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is underftood to be penetrated or divided, in the latter, the fur- 

 face only; but the idea of penetration is uniformly adhered to. 



3. Between. 



Aia, yjt£o; l$ti reh; r/tx;, (Plutarch), " to hold the reins in 

 " his hand, that is, between the two parts of his hand," — " to 

 " hold the reins, — objecl divided, or, as it zvere, penetrated by the 

 " reigns, — his hand." 



■ ivr y av 'ZpuTct. <pwyr,g oXoc/.g Cicc Kirouq. ApOLLON. 



<c When thou art paffed fafe between or through the deftructive 

 " rocks," — " objects as it were divided or penetrated in puffing, — 

 " the deftructive rocks." 



4. Distance or inverval. 



'In-zos hot vgirn sadiav iroz^s, " the horfe run to the diftance of 

 " three ftadia," — " the horfe run, — -/pace penetrated or divided in 

 " running, — the extent of three ftadia." E* ruv gvgyuv ovrm &' 

 oXiyx, " from the towers which were at a fmall diftance from 

 " each other," — " towers lituate, — -/pace penetrated or divi- 

 " ded by the line reaching them, — a fmall /pace, — a fmall inter- 

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A<« was applied likewife to time as well as to fpace. In this 

 mode of application, it expreffed fometimes through, fometimes af- 

 ter j that is, the action was confidered as either actually palling, 

 or as having juft paffed, an interval of time. The analogy between 

 fpace and time is fo obvious, that the reafon of ufing ha, is this 

 way can require no elucidation. As referring to time, then, &« 

 denotes : 



1. Through. 



Ixovm ha wKTog y.ai fiyAgag, (Plato), " to deliberate through 

 " night and day," — " to deliberate, — interval or fpace of time 

 "paffed in deliberating, — night and day." 



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