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1 περισσός
περισσός, [dialect] Att. [full] περιττός, ή, όν, (from περί, as ἔπισσαι from ἐπί, μέτασσαι from μετά)A beyond the regular number or size, prodigious, (never in Hom.);μος Trag.Adesp.458.3
; στάθμα, dub.sens., v. ἕλκω B. 3.2 out of the common, extraordinary, strange, ἔ τι περισσὸν εἰδείη if he has any signal knowledge, Thgn.769; εἴ τι φρονεῖς καί τι περισσὸν ἔχεις Philisc.( PLG2.327);π. λόγος S.OT 841
; (lyr.); (lyr.);βίος οὐδὲν ἔχων π. ἀλλὰ πάντα σμικρά Antipho Soph.51
;οὐ γὰρ π. οὐδὲν οὐδ' ἔξω λόγου πέπονθας E.Hipp. 437
;περισσότερα παθήματα Antipho 3.4.5
;τὰ π. τῶν ἔργων καὶ τερατώδη Isoc.12.77
; ἴδια καὶ π. Id.15.145 ;π. καὶ θαυμαστά Arist.EN 1141b6
; πρᾶξις π. Id.Pol. 1312a27 ;οὐθὲν δὴ λέγοντες π. φαίνονταί τι λέγειν Id.Metaph. 1053b3
; τί π. ποιεῖτε; Ev.Matt.5.47;περιττοτάτη φύσις Arist.HA 531a9
; συνανθρωπίζον.. πάντων περισσότατον, of the dog, Ath.13.611c, cf. Clearch.24 ; in Literature, striking, τὸ περιττόν, as a quality of οἱ τοῦ Σωκράτους λόγοι, Arist.Pol. 1265a11; τὰ σοφὰ καὶ τὰ π. refinements, Epicur.Fr. 409 ; opp. κοινὸς καὶ δημώδης, Longin.40.2 (but also, elaborate,π. καὶ πεποιημένος Id.3.4
; in bad sense, far-fetched, D.H.Pomp.2, Dem.56).3 of persons, extraordinary, remarkable, esp. for great learning,π. ὢν ἀνήρ E.Hipp. 948
;τοὺς.. π. καί τι πράσσοντας πλέον Id.Fr. 788
; δυστυχεῖς εἶναι τοὺς π. Arist.Metaph. 983a2 ;π. γένος τῶν μελιττῶν Id.GA 760a4
: freq. with the manner added,π. κατὰ φιλοσοφίαν Id.Pr. 953a10
; περὶ τὸν ἄλλον βίον περιττότερος somewhat extravagant or eccentric, Id.Pol. 1267 b24; τῇ φύσει π. Id.HA 622b6;κάλλει Plu.Demetr.2
;ἐν ἅπασι Id.Dem. 3
;τὴν ὥραν Alciphr.1.12
: c. inf., D.H.Comp.18.4 c. gen., περισσὸς ἄλλων πρός τι beyond others in.., S.El. 155; θύσει τοῦδε περισσότερα greater things than this, AP6.321 (Leon.Alex.); one greater than..,Ev.Matt.11.9
.II more than sufficient, superfluous,αἱ π. δαπάναι X.Mem.3.6.6
; περιττὸν ἔχειν to have a surplus, Id.An.7.6.31; οἱ μὲν.. περιττὰ ἔχουσιν, οἱ δὲ οὐδὲ τὰ ἀναγκαῖα .. Id.Oec.20.1 : c. gen., τῶν ἀρκούντων περιττά more than sufficient, Id.Cyr. 8.2.21;τὰ π. τῶν ἱκανῶν Id.Hier.1.19
: freq. in military sense, οἱ π. ἱππεῖς the reserve horse, Id.Eq.Mag.8.14; οἱ π. τῆς φυλακῆς ib.7.7; π. σκηναί spare tents, Id.Cyr.4.6.12 (but τοῖς περιττοῖς χρήσεσθαι their superior numbers, Id.An.4.8.11, cf. Cyr.6.3.20); τὸ π. the surplus, residue, Inscr. ap. eund.An.5.3.13 (but τὸ π. τοῦ Ἰουδαίου the advantage of the Jew, Ep.Rom.3.1); Ἁρπυιῶν τὰ π. their leavings, AP11.239 (Lucill.); τὸ π. τῆς ἡμέρας the remainder of the day, X.Eph.1.3; π. γράμματα supplementary provisions in a will, BGU 326ii9 (ii A.D.).2 in bad sense, superfluous, useless, οὐδέ τι τοῦ παντὸς κενεὸν πέλει οὐδὲ π. Emp.13 ; μόχθος π. A.Pr. 385, cf. S.Ant. 780;π. κἀνόνητα σώματα Id.Aj. 758
