GREEK PREPOSITIONS. 333 



Naurai h; "Exixrjv rz ^ assets Ogtcovog 



Ehctzov \k vkm. Apollon. Rod. 



u The failors from the veflels looked towards the Bear and the 

 " ftars of Orion," — ■' the failors looked, — reffcing place of their 

 " looking, — place where their view refled, — the Bear and Orion." 

 "Eig rgiazoirtovg hyivovro ffwaporiu, " the confpirators amounted to 

 " 300," — " the confpirators proceeded in number, — point where 

 " the numeration flopped, — 300." "Eig fjsXtev zarotduvTcc douvvvroti, 

 " they feafi: till funfet," — *' they feaft,— -flopping point of their 

 " feafling, — funfet." E<s tivrnpiv ioyufyrui, " he works to the ut- 

 " mod of his power," — " he works, — flopping point, — his 

 " flrength, — point where his exertion Hops, — the point where his 

 '* flrength flops." 'EyaA^cara \g rovg Adtimtxg, " complaints 

 " againfl the Athenians," — " complaints, — object where they 

 " refled, — the Athenians." 'EiMmrtii eig ro aciXXog, " he is prai- 

 a fed for his beauty," — " he is praifed, — point where the praife 

 " refls, — his beauty." 



In all thefe various applications of mg, we find the fame radi- 

 cal idea of 'flopping place or refling place exifls ; and, in like man- 

 ner, it would be eafy to trace the fame primitive fenfe in every 

 phrafe or fentence where this prepofition occurs. 



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In the Etymologicum Parvum of Gregory, the derivation of 

 va is properly flated from the verb ixa, " I yield, give way, or 

 " quit my place." This prepofition, therefore, appears to be a 

 mutilated verbal noun, of fimilar import with the verb, and may 

 therefore be exactly rendered quitted, or place quitted, and, by a 

 very obvious tranfition,y?tf^ quitted. This radical meaning cor- 

 refponds with that of the Englifh word out, which feems a 



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