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1 στρογγύλος
A round, spherical, opp. πλατύς, Hp.VM22, Art.61, Hdt.2.92, Ar.Nu. 676, 751, 1127, Pl.Phd. 97e, etc.;ἄτομοι -ώταται Epicur.Ep.1p.21U.
; λίθοι ς. pebbles, X.Eq.4.4; ξύλα ς. unsquared logs of timber, opp. σχιστά and πελεκητά, Thphr.HP5.5.6; of the sphere,σ. τὴν ὄψιν Hermipp.4
; of gourds, Epicr.11.25 (anap.).2 curved, τὸ ς., opp. τὸ εὐθύ, Pl.Men. 74d, cf. 75a;σ. καὶ προμήκη σχήματα Id.Ti. 73d
; δίφροι ς. IG5(1).1390.23 (Andania, i B.C.); πόλοι, of dowel-pins, ib.22.1675.11; σ. ἀνάτριψις,= ἐγκάρσιος ἀ., Gal.6.93.3 of persons, round, compactly formed, Xenarch. 4.8, cf. Pl.Smp. 189e; so of lions, opp. μακρός, Arist.HA 629b34 ([comp] Comp.); of dogs,σκέλη X.Cyn.4.1
.4 of ships, σ. νῆες round, i.e. merchant-ships, as opp. to the long narrow warships ([etym.] μακραὶ νῆες), Hdt.1.163, cf. Th.2.97;πλοῖον X.HG5.1.21
, D.20.162.b of cups and vessels, Alex.270, Men.30.5 of sail, rounded, full, App.BC4.86.II metaph. of words and expressions, wellrounded, compact, terse,σ. ῥήματα Ar.Ach. 686
;σ. ὀνόματα ἀποτετόρνευται Pl.Phdr. 234e
, cf. Plu.2.45a;λέξις D.H.Comp.7
fin., Is.3; αὐτοῦ τοῦ στόματος τὸ ς. his compactness, terseness of expression (of Euripides), Ar.Fr. 471. Adv. -λως, συστρέφειν τὰ νοήματα καὶ σ. ἐκφέρειν express neatly and tersely, D.H.Isoc.11; προστιθεὶς τὸ διότι -ώτατα as tersely as possible, Arist.Rh. 1394b33.2 Adv., - λως καὶ Ακωνικῶς βιωσομένους wishing to live closely, i.e. simply, economically, Plu.2.157b.Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > στρογγύλος
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