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πολύς, πολλή, πολύ, gen. πολλοῦ, ῆς, οῦ (Hom.+; ins, pap, LXX, pseudepigr., Philo, Joseph., apolog.) ‘much’.—Comparative πλείων, πλεῖον (18 times in the NT, 4 times in the Apost. Fathers [including Hv 3, 6, 4; Hs 8, 1, 16] and Ath. 12, 3) or πλέον (Lk 3:13 and Ac 15:28 μηδὲν πλέον; otherwise, πλέον in the NT only J 21:15; 14 times in the Apost. Fathers [incl. μηδὲν πλέον Hs 1, 1, 6]; Ar. twice; Just. 6 times; Tat. once; Ath. 7 times), ονος; pl. πλείονες, and acc. πλείονας contracted πλείους, neut. πλείονα and πλείω (the latter Mt 26:53 [πλεῖον, πλείου vv.ll.]; B-D-F §30, 2; Mlt-H. 82; Thackeray p. 81f; Mayser p. 68f) ‘more’ (Hom.+; ins, pap, LXX; TestAbr B 7 p. 111, 27=Stone p. 70 [πλείον]; TestJob 35:2; TestGad 7:2 [πλεῖον]; AscIs 3:8; [πλέον]; EpArist; apolog. exc. Mel.).—Superlative πλεῖστος, η, ον ‘most’ (Hom.+).① pert. to being a large number, many, a great number ofⓐ positive πολύς, πολλή, πολύα. adj., preceding or following a noun (or ptc. or adj. used as a noun) in the pl. many, numerous δυνάμεις πολλαί many mighty deeds Mt 7:22b. δαιμονιζόμενοι πολλοί 8:16. Cp. vs. 30; 9:10; 13:17; 24:11; 27:52, 55; Mk 2:15a; 6:13; 12:41; Lk 4:25, 27; 7:21b; 10:24; J 10:32; 14:2; Ac 1:3; 2:43; 8:7b; 14:22; Ro 4:17f (Gen 17:5); 8:29; 12:4; 1 Cor 8:5ab; 11:30; 12:12a, 20; 1 Ti 6:12; 2 Ti 2:2; Hb 2:10; 1J 4:1; 2J 7; Rv 5:11; 9:9; 10:11; 1 Cl 55:3ab. ἔτη πολλά many years: Lk 12:19b (εἰς ἔτη π.); Ac 24:10 (ἐκ π. ἐτῶν); Ro 15:23 (ἀπὸ π. [v.l. ἱκανῶν] ἐτῶν).—αἱ ἁμαρτίαι αἱ πολλαί Lk 7:47a. αἱ εὐεργεσίαι αἱ π. 1 Cl 21:1.—πολλὰ καὶ βαρέα αἰτιώματα many serious charges Ac 25:7 (cp. Ps.-Pla., Sisyph. 1, 387a πολλά τε καὶ καλὰ πράγματα; B-D-F §442, 11; Rob. 655). πολλὰ καὶ ἄλλα σημεῖα J 20:30 (on the form X., Hell. 5, 4, 1 πολλὰ μὲν οὖν … καὶ ἄλλα λέγειν καὶ Ἑλληνικὰ καὶ βαρβαρικά; Dionys. Hal. 2, 67, 5; Ps.-Demetr. 142 πολλὰς κ. ἄλλας χάριτας; Jos., Ant. 3, 318; Tat. 38, 1. On the subject-matter Bultmann 540, 3; also Porphyr., Vi. Pyth. 28 after a miracle-story: μυρία δʼ ἕτερα θαυμαστότερα κ. θειότερα περὶ τἀνδρὸς … εἴρηται κτλ.).—ἄλλοι πολλοί many others IRo 10:1. ἄλλαι πολλαί Mk 15:41. ἄλλα πολλά (Jos., Bell. 6, 169, Ant. 9, 242; Just., D. 8, 1) J 21:25. ἕτεροι πολλοί Ac 15:35. ἕτερα πολλά (Jos., Vi. 39) Lk 22:65.—Predicative: πολλοί εἰσιν οἱ ἐισερχόμενοι Mt 7:13.—Mk 5:9; 6:31; Gal 4:27 (Is 54:1). AcPl Ha 5, 16.—οὐ πολλοί not many=( only) a few οὐ πολλαὶ ἡμέραι (Jos., Ant. 5, 328, Vi. 309) Lk 15:13; J 2:12; Ac 1:5; AcPl Ha 11, 1. οὐ πολλοὶ σοφοί not many wise (people) 1 Cor 1:26a; cp. bc. οὐ πολλοί πατέρες not many fathers 4:15.β. subst.א. πολλοί many i.e. persons—without the art. Mt 7:22; 8:11; 12:15; 20:28; 24:5ab; 26:28; Mk 2:2; 3:10 (Mt 12:15 has ascensive πάντας; other passages to be compared in this connection are Mk 10:45=Mt 20:28 πολλῶν and 1 Ti 2:6 πάντων. Cp. the double tradition of the saying of Bias in Clem. of Alex., Strom. 1, 61, 3 πάντες ἄνθρωποι κακοὶ ἢ οἱ πλεῖστοι τ. ἀνθρώπων κακοί.—On Mk 10:45 s. OCullmann, TZ 4, ’48, 471–73); 6:2; 11:8; Lk 1:1 (cp. Herm. Wr. 11, 1, 1b and see JBauer, NovT 4, ’60, 263–66), 14; J 2:23; 8:30; Ac 9:42; Ro 16:2; 2 Cor 11:18; Gal 3:16 (πολλοί= a plurality); Tit 1:10; Hb 12:15; 2 Pt 2:2. AcPl Ha 5, 8; 7, 5; 11, 3. Opp. ὀλίγοι Mt 22:14; 20:16 v.l. (cp. Pla., Phd. 69c ναρθηκοφόροι μὲν πολλοί, βάκχοι δέ τε παῦροι=the thyrsus-bearers [officials] are many, but the truly inspired are few)—W. a partitive gen. πολλοὶ τῶν Φαρισαίων Mt 3:7. π. πῶν υἱῶν Ἰσραήλ Lk 1:16.—J 4:39; 12:11; Ac 4:4; 8:7a; 13:43; 18:8; 19:18; 2 Cor 12:21; Rv 8:11.—W. ἐκ and gen. (AscIs 3:1; Jos., Ant. 11, 151) πολλοὶ ἐκ τῶν μαθητῶν J 6:60, 66.—10:20; 11:19, 45; 12:42; Ac 17:12. ἐκ τοῦ ὄχλου πολλοί J 7:31 (Appian, Iber. 78 §337 πολλοὶ ἐκ τοῦ πλήθους).ב. πολλά—many things, much without the art.: γράφειν write at length B 4:9. διδάσκειν Mk 4:2; 6:34b. λαλεῖν Mt 13:3. μηχανᾶσθαι MPol 3. πάσχειν (Pind., O. 13, 63 al.; Jos., Ant. 13, 268; 403) Mt 16:21; Mk 5:26a; 9:12; Lk 9:22; 17:25; B 7:11; AcPl Ha 8, 19. ποιεῖν Mk 6:20 v.l. United w. another neut. by καί (Lucian, Icar. 20 πολλὰ κ. δεινά; Ael. Aristid. 46 p. 345 D.: πολλὰ κ. καλά; Ps.-Demetr., El. 70 πολλὰ κ. ἄλλα; likew. Appian, Bell. Civ. 5, 13 §53; Arrian, Anab. 6, 11, 2) πολλὰ κ. ἕτερα many other things Lk 3:18. πολλὰ ἂν κ. ἄλλα εἰπεῖν ἔχοιμι Dg 2:10 (Eur., Ep. 3, 2, πολλὰ κ. ἕτερα εἰπεῖν ἔχω; Diod S 17, 38, 3 πολλὰ δὲ καὶ ἄλλα … διαλεχθείς). ἐν πολλοῖς in many ways (Diod S 26, 1, 2; OGI 737, 7 [II B.C.]; Just., D. 124, 4 [of line of proof]) 2 Cor 8:22a. ἐπὶ πολλῶν (opp. ἐπὶ ὀλίγα) over many things Mt 25:21, 23.—W. art. (Pla., Apol. 1, 17a) τὰ πολλὰ πράσσειν transact a great deal of business Hs 4:5b.γ. elliptical δαρήσεται πολλά (sc. πληγάς) will receive many (lashes) Lk 12:47 (B-D-F §154; 241, 6).ⓑ comparative πλείων, πλεῖονα. adj. w. a plural (Diod S 14, 6, 1 μισθοφόρους πλείους=many mercenaries) πλείονας πόνους (opp. οὐχ ἕνα οὐδὲ δύο) 1 Cl 5:4. ἐπὶ ἡμέρας πλείους for a (large) number of days, for many days (Jos., Ant. 4, 277; cp. Theophr. in Apollon. Paradox. 29 πλείονας ἡμ.) Ac 13:31.—21:10 (Jos., Ant. 16, 15); 24:17; 25:14; 27:20. οἱ μὲν πλείονές εἰσιν γεγονότες ἱερεῖς the priests of former times existed in greater numbers Hb 7:23. ἑτέροις λόγοις πλείοσιν in many more words (than have been reported) Ac 2:40. ταῦτα καὶ ἕτερα πλείονα MPol 12:1.—W. a gen. of comparison (Just., A I 53, 3; Tat. 3, 2) ἄλλους δούλους πλείονας τῶν πρώτων other slaves, more than (he had sent) at first Mt 21:36. πλείονα σημεῖα ὧν more signs than those which J 7:31. Also w. ἤ: πλείονας μαθητὰς ἤ more disciples than 4:1. After πλείονες (-α) before numerals the word for ‘than’ is omitted (B-D-F §185, 4; Kühner-G. II 311; Rob. 666; Jos., Ant. 14, 96) ἐτῶν ἦν πλειόνων τεσσεράκοντα ὁ ἄνθρωπος the man was more than 40 years old Ac 4:22. πλείους τεσσεράκοντα 23:13, 21. Cp. 24:11; 25:6 (Jos., Ant. 6, 306 δέκα οὐ πλείους ἡμέρας).—The ref. is to relative extent (cp. 2bα) in τὰ ἔργα σου τὰ ἕσχατα πλείονα τῶν πρώτων your deeds, the latter of which are greater than the former Rv 2:19.β. subst.א. (οἱ) πλείονες, (οἱ) πλείους the majority, most (Diog. L. 1, 20; 22; Jos., Ant. 10, 114) Ac 19:32; 27:12. W. ἐξ: ἐξ ὧν οἱ πλείονες most of whom 1 Cor 15:6. W. gen. and a neg. (litotes) οὐκ ἐν τ. πλείοσιν αὐτῶν ηὐδόκησεν ὁ θεός God was pleased with only a few of them 10:5. This is perh. (s. ג below) the place for 1 Cor 9:19; 2 Cor 2:6; 9:2. Phil 1:14; MPol 5:1.ב. (οἱ) πλείονες, (οἱ) πλείους (even) more πλείονες in even greater numbers Ac 28:23. πολλῷ πλείους ἐπίστευσαν many more came to believe J 4:41.—διὰ τῶν πλειόνων to more and more people=those who are still to be won for Christ 2 Cor 4:15.ג. (οἱ) πλείονες, (οἱ) πλείους. In contrast to a minority οἱ πλείονες can gain the sense the others, the rest (so τὰ πλείονα Soph., Oed. Col. 36; τὸ πλέον Thu. 4, 30, 4; Jos., Ant. 12, 240; B-D-F §244, 3). So perh. (s. א above) ἵνα τ. πλείονας κερδήσω (opp. the apostle himself) 1 Cor 9:19; 2 Cor 2:6 (opp. the one who has been punished too severely.—In this case [s. א above] his punishment would have been determined by a unanimous vote of the Christian assembly rather than by a majority). Cp. 9:2; Phil 1:14; MPol 5:1.ד. πλείονα (for πλεῖον) more Mt 20:10 v.l.; various things Lk 11:53. ἐκ τοῦ ἑνὸς πλείονα 1 Cl 24:5 (s. as adv. ParJer 7:26).ⓒ superl. adj. πλείστη w. a plural most of αἱ πλεῖσται δυνάμεις Mt 11:20 (difft. B-D-F §245, 1).