3:21 (s. CBruston/PFarel: RTQR 18, 1909, 82–93; AWabnitz, ibid. 221–25; SMonteil, ibid. 19, 1910, 317–25; JMoulton, Mk 3:21: ET 20, 1909, 476; GHartmann, Mk 3:20f: BZ 11, 1913, 248–79; FZorell, Zu Mk 3:20, 21: ZKT 37, 1913, 695–7; JBelser, Zu Mk 3:20f: TQ 98, 1916, 401–18; Rdm.² 141; 227.—S. also at ἐξίστημι 2a).

B. w. dat., the case that exhibits close association

① marker of nearness in space, at/by (the side of), beside, near, with, acc. to the standpoint fr. which the relationship is viewed

ⓐ near, beside

α. w. things (Synes., Ep. 126 p. 262a; Kaibel 703, 1; POxy 120, 23; 2 Km 10:8; 11:9; Jos., Ant. 1, 196) εἱστήκεισαν παρὰ τῷ σταυρῷ J 19:25. κεῖσθαι παρὰ τῷ πύργῳ Hv 3, 5, 5.

β. w. persons ἔστησεν αὐτὸ παρʼ ἑαυτῷ he had him (i.e. the child) stand by his side Lk 9:47.

ⓑ in (someone’s) house, city, company, etc. (Demetr.: 722 Fgm. 1, 5 al. παρὰ Λάβαν)

α. house: ἀριστᾶν Lk 11:37. καταλύειν 19:7 (Pla., Gorg. 447b; Demosth. 18, 82). μένειν (JosAs 20:8; Jos., Ant. 1, 298; 299) J 1:39; Ac 9:43; 18:3; 21:8. ξενίζεσθαι 10:6; 21:16 (ξενίζω 1). So prob. also ἕκαστος παρʼ ἑαυτῷ each one at home 1 Cor 16:2 (cp. Philo, Cher. 48 παρʼ ἑαυτοῖς, Leg. ad Gai. 271). ὸ̔ν ἀπέλιπον ἐν Τρῳάδι παρὰ Κάρπῳ 2 Ti 4:13.

β. city: Rv 2:13. So prob. also ἦσαν παρʼ ἡμῖν ἑπτὰ ἀδελφοί Mt 22:25.—J 4:40; Col 4:16 (where the congregation at Laodicea is contrasted w. the one at Col.).

γ. other uses: παρὰ Ἰουδαίοις among Judeans Mt 28:15. παρʼ αὐτοῖς ἐπιμεῖναι remain with them Ac 28:14; cp. 21:7. οἱ παρʼ ὑμῖν πρεσβύτεροι the elders among you 1 Cl 1:3.—παρὰ τῷ πατρί with (of spatial proximity) the Father Mt 6:1; J 8:38a; cp. 17:5 (Synes., Kingship 29 p. 31d: philosophy has her abode παρὰ τῷ θεῷ and if the world refuses to receive her when she descends to earth, μένει παρὰ τῷ πατρί). Of Jesus: παρʼ ὑμῖν μένων while I was with you (on earth) J 14:25. Of the Spirit: παρʼ ὑμῖν μένει vs. 17. Of the Father and Son in their relation to the faithful Christian: μονὴν παρʼ αὐτῷ ποιησόμεθα we will take up our abode with him vs. 23.

δ. fig. παρά τινι before someone’s judgment seat (Demosth. 18, 13 εἰς κρίσιν καθιστάναι παρά τινι; Appian, Maced. 11 §8 παρʼ ὑμῖν ἐς κρίσιν) 2 Pt 2:11 v.l. Closely related is

② marker of one whose viewpoint is relevant, in the sight or judgment of someone (Soph., Hdt.; PSI 435, 19 [258 B.C.] παρὰ τῷ βασιλεῖ) παρὰ τῷ θεῷ: δίκαιος παρὰ τῷ θεῷ righteous in the sight of God Ro 2:13 (cp. Job 9:2; Jos., Ant. 6, 205; Ath. 31, 2 εὐδοξοῦμεν … παρὰ τῷ θεῷ).—Cp. 1 Cor 3:19; Gal 3:11; 2 Th 1:6; Js 1:27; 1 Pt 2:4; 2 Pt 3:8. θυσία δεκτὴ παρὰ τῷ θεῷ Hs 5, 3, 8. ἔνδοξος παρὰ τῷ θεῷ m 2:6; Hs 5, 3, 3; 8, 10, 1; 9, 27, 3; 9, 28, 3; 9, 29, 3.—9, 7, 6.—Acc. to the judgment of humans (Jos., Ant. 7, 84; Just., A I, 20, 3) 8, 9, 1. τί ἄπιστον κρίνεται παρʼ ὑμῖν; Ac 26:8. ἵνα μὴ ἦτε παρʼ ἑαυτοῖς φρόνιμοι Ro 11:25; cp. 12:16 (s. Pr 3:7 μὴ ἴσθι φρόνιμος παρὰ σεαυτῷ).—‘In the judgment’ passes over into a simpler with (PsSol 9:5 παρὰ κυρίῳ; Jos. Himerius, Or. 8 [=23], 10 παρὰ θεοῖς=with the gods) εὑρεῖν χάριν παρά τινι find favor with someone (Ex 33:16; cp. Num 11:15) Lk 1:30; Hs 5, 2, 10. τοῦτο χάρις παρὰ θεῷ 1 Pt 2:20. χάριν ἔχειν (Ex 33:12) m 5, 1, 5. προέκοπτεν ἐν τῇ χάριτι παρὰ θεῷ καὶ ἀνθρώποις Lk 2:52. τί ταπεινοφροσύνη παρὰ θεῷ ἰσχύει, τί ἀγάπη ἁγνὴ παρά θεῷ δύναται how strong humility is before God, what pure love before God can do 1 Cl 21:8.

