ἐκεῖσε

ekeise

thither, to that place

Appears 24 times across Homer's epics.

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Odyssey 13
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Book 1 1
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1260
Book 4 3
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4262
4274
4619
Book 6 1
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6164
Book 10 1
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10266
Book 12 1
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12221
Book 13 1
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13423
Book 15 2
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15119
15311
Book 16 1
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1685
Book 18 1
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18339
Book 24 1
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24115
Iliad 11
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Book 3 1
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3410
Book 10 1
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10289
Book 11 1
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11528
Book 12 2
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12356
12368
Book 13 1
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13752
Book 14 1
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14313
Book 21 1
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21184
Book 23 2
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23145
23461
Book 24 1
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24199

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐκεῖσε, 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 δʼ 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.

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