② pert. to being relatively large in quantity or measure, much, extensiveⓐ positive πολύς, πολλή, πολύα. adj. preceding or following a noun (or ptc. or adj. used as a noun)א. in the sg. much, large, great πολὺς ἀριθμός Ac 11:21. W. words that in themselves denote a plurality (Appian, Bell. Civ. 5, 80 §338 στρατὸς πολύς) πολὺς ὄχλος (s. ὄχ. 1a) Mt 14:14; 20:29; 26:47; Mk 5:21, 24; 6:34a; 8:1; 9:14; 12:37 (ὁ π. ὄχ.); Lk 5:29; 6:17a; 8:4; J 6:2, 5 (for the expression ὁ ὄχλος πολύς, in which π. follows the noun, J 12:9, 12, cp. Arrian, Anab. 1, 9, 6 ὁ φόνος πολύς); Ac 6:7; Rv 7:9; 19:1, 6. πολὺ πλῆθος (s. pl. 2bα) Mk 3:7f; Lk 5:6; 6:17b; 23:27; Ac 14:1; 17:4; 1 Cl 6:1. λαὸς πολύς many people Ac 18:10. Of money and its value, also used in imagery μισθὸς πολύς Mt 5:12; Lk 6:23, 35 (all three predicative, as Gen 15:1). ἐργασία π. Ac 16:16. π. κεφάλαιον 22:28. χρυσοῦ πολλοῦ … τρυφῆς πολλῆς AcPl Ha 2, 19.—Of things that occur in the mass or in large quantities (Diod S 3, 50, 1 πολλὴ ἄμπελος) γῆ πολλή Mt 13:5; Mk 4:5; θερισμὸς π. Mt 9:37; Lk 10:2 (both pred.). χόρτος π. J 6:10; καρπὸς π. (Cyranides p. 121, 11) 12:24; 15:5, 8.—λόγος π. a long speech (Diod S 13, 1, 2; Just., D. 123, 7) Ac 15:32; 20:2. περὶ οὗ πολὺς ἡμῖν ὁ λόγος about this we have much to say Hb 5:11 (cp. Pla., Phd. 115d).—Of time: πολὺς χρόνος a long time (Hom. et al.; Demetr.(?): 722 Fgm. 7; Jos., Ant. 8, 342; 19, 28; Just., A II, 2, 11) J 5:6 (s. ἔχω 7b); Hs 6, 4, 4 (pred.). μετὰ πολὺν χρόνον (Jos., Ant. 12, 324) Mt 25:19. Differently Mk 6:35ab (s. 3aα).ב. adj. w. a noun in the pl. many, large, great, extensive, plentiful ὄχλοι πολλοί great crowds or probably better many people (as Diod S 20, 59, 2; Ps.-Clem., Hom. 10, 3. For the corresponding mng. of ὄχλοι s. ὄχλος 1a) Mt 4:25; 8:1; 13:2; 15:30a; 19:2; Lk 5:15; 14:25. κτήματα πολλά a great deal of property Mt 19:22; Mk 10:22 (cp. Da 11:28 χρήματα π.). ὕδατα πολλά much water, many waters (Maximus Tyr. 21, 3g of the Nile ὁ πολὺς ποταμός, likew. Procop. Soph., Ep. 111) J 3:23; Rv 1:15; 14:2; 17:1; 19:6b. θυμιάματα πολλά a great deal of incense 8:3. τὰ πολλὰ γράμματα Ac 26:24. πολλοὶ χρόνοι long periods of time (Plut., Thes. 6, 9). πολλοῖς χρόνοις for long periods of time (SIG 836, 6; pap) Lk 8:29; 1 Cl 44:3. χρόνοις πολλοῖς AcPlCor 2:10. ἐκ πολλῶν χρόνων (Diod S 3, 47, 8; Jos., Ant. 14, 110; 17, 204) 1 Cl 42:5.β. subst.א. πολλοί many i.e. pers.—w. the art. οἱ πολλοί the many, of whatever appears in the context Mk 6:2 v.l. (the many people who were present in the synagogue); 9:26b (the whole crowd). Opp. ὁ εἷς Ro 5:15ac, 19ab; the many who form the ἓν σῶμα the one body 12:5; 1 Cor 10:17. Paul pays attention to the interests of the many rather than to his own vs. 33 (cp. Jos., Ant. 3, 212).—The majority, most (X., An. 5, 6, 19; Appian, Maced. 7, Bell. Civ. 4, 73 §309; 2 Macc 1:36; En 104:10; AscIs 3:26; Jos., Ant. 17, 72; Just., D. 4, 3) Mt 24:12; Hb 12:15 v.l. W. a connotation of disapproval most people, the crowd (Socrat., Ep. 6, 2; Dio Chrys. 15 [32], 8; Epict. 1, 3, 4; 2, 1, 22 al.; Plut., Mor. 33a; 470b; Plotinus, Enn. 2, 9, 9; Philo, Rer. Div. Her. 42) 2 Cor 2:17; Pol 2:1; 7:2.—Jeremias, The Eucharistic Words of Jesus3, tr. NPerrin, ’66, 179–82; 226–31, and TW VI 536–45: πολλοί.ב. πολύ much ᾧ ἐδόθη πολύ, πολὺ ζητηθήσεται παρʼ αὐτοῦ, καὶ ᾧ παρέθεντο πολὺ κτλ. Lk 12:48 (Just., A I, 17, 4 twice πλέον). Cp. 16:10ab; 2 Cl 8:5; καρποφορεῖν π. bear much fruit Hs 2:3. πολὺ κατὰ πάντα τρόπον much in every way Ro 3:2 (Ael. Aristid. 34, 43 K.=50 p. 562 D. gives answer to a sim. quest. asked by himself: πολλὰ καὶ παντοῖα).—Js 5:16.—As gen. of price πολλοῦ for a large sum of money (Menand., Fgm. 197 Kö.; PRyl 244, 10. S. στρουθίον.) Mt 26:9.—Of time: ἐπὶ πολύ ( for) a long time (JosAs 19:3; Ar. 65, 3; s. also ἐπί 18cβ) Ac 28:6; AcPl Ha 10, 21. μετʼ οὐ πολύ soon afterward Ac 27:14 (μετά B 2c).—ἐπὶ πολύ more than once, often (Is 55:7) Hm 4, 1, 8.—Before a comp. (as Hom. et al.; B-D-F §246; Rob. 664) in the acc. πολὺ βέλτιον much better Hs 1:9. π. ἐλάττων v 3, 7, 6 (Ar. 6, 2). π. μᾶλλον much more, to a much greater degree (Dio Chrys. 2, 10; 17; 64 al.; Ael. Aristid. 34, 9 K.=50 p. 549 D.; Just., A II, 8, 3; D. 95, 1 al.) Hb 12:9, 25 (by means of a negative it acquires the mng. much less; cp. Diod S 7, 14, 6 πολὺ μᾶλλον μὴ … =even much less); Dg 2:7b. π. πλέον 2:7a (Ar. 11, 7). π. σπουδαιότερος 2 Cor 8:22b. Cp. π. τιμώτερον 1 Pt 1:7 v.l.; in the dat. of degree of difference πολλῷ μᾶλλον (Thu. 2, 51, 4; UPZ 42, 48 [162 B.C.]; EpArist 7; 24 al.; Sir prol. ln. 14; Jos., Ant. 18, 184; Just., A I, 68, 9; Tat. 17, 4) Mt 6:30; Mk 10:48b; Lk 18:39; Ro 5:9f, 15b, 17; 1 Cor 12:22; 2 Cor 3:9, 11; Phil 2:12. πολλῷ μᾶλλον κρείσσον 1:23 (v.l. without μᾶλλον). πολλῷ πλείους J 4:41. πολλῷ στρουθίων as v.l. Mt 20:31 and Lk 12:7 (both N.25 app.; on the strong ms. support for this rdg. s. RBorger, TRu 52, ’87, 21–24).—W. the art. τὸ πολύ (opp. τὸ ὀλίγον as X., An. 7, 7, 36) 2 Cor 8:15 (cp. Ex 16:18).ג. πολύς (Diod S 14, 107, 4 πολὺς ἦν ἐπὶ τῇ τιμωρίᾳ=he was strongly inclined toward punishing) μὴ πολὺς ἐν ῥήμασιν γίνου do not be profuse in speech, do not gossip 1 Cl 30:5 (Job 11:3).—Παπίας ὁ πολύς Papias (7), prob. to be understood as ὁ πάνυ; s. πάνυ d.ⓑ comp. πλείων, πλεῖον; adv. πλειόνωςα. adj., w. a singular (TestJob 35:2 διὰ πλείονος εὐωδίας) καρπὸν πλείονα more fruit J 15:2, 8 P66; Hs 5, 2, 4. τὸ πλεῖον μέρος τοῦ ὄχλου the greater part of the throng 8, 1, 16. ἐπὶ πλείονα χρόνον for a longer time (PTebt 6:31 [II B.C.]) Ac 18:20. Foll. by gen. of comparison: πλείονα τιμήν more honor Hb 3:3b.—IPol 1:3a. Foll. by παρά τινα for comparison Hb 3:3a; 11:4; Hs 9, 18, 2. ὅσῳ πλείονος κατηξιώθημεν γνώσεως, τοσούτῳ μᾶλλον 1 Cl 41:4.—τὸ πλεῖον μέρος as adv. acc. for the greater part Hv 3, 6, 4a.β. as subst. πλεῖον, πλέον more τὸ πλεῖον the greater sum (cp. Diod S 1, 82, 2=the greater part; Ps 89:10) Lk 7:43. πλεῖον λαμβάνειν receive a larger sum Mt 20:10. W. partitive gen. ἐπὶ πλεῖον προκόψουσιν ἀσεβείας they will arrive at an ever greater measure of impiety=become more and more deeply involved in impiety 2 Ti 2:16. W. a gen. of comparison πλεῖον τῆς τροφῆς someth. greater (more important) than food Mt 6:25; Lk 12:23. πλεῖον Ἰωνᾶ Mt 12:41; cp. vs. 42; Lk 11:31, 32. ἡ χήρα πλεῖον πάντων ἔβαλεν the widow put in more than all the rest Mk 12:43; Lk 21:3. μηδὲν πλέον nothing more (Jos., Bell. 1, 43; cp. Just., D. 2, 3 οὐδὲν πλέον); the words than, except following are expressed by παρά and the acc. Lk 3:13 or by πλήν w. gen. Ac 15:28, w. εἰ μή Hs 1:6.—The acc. is used as an adv. more, in greater measure, to a greater degree (Herm. Wr. 13, 21 Nock after the mss.) Lk 7:42; IRo 1:1; IEph 6:2; w. a gen. of comparison Mt 5:20 (περισσεύω 1aβ); J 21:15; IPol 5:2 (s. Ad’Alès, RSR 25, ’35, 489–92). τριετίαν ἢ καὶ πλεῖον for three years or even more Ac 20:18 D (cp. TestAbr B 7 p. 111, 27 [Stone p. 70, 27]).—ἐπὶ πλεῖον any farther (of place) Ac 4:17 (TestGad 7:2; Ath. 12 [ἐπί 4bβ]); (of time) at length Ac 20:9 (ἐπί 18cβ) or any longer, too long 24:4; 1 Cl 55:1 (ἐπί 18cβ); any more, even more (ἐπί 13) 2 Ti 3:9; 1 Cl 18:3 (Ps 50:4). Strengthened πολὺ πλέον much more, much rather (4 Macc 1:8; cp. X., An. 7, 5, 15; BGU 180, 12f [172 A.D.] πολλῷ πλεῖον; Ar. 11, 7 πολλῷ πλεῖον) Dg 2:7; 4:5.—Also w. indications of number (s. 1bα) πλεῖον ἢ ἄρτοι πέντε Lk 9:13 (the words πλ. ἤ outside the constr. as X., An. 1, 2, 11). In πλείω δώδεκα λεγιῶνας ἀγγέλων more than twelve legions of angels Mt 26:53 the text is uncertain (B-D-F §185, 4; s. Rob. 666).