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A. for a long while, Il. 5.412; οὐδὲ γὰρ . . δ. ἦν nor was he long-lived, 6.131, cf. 16.736; δ. δὴ . . φίλοι ὦμεν Thgn. 1243; ἐπὶ δ. μετέπειτα A.R. 1.516, cf. Euph. 9.8; once in Trag., A. Pers. 584 (lyr.).

2. long ago, δ. οἴχεσθαι Od. 18.313. (δοάν, = δvάν, cf. Lat. dudum: hence ουδὲ δ(v)ήν Il. 16.736.)