③ marker of personal reference, at the side of, with almost equivalent to the dat. as such (Ps 75:13): δυνατόν or ἀδύνατον παρά τινι possible or impossible for someone (Gen 18:14; Just., A I, 33, 2; Ath., R. 9 p. 58, 6) Mt 19:26ab; Mk 10:27abc; Lk 1:37 v.l.; 18:27ab; 1 Cl 27:2.—AFridrichsen, SymbOsl 14, ’35, 44–46. Closely related in mng. is

④ marker of connection of a quality or characteristic w. a pers., with (οὐκ) ἔστιν τι παρά τινι someth. is (not) with or in someone, someone has someth. (nothing) to do w. someth. (Demosth. 18, 277 εἰ ἔστι καὶ παρʼ ἐμοί τις ἐμπειρία; Gen 24:25; Job 12:13; Ps 129:4 παρὰ σοι ὁ ἱλασμός ἐστιν; Just., D. 82, 1 παρὰ … ἡμῖν … χαρίσματα) οὐκ ἔστιν προσωπολημψία παρὰ τ. θεῷ Ro 2:11 (TestJob 43, 13). Cp. 9:14; Eph 6:9; Js 1:17. Sim. Mt 8:10; 2 Cor 1:17.

⑤ marker of a relationship w. a narrow focus, among, before παρʼ ἑαυτοῖς among themselves (Philo, Cher. 48) διαλογίζεσθαι Mt 21:25 v.l. (cp. Demosth. 10, 17 γιγνώσκειν παρʼ αὑτῷ; Epict., Ench. 48, 2).—In ἐν τούτῳ μενέτω παρὰ θεῷ 1 Cor 7:24, the mng. of παρὰ θεῷ is not certain: let the pers. remain in that position (the same one in which he was when called to salvation) before God; it is prob. meant to remind Christians of the One before whom they cannot even have the appearance of inferiority (ins: Mitt-Wilck, I/2, 4, 4 [13 B.C.] παρὰ τῷ κυρίῳ Ἑρμῇ=‘before, in the sight of’; Sb 7616 [II A.D.] τὸ προσκύνημά σου ποιῶ παρὰ τῷ κυρίῳ Σαράπι=‘before the Lord’ S.; 7661, 3 [c. 100 A.D.]; 7932, 7992, 6 [letter II/III A.D.]). Or perh. it simply means that no matter what the situation may be, one is to be focused on God.

C. w. acc. of pers. or thing

① marker of a position viewed as extended (w. no difference whether παρά answers the question ‘where?’ or ‘whither?’ See B-D-F §236, 1; Rob. 615).

ⓐ by, along περιπατεῖν παρὰ τὴν θάλασσαν (Pla., Gorg. 511e. Cp. SIG 1182; Jos., Ant. 2, 81) Mt 4:18; cp. Mk 1:16.

ⓑ at the edge or to the edge of

α. παρὰ (τὴν) θάλασσαν by the sea (or lake) , at the shore Mt 13:1; Mk 4:1; 5:21; Ac 10:6, 32; cp. Lk 5:1, 2. παρὰ τὴν ὁδόν by the side of the road (X., An. 1, 2, 13; Plut., Lysander 450 [29, 4] a tomb παρὰ τ. ὁδόν=beside the road) Mt 20:30; Mk 10:46; Lk 18:35 (but on the road is also poss. in these three places; s. d below).

β. παρὰ τὴν θάλασσαν to (the side of) the sea (lake) Mt 15:29; Mk 2:13. παρὰ ποταμόν to the river Ac 16:13.

ⓒ gener. near, at παρὰ τοὺς πόδας τινός at someone’s feet (sit, fall, place etc.; TestAbr A 17 p. 98, 16 [Stone p. 44]) Mt 15:30; Lk 7:38; 8:35, 41; 10:39 v.l.; 17:16; Ac 4:35, 37 v.l.; 5:2; 7:58; 22:3 (s. ET 30, 1919, 39f). παρὰ τὸν πὺργον beside the tower Hs 9, 4, 8; 9, 6, 5; 8; 9, 7, 1; 9, 11, 6.—παρὰ τὴν ἰτέαν 8, 1, 2 (cp. TestAbr A 6 p. 83, 10 [Stone p. 14] παρὰ τὴν δρῦν τὴν Μαμβρῆ).

