350 DISQUISITIONS oti the 



B? 3' UKitus/ "ffupa, ^Isa. ToKvip'koiffQoK) 3-«Xa<H-^;. HOM. //. 



" He went in filence befide the fliore of the far refounding 

 " ocean," — " he went, — fide of his courfe, the far refounding 

 " ocean." 



From this radical meaning of Ta^a, the tranfition was fliort 

 and eafy to apply it to exprefs a particular fide or party, when 

 any oppofitlon was fpoken of. Iba* vu^a, tS TKis-cc<pepiiS, (Xe- 

 NOPH.), " to go over to Tissaphernes," — " to go, — fide to 

 "which he goes,— that of Tissaphernes," 'Er/ ^ ^aj' ifj^ot 

 Tig ifjL'Trii^iK, (Demost.), " there is alfo fome experience on my 

 " fide," — " there is fome experience alfo, — fide me." 



Another tranfition, perhaps equally eafy, was to apply cra^a 

 in exprefling fome particular -view taken of an objed:. Here, as 

 before, the idea is derived irom fide j the fubjedl being fuppofed 

 to have feveral fides on which it may be viewed, and the one 

 fpoken of the particular one immediately in view ; as, 



©eos tSoKsv lect^oi to fkeyiSog tuv •jnv^ot.'yfAivav. LuciAN. 



" I feemed a god for the greatnefs of my adlions," — " I feemed 

 " a god, — fide on which I was viewed, — the greatnefs of my ac- 

 " tions." 



It was natural, too, to apply -x-ctga., when contrajl or compari- 

 Jon in any manner was to be denoted ; the two objeds contraft- 

 ed being confidered as placed fide by fide, for the purpofe of 

 more accurate obfervation. W.a.ga. to, svtp^a, 6 oivog yXvKVTi^o;, (A- 

 RiSTOT.), " wine is fweeter contrafted with bitter things," — 

 " wine is fweeter, bitter things being fet by its fide." 



"Eye; Tiv^ oyKov A^yoj EXX^jwi' ica^oL. EuRIP. Phon, 



" Argos has fome ground of boafling befide the Grecians," — 

 " objed fet by its fide, — the other Grecians." 'CL^alog xuXkn 



