ῥυθμ-ικός

Grammatical information: m.

Meaning: = ἡ τῆς κινήσεως τάξις (Pl. Lg. 665a), `regular movement, beat, rhythm, measure, consistence, proportion, form' (IA., Archil., Thgn., A.).

Other forms: Ion. ῥυσμός.

Compounds: Often as 2. member, e.g. εὔ-ρυθμος `with a beautifully regular movement, rhythmically, well-proportioned' with - ία f. (Att.).

Derivatives: ῥυθμ-ικός `rhythmic' (Pl.; Chantraine Études 135), - ιος `id.' (Hdn. Gr.); - ίζω, also w. prefix, esp. μετα-, `to make regular, to organise, to set up, to instruct, to form' (IA.), - έω `to organise, to determine' (Athen V^a), - όομαι `to develop' (Democr. 197 [- σμ-]; - όω uncertain ibd. 33).

Origin: IE [Indo-European] [1003] *sreu̯- `stream'

Etymology: Already the shortness of the ῠ (e.g. A. Ch. 797) makes the connection with ἔρυμαι, ῥύομαι `avert, protect' with ῥῡτήρ `protector, guardian' (Leemans Ant. class. 17, 403ff., Renehan ClassPhil. 58, 36f. after Jaeger Paideia 1, 174f. [prop. "keep in bonds"]) or with ἐρύω `draw' with ῥῡτήρ `rein' (Krogmann KZ 71, 110f. after Hirt), which is also semant. not very evident, quite improbable. For the old explanation from ῥέω `flow, stream', against which rightly Benveniste Journ. de psych. norm. et pathol. 44 (1951) 401 ff., Wolf WienStud. 68, 99 ff. (with survey of other interpretations), Porzig Satzinhalte 237. So orig. meaning "streaming, stream" as symbol of a quiet and even movement (cf. Curtius 353). On the meaning of ῥυθμός still E. Wolf Bed. von ῥυθμός bei Platon (Diss. Innsbruck 1947), Leemans l.c., Waltz Rev. et. lat. 26, 109 ff. ( ῥυθμός and numerus). S. also C. Sandoz, Les noms grecs de la forme (Neuchâtel 1971) 58-77.

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ῥυθμ-ίζω,

A bring into a measure of time or proportion,

περιόδους Plu. 2.350e

; repeat a verse in proper time or rhythm, i.e. scan it, D.H.Comp. 18:—[voice] Pass., ἐν δυσὶ τετραχόρδοις ῥ. τὰ μέρη (sc. τοῦ οὐρανοῦ) Arist. Fr.47;

λιθοῦται καὶ -ίζεται Philostr.VA3.57

.

II generally, order, arrange, compose, Arist.Metaph. 1075b12, Spir. 485b2:—[voice] Pass., Id.Ph. 245b9.

2 of persons, educate, train,

τὰ παιδικά Pl.Phdr. 253b

, cf. X.Cyr.8.8.20;

τὰν ψυχάν Ti.Locr.103d

;

τὸ πρόσωπον Luc.Merc.Cond.30

;

τὰς γνώμας Id.Anach.22

; [δένδρα] ῥ. ὥστε πρὸς μεσημβρίαν βλέπειν train them, Thphr.CP3.7.9; ῥ. τινάς bring them to order, correct them, GDI5075.35 ([place name] Crete);

ῥ. καὶ διδάσκει τινὰς κινεῖσθαι κινήσεις Stoic.2.28

; ῥ. λύπην ὅπου define the place of grief (referring to the line before), S.Ant. 318:—[voice] Med.,

πλόκαμον μίτραισι E. Hec. 924

(lyr.): metaph., πρός τι prepare oneself for.., Hld.10.10:— [voice] Pass., νηλεῶς ὧδ' ἐρρύθμισμαι thus ruthlessly am I brought to order, A. Pr. 243; ὄρνιθες ἐρρυθμισμένοι τὴν γλῶτταν taught to speak, Philostr. VA1.7.

3 shape by massage, Sor.1.83, Ruf. ap. Orib.inc.20.6. -ικός, ή, όν, set to time, rhythmical,

κίνησις Pl.Plt. 307a

, etc.: of a man, Plu.2.1014c.

2 of or for rhythm, ποικιλία ib.1138b, cf. 1144d; ἡ ῥ. λέξις, opp. ἡ πεζή, D.H.Comp.11; ῥυθμικοί, οἱ, rhythmicians, ib.17: ἡ -κή, opp. ἡ μετρική, Aristox.Harm.p.32M.