—The adv. can also be expressed by πλειόνως (Aeneas Tact. 237; Jos., Ant. 17, 2; Leontios 24, p. 52, 10) more ὅσον … πλειόνως the more … the more IEph 6:1.ⓒ superl. πλεῖστος, ονα. adj.א. superlative proper τὸ πλεῖστον μέρος the greatest part w. partitive gen. Hs 8, 2, 9; 9, 7, 4. As adv. acc. for the greatest part 8, 5, 6; 8, 10, 1 (s. μέρος 1d).ב. elative (s. Mayser II/1, 1926, 53) very great, very large (ὁ) πλεῖστος ὄχλος Mt 21:8 (ὁ πλεῖστος ὄχλος could also be the greatest part of the crowd, as Thu. 7, 78, 2; Pla., Rep. 3, 397d); Mk 4:1.β. subst. οἱ πλεῖστοι the majority, most Ac 19:32 D (Just., D. 1, 4; cp. D. 48, 4 πλεῖστοι).③ pert. to being high on a scale of extentⓐ positive πολύς, πολλή, πολύα. as simple adj., to denote degree much, great, strong, severe, hard, deep, profound (Diod S 13, 7, 4 πολὺς φόβος; schol. on Apollon. Rhod. 4, 57; 58 p. 265, 3 πολλὴ δικαιοσύνη; Eccl 5:16 θυμὸς π.; Sir 15:18 σοφία; TestAbr A 20 p. 103, 4 [Stone p. 54] ἀθυμία; Just., D. 3, 1 ἠρεμία) ἀγάπη Eph 2:4. ἀγών 1 Th 2:2. ἄθλησις Hb 10:32. ἁπλότης Hv 3, 9, 1. ἀσιτία Ac 27:21. βία 24:6 [7] v.l. γογγυσμός J 7:12. διακονία Lk 10:40. δοκιμή 2 Cor 8:2. δόξα Mt 24:30; Hv 1, 3, 4; 2, 2, 6. δύναμις Mk 13:26. ἐγκράτεια strict self-control Hv 2, 3, 2. εἰρήνη complete or undisturbed peace (Diod S 3, 64, 7; 11, 38, 1) Ac 24:2. ἔλεος 1 Pt 1:3. ἐπιθυμία 1 Th 2:17. ζημία Ac 27:10. ζήτησις 15:7. θλῖψις 2 Cor 2:4a; 1 Th 1:6. καύχησις 2 Cor 7:4b (pred.). μακροθυμία Ro 9:22. ὀδυρμός Mt 2:18. παράκλησις 2 Cor 8:4. παρρησία (Wsd 5:1) 3:12; 7:4a (pred.); 1 Ti 3:13; Phlm 8. πεποίθησις 2 Cor 8:22c. πλάνη 2 Cl 1:7. πληροφορία 1 Th 1:5. πόνος Col 4:13. σιγή a great or general hush (X., Cyr. 7, 1, 25; Arrian, Anab. 5, 28, 4) Ac 21:40. στάσις 23:10. τρόμος 1 Cor 2:3. φαντασία Ac 25:23. χαρά 8:8; Phlm 7. ὥρα πολλή late hour (Polyb. 5, 8, 3; Dionys. Hal. 2, 54; Jos., Ant. 8, 118) Mk 6:35ab.β. subst. πολλά in the acc. used as adv. greatly, earnestly, strictly, loudly, often etc. (X., Cyr. 1, 5, 14; Diod S 13, 41, 5; Lucian, Dial. Deor. 19, 2; Aelian, VH 1, 23; 4 Km 10:18; Is 23:16; TestSol 1:1; GrBar; ApcMos; Jos., Ant. 14, 348) ἀλαλάζειν πολλά Mk 5:38 (s. ἀλαλάζω). πολλὰ ἁμαρτάνειν Hs 4:5c (ApcMos 32). π. ἀνακρίνειν Ac 28:18 v.l. π. ἀπορεῖν Mk 6:20 (Field, Notes 29). π. ἀσπάζεσθαι 1 Cor 16:19 (s. ἀσπάζομαι 1a). δεηθῆναι π. (GrBar 4:14; Jos., Vi. 173; 343) Hs 5, 4, 1. διαστέλλεσθαι Mk 5:43 (s. διαστέλλω). π. ἐπιτιμᾶν 3:12. π. ἐρωτᾶν earnestly pray Hv 2, 2, 1. κατηγορεῖν π. Mk 15:3 (s. κατηγορέω 1a). κηρύσσειν π. talk freely 1:45. κλαίειν bitterly Ac 8:24 D (ApcMos 39). κοπιᾶν (ApcMos 24; CIG IV 9552, 5 … μοι πολλὰ ἐκοπίασεν, cp. Dssm., LO 266, 5 [LAE 317]) work hard Ro 16:6, 12; 2 Cl 7:1b. νηστεύειν π. fast often Mt 9:14a. ὀμνύναι π. Mk 6:23. παρακαλεῖν Mk 5:10, 23; Ac 20:1 D; 1 Cor 16:12. π. πταίειν make many mistakes Js 3:2. π. σπαράσσειν convulse violently Mk 9:26a.—W. the art. ἐνεκοπτόμην τὰ πολλά I have been hindered these many times (cp. Ro 1:13 πολλάκις) Ro 15:22 (v.l. πολλάκις here too).γ. subst. πολύ in the acc. used as adv. greatly, very much, strongly (Da 6:15, 24 Theod.) ἀγαπᾶν πολύ show much affection, love greatly Lk 7:47b. κλαίειν π. weep loudly Rv 5:4.—Mk 12:27; Ac 18:27.ⓑ superlative, the neut. acc. πλεῖστον, α as adv. (sing. Hom. et al.; pl. Pind. et al.)α. pl. πλεῖστα in the formula of greeting at the beginning of a letter πλεῖστα χαίρειν (POxy 742; 744; 1061 [all three I B.C.]; PTebt 314, 2 [II A.D.] and very oft. in pap.—Griech. pap ed. Ltzm.: Kl. Texte 142, 1910, p. 4, 5, 6, 7 al.; Preis. II s.v. πλεῖστος) heartiest greeting(s) IEph ins; IMg ins; ITr ins; IRo ins; ISm ins; IPol ins.β. sing. τὸ πλεῖστον at the most (Aristoph., Vesp. 260; Diod S 14, 71, 3 πεμπταῖοι ἢ τὸ πλ. ἑκταῖοι; POxy 58, 17; PGiss 65:9) κατὰ δύο ἢ τὸ πλ. τρεῖς (word for word like Περὶ ὕψους 32, 1) 1 Cor 14:27.—B. 922f. DELG. M-M. EDNT. TW. -
3 ἱκανός
ἱκανός, ή, όν (s. three next entries; Trag., Hdt.+; ins, pap, LXX; PsSol 5:17; TestNapht 2:4; JosAs 28:11; ParJer 6:6 [שַׁדַּי]; ApcSed 2:3; EpArist, Philo, Joseph., Just.; Tat. 36, 2 ἱκανώτατος; loanw. in rabb.).① sufficient in degree, sufficient, adequate, large enough ἱκανόν ἐστιν it is enough (Epict. 1, 2, 36; 3 Km 16:31; the copula is oft. omitted: Gen 30:15; Ezk 34:18; Just., D. 13, 1) Lk 22:38 (WWestern, ET 52, ’40/41, 357 ‘large’ or ‘long enough’). εἴ τινι μὴ δοκοίη κἂν ταῦτα ἱκανά if this should seem insufficient to anyone Dg 2:10. Latinism (B-D-F §5, 3b; Mlt. 20f) τὸ ἱκανὸν ποιεῖν τινι satisfacere alicui= satisfy (Polyb. 32, 3, 13; Appian, Lib. 74; BGU 1141, 13 [14 B.C.] ἐάν σοι Ἔρως τὸ ἱκανὸν ποιήσῃ γράψον μοι; POxy 293, 10; PGiss 40 I, 5); also possible is do someone a favor (so plainly Diog. L. 4, 50 = grant your request) Mk 15:15 (cp. χαρίζομαι PFlor I, 61, 61 [85 A.D.]=Mitt-Wilck. II/2, 80 II, 61, of one ‘worthy to be flogged’ ἄξιος … μαστιγωθῆναι ln. 59f); Hs 6, 5, 5; τὸ ἱ. pledge, security, bond (POxy 294, 23 [22 A.D.]; BGU 530, 38; PStras 41, 51) λαμβάνειν τὸ ἱ. satis accipere= take bail (OGI 484, 50; 629, 101 [both II A.D.]) Ac 17:9.② pert. to meeting a standard, fit, appropriate, competent, qualified, able, w. the connotation worthy, good enough (Thu.; Diod S 13, 106, 10; POxy 1672, 15; Ex 4:10) πρός τι for someth. (Pla., Prot. 322b; 2 Macc 10:19; EpArist 211) 2 Cor 2:16 (FFallon, HTR 76, ’83, 369–74, ‘divine man’ motif). W. inf. foll. (Hdt. 8, 36; Jos., Ant. 1, 29; 5, 51; Just., D. 8, 2; B-D-F §393, 4; Rob. 658) Mt 3:11; Mk 1:7; Lk 3:16; 1 Cor 15:9; 2 Cor 3:5 (Dodd 15f); 2 Ti 2:2 (Jos., Ant. 3, 49 εἰπεῖν ἱ.); 1 Cl 50:2. Also w. ἵνα foll. (B-D-F §393, 4; Rob. 658; cp. PHolm 4, 23) Mt 8:8; Lk 7:6; J 1:27 v.l.—S. ITr 3:3 cj. Lghtf.③ pert. to being large in extent or degree, considerableⓐ of pers. ὄχλος a large crowd Mk 10:46; Lk 7:12; Ac 11:24, 26; 19:26 (SIG 569, 14 πλῆθος ἱ.; PPetr II, 20; II, 7; PLille 3, 76 [III B.C.]; Jos., Ant. 5, 250). λαὸν ἱ. large following 5:37 v.l.ⓑ of things κλαυθμός weeping aloud Ac 20:37 (= there was quite a bit of crying). φῶς a very bright light Ac 22:6.—ἱκανὸν ἡ. ἐπιτιμία the punishment is severe enough 2 Cor 2:6 (on the lack of agreement in gender s. B-D-F §131; Rob. 411).—ἀργύρια a rather large sum of (lit. ‘enough’, i.e. ‘substantial bribe’ REB) money Mt 28:12 (cp. SIG 1106, 74; 77).—Esp. of time ἐξ ἱκανοῦ for a long time Lk 23:8 v.l. ἐφʼ ἱκανόν enough, as long as one wishes; for a long time (Polyb. 11, 25, 1; Diod S 11, 40, 3; 13, 100, 1; SIG 685, 34; 2 Macc 7:5; 8:25; EpArist 109) Ac 20:11. ἱ. χρόνος a considerable time (Aristoph.; Pla., Leg. 5 p. 736c; SIG 665, 12; UPZ 161, 29 [119 B.C.] ἐφʼ ἱ. χρόνον; Jos., Ant. 7, 22, C. Ap. 1, 237) ἱ. χρόνον διέτριψαν Ac 14:3 (Just., D. 2, 3). ἱ. χρόνου διαγενομένου 27:9. ἱκανῷ χρόνῳ for a long time Lk 8:27; Ac 8:11 (on the dat. s. B-D-F §201; Rob. 527). Pl. Lk 20:9 (B-D-F §201; Rob. 470). ἐξ ἱ. χρόνων for a long time 23:8; ἐκ χρόνων ἱ. Mt 8:27 v.l.; for this ἀπὸ χρόνων ἱ. Lk 8:27 D. ἐπὶ ἱ. χρόνον Qua.④ in relatively large numbers, many, quite a fewⓐ of pers. abs. ἱκανοί many, quite a few (Mitt-Wilck. I/2, 11 B Fr. (a), 10 [123 B.C.]; PTebt 41, 13 ἱκανῶν ἡμῶν; 1 Macc 13:49; Jos., Ant. 14, 231) Ac 12:12; 14:21; 19:19; 1 Cor 11:30 (quite a few, contrast πολλοί as Ac 19:18f); cp. μαθηταί Lk 7:11 v.l.ⓑ of things λαμπάδες a good many lamps Ac 20:8. ἀγέλη χοίρων ἱκανῶν Lk 8:32. ἐν λόγοις ἱ. w. many words = at length Lk 23:9. Superl. κεράμια ἱκανώτατα a large number of jars Hm 12, 5, 3 (SIG 736, 108 ξύλα ἱ.).ⓒ of periods of time ἀπὸ ἱ. ἐτῶν for many years Ro 15:23 v.l. (cp. 2 Macc 1:20). ἡμέραι ἱ. (UPZ 162 II, 15 [117 B.C.] ἐφʼ ἱκανὰς ἡμέρας) Ac 9:23; ἡμέρας ἱ. for many days 9:43; 18:18. Also ἐν ἱ. ἡμέραις 27:7.—B. 927. DELG s.v. ἵκω. M-M. TW. Spicq. -
