ἀμφί — Anabasis Mather

ἀμφί [cp. ἄμφω; cogn., Lat. ambi-, amb-, as in ambitio, going round (esp. canvassing for votes); bor., Eng. amphibious, amphitheater], prep. with gen. (very rarely) or acc., originally on doth sides, hence about. With gen., of cause, about, concerning. - With acc., of place, time, or occupation with a thing, round, about, on; τὰ ἀμφὶ τάξεις, tactics,; with numerals preceded by the article, about; οἱ ἀμφί with an acc. of a person generally denotes that person and his companions (cp. περί), as οἱ ἀμφὶ Ἀριαῖον, Ariaeus and his followers, but occasionally the context shows that only the companions are meant, as in 88, 1. In cpds., on both sides, round, cp. Eng. words (see above) beginning with amphi-.

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on both sides

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ἀμφί

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ἀμφί

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