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1 Weight
subs.P. and V. σταθμός, ὁ (Eur., Bacch. 811).Giving a vast weight of gold: V. μυρίον γε δοὺς χρυσοῦ σταθμόν (Eur., Bacch. 811).Weights and measures: V. μέτρα... καὶ μέρη σταθμῶν (Eur., Phoen. 541; cp. Ar. Av. 1040-1041).Heaviness: P. βαρύτης, ἡ, V. βάρος, τό.Bulk: P. and V. ὄγκος, ὁ.Importance: P. and V. ῥοπή, ἡ.The same words coming from obscure speakers have not the same weight as when they come from men of note: V. λόγος γὰρ ἔκ τʼ ἀδοξούντων ἰὼν κἀκ τῶν δοκούντων αὑτὸς οὐ ταὐτὸν σθένει (Eur., Hec. 294).Gifted with more weight of prowess than of sense: V. μείζονʼ ὄγκον δορὸς ἔχοντες ἢ φρενῶν (Eur., Tro. 1158).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Weight