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m^o among the Greeks. From expreffing originally the mofl re- 

 mote or extreme point only, it came to be moft generally ufed 

 to fignify, what in the language of navigators is called the point 

 of departure, and hence, by an eafy tranfition, the point of ori- 

 gin, the point of commencing. 



Agreeably to this idea, all the ufes of a^o may be refolved^ 

 by a reference either to the primary or to the fecondary appli- 

 cation of the word. 



We find aa-o, then, as fignifying /roOT, applied, 



1. To fpace or corporeal objeds. Ato 'bo&kvroi; (rny-^ov y^ctfj.fi.riv 

 dyocyiTv, (Euclid.), " to draw a line from a given point," — 

 " extreme or remote point of drawing," — or, " point of depar- 

 " tare or commencement of drawing it, — the given point.'' — 

 'Clgy.a.To a.ito twghm, (Xenoph.), " he marched from Sardes," — 

 " extreme point, — or point of his departure, — Sardes." Atc tk 

 Te';^^£o? ^a,-)(ji&Ki, " to fight from the wall," — " extreme point of 

 " fighting,"— or " point of outfet of the fighting, — the wall." — 

 A:r' Oja.|«.ar«av BaXiwi' jCAs, (Anacr.) " darting at me from the eyes," 

 " — extreme point of darting, — the eyes." 



2. To time, A^ro rs vu» 'xu^a.a-oy.tv, " from the prefent time we- 

 " fhall endeavour," — " we fhall endeavour, — point of outfet of 

 " our endeavours, — the prefent time." Ato Si rS TrciXiy.ov r>jg rav 

 xoiw'j SioxTicntig \a,v7ov v'^i^iixiro, " immediately after the war, he 

 " withdrew from public bufinefs," — " he withdrew from public 

 " bufinefs, — point of outfet of his withdrawing, — or extreme 

 " point of his withdrawing, — the war." 'O 2«'C(c«s mKpors^og d^o 

 irm I'SToi ivirrileiog, (Galen), " the lighter Sabine wine is fit for 

 " ufe from feven years old," — " the wine is fit for ufe, — point 

 " of outfet of this fitnefs, — feven years." Aire (rfi[ji,eiov hog i-pns'gi- 

 ■^0,1 rdg mvg, (Thucyd.), " to turn the fhips at one fignal," — 

 " to turn the fliips, — point of outfet of the turning, — one fig- 

 "naJ." 



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