ⓓ on παρὰ τὴν ὁδόν on the road (w. motion implied; Aesop, Fab. 226 P.=420 H.: πεσὼν παρὰ τὴν ὁδόν; Phot., Bibl. 94 p. 74b on Iambl. Erot. [Hercher I p. 222, 22] πίπτουσι παρὰ τὴν ὁδόν) Mt 13:4, 19; Mk 4:4; Lk 8:5; on the road (w. no motion implied; Theophr., HP 6, 6, 10: the crocus likes to be trodden under foot, διὸ καὶ παρὰ τὰς ὁδοὺς κάλλιστος; Phot. p. 222, 29 H. [s. above]) Mk 4:15; Lk 8:12. Perh. also Mt 20:30; Mk 10:46; Lk 18:35 (s. bα above).—παρὰ τὸ χεῖλος τῆς θαλάσσης on the seashore Hb 11:12 (TestAbr A 1 p. 78, 1 [Stone p. 4]; ApcEsdr 3:10; ApcSed 8:9).

② marker of extension in time, during, from … to (Lucian, Catapl. 24 παρὰ τ. βίον=during his life; POxy 472, 10; TestAbr A 20 p. 102, 26 [Stone p. 52] παρὰ μίαν ὥραν; Tat. 14, 2 παρʼ ὸ̔ν ἔζων χρόνον) παρʼ ἐνιαυτόν from year to year (Plut., Cleom. 15, 1; cp. ἐνιαυτός 1) B 10:7.

③ marker of comparative advantage, in comparison to, more than, beyond ἁμαρτωλοί, ὀφειλέται π. πάντας Lk 13:2, 4 (PSI 317, 6 [95 A.D.] παρὰ πάντας; Jos., C. Ap. 2, 234 παρὰ τ. ἄλλους ἅπαντας; JosAs 10:6 παρὰ πάσας τὰς παρθένους; Just., A I, 20, 3 παρὰ πάντας ἀδίκως μισούμεθα). κρίνειν ἡμέραν παρʼ ἡμέραν (s. κρίνω 1) Ro 14:5. π. πᾶσαν τὴν γῆν B 11:9 (prophetic quot. of unknown orig.). π. πάντα τὰ πνεύματα more than all other spirits Hm 10, 1, 2. ἐλαττοῦν τινα π. τινα make someone inferior to someone Hb 2:7, 9 (s. ἐλαττόω 1 and cp. PGrenf I, 42, 12 [II B.C.] ἐλαττουμένων ἡμῶν παρὰ τοὺς δεῖνα). εἶδος ἐκλεῖπον π. τὸ εἶδος τῶν ἀνθρώπων (s. ἐκλείπω 4) 1 Cl 16:3.—After a comp. (Thu. 1, 23, 3; ApcEsdr 1:22; Tat. 2, 2) Lk 3:13; Hb 1:4; 3:3; 9:23; 11:4; 12:24; B 4:5 (cp. Da 7:7); Hv 3, 12, 1; Hs 9, 18, 2.—When a comparison is made, one member of it may receive so little attention as to pass fr. consideration entirely, so that ‘more than’ becomes instead of, rather than, to the exclusion of (Plut., Mor. 984c; PsSol 9:9; EpArist 134; Just., A I, 22, 2) λατρεύειν τῇ κτίσει παρὰ τὸν κτίσαντα serve the creation rather than the Creator Ro 1:25 (cp. EpArist 139: the Jews worship τὸν μόνον θεὸν παρʼ ὅλην τὴν κτίσιν). δεδικαιωμένος παρʼ ἐκεῖνον justified rather than the other Lk 18:14. ἔχρισέν σε … παρὰ τοὺς μετόχους (God) has anointed you and not your comrades Hb 1:9 (Ps 44:8). ὑπερφρονεῖν παρʼ ὸ̔ δεῖ φρονεῖν Ro 12:3 (Plut., Mor. 83f παρʼ ὸ̔ δεῖ). παρὰ καιρὸν ἡλικίας Hb 11:11 (Plut., Rom. 25, 6 παρʼ ἡλικίαν; cp. ἡλικία 2a).—παρὰ δύναμιν beyond their means (s. δύναμις 2) 2 Cor 8:3.—After ἄλλος (Pla., Lach. 178b, Leg. 3, 693b; X., Hell. 1, 5, 5; Demosth. 18, 235) another than 1 Cor 3:11.

④ marker of degree that falls slightly short in comparison, except for, almost παρὰ μικρόν except for a little, almost (s. μικρός 1eγ) Hs 8, 1, 14. Likew. παρά τι (cp. Vett. Val. 228, 6) Lk 5:7 D; Hs 9, 19, 3.

⑤ marker of causality, because of (cp. Pind., O. 2, 65 κενεὰν παρὰ δίαιταν ‘in the interest of’ or ‘for the sake of a scanty livelihood’, the scantiness here contrasting with the immense labor involved; Demosth. 4, 11; 9, 2; PRyl 243, 6; POxy 1420, 7) παρὰ τό w. acc. foll. because (SIG 495, 130; UPZ 7, 13 [163 B.C.] παρὰ τὸ Ἕλληνά με εἶναι.—Mayser II/1, 1926, 331; Gen 29:20; Ex 14:11) 1 Cl 39:5f (Job 4:20f). π. τοῦτο because of this (Kühner-G. I 513, 3; Synes., Ep. 44 p. 185a; 57 p. 192d) ITr 5:2; IRo 5:1 (quot. fr. 1 Cor 4:4, where Paul has ἐν τούτῳ). οὐ παρὰ τοῦτο οὐ (double neg. as a strengthened affirmative) not for that reason any the less 1 Cor 12:15f.