;βάρος π. γῆς ἀναστρωφώμενοι Id.Fr. 945
; (lyr.);τὰ γὰρ π. πανταχοῦ λυπήρ' ἔπη Id.Fr.82
; ;π. πάντες οὑν μέσῳ λόγοι E.Med. 819
;π. φωνῶν Id.Supp. 459
.3 excessive, extravagant, μηχανᾶσθαι περισσά commit extravagances, Hdt.2.32 ; περισσὰ δρᾶν, πράσσειν, to be over-busy, S.Tr. 617, Ant.68; π. φρονεῖν to be over-wise, E.Fr. 924 (anap.);ἡ π. αὕτη ἐπιμέλεια τοῦ σώματος Pl.R. 407b
; μῆκος πολὺ λόγων π. Id.Lg. 645c; redundant, overdone,οἱ καρτεροὶ καὶ π. λόγοι Id.Ax. 365c
, etc.; of dress, ἐσθὴς π. Plu.2.615d;περισσοτέρα λύπη 2 Ep.Cor.2.7
; τοῦ τὰ δέοντ' ἔχειν περιττὰ μισῶ I hate extravagance in comparison with moderation, Alex.254, etc.4 of persons, over-wise, over-curious,περισσὸς καὶ φρονῶν μέγα E.Hipp. 445
, cf.Ba. 429(lyr.); ὁ πολυπράγμων καὶ π. Plb.9.1.4; τὴν περὶ τὸ σῶμα θεραπείαν ἀκριβὴς καὶ π. Plu.Cic.8; so, of speakers,π. ἐν τοῖς λόγοις Δημοσθένης Aeschin.1.119
.5 as a term of praise, subtle, acute,ἀκριβὴς καὶ π. διάνοια Arist.Top. 141b13
.III Arith., ἀριθμὸς π. an odd, uneven number, opp. ἄρτιος, Epich.170.7, Philol.5, Pl.Prt. 356e, etc.;π. ἡμέραι Hp.Aph. 4.61
; τὸ π. καὶ τὸ ἄρτιον the nature of odd and even, Pl.Grg. 451c, etc.; π. χῶραι the odd places in a verse, Heph.5.1 ; ἀρτιάκις π. ἀριθμός a number divisible by an odd number an even number of times, as 2, 6, 10, Euc.7 Def.9.IV περισσότεροι more in number, extra, Carnead. ap. S.E.M.9.140.V περιττόν, τό, = στρύχνος μανικός, θρύον 11, Thphr.HP9.11.6;περισσόν Dsc.4.73
;περίσκον Orib.12.8.56
.B Adv. περισσῶς extraordinarily, exceedingly,θεοσεβέεες π. ἐόντες Hdt.2.37
; ἐπαινέσεται π. E.Ba. 1197 (lyr.); π. παῖδας ἐκδιδάσκεσθαι to have them educated overmuch, Id.Med. 295; περιττοτέρως τῶν ἄλλων far above all others, Isoc.3.44;περισσότερον τοῦ ἑνός Luc. Pr.Im.14
; alsoπερισσά Pi.N.7.43
, E.Hec. 579, etc.2 remarkably, περισσότερον τῶν ἄλλων θάψαι τινά more sumptuously, Hdt.2.129 ;οἴκησις π. ἐσκευασμένη Plb.1.29.7
; περιττότατα ἔχειν to be most remarkable, Arist.HA 589a31 ;κοσμουμένη π. καὶ σεμνῶς Plu.2.145e
; περισσότατα ἀνθρώπων θρησκεύειν in the most singular way, D.C.37.17; ἡδέως καὶ π. in an uncommon manner, D.H.Comp.3; εἰπεῖν στρογγύλως καὶ π. Id.Is.20 ; ἰδίως καὶ π. Plu.Thes.19 ; τὰ καινῶς ἱστορούμενα καὶ π. Id.2.30d.4 with a neg., οὐδὲν περισσὸν τούτων nothing more than or beyond these, Antipho 3.4.6 ; ; οὐδὲν π. ἢ εἰ .. no otherwise than if.., Id.Smp. 219c; περισσόν alone, furthermore, LXX Ec.12.12,al.II ἐκ περιττοῦ superfluously, uselessly, Pl.Prt. 338c, Sph. 265e ; but ὑπερέχειν ἐκ π. to be far superior, Id.Lg. 734d, cf. 802d ; ἡ κάμινος ἐκαύθη ἐκ π. Thd.Da.3.22;ἐκ π. χρησάμενος τῇ παρρησίᾳ Luc.