4 τοσοῦτος
τοσοῦτος, αύτη, οῦτον (this form of the neut. is predom. in Attic Gr., also Appian, Bell. Civ. 3, 43 §177; LXX, GrBar; Jos., C. Ap. 1, 226; 2, 176; Hb 7:22 v.l.; 12:1; Rv 21:16 v.l.; 1 Cl 1:1; MPol 2:2; Hm 5, 1, 5; Just., Ath.) and οῦτο (Clearchus, Fgm. 48 W.: Diod S 1, 58, 4; PCairZen 367, 38; PMich I [Zen] 28, 17 [III B.C.]; Num 15:5; 1 Macc 3:17; Hb 7:22; 1 Cl 45:7; Just., A I, 56, 2) correlative adj. (Hom.+) ‘so great, so large, so far, so much, so strong’ etc.① pert. to an indefinite high number of entities or events, so many, pl.ⓐ w. a noun (Just., D. 75, 4 ἐν τοσαύταις μορφαῖς) so many ἄρτοι τοσοῦτοι Mt 15:33 (w. ὥστε foll.). ἔτη Lk 15:29. σημεῖα J 12:37. Cp. 21:11; 1 Cor 14:10 (s. τυγχάνω 2b); Hs 6, 4, 4.ⓑ without a noun τοσοῦτοι so many people J 6:9; AcPl Ha 7, 21 (unless this goes under 2).② pert. to high degree of quantity, so much, so greatⓐ w. a noun τοσοῦτος ὄχλος Mt 15:33b. ὁ τοσοῦτος πλοῦτος Rv 18:17 (Erasmian rdg, and only here w. the art.; s. B-D-F §274; Rob. 771). τοσοῦτον μέλι so great a quantity of honey Hm 5, 1, 5. τοσαύτη ἔκρυσις Papias (3:2). Of space μῆκος Rv 21:16 v.l. Of time χρόνος (PLond I, 42, 23 p. 30 [168 B.C.]; POxy 1481, 2; ParJer 5:18; Jos., Bell. 1, 665; 2, 413; Dio Chrys. 74, 18b; Ath. 17, 3) so long J 14:9; Hb 4:7. τος. διαφορά so great a difference MPol 16:1. Referring back to ὅσα: τοσοῦτον βασανισμόν Rv 18:7. For Hb 12:1 s. 3 below.ⓑ without a noun, pl. τοσαῦτα of quantity so much (Socrat., Ep. 14, 6 [p. 256, 11 Malherbe]; Just., D. 77, 1 τοιαῦτα καὶ τοσαῦτα) Hv 2, 1, 3. ἡμαρτηκὼς τοσαῦτα since I have sinned so many times Hm 9:1. Some likewise understand quantitatively τοσαῦτο ἐπάθετε; have you experienced so much? Gal 3:4 but on this and Hm 9:1 s. 3b.③ pert. to high degree of quality or lack of it, so great/ strong, to such extent, etc.ⓐ w. a noun and in a positive sense πίστις faith as strong as this Mt 8:10; Lk 7:9. ἔλεος 2 Cl 3:1. ζωή 14:5. χρηστότης 15:5. σπουδή MPol 7:2. τάχος 13:1. W. ὥστε foll. (Ps.-Callisth. 3, 26, 7 p. 127, 6; Just., D. 30, 3) τος. ἀπόνοια 1 Cl 46:7. W. ὡς foll. as strong as MPol 15:2; so strong that ApcPt 5:16 (Just., D. 132, 1). This is prob. the place for τοσοῦτον νέφος μαρτύρων so great a cloud of witnesses (the ‘great’ number being qualified, of course, by literary constraints) Hb 12:1.ⓑ without a noun and in a negative sense, εἰς τοσοῦτο(ν) foll. by gen. and ὥστε to such a degree of (Andoc. 2, 7: εἰς τοσοῦτον ἦλθον τῆς δυσδαιμονίας …, ὥστε; Pla., Apol. 13, 25e; Clearchus, Fgm. 48; Jos., Bell. 4, 317 εἰς τος. ἀσεβείας, ὥστε, C. Ap. 1, 226) 1 Cl 1:1; 45:7; MPol 2:2. τοσοῦτον to the degree that, to such an extent that (GrBar 1:3; 8:3; Just., D. 90, 4) τὰ βλέφαρα … τοσοῦτον ἐξοιδῆσαι ὡς the eyelids (of Judas) became so swollen, that Papias (3:2) (w. ὡς as Just., D. 121, 3). Perh. Hm 9:1 belongs here: such serious sins (s. 2b above). In satire τοσαῦτα ἐπάθετε; have you had such remarkable experiences? Gal 3:4 (πάσχω 1; others put the pass. under 2b above).④ pert. to a limited extent, so much and no more τοσούτου (gen. of price) for so and so much Ac 5:8ab.⑤ pert. to a correlative degree, so much, as much τοσούτῳ w. the comp., corresp. to ὅσῳ (by) so much (greater, more, etc.) … than or as (X., Mem. 1, 3, 13; Ael. Aristid. 23, 55 K.=42 p. 786 D.; Just., D. 110, 4) Hb 1:4; 10:25 (τοσούτῳ μᾶλλον ὅσῳ as Ael. Aristid. 33 p. 616 D.; 46 p. 345; cp. X., Mem. 1, 4, 10); the more … the more 1 Cl 41:4; 48:6. τοσοῦτον … ὅσον as much … as Papias (2:4) οὐ … τοσοῦτόν με ὠφελεῖν ὅσον not the same (evidential) value as (Just., D. 1, 3; Ath. 15, 2). καθʼ ὅσον … κατὰ τοσοῦτο Hb 7:20–22. τοσούτῳ ἥδιον … ἐπειδή all the more gladly … since 1 Cl 62:3. τοσοῦτον.—DELG s.v. τόσος. M-M. -
5 πολύς
πολύς, [dialect] Att. πολλή, πολύ; gen. πολλοῦ, ῆς, ou=; dat. πολλῷ, ῇ, ῷ; acc. πολύν, πολλήν, πολύ:—[dialect] Ion. [full] πολλός Anacr.43.3,Aπολλή, πολλόν Xenoph.9
, Democr.219, Hp.VM1, Herod.3.19; also in Trag., S.Ant.86, Tr. 1196; acc. πολλόν, πολλήν, πολλόν: Hdt. uses the [dialect] Ion. forms, but codd. haveπολύν 2.121
.δ, 3.57, v.l. in 6.125,πολύ 2.106
,3.38,6.72,7.46, 160 ( πολύ also in Heraclit.114, Democr. 244):—both sets of forms are found in [dialect] Ep., also gen. sg.πολέος Il.4.244
, etc.: nom. pl.πολέες 2.417
, al., once [var] contr.πολεῖς 11.708
; gen. πολέων (trisyll.) 5.691, (disyll.) 16.655; dat.πολέσι 10.262
,al.;πολέσσι 13.452
, al.;πολέεσσι 9.73
, Od.5.54, Hes.Op. 119, etc.; acc. πολέας (trisyll.) Il.3.126, etc., (disyll.) 1.559,2.4, Hes.Op. 580 (freq. with v.l. πολεῖς Il.15.66, etc.); in later [dialect] Ep. πολέες is used as fem., Call.Del.28, alsoπολέας Id.Dian.42
, A.R.3.21; neut.πολέα Q.S.1.74
(v. infr.):—[dialect] Ep. also have [full] πουλύς (once in Hes., Th. 190, also Thgn. 509, sts. fem. in Hom.,πουλὺν ἐφ' ὑγρήν Il.10.27
,ἠέρα πουλύν 5.776
), neut.πουλύ Od.19.387
; these forms are found in codd. of Hp. and Aret. (who uses πολύ, πουλύ and πολλόν in neut.), but not in Hdt.:— Lyr. and Trag. (lyr.) sts. use [dialect] Ep. forms, dat. sg. ; nom. pl.πολέες B.10.17
; neut. ; (fem., B.5.100); dat. pl. . [ῠalways.]I of Number, many, Il.2.417, etc.; ἐκ πολλῶν, opp. ἐξὀλίγων, Hes.Th. 447; τριηκόντων ἐτέων πόλλ' ἀπολείπων wanting many of thirty years, Id.Op. 696;παρῆσάν τινες, καὶ πολλοί γε Pl.Phd. 58d
;οὐ πολλοί τινες A.Pers. 510
: with Nouns of multitude,πουλὺς ὅμιλος Od.8.109
;πλῆθος πολλόν Hdt.1.141
;ἔθνος πολλόν Id.4.22
; later πουλὺ.. ἐπ' ἔτος many a year, AP6.235 (Thall.);π. ἦν ὁ καταπλέων Plb.15.26.10
; of anything often repeated,περὶ σέο λόγος ἀπῖκται π. Hdt.1.30
;πολλὸν ἦν τοῦτο τὸ ἔπος Id.2.2
, cf. 3.137, etc.;πολὺ.. τὸ σὸν ὄνομα διήκει πάντας S.OC 305
; often,D.
21.29; τοῦτο ἐπιεικῶς πολὺ νῦν ἐστι is fairly frequent, Luc.Hist.Conscr.15.2 of Size, Degree, Intensity, much, mighty, ὄμβρος, νιφετός, Il.10.6;π. ὕπνος Od.15.394
;πῦρ.. π. 10.359
; π. ὑμέναιος a loud song, Il.18.493; π. ὀρυμαγδός, ῥοῖζος, etc., 2.810, Od.9.315, etc.; π. ἀνάγκη strong necessity, E.Ph. 1674; π. γέλως, βοή, much or great, S.Aj. 303, 1149; μωρία ib. 745; ὄλβος, αἰδώς, A.Pers. 251, Ag. 948;ἀσφάλεια Th.2.11
; ἀλογία, εὐήθεια, Pl.Phd. 67e, Phdr. 275c, etc.b rarely of a single person, great, mighty,μέγας καὶ πολλὸς ἐγένεο Hdt.7.14
, cf. E.Hipp.1; ὁ π. σοφιστής, στρατηγός, Chor.p.23 B., Id.in Rev.Phil.1.68;ὁ πάντα π. Id.p.27
B.; ὁ πολύς alone, of Hippocrates, Gal.19.530; of Trajan, Lyd.Mag.2.28;ῥώμην σώματος πολύς D.H.2.42
.c joined with a Verb, Κύπρις γὰρ οὐ φορητός, ἢν πολλὴ ῥυῇ if she flow with full stream, metaph. from a river, E.Hipp. 443;θρασυνομένῳ καὶ πολλῷ ῥέοντι D. 18.136
; from the wind, ὡς π. ἔπνει καὶ λαμπρός was blowing strong and fresh, Id.25.57, cf. Ar.Eq. 760, AP11.49 (Even.): generally, with might or force,ὅταν ὁ θεὸς.. ἔλθῃ πολύς E.Ba. 300
;ἢν π. παρῇ Id.Or. 1200
;π. καὶ τολμηρὸς ἅνθρωπος D.40.53
: with part. and εἰμί, πολλὸς ἦν λισσόμενος was all entreaties, Hdt.9.91; ;Ἐτεοκλέης ἂν εἷς π... ὑμνοῖθ' A.Th.6
;π. ἐνέκειτο λέγων Hdt.7.158
;π. τοῖς συμβεβηκόσιν ἔγκειται D.18.199
; alsoπ. ἦν ἐν τοῖσι λόγοισι Hdt.8.59
;πρὸς ταῖς παρασκευαῖς Plb.5.49.7
;ἐπὶ τῇ τιμωρίᾳ D.S.14.107
: without a Prep.,π. ἦν τοῖς ἐπαίνοις καὶ ἐπαχθής Aeschin.2.41
; π. μὲν γὰρ ὁ Φίλιππος ἔσται will be often mentioned, Id.1.166.3 of Value or Worth,πολέος δέ οἱ ἄξιος ἔσται Il.23.562
, cf. Od.8.405;πολλοῦ ἄξιος X.An.4.1.28
, etc.;πολλῶν ἄξιος Ar. Pax 918
; περὶ πολλοῦ ποιεῖσθαί τι, Lat. magni facere, cf.περί A.