⑥ marker of that which does not correspond to what is expected, against, contrary to (Hom., Alc. et al.; ins, pap, LXX; Just., Tat., Ath.—Schwyzer II 497) π. τὴν διδαχήν Ro 16:17. παρʼ ἐλπίδα against hope (s. ἐλπίς 1a) in wordplay w. ἐπʼ ἐλπίδι 4:18. παρὰ φύσιν (Thu. 6, 17, 1; Pla., Rep. 5, 466d; Tat. 22, 2; Ath. 26, 2, R. 6 p. 54, 13) 1:26; 11:24. παρὰ τὸν νόμον (Just., A II, 2, 4; Ath. 1, 3; cp. X., Mem. 1, 1, 18 παρὰ τοὺς νόμους; PMagd 16, 5 [222 B.C.] παρὰ τοὺς νόμους; Jos., C. Ap. 2, 233; Just., A I, 68, 10) Ac 18:13. παρʼ ὅ contrary to that which Gal 1:8f (Just., A I, 43, 8).

⑦ marker of something that is less, less (Hdt. 9, 33; Plut., Caesar 722 [30, 5]; Jos., Ant. 4, 176; POxy 264, 4 [I A.D.]) τεσσεράκοντα παρὰ μίαν forty less one=thirty-nine (i.e. lashes) 2 Cor 11:24 (cp. Makkoth 3, 10 [tr. HDanby, The Mishnah ’33, 407]).—On παρʼ αὐτά ITr 11:1 s. παραυτά.—DELG. M-M. TW.

στόμα, τό, [dialect] Aeol. [full] στύμα Theoc.29.25; gen. στόματος, but

A

στομάτοιο Hymn.Mag.2(2).10

,28:— mouth, Il.14.467, etc.;

σύν τε στόμ' ἐρεῖσαι Od.11.426

; ἱμείρων γλυκεροῦ ς. Sol.25; of animals, Hes.Sc. 146, 389, S.Ph. 1156 (lyr.), etc.:—pl. is sts. used for sg., ἀμφιπίπτων στόμασιν, of kissing, Id.Tr. 938, cf. E.Alc. 403 (lyr.), and freq. in later Poets, A.R. 4.1607, Nic.Al. 210, 240, etc.: metaph., πτολέμοιο, ὑσμίνης στόμα, the very jaws of the battle, as of a devouring monster, Il.10.8, 20.359 (but cf. infr. 111.1).

2 esp. the mouth as the organ of speech,

δέκα μὲν γλῶσσαι, δέκα δὲ στόματ' 2.489

, cf. Thgn.18;

βραχύ μοι σ. πάντ' ἀνᾱγήσασθαι Pi.N.10.19

; freq. in Trag., σ. τὸ Δῖον the mouth of Zeus, A.Pr. 1032; τὸ Φοίβου θεῖον ἀψευδὲς ς. Id.Fr.350.5, cf. S.OC 603;

τοῦ στόματος τὸ στρογγύλον Ar.Fr. 471

; Μοισᾶν καπυρὸν ς. their mouthpiece, organ, Theoc.7.37, cf. Mosch.3.72; Πιερίδων τὸ σοφὸν ς., of Homer, AP7.4 (Paul. Sil.), cf. 7.6 (Antip. Sid.), 7.75 (Antip.), 9.184;

τὸ μισόχρηστον σ. τῆς κωμῳδίας Phld. Piet.p.93G.

; speech, utterance, S.OT 426, 706, OC 132 (lyr.), etc.; εἰς τόδ' ἐξελθόντος ἀνόσιον ς. ib. 981; κἂν καλὸν φορῇ ς. Id.Fr. 930;

τὸ σὸν.. σ. ἐλεινόν Id.OT 671

;

διδόναι σ. καὶ σοφίαν Ev.Luc.21.15

: in pl. of a single speaker, S.OT 1220 (lyr.):—special phrases: οἴγειν ς. A. Pr. 611; τοὐμὸν οὐ λύω ς. E.Hipp. 1060, cf. Isoc.12.96; διᾶραι τὸ ς. D. 19.112; κοίμησον ς. keep silence, A.Ag. 1247; δάκνειν ς., i.e. to keep a stern silence (cf. ὀδάξ), Id.Fr. 397;

ἴσχε δακὼν σ. σόν S.Tr. 977

(anap.); ὀδόντι πρῖε τὸ ς. Id.Fr. 897; so κλῄσας ς. E.Ph. 865; οὐκ ἐφέξετε ς.; Id.Hec. 1283; σῖγ' ἕξομεν ς. Id.Hipp. 660; εὖ ἔχειν σ.,= εὐφημεῖν, Eup. 381; συγκλῄειν ς. Ar.Th.40(anap.):—of style, τὸ Λυσιακὸν ς. D.H.Lys. 12.

