πέλας

A. near, hard by, c. gen. , which commonly stands before π. , Τηλεμάχου π. ἵστατο Od. 15.257 ; Νείλου π. A. Supp. 308, cf. Ag. 1038, 1671 ; καὶ τάδ’ ἀγχόνης π. E. Heracl. 246, cf. HF 1109 ; also before its case, π. τῆς Κασταλίης Hdt. 8.39, cf. 138 ; αὕτη π. σοῦ S. El. 1474 ; separated from its case, Id. Ant. 580.

2. c. dat., π. ἐμβόλῳ, σκάπτῳ π., Pi. O. 7.18, N. 11.4 ; σοὶ π. A. Supp. 208, cf. Fr. 102.

3. abs. , χριμφθεὶς πέλας Od. 10.516 ; π. στείχειν, παρεῖναι, παραστατεῖν, E. Or. 877, S. Aj. 83, A. Th. 669.

II. οἱ π. (sc. ὄντες) one's neighbours, Democr. 293, Antipho Soph. 58, Hdt. 1.97, Critias 15.6 D. , Th. 1.69, 4.78,92, Arist. EN 1169a14, etc. ; one's fellow creatures, E. Heracl. 2, Hipp. 441 ; τὰ τῶν πέλας κακά, opp. τὰ οἰκήϊα, Hdt. 7.152 : sg. , ὁ π. one's neighbour, Id. 3.142, Th. 1.32 ; πᾶς τις αὑτὸν τοῦ π. μᾶλλον φιλεῖ E. Med. 86 ; cf. πλησίον.

III. Sup. πελαστάτω nearest, Hp. Loc. Hom. 12, 45, Mul. 1.66 : a Sup. Adj. πελάστατος,η, ον, IG 14.352 ii65 (Halaesa).