312 DISQUISITIONS 0)1 thf 



Hence the different applications of a^ip) are eafily dcducible. 



1. About or round a place or objeB, 



'A,a(p) wo'X/os otzioviri, (Herodot.) " they dwell — place grafped 

 " or comprehended by their dwellings — the city," — " round 

 " about the city." 



' a.y.(p) 5s ■7ro<r<r)v \')(i vre^otvTo. ■TrthXa, (Hesiod.) " and 



" had the winged fandals, — objed grafped by them — his feet," 

 " — round his feet." 



— — — a,u.(pi 5' K^ ufjt,oitnv Sa.'Kero ^i(pc;. HoMER. 



" And threw the fword, — place grafped or embraced by the 

 " fword-belt, — his fhoulders," — " round his fhoulders." 



'fif 5' or' iv ou^a,va af^ct. (^aavYit a,[/.<pi (TiXtiiiify 



Oaicsr' k^m^Z'Tna.. HoMER. 



" As in heaven the fplendid ftars appear, — objecft included or 

 " comprehended in their line of appearance, — the refulgent 

 " moon," — " round the refulgent moon." .-A 



Sometimes, inftead of dire(5lly round about, uy^ipi, by an ellip^ 

 tical mode of phrafeology, expreffed only »ear about j 



" he fell — place of falling — the fpace including or comprehend*- 

 " ing him," — " near about him, or clofe befide him." 



2. Among. 



■ a.fjucp'i crtp'iffi mvdog oga^l. Qui NT. SIWYRN. 



" forrow arofe — objedls included in its fphere of adion, — ob* 

 " jeds embraced in it — them," — " among thenj." 



3. Upon. 



— — xaSSoiXev acSja KCtru y^dopo;, cc[/.(p) 5' u^ uvru 

 E^sT-y. Quint. Smyrn. 



" He threw down the man to the ground, and fat, — objecfV 



*' grafped by his fitting — him," — " upon him." 



4. Figuratively — about or concerning. 



'Au,(p) clf^uv 'y^ct<pii. LuciAK. 



^ atreatife -fubjeft comprehended — the ftars," — " cpncerning 

 " the ftars." 



And 