3 with Preps.,

a ἀνὰ στόμα ἔχειν have always in one's mouth, whether for good or ill, E.El.80;

ἀνὰ σ. καὶ διὰ γλώσσης ἔχειν Id.Andr.95

.

b ἀπὸ στόματος εἰπεῖν speak from memory (cf. ἀπὸ γλώσσης), Pl.Tht. 142d, X.Mem.3.6.9, Philem.48, Plu.Sol.8, etc.

c

διὰ στόμα λέγειν A.Th. 579

, cf. E.Or. 103 (so

κατὰ τὸ σ. ᾄδειν Ar.Nu. 158

);

διὰ στόμα ἔχειν Id.Lys. 855

;

οἶκτος οὔτις ἦν διὰ στόμα A.Th.51

; πᾶσι διὰ στόματος 'tis the common talk, Theoc.12.21.

d

ἐν στόμασι εἶχον Hdt.3.157

, 6.136;

πολλῶν κείμενος ἐν στόμασιν Thgn.240

;

ἐν τῷ σ. λέγειν Ar.Ach. 198

.

e ἐξ ἑνὸς σ. with one voice, Id.Eq. 670. Pl.R. 364a, PGiss.36.13 (ii B.C.), Gal.15.763; so ὡς ἀφ' ἑνὸς ς. AP11.159 (Lucill.).

f ἐπὶ στόμα on one's face, face-foremost, ἐξεκυλίσθη πρηνὴς.. ἐπὶ ς. Il.6.43, cf. 16.410;

ὡς κύων ἐπὶ σ. κείμενος Archil.Supp.2.9

; ὗς ἔκειτ' ἐπὶ ς. Men.21; ἐπὶ σ. κεῖται lies prone, of the right ventricle, Hp.Cord.4; ἐπὶ ς.,= pronus, Gloss.;

ἐπὶ σ. πεσόντα Plu.Art.29

;

ἐπὶ σ. φερόμενον ἐν πᾶσι Timae.

ap.Plb.12.8.4; also ὅ τι νῦν ἦλθ' ἐπὶ ς. whatever came uppermost, A.Fr. 351; ἐπὶ στόματος Φαραώ by the command of P., LXX 4 Ki.23.35.

g κατὰ στόμα face to face, Hdt.8.11, E.Heracl. 801, Rh. 409, X.An.5.2.26; οἱ κατὰ σ. θεοί (cf. ἀντήλιοι) E.Fr.781.33; κατὰ σ. τινός confronted with him, Pl.Lg. 855d;

στόμα κατὰ στόμα λαλήσω αὐτῷ LXXNu.12.8

;

στόμα πρὸς στόμα 2 Ep.Jo.12

, 3 Ep.Jo.14, PMag.Berol.1.39.

II mouth of a river, Il.12.24, Od.5.441, A.Pr. 847, Hdt.2.17, etc.; so ἠϊόνος σ. μακρόν the wide mouth of the bay, Il.14.36, cf. Od.10.90;

σ. τοῦ Πόντου Th.4.75

; κόλπου ib.49;

τὸ σ. τῆς ἐσβολῆς Ar.Ec. 1107

; τὸ ἄνω σ. [τῆς διώρυχος] the width of the trench at top, Hdt.7.23 (but τὰ σ. τ. δ. mouths, ib.37).

2 any outlet or entrance,

ἀργαλέον σ. λαύρης Od.22.137

;

σ. τῆς ἀγυιᾶς X.Cyr.2.4.4

;

σ. φρέατος Id.An.4.5.25

;

καδίσκου Ar.Fr. 581

, cf. AP6.251 (Phil.); χθόνιον Ἄιδα ς. Pi.P.4.44; τὰ τῶν διεξόδων ς. Pl.Phdr. 251d; ἑπτάπυλον ς. the seven gates of Thebes, S.Ant. 119 (lyr.): Medic., τῶν μητρέων, τῶν ὑστερέων,= os uteri (not distinguished from the cervix), Hp.Mul.1.36, Aph.5.46;

τῆς κοιλίας Arist.APo. 94b15

, Sor.1.50;

γαστρός Nic.Al.20

, Gal.5.274; [ ἕλκους] Arist.Pr. 863a11.

III foremost part, face, front:

1 of weapons, point,

κατὰ στόμα εἱμένα χαλκῷ Il.15.389

; [

ὁ κριὸς] ἔχει σ. σιδηροῦν Ath.

Mech.24.2;

τὸ σ. τῆς αἰχμῆς Philostr.Her.19.4

; edge of a sword,

μαχαίρας Ascl.Tact.3.5

, Ev.Luc.21.24, etc.: metaph., ἐθηλύνθην ς. S.Aj. 651.

b the front ranks of the battle, the front, ἀπὸ στόματος (opp. ἀπὸ τῆς οὐρᾶς) X.An.3.4.42, cf. HG4.3.4;

τὸ σ. τοῦ πλαισίου Id.An.3.4.43

, cf. 5.4.22, Plb.10.12.7 (so perh. σ. πολέμοιο, ὑσμίνης in Hom., v. supr.1.1).

c

τὸ τῶν λοχαγῶν τάγμα σ. καλεῖται Ascl.Tact.2.5

.

2 ἄκρον σ. πύργων the edge or top of the towers, E.Ph. 1166; πρὸς τῷ σ. τοῦ βίου at the very verge of life, X.Ages.11.15.

3 = ὀμφαλός 111.3, Ael.Tact.7.3. (Cf. Avest. staman-, m. 'mouth (of dog)', Welsh safn 'mouth'.)

στόμα, ατος, τό (Hom.+; loanw. in rabb.).