Pro Merc.Cond.13; cf. ὑπερεκπερισσοῦ.Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > περισσός
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2 καταγλωττίζω
A bill, kiss wantonly by joining mouths and tongues, Com.Adesp.882: hence, μέλος κατεγλωττισμένον wanton, lascivious song, Ar.Th. 131.IV (γλῶσσα 11.2
) in [tense] pf. part. [voice] Pass., composed of far-fetched words,λέξις Philostr.VA 1.17
, Eun.VSp.496.25D.Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > καταγλωττίζω
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3 κατάγλωττος
κατάγλωττ-ος, ον,II written in rare or far-fetched language,ποιήματα AP11.218
([place name] Crates), prob. l. in Luc.Lex.25;τὸ κ. τῆς λέξεως D.H.Th.53
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4 κοινός
A common (opp. ἴδιος), not in Hom. (v. ξυνός) ; ἐκ κοινοῦ shared in common, Hes.Op. 723;ἔσται γὰρ βίος ἐκ κ. Ar.Ec. 610
; of a common altar, Simon.140;τὸ τέμενος εἶναι κ. SIG1044.29
(Halic., iv/iii B.C.);κ. ἔρχεται κῦμ' Ἀΐδα Pi.N.7.30
; τρεῖς.. κ. ὄμμ' ἐκτημέναι, of the Gorgons, A.Pr. 795; κ. ὠφέλημα θνητοῖσιν φανείς, of Prometheus, ib. 613;τὰς γυναῖκας εἶναι κοινάς Pl. R. 457d
: prov.,κοινὸν τύχη A.Fr. 389
, cf. Men.Mon. 356;κοινὰ τὰ τῶν φίλων E.Or. 735
(troch.), Pl.Phdr. 279c, Men.9, etc.; κ. Ἑρμῆς 'share the luck', Id.Epit.67, 100; κ. ἀρωγά common aid (i.e. for all), S.Ph. 1145 (lyr.); ἐν δὲ κοινὸς ἀρσένων ἴτω κλαγγά and let the shouts of males rise jointly, Id.Tr. 207 (lyr.);κ. πόλεμον πολεμεῖν X.Hier.2.8
;τὸν ἀέρα τὸν κ. Men.531.8
;κ. τὸν ᾅδην ἔσχον οἱ πάντες βροτοί Id.538.8
;κ. ἀγαθὸν τοῦτ' ἐστί, χρηστὸς εὐτυχῶν Id.791
: c. dat., κ. τινί common to or with another,ὑμῖν φῶς.. καὶ τοῖσδ' ἅπασι κ. A.Ag. 523
;ὁ δαίμων κ. ἦν ἀμφοῖν ἅμα Id.Th. 812
;θάλατταν κ. ἐᾶν τοῖς ἡττημένοις And.3.19
;οἰκία.. κοινοτάτη ἀεὶ τῷ δεομένῳ Id.1.147
; [πολιτεία] τίς κοινοτάτη; Arist.Pol. 1289b14, cf. 1265b29;κοινόν τι χαρᾷ καὶ λύπῃ δάκρυα X.HG7.1.32
;τὸν ἥλιον τὸν κ. ἡμῖν Men.611
: c. gen.,πάντων αἰθὴρ κ. φάος εἱλίσσων A.Pr. 1092
(anap.), cf. Pers. 132 (lyr.), Eu. 109, Pi.N.1.32; κ. τῶν Λακεδαιμονίων τε καὶ Ἀθηναίων shared in by both.., Pl.Mx. 241c, etc.: with Preps., τὸ ἐπὶ πᾶσι κ., v. infr. v;κ. κατ' ἀμφοτέρων A.D.Synt.144.19
;οὐ γίγνεταί μοί τι κ. πρός τινα AP11.141
(Lucill.), cf. Iamb.Myst.5.7; μέρος κ. πρός τινα shared with.., CPR22.11 (ii A.D.), etc.;κ. μεταξύ τινων Stud.Pal.1.7
ii 11 (v A.D.).II in social and political relations, public, general, τὸ κ. ἀγαθόν the common weal, Th.5.90;κ. λόγῳ Id.5.37
, Hdt.1.141; κ. στόλῳ ib. 170;ἀδικήματα D.21.45
;ὁ τῆς πόλεως κ. δήμιος Pl.Lg. 872b