IV; ἐπὶ πολλῷ at a high price, D.8.53;ἐπὶ π. ἐρραθυμηκότες Id.1.15
; πολύ ἐστί τι it is worth much, of great conscquence, X.Oec.18.7.4 of Space, large, wide, π. χώρη, πεδίον, Il.23.520,4.244, etc.; πόντος, πέλαγος, Hes.Op. 635, S.Ph. 635;χῶρος πλατὺς καὶ π. Hdt.4.39
; λίμνη μεγάλη τε καὶ π. ib. 109;π. ἡ Σικελία Th. 7.13
;π. ἡ Ἑλλάς Pl.Phd. 78a
, etc.; πολλὸς ἔκειτο he lay outstretched wide, Il.7.156, cf. 11.307; π. κέλευθος a far way, A.Pers. 748 (troch.): withoutὁδός, πολλὴ μὲν εἰς Ἡράκλειαν.., πολλὴ δὲ εἰς Χρυσόπολιν.. X.An.6.3.16
: διὰ πολλοῦ, ἐκ πολλοῦ, v. infr. IV.5 of Time, long, (anap.), etc.;πολὺν χρόνον Il.2.343
, etc.;οὐ π. χρ. S.Ph. 348
, etc.; soπολλοῦ χρόνου Ar.Pl.98
;χρόνῳ πολλῷ S.Tr. 228
; διὰ πολλοῦ (sc. χρόνου) Luc.Nec.15;ἐκ πολλοῦ Th.1.58
, D. 21.41; πρὸ πολλοῦ long before, D.S.14.43;οὐ μετὰ πολύ Luc.Tox.54
; ἔτι πολλῆς νυκτός while still quite night, Th.8.101; πολλῆς ὥρας late in the day, Plb.5.8.3;ἤδη ὥρα πολλή Ev.Marc.6.35
;ἔτι ἔστιν ἡμέρα πολλή LXX Ge.29.7
.II Special usages:1 c. partit.gen., e.g. πολλοὶ Τρώων, for πολλοὶ Τρῶες, Il.18.271, etc.; neut., πολλὸν σαρκός, for πολλὴ σάρξ, Od.19.450: in Prose, the Adj. generally takes the gender of the gen.,τὸν πολλὸν τοῦ χρόνου Hdt.1.24
; τῆς γῆς οὐ πολλήν Th.6.7;τῆς ἀθάρης πολλήν Ar.Pl. 694
;πολλὴν τῆς χώρας X.Cyr. 3.2.2
;ὁ π. τοῦ λόγου D.44.6
; v. infr. 3.2 joined with another Adj.,πολλὰ δυστερπῆ κακά A.Ch. 277
, cf. 585 (lyr.), etc.: more freq. joined to another Adj. by καί, πολέες τε καὶ ἐσθλοί many men and good, Il.6.452, etc.;πολέες τε καὶ ἄλκιμοι 21.586
;πολλὰ καὶ ἐσθλά Od.2.312
; παλαιά τε πολλά τε ib. 188;ἄκοσμά τε π. τε Il.2.213
;πολλαί γε.. καὶ ἄλλαι Hes.Th. 363
;π. τε καὶ κακά Hdt.4.167
, etc.;π. κἀγαθά Ar.Th. 351
(butπ. ἀγαθά IG12.76.45
);π. καὶ ἀνόσια Pl.R. 416e
;π. καὶ μακάρια Id.Plt. 269d
;π. καὶ πονηρά X.Mem.2.9.6
;πολλά τε καὶ δεινά Id.An.5.5.8
;μεγάλα καὶ π. D.36.22
; π. καὶ καλοὺς (s.v.l.) κινδύνους, π. καὶ καλὰ παραδείγματα, Din.1.109.3 with the Art. (in Hom. without the Art., Il.2.483, 5.334, 22.28), of persons or things well known, Ἑλένα μία τὰς πολλάς, τὰς πάνυ π. ψυχὰς ὀλέσασ' those many lives, A.Ag. 1456 (lyr.), cf. S.OT 845, Th.3.87, Pl.Phd. 88a, Ti. 54a, Act.Ap.26.24: with abstract Nouns,τᾶς πολλᾶς ὑγιείας A. Ag. 1001
(lyr., dub.); numbers,Hdt.
1.136.b οἱ π. the many, i.e. the greater number,Ἀθηναῖοι.. ἀπῆλθον οἱ πολλοί Th. 1.126
, cf. 3.32, etc. (so in sg., ὁ πολλὸς λόγος the prevailing report, Hdt.1.75);τοῖς π. κριταῖς S.Aj. 1243
: with gen., τοῖς π. βροτῶν ib. 682;οἱ π. τῶν ἀνθρώπων X.Cyr.8.2.24
; far the most,Hp.
Aër.20 (v.l. μάλιστα for ἅπαντες); for τὰ πολλὰ πάντα, v. infr. 111.1a: hence οἱ πολλοί the people, the commonalty, opp. οἱ μείζω κεκτημένοι, Th.1.6; opp. οἱ κομψότεροι, Pl.R. 505b; οἱ π., = Lat. plebs, D.S.20.36; τῶν πολλῶν εἷς one of the multitude, D.21.96; alsoὁ π. λεώς Luc.JTr.53
, cf. Rh.Pr.17;ὁ π. ὅμιλος Id.Luct.2
. Hdn.1.1.1, etc.;ὁ π. δῆμος Luc.Apol.15
;ὁ π. ὄχλος Ph. 2.4
; ὁ π. alone, = vulgus, v.l. in D.S.2.29; the ordinary man, Epicur.Fr. 478, Phld.Rh.2.154S.;νίμμα ὁ π. λέγει, ἡμεῖς ἀπόνιπτρον λέγομεν Phryn.170
, cf.369; ὁ ἐμπαθὴς καὶ π. ἄνθρωπος 'l'homme moyen sensuel', Herm.in Phdr.p.146A.; ὁ π. ἄνθρωπος (with pl. Verb) the average man, opp. τὸ ἐξαίρετον, Eun.Hist.p.216 D.c τὸ πολύ, c. gen.,τῆς στρατιῆς τὸ πολλόν Hdt.8.100
;τὸ π. τοῦ χρόνου Hp.
Aër. 20;τῶν λογάδων τὸ π. Th.5.73
;τῶν ὅπλων τὸ π. Pl.Plt. 288b
; alsoὁ στρατὸς ὁ πολλός Hdt.1.102
;ἡ δύναμις ἡ π. Th.1.24
; ὁ π. βίοτος the best part of life, S.El. 185 (lyr.).d the most,Od.
22.273, and perh. 2.58, 17.537 (elsewh. in Hom. πολλά, as Subst., means much riches, great possessions, Il.11.684, Od.19.195);τὰ π. τοῦ πολέμου Th.2.13
; πρὸς τὸ τῶν π. μέγεθος in regard to the size of the average, Arist.Rh. 1363b11.4 pl. πολλά very much, too much, πολλὰ πράσσειν, = πολυπραγμονεῖν, E.Supp. 576, Ar.Ra. 228;π. ἔπαθεν Pi.O.13.63
, etc.; π. ἔρξαι τινά to do one much harm, A. Th. 923 (lyr.).5 πολλάς with Verbs of beating ( πληγάς being omitted), v. πληγή 1.6 πολύς repeated, , cf. A.Supp. 451; , etc.; πολλοῦ πολύς, v. infr. 111.1b: with Advbs. πολλάκις, πολλαχῇ, etc. (qq. v., cf. 111.1 e).III Adverbial usages:a neut. πολύ ([dialect] Ion. πολλόν) , πολλά, much,πόλλ' ἀεκαζομένη Il.6.458
, etc.; strengthd.,μάλα πολλά 8.22
, al.;πάνυ πολύ Pl.Alc.1.119c
; ; esp. of repetition, often, Il.2.798, Od.13.29, Hes.Op. 322; so of earnest commands and entreaties, πολλὰ κελεύων, πόλλ' ἐπέτελλον, πολλὰ λισσομένη, πολλὰ μάλ' εὐχομένω, Il.5.528, 11.782, 5.358, 9.183: with the Art., for the most part,Pl.
Prt. 315a, etc. (but with numerals, at most, Vett. Val.9.5);ὡς τὸ π. X.Mem.1.1.10
, etc.;τὰ πολλά Th.1.13
, 2.11,87, etc.;ὡς τὰ π. Id.5.65
, etc.;τὰ π. πάντα Hdt.1.203
, 2.35, 5.67.b of Degree, far, very much,ἀπέφυγε πολλὸν τοὺς διώκοντας Id.6.82
: also abs. gen. πολλοῦ very,θρασὺς εἶ πολλοῦ Ar.Nu. 915
, cf. Eup.74;πολλοῦ δύνασθαι Alciphr.1.9
(s.v.l.); πολλοῦ πολύς, πολλὴ πολλοῦ, much too much, Ar.Eq. 822,Ra. 1046.c of Space, a great way, far,οὐ πολλόν Hdt.1.104
;πολὺ οὐκ ἐξῄεσαν Th.1.15
, etc.d of Time, long,ὡς πολλὸν τοῦτο ἐγίνετο Hdt.4.126
, cf. 6.129.e of Probability, ἐὰν πολλὰ πολλῶν τέκῃς, perh. = ἐὰν πολλάκις τέκῃς,POxy. 744.9 (i B.C./i A.D.);ἐάν τι πολλὰ πολλάκις πάθω Ar.Ec. 1105
.2 πολύ is freq. joined with Adjs. and Advbs.,a with a [comp] Comp. to increase its comp. force, πολὺ μεῖζον, πολλὸν παυρότεροι, Il.1.167, Od.14.17; πολὺ μᾶλλον much more, Il.9.700; πολύ τι μᾶλλον f.l. in D.H. Comp.4 (p.22 U.-R.): with words, esp. Preps., between πολύ and its Adj., π. ἐν πλέονι, π. ἐπὶ δεινοτέρῳ, Th.1.35, Pl.R. 589e;πολὺ ἔτι ἐκ λαμπροτέρων Id.Phd. 110c
;π. σὺν φρονήματι μείζονι X.An.3.1.22
, cf.3.2.30, Smp.1.4 (but the Prep. freq. comes first,ἐκ π. ἐλάττονος And.1.109
, etc.); so πολλῷ is freq. used with the [comp] Comp., by far, A.Pr. 337, Hdt. 1.134, etc.;π. μᾶλλον S.OT 1159
, Pl.Phd. 80e; οὐ πολλῷ τεῳ ἀσθενέστερον not a great deal weaker, Hdt.1.181, cf. 2.48,67, etc.: πολύ with all words implying comparison, πολὺ πρίν much sooner, Il.9.250;π. πρό 4.373
: with the comp. Verbφθάνω, ἦ κε πολὺ φθαίη 13.815
; so πολὺ προβέβηκας ἁπάντων, πολὺ προμάχεσθαι ἁπάντων, 6.125, 11.217;προὔλαβε πολλῷ Th.7.80
: with βούλομαι, = prefer,ἡμῖν πολὺ βούλεται ἢ Δαναοῖσι νίκην Il.17.331
, cf. Od.17.404; πολύ γε in answers, after a [comp] Comp. or [comp] Sup., ἀργὸς.. γενήσεται μᾶλλον; Answ. , cf. 387e, etc.b with a [comp] Sup., πολὺ πρώτιστος, πολλὸν ἄριστος, far the first, etc., Il.2.702, 1.91, etc.;προθυμία π. τολμηροτάτη Th.1.74
, etc.;πολλόν τι μάλιστα Hdt.1.56
;π. δή, π. δὴ γυναῖκ' ἀρίσταν E.Alc. 442
(lyr.), cf. Ar.Av. 539, Archestr.Fr.34.9; alsoπολλῷ πλεῖστοι Hdt.5.92
.έ, 8.42;π. μεγίστους Id.4.82
.c with a Positive, to add force to the Adj.,ὦ πολλὰ μὲν τάλαινα, πολλὰ δ' αὖ σοφή A.Ag. 1295
; alsoἐς πόλλ' ἀθλία πέφυκ' ἐγώ E.Ph. 619
(troch.);πολὺ ἀφόρητος Luc.DMeretr. 9.3
; cf. πλεῖστος.IV with Preps.,1 διὰ πολλοῦ at a great interval of Space or Time, v. διά A.1.5, 11.2.4 ἐπὶ πολύ,a over a great space, far,οὐκ ἐπὶ πολλόν Hdt.2.32
; ἐπὶ π. τῆς θαλάσσης, τῆς χώρας, Th.1.50,4.3, etc.; to a great extent, Id.1.6,18,3.83; cf.ποιέω B.11.2
.b for a long time, long, Id.5.16;τῆς ἡμέρας ἐπὶ π. Id.7.38
, cf. 39.cὡς ἐπὶ π.