① mouth

ⓐ of humans or of beings whose appearance resembles that of humans: Mt 15:11a, 17; J 19:29; Ac 11:8; 23:2; 2 Th 2:8 (cp. Is 11:4; Ps 32:6); Rv 11:5.—Used in imagery Rv 1:16; 2:16; 3:16; 10:9f (cp. Ezk 3:1ff); 19:15, 21.—As an organ of speech Mt 15:11b, 18 (cp. Num 32:24); 21:16 (Ps 8:3); Lk 4:22; 11:54; Ro 10:8 (Dt 30:14); Eph 4:29; Js 3:10 (cp. Aesop, Fab. 35 P.=64 H./60 Ch./35 H-H.: ἐκ τοῦ αὐτοῦ στόματος τὸ θερμὸν καὶ τὸ ψυχρὸν ἐξιεῖς=out of the same mouth you send forth warm and cold [of the person who blows in his hands to warm them, and on his food to cool it off]); 1 Cl 15:3 (Ps 61:5), 4 (Ps 77:36); 2 Cl 9:10; B 11:8; Hm 3:1. ἀπόθεσθε αἰσχρολογίαν ἐκ τοῦ στόματος ὑμῶν put away shameful speech from your mouth = don’t let any dirty talk cross your lips Col 3:8. ἀκούειν τι ἐκ τοῦ στόματός τινος Ac 22:14; 2 Cl 13:3; B 16:10 (cp. ParJer 6:24); ἀκ. ἀπὸ τοῦ στ. τινος (Polyaenus 8, 36 ἀπὸ στόματος τῆς ἀδελφῆς) Lk 22:71; ἀκ. τι διὰ τοῦ στ. τινος Ac 1:4 D; 15:7.—ἀνεῴχθη τὸ στ. αὐτοῦ (of a mute person) his mouth was opened (Wsd 10:21) Lk 1:64, words could now come out, as REB renders: ‘his lips and tongue were freed’. ἀνοίγειν τὸ στόμα τινός open someone’s mouth for him and cause him to speak 1 Cl 18:15 (cp. Ps 50:17). ἀνοίγειν τὸ (ἑαυτοῦ) στόμα open one’s (own) mouth to speak (ApcMos 21; ApcrEzk; s. ἀνοίγω 5a) Mt 5:2; 13:35 (Ps 77:2); Ac 8:35; 10:34; 18:14; GEb 34:60. οὐκ ἀνοίγει τὸ στ. αὐτοῦ=he is silent Ac 8:32; 1 Cl 16:7 (both Is 53:7; cp. Mel., P. 64; 462). For ἄνοιξις τοῦ στόματος Eph 6:19 s. ἄνοιξις. On στόμα πρὸς στόμα λαλεῖν speak face to face 2J 12; 3J 14 s. πρός 3aε. On ἵνα πᾶν στ. φραγῇ Ro 3:19 s. φράσσω.—There is no δόλος or ψεῦδος in the mouth of the upright Rv 14:5; 1 Cl 50:6 (Ps 31:2); esp. of God’s ‘Servant’ (Is 53:9) 1 Pt 2:22; 1 Cl 16:10; Pol 8:1.—στόμα stands for the person in the capacity of speaker (3 Km 17:24; 22:22; 2 Ch 36:21f): ἐκ τοῦ περισσεύματος τῆς καρδίας τὸ στόμα λαλεῖ Mt 12:34 (καρδία … στ. as TestNapht 2:6). διὰ στόματός τινος (ApcMos 16f; B-D-F §140) by (the lips of) someone Lk 1:70; Ac 1:16; 3:18, 21.—ἐν ἑνὶ στόματι with one voice (ἓν στόμα Aristoph., Equ. 670; Pla., Rep. 364a, Laws 1, 634e; Ael. Aristid. 51, 40 K.=I p. 544 D.; PGiss 36, 12 [161 B.C.] αἱ τέτταρες λέγουσαι ἐξ ἑνὸς στόματος; Pla., Rep. 364a) Ro 15:6; cp. 1 Cl 34:7.—For Mt 18:16; 2 Cor 13:1; Lk 19:22; Lk 21:15 s. 2.

ⓑ of God (Dexippus of Athens [III A.D.]: 100 Fgm. 1, 7 Jac. ἡ τοῦ θεοῦ μαρτυρία διὰ στόματος; Theognis18; ParJer 6:12) Mt 4:4 (Dt 8:3); 1 Cl 8:4 (Is 1:20).

ⓒ of animals and animal-like beings, mouth, jaws, of a fish (PGM 5, 280ff) Mt 17:27. Of horses Js 3:3; cp. Rv 9:17–9; a weasel B 10:8; lion (Judg 14:8) Hb 11:33; Rv 13:2; in imagery 2 Ti 4:17; an apocalyptic monster (Diod S 3, 70, 4 the Aegis: ἐκ τοῦ στόματος ἐκβάλλον φλόγα) Rv 12:15, 16b; 16:13abc; Hv 4, 1, 6; 4, 2, 4 (cp. Da 6:22 Theod.; JosAs 12:10).

② the product of the organ of speech, utterance, mouth. By metonymy for what the mouth utters ἐπὶ στόματος δύο μαρτύρων (Dt 19:15) Mt 18:16; 2 Cor 13:1. ἐκ τοῦ στόματός σου κρινῶ σε Lk 19:22. ἐγὼ δώσω ὑμῖν στόμα καὶ σοφίαν I will give you eloquence and wisdom Lk 21:15. S. also 1a.

