220. The prepositiοn ἐνί (also εἰνί, εἰν, ἐν) means within, in; it is used adverbially
Il. 5.740 ἐν δʼ ἔρις, ἐν δʼ ἀλκή etc.
in tmesis
ἔν τʼ ἄρα οἱ φῦ χειρί
and with a (locatival) dative.
Notice, as departures from the strict local sense, the uses
- With plurals denoting persons ( = μετά among).
ἐν ὑμῖν (Il. 9.121, 528, 10.445)
ἐν πᾶσι (Od. 2.194, 16.378)
ἐνὶ σφίσι (Il. 23.703)
- With abstract words (rare in the Iliad).
ἐν πάντεσσι πόνοισι (Il. 10.245, 279)
ἐν πάντεσσʼ ἔργοισι (Il. 23.671)
ἐν ἄλγεσι (Il. 24.568)
θαλίῃ ἔνι (Il. 9.143, 285)
ἐν νηπιέῃ (Il. 9.491)
ἐν φιλότητι
ἐν μοίρῃ aright (Il. 19.186)
αἴσῃ ἐν ἀργαλέῃ (Il. 22.61)
ἐν Καρὸς αἴσῃ (Il. 9.378)
ἐν δὲ ἰῇ τιμῇ (Il. 9.319)
These two uses are nearly confined in the Iliad to books 9, 10, 23, 24.