very generally,Id.
1.12 (v.l.), Archyt. ap. Stob.3.1.195;ὡς ἐπὶ τὸ π.
for the most part,Th.
2.13, Pl.Plt. 294e, etc.;μὴ καθ' ἓν ἕκαστον, ἀλλ' ὡς ἐπὶ τὸ π. Isoc.4.154
;τό γ' ὡς ἐπὶ τὸ π. Id.8.35
.6 περὶ πολλοῦ, v. supr. 1.3.7 πρὸ πολλοῦ far before,τῆς πόλεως D.H.9.35
; also of Time, οὐ πρὸ π. not long before, Id.5.62.8 σὺν πολλῷ in no small degree, only too much or too well, Hld.2.8,9.20, 10.9 (cf. CR41.53). -
6 ὅσος
ὅσος, [dialect] Ep. [full] ὅσσος, η, ον, both forms in Hom. and Hes.; ὅσσος also in A.Pers. 864 (lyr.); and in many dialects, e. g. Lesb., Alc.Oxy.1788 Fr.15 ii 18 ([etym.] ὄσσος), Arg., IG4.748.5 (Troezen, iv B. C.), Thess., ib. 9(2).517.19, al.; Central Cret. [full] ὄζος GDI5090 ([place name] Lyttos), al., and [full] ὄττος ib.5000 ([place name] Gortyn): Relat. and indirect interrog. Adj.:—of Size,A as great as, how great; of Quantity, as much as, how much ; of Space, as far as, how far; of Time, as long as, how long; of Number, as many as, how many; of Sound, as loud as, how loud: correl. with τόσος ([etym.] τόσσος), τοσόσδε, τοσοῦτος, in sense as,τόσσον χρόνον ὅσσον ἄνωγας Il.24.670
, cf. Od.19.169;τόσονδ', ὅσον.. S.El. 286
; τοσοῦτονὄχλον καὶ παρασκευήν, ὅσην.. D.4.35
: sts. with πᾶς or ἅπας as antec.,χῶρον ἅπαντα ὅσσον.. Il.23.190
;ἐκ πασέων, ὅσσαι.. Od.4.723
;πάντα μάλ' ὅσσα.. Il.22.115
;τοὺς πάντας.., ὅσοι.. A.Pr. 976
, etc.; alsoὅσων.. ψαύοιμι, πάντων τῶνδ' ἀεὶ μετειχέτην S.OT 1464
: with ἴσος, just so much as,ἐμοὶ δ' ἴσον τῇς χώρας μέτα, ὅσονπερ ὑμῖν Ar.Ec. 174
, cf. D.21.44: freq. without antec., , cf. 10.113, etc.;ἀσπίδες ὅσσαι ἄρισται Il.14.371
, cf. 75,18.512 ; agreeing with an antec. implied in an Adj., γυναικείας ἀρετῆς, ὅσαι.. the virtue of all the women, who.., Th.2.45, cf.ὅς B. 1.1
: the Subst. freq. precedes, where we put it in the Relat. clause, οὐδέ τι οἶδε πένθεος (about the woe),ὅσσον ὄρωρε Il.11.658
; ὁρᾷς.. τὴν θεῶν ἰσχύν, ὅση [ ἐστί]; S.Aj. 118 ; ὦ Ζεῦ.., τὸ χρῆμα τῶν κόπων ὅσον! Ar.Ra. 1278; τὸ χρῆμα τῶν νυκτῶν ὅσον· ἀπέραντον! Id.Nu.2: and sts. it is attracted to the case of the antec., εὐτραφέστατον πωμάτων ὅσων ἵησιν (for ὅσα) A.Th. 309 (lyr.); joined withοἷος, ὅσσος ἔην οἷός τε Il.24.630
; soὅσσοι τε καὶ οἵτινες Od.16.236
: repeated in the same clause, τὸ δὲ ὅσον μέτρον ὅσοις [ μειγνύμενον] the quantities of the first ingredient and the others, Pl.Ti. 68b ;γαίης ὅσσης ὅσσον ἔχει μόριον AP7.740
(Leon.): perh. sts. folld. by a partic. for a finite Verb, ὅσοι συμπαρεπόμενοι (s. v. l.) X.Eq.11.12, cf. HG6.1.10.2 with a partit. gen. in the principal clause,Τρώων θάνον ὅσσοι ἄριστοι Il. 12.13
;ἄριστοι ἵππων, ὅσσοι ἔασιν 5.267
;Περσῶν ὅσοιπερ A.Pers. 441
; οὔ τις.. ὀνόσσεται, ὅσσοι Ἀχαιοί of all the Achaeans, Il.9.55; [ τῶν στρατειῶν] ὅσαι τε καὶ μὴ ἐπικίνδυνοι which are and which are not.., Pl.R. 467d; on τῶν ὅσοι, v. ὁ, ἡ, τό A. 111
.3 of Time, ὅσαι ἡμέραι, ὅσα ἔτη, etc., v. ὁσημέραι.4 with τις, in indirect questions,ἰδώμεθα.. ὅσσος τις χρυσὸς.. ἔνεστιν Od.10.45
;ὅσον τι δένδρον.. γίνεται Hdt.1.193
; ὅσον τι ἐστί ib. 185 ;ὅσοι τινὲς ἐόντες.. Id.7.102
, etc.5 with acc. of extent, λίμνη.. μέγαθος, ὅσηπερ ἡ ἐν Δήλῳ in size as large as that in Delos, Id.2.170, cf. 175, Pl.R. 423b.6 with Adjs. expressing Quantity, etc., both words being put in the same case, [ πίθηκοι] ἄφθονοι ὅσοι.. γίνονται, i. e. in amazing numbers, Hdt.4.194 ; ὄχλος ὑπερφυὴς ὅσος prodigiously large, Ar.Pl. 750 ;χρήματα θαυμαστὰ ὅσα Pl.Hp.Ma. 282c
, cf. Luc.Halc.5, etc. ; ἀπλάτων ὅσων, ἀμύθητα ὅσα, Phld.Rh.1.3,91 S., cf. Corn.ND9 ;ὀλίγους ὅσους τῶν κοφίνων Luc. Alex.1
; (Thrace, iii A. D.); ;διὰ μυρίων ὅσων Longin.1.1
: freq. in adverbial construction,θαυμαστὸν ὅσον ἐπιδιδόντες Pl.Tht. 150d
;θ. ὅσον διαφέρει Id.La. 184c
;ἀμηχάνῳ δὴ ὅσῳ πλείονι Id.R. 588a
;τυτθὸν ὅσσον ἄπωθεν Theoc.1.45
;βαιὸν ὅσον παραβάς AP12.227
(Strat.).7 with [comp] Sup., ὅσας ἂν πλείστας δύνωνται καταστρέφεσθαι τῶν πολίων the most they possibly could.., Hdt.6.44, cf. Th.7.21 ; also ὅσον τάχος as quickly as possible, Ar.Th. 727 (more freq. ὅσον τάχιστα, v. infr. IV. 4); ὅσον σθένος with all possible strength, Theoc.1.42, A.R.2.589.8 c. inf., so much as is enough for.., ὅσον ἀποζῆν enough to live off, Th.1.2 ;ἐλείπετο τῆς νυκτὸς ὅσον.. διελθεῖν τὸ πεδίον X.An.4.1.5
; εὐδαιμονίας τοσοῦτον, ὅσον δοκεῖν so much as is enough for appearance, S.OT 1191 (lyr.), cf. Th.3.49, Pl.R. 416e, etc.II for ὅτι τοσοῦτος (v.οἷος 11.2
,3,ὅς B.
IV. 3), Od.4.75, E.Hel.74, etc.III folld. by Particles:2 ὅσος δή of such and such a size or number (but in Hom. merely strengthd. for ὅσος, Od.15.487, al.), κήρυγμα ἐποιήσατο.., ζημίην τοῦτον ὀφείλειν, ὅσην δὴ εἴπας naming such and such an amount, Hdt.3.52 ; ἐπέταξε τοῖσι.. ἔθνεσι γυναῖκας.. κατιστάναι, ὅσας δὴ ἐπιτάσσων ordering such and such a number, ib. 159 ; παρεσκευάζοντο ἐπὶ μισθῷ ὅσῳ δή for payment of a certain amount, Id.1.160 ;σιτία παρακαταλιπόντες ὅσων δὴ μηνῶν Id.4.151
; soὅσος δή κοτε Id.1.157
; ὁσοσδηποτοῦν, in pl., any number whatsoever, Euc.9.9, al., Agatharch.34; however large,Jul.
Or.3.119a ;ὅσος δή τις D.H.2.45
, 4.60.3 ὁσοσοῦν, [dialect] Ion. -ῶν, ever so small, Hdt.1.199 : in pl., however many, Arist.Pol. 1265a41 ; v. infr. IV. 6.4 ὅσοσπερ, precisely as great as,τοῦ μὲν χειμῶνός ἐστι [ὁ Ἴστρος] ὅσοσπέρ ἐστι
of its normal size,Hdt.