③ a geological fissure, mouth in imagery of the earth in which a fissure is opened (s. Gen 4:11) ἤνοιξεν ἡ γῆ τὸ στόμα αὐτῆς Rv 12:16a.

④ the foremost part of someth., edge fig. ext. of 1. The sword, like the jaws of a wild animal, devours people; hence acc. to OT usage (but s. Philostrat., Her. 19, 4 στ. τῆς αἰχμῆς; Quint. Smyrn. 1, 194; 813 and s. μάχαιρα 1; cp. στ.=‘point’ of a sword Hom. et al.; στόμα πολέμου Polemo Soph. B8 Reader p. 134) στόμα μαχαίρης the edge of the sword = the voracious sword (Josh 19:48; Sir 28:18; s. also μάχαιρα 1, end) Lk 21:24; Hb 11:34.—B. 228; esp. 860. DELG. M-M. TW.

ἄκρος, α, ον, (on the Root

A v. ἀκή A) at the farthest point or end, hence either topmost, outermost, or inmost.

1 highest, topmost,

ἀκροτάτῃ κορυφῇ Il.1.499

, al.; ἐν πόλει ἄκρῃ, = ἐν ἀκροπόλει, Il.6.88, cf. 257;

ἄκρῳ Ὀλύμπῳ 13.523

;

ἀνὰ Γαργάρῳ ἄκρῳ 14.352

; λάψοντες.. μέλαν ὕδωρ ἄκρον at its surface, 16.162; ἄκρον ῥινόν surface of skin, Od.22.278; ἐπ' ἄκρων ὀρέων o mountain tops, S.OT 1106: [comp] Sup.

ἀκρότατος, ὔσδος Sapph.93.2

; ὀρόφοισι Orac. ap. Hdt.7.140.

2 outermost, πεδίον ἐπ' ἄκρον to the farthest edge of the plain, S.Ant. 1197; κατ' ἄκρας σπιλάδος from the surface of a stone, Id.Tr. 678; esp. of extremities of body, ἄ. χείρ, πόδες, ὦμος, end of hand, ends of feet, tip of shoulder, Il.5.336, 16.640, 17.599;

ἄκρων χειρῶν καὶ ποδῶν Hdt.1.119

, cf. Th.2.49, Pl.La. 183b, Ti. 76e; but τὸ ἄ. τῆς χειρός, τοῦ ποδός, thumb, great toe, LXX Ex.29.20, Le.18.22;

γλῶσσαν ἄκραν S.Aj. 238

; πίτυν ἄκρας τῆς κόμης καθέλκων by the top of the crown, Cratin. 296:—ἐπ' ἄκρων [δακτύλων] on tiptoe, S.Aj. 1230, ubi v. Sch.; comically, ἐπ' ἄκρων πυγιδίων on tip-tail, Ar.Ach. 638;

ἐν ἄκροισι βὰς ποσί E. Ion 1166

;

παρ' ἄκρας τρίχας Or. 128

;

ἀκροτάτοις χείλεσι Epigr.Gr. 547.8

:— οὐκ ἀπ' ἄκρας φρενός not from the outside of the heart, i.e. from the in mostheart, A.Ag. 805, cf. E.Hec. 242; ἄκροισι λαίφους κρασπέδοις with mere edges of sail, i.e. under close-reejed sails, Id.Med. 524, cf. Ar.Ra. 999.

b Geom., of the extremity of a line,

ἡ ἐπ' ἄκραν τὴν ἀποληφθεῖσαν ἀγομένη Apollon.

Perg.Con. 4.8: Math., of extremes in a proportion, Pl.Ti. 36a, etc.; εἰς ἄκρον καὶ μέσον λόγον τέμνειν cut in extremeand mean ratio, Euc.6.30, cf.5 Def.17.

c in Tactics, ἄκροι, οἱ, flank men, Ascl.Tact.1.3, cf. 7.6.

3 inmost,

μυελός E.Hipp. 255

.

II of Time, ἄκρᾳ σὺν ἑσπέρᾳ on the edge of evening. i.e. at nightfall, Pi.P. 11.10, cf.

ἄκρῃ νυκτί Arat.775

; ἄκρου τοῦ ἔαρος at beginning of spring, IPE12.352.29 (Cherson., ii B. C.); but usu. denoting completeness, ἄκρου τοῦ θέρεος at mid-summer, Hp.Aph.3.18;

χειμῶνος ἄκρω Theoc. 11.37

; ἄκρας νυκτός at dead of night, S.Aj. 285.

III of Degree, highest in its kind, consummate,

1 of persons, Hdt. 5.112, 6.122;

τοξότης ἄ. A.Ag. 628

; θεσφάτων γνώμων ἄ. ib. 1130;

μάντις S.El. 1499

;

ἰατροί Phld.Lib.p.67

O.;

οἱ πάντῃ ἄ., οἱ ἀκρότατοι Pl.Tht. 148c

; of any extremes, opp.

τὰ μεταξύ, τοῖς ἄ. τὰ ἄ. ἀποδιδόναι Id.R. 478e

, cf. Phd. 90a; of classes in a state, Arist.Pol. 1296b39: in moral sense, both good and bad,

ἐπιδικάζονται οἱ ἄ. τῆς μέσης χώρας Id.EN 1107b31

; αἱ ἄ. [διαθέσεις] ib. 1108b14, cf.

