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ἐκεῖθεν

ekeithen

from that place, thence

Appears 20 times across Plato's dialogues.

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ἐκεῖθεν, poet. κεῖθεν (the only form used by Hom., also in Trag. where metre requires) : Aeol. κήνοθεν Alc. 86 : Dor. τηνῶθεν Ar. Ach. 754 ; τηνῶθε Theoc. 3.10:—Adv. A. from that place, thence, opp. ἐκεῖσε, S. Ph. 490, etc. ; of a person, τἀκεῖθεν εἰ ποθούμεθα on his part, Id. Tr. 632 ; ὁ ἐ. ἄγγελος Pl. R. 619b ; τὸ σκῆπτρον ἐ. παραλαβόντες Jul. Or. 6.181b. 2. = ἐκεῖ, οἱ ἐ. Th. 1.62 : c. gen., τοὐκεῖθεν ἄλσους on yon side of the grove, S. OC 505 ; ἕζοντο τὸ κεῖθεν E. Or. 1411 (lyr.). 3. by attraction for ἐκεῖσε, βῆναι κεῖθεν ὅθενπερ ἥκει S. OC 1227 codd. (lyr.). II. thence, from that fact, γνοίη δʼ ἄν τις ἐ. Isoc. 12.224, cf. D. 45.48, etc. III. of Time, thenceforward, Il. 15.234 ; ἐ. ἤδη D.C. 54.25.
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