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 3. (then metaphorically for substance) expresses the idea of self, selfsame, very same, in reference to things (as  to persons, e.g., , cf. , ; , ;  (= in the midst of his full strength),.

4. The simple plural of words denoting time sometimes includes also the idea of a few, some; thus, , (here even of a longer period, = for some time); ,  (on the other hand, ,  ; see § 96 under ); , , 8.