ἄκρον 11.1

:—c. acc. modi, ψυχὴν οὐκ ἄ. not strong of mind, Hdt.5.124;

ἄ. τὰ πολέμια 7.111

; ἄ. ὀργήν quick to anger, passionate, 1.73;

Εὐρώπη ἀρετὴν ἄκρη 7.5

: c.gen.,

οἱ ἄ. τῆς ποιήσεως Pl.Tht. 152e

;

ἄ. εἰς φιλοσοφίαν R. 499c

;

περὶ ὁπλομαχίαν Lg. 833e

.

2 of things, highest, extreme,

συμφορά Alex. 222.4

(cj. Dobree);

νηστεία Diph.54

: [comp] Sup., Pl.Phlb. 45a.

IV as Subst., v. ἄκρα, ἄκρον.

V neut. as Adv., on the top or surface,

ἄκρον ἐπὶ ῥηγμῖνος Il.20.229

;

ἄκρα δ' ἐπ' αὐτᾶς βαθμῖδος AP7.428.3

(Mel.).

2 reg. Adv. ἄκρως, ἀνεστάλθαι to be turned up at the point, Hp.Mochl.24.

b utterly, perfectly, Pl.R. 543a, Hegesand. 4;

μόνος ἄκρως Euphro 1.5

; σχῆμα ἄ. στρογγύλον absolutely round, Hero *Deff.76.

c skilfully, Phld.Lib.p.27 O.

ἀπαμβλύνω [ῡ], [tense] fut. - ῠνῶ (v. infr.),

A blunt or dull the edge of,

τὰ ξίφη D.C.40.24

([voice] Pass.).

2 mostly metaph.,

ἐλπίδα Pi.P.1.82

(tm.); of a person,

τεθηγμένον τοί μ' οὐκ ἀπαμβλυνεῖς λόγῳ A.Th. 715

;

τὰ λευκὰ τῶν τριχῶν ἀπαμβλύνει τὸν νοῦν Herod.1.67

;

φάος ὄσσων Opp.H.4.525

; tone down, take the edge off a phrase, Plot.3.6.12:—more freq. in [voice] Pass., to be blunted, lose its edge or force,

ὥρη μὲν ἀπήμβλυνται, θυμὸς δὲ μενοινᾷ Hom.Epigr.12

, cf. S.Eleg.6;

γηράσκοντι συγγηράσκουσι αἱ φρένες καὶ ἐς τὰ πρήγματα πάντα ἀπαμβλύνονται Hdt.3.134

;

ἀπαμβλυνθήσεται γνώμην A.Pr. 866

;

ἡμῖν -ύνεται ἡ δικαιοσύνη

is indistinctly seen,

Pl.R. 442d

.

II = foreg., J.BJ4.8.3 (s. v.l.).

ἐσχᾰτ-άω, ([etym.] ἔσχατος)

A to be at the edge, Hom. (only in Il.) always in [dialect] Ep. part., εἴ τινά που δητων ἕλοι ἐσχατόωντα straying about the edge of the camp, Il.10.206 ; Ἀνθηδών, Μύρσινος ἐσχατόωσα, lying on the border, 2.508, 616 ; ἕσπερος ἐ. the extreme west, Call.Del. 174, cf. Theoc.7.77 ;

κάρηνον ἐ.

sinciput,

Arat.207

: with a Verb,

τεχθήσεται ἐσχατόωσα

at last,

Man.4.459

.

ἀκροφανής

just showing at the edge: masc /fem voc sg

ἀκροφανής

just showing at the edge: neut nom /voc /acc sg

ἀκροφανής

just showing at the edge: masc /fem voc sg

ἀκροφανής

just showing at the edge: neut nom /voc /acc sg

ἐσχατάω

to be at the edge: pres ind act 2nd sg (doric)

ἐσχατάω

to be at the edge: pres ind act 2nd sg (epic doric ionic)

ἐσχατάω

to be at the edge: pres ind act 2nd sg (doric)

ἐσχατάω

to be at the edge: pres ind act 2nd sg (epic doric ionic)

ἐσχατάω

to be at the edge: pres part act neut nom /voc /acc pl (epic)

ἐσχατάω

to be at the edge: pres part act masc acc sg (epic)

ἐσχατάω

to be at the edge: pres part act neut nom /voc /acc pl (epic)

ἐσχατάω

to be at the edge: pres part act masc acc sg (epic)

ἔσχατος

farthest: fem acc sg (attic epic ionic)

ἐσχατάω

to be at the edge: imperf ind act 3rd pl (epic doric aeolic)

ἐσχατάω

to be at the edge: imperf ind act 1st sg (homeric ionic)

ἐσχά̱την, σχάω

slit open so as to let something escape: imperf ind act 3rd dual

ἐσχά̱την, σχάζω

slit open so as to let something escape: imperf ind act 3rd dual

ἔσχατος

farthest: fem acc sg (attic epic ionic)

ἐσχατάω

to be at the edge: imperf ind act 3rd pl (epic doric aeolic)

ἐσχατάω

to be at the edge: imperf ind act 1st sg (homeric ionic)

ἐσχά̱την, σχάω

slit open so as to let something escape: imperf ind act 3rd dual

ἐσχά̱την, σχάζω

slit open so as to let something escape: imperf ind act 3rd dual