; κοινότατον of public or general interest, ib. 724b, cf. Arist.Rh. 1354b29; of constitutions, popular, free,κοινοτέραν εἶναι τὴν ἐκείνου μοναρχίαν τῆς αὑτῶν δημοκρατίας Isoc.10.36
.2 τὸ κ. the state,τὸ κ. Σπαρτιητέων Hdt.1.67
: abs., of one's own state, Ar.Ec. 208, etc.;τὸ κ. ὠφελεῖται Antipho 3.2.3
, cf. X.Cyr.2.2.20;τὰς ὠφελείας ἅπασιν εἰς τὸ κ. ἀπεδίδου Isoc.10.36
.b esp. of leagues or federations,τὸ κ. τῶν Ἰώνων Hdt.5.109
;τῶν συμμάχων Isoc.14.21
;τῶν Βοιωτῶν SIG457.10
(Thespiae, iii B.C.), Plb.20.6.1 (pl.), etc.; ἄνευ τοῦ πάντων κοινοῦ (sc. τῶν Θεσσαλῶν) Th.4.78; also, of private associations, Test.Epict.1.22, SIG 1113 ([place name] Loryma), al.; of guilds or corporations,τὸ κ. τῶν τεκτόνων POxy.53.2
(iv A.D.); of boards of magistrates, τὸ κ. τῶν ἀρχόντων ib.54.12 (iii A.D.).c the government, public authorities, Th.1.90, 2.12, etc.;τὰ κ. Hdt.3.156
;ἀπαγγεῖλαι ἐπὶ τὰ κ. Th.5.37
; ἀπὸ τοῦ κ. by public authority, Hdt.5.85, 8.135; σὺν τῷ κ. by common consent, Id.9.87.d the public treasury,χρημάτων μεγάλων ἐν τῷ κ. γενομένων Id.7.144
;ἐν τῷ κ. καὶ ἐν τοῖς ίεροῖς Th.6.6
, cf. 17;χρήματα δοῦναι ἐκ τοῦ κ. Hdt.9.87
; ἔχειν ἐν κοινῷ (without the Art.), Th.1.80, cf. Sch.adloc.3 τὰ κ. public affairs: πρὸς τὰ κ. προσελθεῖν, προσιέναι, to enter public life, D. 18.257, Aeschin.1.165; but also, the public money, Ar.Pl. 569, D.8.23 (in full,τὰ κ. χρήματα X.HG6.5.34
, Arist.Pol. 1271b11); τὰ κ. τῆς πόλεως, opp. τὰ ἁγνά, BMus.Inscr.4.481*.383; ἀπὸ κοινοῦ at the public expense, X.An.4.7.27, 5.1.12; , cf. Antiph. 230; ἐκ κ. from common funds, at joint expense, PGrenf.1.21.19 (ii B.C.).III common, ordinary,τὰ κ. εἰδέναι Pl.Ax. 366b
;διὰ τῶν κ. ποιεῖσθαι τὰς πίστεις Arist.Rh. 1355a27
; κοινοτάτη τῶν αἰσθήσεων [ἡ ἁφή] Id.EN 1118b1; τὰ κ. commonplaces, Men.Sam.27, Epit. 309; soκ. τόπος Hermog.Prog.6
, Aphth.Prog.7; ἡ κ. ἔννοια or ἐπίνοια, Plb. 2.62.2, 6.5.2; κ. νοῦς, φρένες, common sense, Phld.Rh.1.37 S., 202 S.; κ. καὶ διήκουσαι κακίαι general and all-pervading vices, Id.Sign.28;κ. καὶ δημώδη ὀνόματα Longin.40.2
;κ. καὶ ἐν μέσῳ κείμενα ὀνόματα D.H.Lys.3
; ἡ κ. διάλεκτος every-day language (free from archaisms and far-fetched expressions), Id.Isoc.2;πεφευγὼς τὸ κ. Phld.Acad. Ind.p.53
M.2 Gramm., ordinary, 'regular' Greek, opp. special dialects, διάλεκτοί εἰσι πέντε, Ἀτθὶς Δωρὶς Αἰολὶς Ἰὰς καὶ κ. Sch.D.T. p.14 H., cf. D.S.1.16, Theodos.Can.p.37 H., etc.; ἡ κ. alone, A.D. Conj.223.24; τὸ κ. ἔθος, ἡ κ. ἐκφορά, Id.Adv.155.10, Pron.4.27; οἱ κ. the writers who use this language, Sch.D.T.p.469 H., EM405.23.c ἡ κ. διάλεκτος demotic Egyptian, Manethoap. J.Ap.1.14.4 in magical formulae, of words added at will by the user, ' and so forth', freq.in Pap., PMag.Osl.1.255, PMag.Par.1.273, al.; κοινὰ ὅσα θέλεις ib.2.53;ὁ κ. λόγος PMag.Lond.46.435
