1. near, hard by, close , with genitive, (Odyssey by Homer)

3. absolute, χριμφθεὶς πέλας (Odyssey by Homer); π. στείχειν, παρεῖναι, στῆναι [variant datesTragica Adespota

4. οἱ πέλας (i.e. ὄντες); one's neighbours , (Thucydides), etc.: hence one's fellow-creatures, all men , (Herdotus Historicus) (ML)