ajn
ajn- or ajna- , the negat. Prefix (of which a priv. is a shortened form) before vowels, ajn-aivtio", ajn-wvduno" (but see aj-evkwn, a[-elpto", a[-ergo" ): the complete form remains in ajnav-edno", ajnav-elpto" .
ajnav, jAN vA, ajnav
jAN vA »a±na±1/4 , Prep. governing gen. , dat. , and acc. Radic. sense up, upon, opp. to katav .
A.
WITH
GEN.
,
ajna; nhov"
on board
ship, Od.
B.
WITH
DAT.
,
on, upon,
ajna; skhvptrw/
upon
the sceptre, Il.;
ajna; w[mw/
upon
the shoulder, Od.
C.
WITH
ACC.
,
the comm. usage, implying
motion upwards:
I.
of Place,
up to, up along,
ajna; to;n potamovn
Hdt
.;
ajna; dw`ma
up and down
the house,
throughout
it, Il.; so,
ajna; stratovn, a[stu, o{milon
Hom
.;
ajna; stovma e[cein
to have
continually in
the mouth, Id.
II. of Time, throughout, ajna; nuvkta Il.; ajna; to;n povlemon Hdt .; ajna; crovnon in course of time, Id.; ajna; pa`san th;n hJmevran Id.; but, ajna; pa`san hJmevran , distributively, day by day, Id.
III. distributively also with Numerals, ajna; pevnte parasavgga" th`" hJmevra" [they marched] at the rate of 5 parasangs a day, Xen. ; klisiva" ajna; penthvkonta companies at the rate of 50 in each, N.T. ; e[labon ajna; dhnavrion a denarius apiece, Ib.
IV. ajna; kravto" up to the full strength, with all might, ajna; kravto" feuvgein, ajpomavcesqai Xen .; ajna; lovgon in proportion, Plat.
D.
WITHOUT CASE
as
Adv.
thereupon,
Hom
.,
etc.
2.
all over,
mevlane" dÆ ajna; bovtrue" h|san
all over
there were clusters, Il.
E.
IN COMPOS.
,
1.
upwards, up,
as
ajnabaivnw, ajnivsthmi
.
2.
with a sense of
increase
or
completeness,
as
ajnakrivnw
.
3.
again,
as
ajnablastavnw, ajnaginwvskw
.
4.
back, backwards,
ajnacwrevw
.
F.
a[na
by anastr. for
ajnavsthqi
,
up! arise!
ajllÆ a[na
Hom.
2.
a[n
apocop. for
ajnevsth
,
he stood up,
Il.
a[na
a[na »a±na±1/4 , voc. of a[nax , king, Zeu` a[na Hom.
ajnabavdhn
ajnabavdhn »ba±1/4 , Adv. ( ajnabaivnw ) going up, mounting :in Ar. , aloft, upstairs.
ajnabaivnw
ajna-baivnw , f. -bhvsomai : (for aor. I v. infr. B): aor. 2 ajnevbhn : pf. -bevbhka : Med. , aor. I -ebhsavmhn , Ep. 3 sing. -ebhvseto , v. infr. B: to go up, mount, to go up to, c. acc. loci, Hom. ; favti" ajnqrwvpou" ajnabaivnei a report goes up among men, Od.; with a Prep. , ajn. ej" divfron Il.; ajn. ejpi; ou[rea Hdt .: c. dat. to trample on, Il.: c. acc. cogn. , ajn. stovlon to go up on an expedition, Pind.
II.
Special usages:
1.
to mount
a ship,
go on board, embark,
Hom
.;
ej" Troivhn ajn
.
to embark
for Troy, Od.,
etc.
2.
to mount
on horseback,
ajn. ejfÆ i{ppon, ejfÆ i{ppou
Xen
.;
absol.
,
ajnabebhkwv"
mounted
, Id.
3.
of land-journeys,
to go up
from the coast into Central Asia,
Hdt.
,
Xen.
;
cf.
ajnavbasi"
I
. 2.
4.
of rivers,
to rise,
Hdt
.;
ajn. ej" ta;" ajrouvra"
to overflow
the fields, Id.