; cf. κοινολογία.IV of Persons, connected by common origin or kindred, esp.of brothers and sisters,κ. σπέρμα Pi.O.7.92
, cf.S.OT 261, OC 535 (lyr.);κ. αἷμα Id.Ant. 202
, cf. 1; κ. πατήρ, μήτηρ, PAmh.2.152.9(v/vi A.D.), PFlor.47.11 (iii A.D.); alsoκ. Χάριτες Pi.O.2.50
.2 one who shares in a thing, partner,ἐν θύμασιν κ. ποεῖσθαί τινα S.OT 240
;κ. ἐν κοινοῖσι λυπεῖσθαι Id.Aj. 267
, cf. Ar.V. 917; also κ. τῷ θεῷ belonging in part to the god (who claims tithe of his substance), Berl.Sitzb.1927.161 ([place name] Cyrene).3 lending a ready ear to all, impartial,μὴ οὐ κ. ἀποβῆτε Th.3.53
; neutral, ib.68; ;μέτριος καὶ κ. Arist.Ath.6.3
; κοινοί, οἱ, arbitrators, GDI1832.10 (Delph.);κ. μεσίτης PStrassb.41.14
(iii A.D.); of a capital city, δεῖ.. κοινὴν εἶναι τῶν τόπων ἁπάντων easily accessible on all sides, Arist.Pol. 1327a6.b courteous, affable, X. Cyn.13.9;κ. ἅπασι γενέσθαι Isoc.5.80
;τῇ πρὸς πάντας φιλανθρωπίᾳ κ. Democh.2
J.;ἔχειν τὰς κ. φρένας Phld.Rh.1.202
S.c in bad sense, κοινή, ἡ, prostitute, Vett.Val.119.30, Porph.Hist.Phil.12 (pl.).d of events, κοινότεραι τύχαι more impartial, i.e. more equal, chances, Th.5.102; ἔστιν ἐν τῷ κ. πᾶσι c. inf., And.2.6.V in Logic, general, universal, τὸ κ. λαμβάνειν περί τινων, τὸ ἐπὶ πᾶσι κ., Pl.Tht. 185b, 185c;τὰ κ. λεγόμενα ἀξιώματα Arist.APo. 76b14
; αἱ κ. ἀρχαί ib. 88a36; κ. ἔννοιαι axioms, heading in Euc.; general,κ. ὅρος Arist.Metaph. 987b6
; κοινὰ καὶ στοιχειώδη general principles, Phld.Rh.1.69S.; κ. σημεῖον, opp. ἴδιον, Id.Sign.14; κ. κρίσις objectively valid judgement, Id.Po.5.22;ὄνομα κ. Str.10.2.10
; abstract,ὁ κ. ἄνθρωπος καὶ λογισμῷ ληπτός Dam.Pr. 341
.VI Gramm.,1 κ. συλλαβή common syllable, capable of being long or short, D.T.633.17, Heph. 1.4.b κ. ποιήματα, poems which are both κατὰ στίχον and συστηματικά, e.g. the Sapphic stanza, Id.pp.58,59 C.; also, poems of ambiguous metrical form, Id.p.60 C.2 v.supr.111.2.3 of gender,κ. γένος D.T.634.19
; of nouns, A.D.Pron.30.7, al., EM143.33, 305.19, etc.4 ἀπὸ κοινοῦ λαμβάνειν, of two clauses taking a word in common, A.D.Synt.122.14, al.; κοινὸν or ἐκ κοινοῦ παραλαμβάνεσθαι, ib.20, 28, al.VII of forbidden meats, common, profane,φαγεῖν κ. καὶ ἀκάθαρτον Act.Ap.10.14
, cf. Ep.Rom.14.14;κ. χερσὶ ἐσθίειν Ev.Marc.7.2
.B Adv. κοινῶς in common, jointly, E. Ion 1462;τὰ κοινὰ κ. δεῖ φέρειν συμπτώματα Men.817
