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1 Mean
adj.Low of degree: P. and V. ταπεινός, φαῦλος, κακός, πονηρός, Ar. and P. ἀγεννής, V. ἀγέννητος, Ar. and V. δυσγενής.Dishonourable: P. and V. αἰσχρός, κακός, πονηρός, φαῦλος, μοχθηρός, κακοῦργος, ἀνάξιος, Ar. and P. ἀγεννής.Shabby, worthless: P. and V. κακός, φαῦλος, εὐτελής.——————subs.Middle point: use P. and V. μέσον, τό.Strike the mean between the largest also smallest number of ships given: P. πρὸς τὰς μεγίστας καὶ ἐλαχίστας ναῦς τὸ μέσον σκοπεῖν (Thuc. 1, 10).The golden mean: P. and V. τὸ μέτριον, τὰ μέτρια.——————v. trans.Signify, with personal subject: P. and V. λέγειν, φράζειν, εἰπεῖν, V. ἐννέπειν, Ar. and P. διανοεῖσθαι; with non-personal subject: Ar. and P. νοεῖν, δύνασθαι, P. βούλεσθαι, σημαίνειν, φρονεῖν (Thuc. 5, 85), V. θέλειν (Eur., Hipp. 865 and Supp. 1055).Be about to: P. and V. μέλλειν.To whom their survival also success meant most: P. ᾧ ἐκείνους σωθῆναι καὶ κατορθῶσαι μάλιστα διέφερεν (Dem. 321).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Mean
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