4.50, cf. 2.170, etc.: in pl., as many as, Hes.Th. 475, A.Pers. 423, 441 ;ἔθνεα πάντα ὅσαπερ ἦγε Hdt.4.87
;ἅπαντα.., ὅσαπέρ γ' ἔφασκον, κἄτι πολλῷ πλείονα Ar.V. 806
: but ὅσοσπερ can freq. hardly be distd. from ὅσος, v. supr. 1.2, 5, infr. IV. 1, 3, and 7; and this is still more the case with [dialect] Ep. ὅσος τε (cf. ὅστε), Od.10.113, al.1 so far as, so much as,οὐ μέντοι ἐγὼ τόσον αἴτιός εἰμι, ὅσσον οἱ ἄλλοι Il.21.371
: c. inf., ὅσον αὔξειν ἢ καθαιρεῖν so far as to.., Arist.Rh. 1376a34 : in parenthesis, c. inf., ὅσον γέ μ' εἰδέναι as far as I know, Ar.Nu. 1252, Pl.Tht. 145a, cf. D.H.2.59 ; so μακραίων γ', ὅσ' ἀπεικάσαι cj. in S.OC 152 (lyr.);ὅσον ἐς Ἑλλάδα γλῶσσαν ἀπὸ Λατίνης μεταβαλεῖν App. BC4.11
: but more freq. c. ind.,ὅσσον ἔγωγε γιγνώσκω Il.13.222
, cf. 20.360 ; soὅσονπερ ἂν σθένω S.El. 946
;ὅσα γε.. ἦν εἰκάσαι Th.8.46
;ὅσον δυνατόν Pl.Smp. 196d
, etc.; ὅσον καθ' ἕν' ἄνδρα so far as was in one man's power, D.18.153 ;ὅσον τὸ σὸν μέρος S.OT 1509
: c. gen.,ὅσον γε δυνάμεως παρ' ἐμοί ἐστι Pl.Cra. 422c
, cf. S.OT 1239 ; alsoὅσα ἐγὼ μέμνημαι X.Mem.2.1.21
;οἱ πατέρες, ὅσα ἄνθρωποι, οὐκ ἀμαθεῖς ἔσονται Pl.R. 467c
; ὅσα γε τἀνθρώπεια humanly speaking, Id.Cri. 47a.b how far, how much, ;μαθήσεται ὅσον τό τ' ἄρχειν καὶ τὸ δουλεύειν δίχα A. Pr. 927
: with Adjs., how, ὅσον or ὅσσον.. μέγ' ὄνειαρ, Hes.Op.41, 346 ;ὅσ' ἤπειρος πολλὰ τρέφει Id.Th. 582
.2 only so far as, only just, ;ὅσον ἐκ Φοινίκης ἐς Κρήτην Hdt.4.45
;φιλοσοφίας, ὅσον παιδείας χάριν, μετέχειν Pl.Grg. 485a
, cf. R. 403d ;οὐδὲν ἡδέως ποιεῖ γὰρ οὗτος, ἀλλ' ὅσον νόμου χάριν Diph.43.14
, cf. Arist.Metaph. 1076a27, al. ; ὅσον καὶ ἀπὸ βοῆς ἕνεκα ὠργίζετο, opp. τῷ ἀληθεῖ ἐχαλέπαινον, Th.8.92 : so, more fully,ὅσον μοῦνον Hdt.2.20
, cf. Th.6.105, Pl.R. 607a, etc.; orμόνον ὅσον Id.Lg. 778c
; , cf. X.An.7.3.20;σιτάρια μικρὰ προσφέρων οἴνου θ' ὅσον ὀσμήν Philem.98.3
; τί οὐκ ἀπεκοιμήθημεν ὅ. ὅ. στίλην; Ar.V. 213 ;ἢ ὅσον ὅσσον στιγμή AP7.472
(Leon.), cf. 5.254 (Paul. Sil.);ἐπαναγαγεῖν ὅ. ὅ. Ev.Luc.5.3
(cod. D, v.l. ὀλίγον); ὅσον· ὀλίγον, ὅσον ὅσον δέ, ὀλίγον ὀλίγον, Hsch.; παρ' ὅσον ἧττον a little less, D.T.631.17 (= παρ' ὀλίγον ἧττον, Sch.) ; οὐδ' ὅσον not even,οὐδ' ὅ. ἀττάραγόν τυ δεδοίκαμες Call.Epigr.47.9
: abs., not the least mite, Id.Ap.37, A.R.2.181, 190 ;οὐδέ περ ὅσσον Id.3.519
;οὐδ' ὅσον ὅσσον Philet.7
; cf. IV. 5.3 of size or distance, ὅσον τε about, nearly, ὅσον τ' ὄργυιαν, ὅσον τε πυγούσιον, Od.9.325, 10.517 ;ὅσον τ' ἐπὶ ἥμισυ 13.114
, cf. Il.10.351 ;ὅσον τε δέκα στάδια Hdt.9.57
;ξύλα ὅσον τε διπήχεα Id.2.96
, cf.78 ; soὅσονπερ τρία στάδια Id.9.51
; in [dialect] Att. ὅσον alone,ὅσον δύο πλέθρα Th.7.38
;ὅσον δύ' ἢ τρία στάδια Pl.Phdr. 229c
;ὅσον παρασάγγην X.Cyr.3.3.28
; so of other measurements,ὅσον τριχοίνικον ἄρτον Id.An.7.3.23
.4 with Adjs. of Quality or Degree, mostly with [comp] Comp.,αἴθ', ὅσον ἥσσων εἰμί, τόσον σέο φέρτερος εἴην Il.16.722
, cf. 1.186 ; ὅσσον βασιλεύτερός εἰμι so far as, inasmuch as I am a greater king, 9.160 : and with [comp] Sup.,γνώσετ'.., ὅσον εἰμὶ θεῶν κάρτιστος 8.17
, cf. 1.516, etc.: with Advs.,ὅσον τάχιστα A.Ch. 772
, S.Ant. 1103, El. 1433 ;ὅσον μάλιστα A.Pr. 524
;ὅσα ἐδύνατο μ. Hdt.1.185
.5 with negs., ὅσον οὐ or ὁσονού just not, all but (cf. IV. 2), Th.1.36,5.59, etc.; ὅσον οὐκ ἤδη almost immediately, E.Hec. 141 (anap.), Th.8.96 ; laterὅσον ἤδη Plb.2.4.4
, 8.34.8; , Th.4.125,6.34: ὅσον οὐδέπω with [tense] fut., presently, in a minute, Nicom.Ar.1.8, Hld.2.31, al.bοὐχ ὅσον οὐκ ἠμύναντο, ἀλλ' οὐδ' ἐσώθησαν
not only not.., but not even,Th.
4.62.c ὅσον μή so far as not, save or except so far as, καλός τε κἀγαθὸς τὴν φύσιν, ὅσον μὴ ὑβριστής (sic leg.) Pl.Euthd. 273a ; ὅσον γ' ἂν αὐτὸς μὴ ποτιψαύων so far as I can without touching.., S.Tr. 1214 ;ὅσον μὴ χερσὶ καίνων Id.OT 347
;ὅσα μή Th.1.111
,4.16: sts. with a finite Verb,πείθεσθαι.., ὅσον ἂν μὴ ἀνάγκη ᾖ X.Oec.21.4
, cf. Pl.Phd. 83a ; cf.ὅ τι 11
.6 ὁσονοῦν, [dialect] Ion. ὁσονῶν, ever so little,εἰ τοίνυν ἐχιόνιζε καὶ ὁσονῶν Hdt.2.22
; soἐφ' ὁσονοῦν Thphr.HP6.7.5
, Iamb.in Nic. p.14 P.V ὅσῳ, ὅσῳπερ, by how much, freq. with [comp] Comp.,ὅσῳ πλέον ἥμισυ παντός Hes.Op.40
;ὅσῳ κρείττω Ar.Fr.488.3
;ὅσῳ ἂν πλεονάκις εἰσίῃς X.Cyr.1.3.14
: with [comp] Sup.,διέδεξε, ὅσῳ ἐστὶ τοῦτο ἄριστον Hdt.3.82
, cf. S.Ant.59, 1050.2 ὅσῳ with [comp] Comp. when folld. by another [comp] Comp. with τοσούτῳ, the more.., so much the more.., X.Cyr.7.5.80 ;ὅ. μᾶλλον πιστεύω, τοσούτῳ μᾶλλον ἀπορῶ Pl.R. 368b
: with τοσούτῳ omitted, Ar.Nu. 1419, S.OC 792 : sts. a [comp] Sup. replaces the [comp] Comp.,ὅσῳ μάλιστα ἐλεύθεροι.., τοσούτῳ καὶ θρασύτατα Th.8.84
, cf. Lys.7.39 ; ὅσῳ alone, ἑωυτοὺς δὲ γενέσθαι τοσούτῳ.., ἀμείνονας, ὅσῳ .. Hdt.6.137, cf. 5.49, 8.13 ;νιν τῶνδε πλεῖστον ᾤκτισα.., ὅσῳπερ καὶ φρονεῖν οἶδεν μόνη S.Tr. 313
, cf. OC 743.VI ἐς ὅσον, ἐφ' ὅσον, καθ' ὅσον are freq. used much like ὅσον, εἰς ὅσον σθένω Id.Ph. 1403 (troch.);ἐφ' ὅσον ἐδύνατο Th.1.4
;εἰς ὅσον δύνανται Pl.R. 607a
;καθ' ὅσον δυνατόν Id.Ti. 51b
; ἐφ' ὅσον ἐστὶν δυνατός as far as he can, IG22.903.11 (ii B.C.); later of Time, as long as..POxy.
899.8 (ii/iii A.D.); ἐφ' ὅσον περιῆσαν as long as they lived, Mitteis Chr. 31i23 (ii B.C.). -
7 μῆκος
A length, of a club, τόσσον ἔην μῆκος, τόσσον πάχος so large was it in length, so large in thickness, Od. 9.324;φιλότης ἴση μ. τε πλάτος τε Emp.17.20
, cf. Hdt.1.181, etc.;ἐς μῆκος Id.2.155
;εἰς τὸ μῆκος LXX Ge.12.6
;ἐν μήκει καὶ πλάτει καὶ βάθει Pl.Sph. 235d
, cf. Gorg.3, Arist.Ph. 209a5; ἐπὶ μῆκος lengthwise,ἐπὶ μ. ἔκτασις Id.HA 504a15
, al.;κατὰ μῆκος Id.Mete. 387a2
;μ. ὁδοῦ A.Fr. 378
, Hdt.1.72, etc.;πλοῦ Th.6.34
; μᾶκος ἔδικε threw a long distance, Pi.O.10(11).72: pl.,μήκη καὶ βάθη καὶ πλάτη Pl.Plt. 284e
, cf. Iamb.Comm.Math.26; τὰ μεγάλα μ. great lengths, Pl.Prt. 356d.b height, of a wall, Ar.Av. 1130; of persons, stature, Od.20.71; μῆκος in height, 11.312;εἰς μ. αὐξάνεσθαι X.Lac.2.6
.c generally, μήκει in linear measurement, Pl.Tht. 147d, cf. 148a; linearity, one-dimensional magnitude, opp. ἐπίπεδον, βάθος, Id.Lg. 817e: in Arith., in the first power, Theol.Ar.3,4.2 of Time,μ. χρόνου A.Pr. 1020
;ἐν μ. χρόνου S.Tr.69
; ; μ. λόγου, μ. τῶν λόγων, a long speech, A.Eu. 201, S.OC 1139;ἐν μήκει λόγων διελθεῖν Th.4.62
; μῆκος at length,εἰπέ μοι μὴ μ., ἀλλὰ σύντομα S. Ant. 446
.3 of Size or Degree, greatness, magnitude,ὄλβου Emp. 119
; μῆκος in greatness,ἔοικεν ἄλλῃ μ. οὐδὲν ἡδονῇ S.Ant. 393
.6 first line of phalanx, Ascl.Tact.2.5. (From same Root as μακρός. Hence μήκιστος, [comp] Sup. of μακρός.) -
8 μακρός
A long, whether of Space or Time,I of Space,1 in length, long,δόρυ Il.7.140
; νέες, νῆες μ. ships of war, Hdt.7.21, Th.1.41, etc. (collect. in sg., A.Pers. 380);πλοῖα μ. Hdt. 5.30
, Th.1.14; ἐπὶ τὰ -ότερα measured by the longer sides, i. e. length-wise, Hdt.1.50; τὰ μ. τείχη the long walls of Athens, Th.8.71, etc.;ἐν τῷ μακρῷ σκέλει τῷ πὸτ τῷ Ποτειδανίῳ SIG247 iii 11
(Delph., iv B. C.); ἡ μακρά (sc. γραμμή), line traced by δικασταί to indicate the heavier penalty, Ar.V. 106; ὁ μ. δρόμος the long-distance torch-race, SIG 1068.9 (Patmos, iii/ii B. C.), al., OGI339.83 (Sestos, ii B. C.).2 in height, tall, high, μ. Ὄλυμπος, οὔρεα, δένδρεα, κίων, Il.15.193, 13.18,9.541, Od.1.127, etc.; of a man, , cf. 18.195;μ. πύκτης PLond.3.1158.6