: [comp] Comp., ἐν Κρήτῃ -οτέρως [ἔχει τὰ τῶν συσσιτίων] Arist.Pol. 1272a16.3 sociably, like other citizens,οὐδὲ κ. οὐδὲ πολιτικῶς ἐβίωσαν Isoc.4.151
;ἴσως καὶ κ. πρός τινα προσφέρεσθαι Arist.Rh.Al. 1430a1
;κ. καὶ φιλικῶς Plu.Ant.33
; μετρίως καὶ κ. ὰσπάζεσθαι Id.Arat.43.4 in general, Diph.Siph. ap. Ath. 3.81a; ἡ κ. σύνεσις, τὸ κ. ἄνθρωπον", Phld.Vit.p.34J., Mort.38; opp. ἰδίως, Demetr.Lac.Herc.1014.41, Plu.Marc.8, cf. Longin.15.1;κοινότερον εἰπεῖν Phld.Rh.1.256
S.; - οτέρως Orib.Fr.93.6 in plain language, opp. σοφιστικῶς, Plu.2.659f; in the ordinary or wide sense, opp. κυρίως, Them.in APo.5.5: [comp] Comp., M.Ant. 2.10.II fem. dat. [full] κοινῇ; [dialect] Dor. [full] κοινᾷ SIG56.11 (Argos, v B.C.); [dialect] Boeot. [full] κυνῆ ib.635.31 (Acraeph., ii B.C.):—in common, by common consent, Hdt.1.148, 3.79, S.OT 606, OC 1339, E.Hipp. 731, Th.1.3, etc.;κ. πᾶσι καὶ χωρίς Arist.Pol. 1278b23
, cf. Ath.40.3; κ. μετά τινος, κ. σύν τινι, Pl.Smp. 209c, SIG346.27 (iv B.C.), X.Mem.1.6.14, etc.;ἰδίᾳ τε καὶ κ. Alex.291
: also neut.pl..3 as Prep. c. dat., together with, E. Ion 1228, Hel. 829, Fr. 823.III with Preps., εἰς κοινόν in common, in public,ὑμῖν τῇδέ τ' ἐς κ. φράσω A.Pr. 844
;πᾶσιν ἐς κ. λέγω Id.Eu. 408
, cf.Ar.Av. 457 (lyr.), Pl.Lg. 796e;εἰς κ. γνώμην ἀποφαίνεσθαι D.19.156
; εἰς τὸ κ. λέγειν, ἀγορεύειν, Pl.Tht. 165a, X. An.5.6.27; εἰς τὸ κ. for public use, Pl.Lg. 681c.2 ἀπὸ κοινοῦ, ἐκ κοινοῦ, v.A.1.1, 11.3, VI.4.3 ἀφεῖσαν ἐν κοινῷ ζητεῖν, Lat. rem in medio reliquerunt, Arist.Metaph. 987b14; but οἱ ἐν κ. γιγνόμενοι λόγοι, = οἱ ἐξωτερικοὶ λόγοι, Id.de An. 407b29.4 κατὰ κοινόν, opp. κατ' ἰδίαν, jointly, in common, Lexap.D.21.94, Plb.4.3.5; prob. forκατὰ κοινοῦ Id.11.30.3
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5 κλεμμύς
κλεμμύς, - ύοςGrammatical information: f.Meaning: `turtle' (Ant. Lib. 32, 2, H.).Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]Etymology: For the formation cf. the synonymous χέλυς, ἐμύς. Orig. prob. foreign word, but connected with κλέμμα ( κλέπτω) because turtles can hide their body partly or completely under the armour(?). Cf. Güntert Reimwortbildungen 144: cross of ἐμύς and *κλωμός = Skt. kūrmá- `turtle' (IE?; cf. Mayrhofer KEWA s. v.) with - μμ- from κλέμμα. - Far-fetched suggestion. Fur. 131 compares κρέμυς `a fish with a very hard head' and χρέμυς ὁ ὀνίσκος ἰχθύς H.; this confims that the word is Pre-Greek. How do we know about a connection with κλέμμα? On geminates Fur. 387, where this word can be added.Page in Frisk: 1,869Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό) > κλεμμύς
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