(iii A. D.).3 in distance, long, far, remote,κέλευθος Il.15.358
; ;ναυτιλίαι Hdt.1.1
; ; μ. ἐπιβοήθειαι long marches to aid, X.Cyr.5.4.47; remote, ; τὰ μακρότατα the remotest parts, Hdt.2.32: freq. in neut. sg. and pl. as Adv., μακρὰ βιβάς, βιβάσθων, with long strides, Il.7.213, 13.809; μακρὰ ῥίψαις, δισκήσαις, Pi.P.1.45, I.2.35; -ότερον σφενδονᾶν X.An.3.4.16
; μακρὸν ἀῧσαι, βοᾶν, to shout so as to be heard afar, i. e. loudly, Il.3.81, 2.224;μακρὰ μεμυκώς 18.580
;μακρὸν ἠχεῖν Pl.Prt. 329a
;κλάειν σε μακρὰ κελεύσας Ar.Eq. 433
(v. κλαίω and infr. v); later by analogy,μακρὰ χαίρειν φράσας τῷ ναυπηγῷ Luc.Nav.2
, cf. Apol.3, al., D.C.46.3; cf. μακράν.4 generally, large in size or degree, great,ἤπειρος A.Eu.75
;ὄλβος Pi.P.2.26
; ; , cf. 1297b4 ([comp] Sup.); οὐσία ib. 1290b16, 1321a11;μακροτέρα ἀρετά Pi.I.4(3).13
;ἐλπίσαντες μακρότερα μὲν τῆς δυνάμεως, ἐλάσσω δὲ τῆς βουλήσεως Th.3.39
; μ. τραπεζῖται, perh. big bankers, Cat.Cod. Astr.7.222.5 dat. μακρῷ, to strengthen [comp] Comp. and [comp] Sup., by far,μ. πρῶτος Hdt.1.34
;ἄριστος μ. Id.9.71
;ἀσθενεστέρα μ. A.Pr. 514
, cf. Pl.Phlb. 66e;μ. μάλιστα Hdt.1.171
, cf. A.Eu.30, etc.;κάκιστα δὴ μ. S.Ant. 895
: also with Verbs implying comparison,ἀριστεύει μ. A.Pr. 890
(lyr.), cf. D.H.1.2.II of Time, long (Hom. only in Od.), ἤματα, νύξ, 10.470, 11.373; αἰών v. l. in Pi.N.3.75;μ. χρόνος Hdt.1.32
, etc.; οὐ μ. χρόνου for no long time, S.Ant. 1078, etc.;διὰ μ. χρόνου A.Pers. 741
(troch.);ἐν χρόνῳ μ. S.OC88
, etc.;δι' αἰῶνος μ. A.Supp. 582
(lyr.);τὸν μ. βίον Id.Pr. 449
;τοῦ μ. βίου S.Aj. 473
; μηνὶ -ότερος by a month, Hdt.1.32; μακρῷ (cf. 1.5)πρότερον Gal.8.958
; μ. ἐέλδωρ a long-cherished wish, Od.23.54; μ. γόοι, ὀδύρματα, S.El. 375, E.Hec. 297.2 long, tedious, Pi.N.4.33, etc.; , Th. 3.60, etc.; μακρὰν ἔοικε λέξειν (sc. ῥῆσιν) Ar.Th. 382;οὐδὲ εἷς Ὅμηρον εἴρηκεν μακρόν Philem.97.7
; μακρόν [ἐστι] c. inf., Lat. longum est, Pi.I.6(5).56;μ. ἂν εἴη γράφειν X.Ages.7.1
. Adv. -ρῶς, λέγεσθαι Antiph. 268
: [comp] Comp. - ότερον, ποιεῖς you are taking too long, PCair.Zen. 48.4 (iii B. C.), cf. Philippid.21.3 Gramm., long in quantity, , D.H.Comp.15; μακρά (sc. συλλαβή), ἡ, A.D.Pron.92.12;ἡ φύσει μ. Id.Adv.179.16
: [comp] Comp.,φωνήεντι μακροτέρῳ Arist.Po. 1458a1
; also μακρά (sc. προσῳδία), ἡ, mark of long quantity, S.E.M.1.113, D.T.Supp.674.7; . 6.III neut. with Preps. in adverb. sense, διὰ μακροῦ (sc. χρόνου ) after a long time, long delayed, E.Hec. 320, Ph. 1069; οὐ διὰ μακροῦ not long after, Th.6.15,91, Pl.Alc.2.151b (also of place,οὐ διὰ μ. τῆς Ῥώμης D.H.9.56
);διὰ μακρῶν E.Fr.420.1
;διὰ μακρᾶς Phalar.Ep. 69.1
; but διὰ μακρῶν at great length, Pl.Grg. 449b, etc.;διὰ μακροτέρων Isoc.4.106
; μικρῷ διὰ μ. at somewhat greater length, Arist. Pol. 1279b11.2 ὄλβος οὐκ ἐς μακρὸν ἔρχεται for no long time, Pi. P.3.105; ἐς τὰ μακρότατα to the utmost, Th.6.31; v. μακράν 11.3 ἐπὶ μακρόν far, a long way,πορεύεσθαι X.Cyr.5.4.47
; of Time, Call. Del. 255;ὅσον ἐπὶ μακρότατον οἷοί τε ἐγενόμεθα ἐξικέσθαι ἀκοῇ Hdt. 4.16
, cf. 2.34 ( ἐπὶ omitted 1.171 codd.);τοσόνδε ἐπὶ μ. ἐπυθόμην Id.2.29
; ἐπὶ μακρότερον yet more, Th.4.41.IV regul. [comp] Comp. and [comp] Sup., v. supr.: irreg. [comp] Comp. μάσσων, [comp] Sup. μήκιστος, v. sub vocc.V Adv. - ρῶς at great length, opp. συντόμως, Arist.Rh. 1416b4; slowly, Plb.3.51.2; μ. ἔχειν τοῖν σκέλοιν have long legs, Philostr.Gym.31; of pronunciation, D.H.Comp.15;μ. ἐκφέρειν συλλαβήν Str.13.1.68
: but the Adv. is usu. expressed by neut. μακρόν or μακρά, cf. supr. 1.3; μακρὰ κλάειν to howl loudly, Ar.Th. 211;οἰμώξει μ. Id.Av. 1207
, Pl. 111;ὀτοτύζεσθαι μ. Id.Lys. 520
; τί μακρὰ δεῖ λέγειν; Antiph.33.5; also by μακράν (v. sub voc.); or by neut. with a Prep., v. supr. 111: for [comp] Comp. and [comp] Sup. of the Adv., v. μακροτέρως, μακροτάτω: neut. pl. - ότερα as Adv., Pl.Phdr. 250c, al.— Fem. μακρά not to be confused with μάκρα (q. v.). (Cf. Avest. mas-'long', Lat. ma?μακρόςXcer.) -
9 μέγας
μέγᾰς, μεγάλη [pron. full] [ᾰ], me/ga?μέγαςX, gen. μεγάλου, ης, ου, dat. μεγάλῳ, ῃ, ῳ, acc. μέγᾰν, μεγάλην, μέγᾰ; dual μεγάλω, α, w; pl. μεγάλοι, μεγάλαι, μεγάλα, etc.: the stem μεγάλο- is never used in sg. nom. and acc. masc. and neut., and only once in voc. masc.,I big, of bodily size: freq. of stature,εἶδος.. μ. ἦν ὁράασθαι Od.18.4
;κεῖτο μ. μεγαλωστί Il.16.776
;ἠΰς τε μ. τε Od.9
. 508; φῶτα μέγαν καὶ καλόν ib. 513;καλή τε μεγάλη τε 15.418
;κάρτα μεγάλη καὶ εὐειδής Hdt.3.1
; φύσιν τίν' εἶχε φράζε; Answ. .b full-grown, of age as shown by stature,νῦν δ' ὅτε δὴ μ. εἰμί Od.2.314
; (anap.); later, elder of two persons of the same name, Wilcken Chr. 305 (iii B. C.);Σκιπίων ὁ μ. Plb.18.35.9
.c of animals, μ. ἵπποι, βοῦς, σῦς, Il.2.839, 18.559, Od.19.439;αἰετός Pi.I.6(5).50
.2 generally, vast, high, οὐρανός, ὄρος, πύργος, Il.1.497, 16.297, 6.386; wide, πέλαγος, λαῖτμα θαλάσσης, Od.3.179, 5.174; long, ἠϊών, αἰγιαλός, Il.12.31,2.210: sts. opp.ὀλίγος, κῦμα οὔτε μέγ' οὔτ' ὀ. Od.10.94
; but usu. opp. μικρός orσμικρός, πρὸς ἑαυτὸ ἕκαστον καὶ μ. καὶ σμικρόν Anaxag. 3
;τὸ ἄπειρον ἐκ μεγάλου καὶ μικροῦ Arist.Metaph. 987b26
, etc.II of quality or degree, great, mighty, freq. epith. of gods,ὁ μ. Ζεύς A. Supp. 1052
(lyr.), etc.; μεγάλα θεά, of Demeter and Persephone, S. OC 683 (lyr.); θεοὶ μεγάλοι, of the Cabiri, IG12(8).71 ([place name] Imbros), etc.; Μήτηρ μ., of Cybele, SIG1014.83 (Erythrae, iii B. C.), 1138.3 (Delos, ii B. C.);Μήτηρ θεῶν μ. OGI540.6
([place name] Pessinus), etc.;Ἴσιδος μ. μητρὸς θεῶν PStrassb.81.14
(ii B.C.);μ. ἡ Ἄρτεμις Ἐφεσίων Act.Ap.19.28
; τίς θεὸς μ. ὡς ὁ θεὸς ἡμῶν; LXX Ps.76(77).13;ὁ μ. θεός Ep.Tit.2.13
; of men,μ. ἠδὲ κραταιός Od.18.382
;ὀλίγος καὶ μ. Callin.1.17
, etc.; μέγας ηὐξήθη rose to greatness, D.2.5; ἤρθη μ. ib.8; βασιλεὺς ὁ μ., i. e. the King of Persia, Hdt.1.188, etc. (θεῶν β. ὁ μ., of Zeus, Pi.O. 7.34);βασιλεὺς μ. A.Pers.24
(anap.); as a title of special monarchs,Ἀρδιαῖος ὁ μ. Pl.R. 615c
;ὁ μ. Ἀλέξανδρος Ath.1.3d
;ὁ μ. ἐπικληθεὶς Ἀντίοχος Plb.4.2.7
, etc.;μ. φίλος E.Med. 549
;πλούτῳ τε κἀνδρείᾳ μ. Id.Tr. 674
;ἐπὶ μέγα ἦλθεν ἰσχύος Th.2.97
.2 strong, of the elements, etc., ἄνεμος, λαῖλαψ, Ζέφυρος, Od.19.200, 12.408, 14.458; of properties, passions, qualities, feelings, etc., of men, θάρσος, πένθος, ποθή, etc., 9.381, Il.1.254, 11.471, etc.;ἀρετή Od.24.193
, Pi. O.8.5;θυμός Il.9.496
, E.Or. 702;κλέος Il.6.446
;ἄχος 9.9
;πυρετός Ev.Luc.4.38
(incorrect acc. to Gal.7.275); ἡ μ. νοῦσος epilepsy, Hp. Epid.6.6.5, cf. Gal.17(2).341.3 of sounds, great, loud, ἀλαλητός, ἰαχή, πάταγος, ὀρυμαγδός, Il.12.138, 15.384, 21.9, 256; θόρυβοι, κωκυτός, S.Aj. 142 (anap.), E.Med. 1176; ;μὴ φώνει μέγα S.Ph. 574
.4 generally, great, mighty,ὅρκος Il.19.113
; ὄλβος, τιμά, Pi.O.1.56, P.4.148; μ. λόγος, μῦθος, a great story, rumour, A.Pr. 732, S.Aj. 226 (lyr.); ἐρώτημα a big, i. e. difficult, question, Pl.Euthd. 275d, Hp.Ma. 287b; weighty, important,τόδε μεῖζον Od.16.291
; μέγα ποιέεσθαί τι to esteem of great importance, Hdt.3.42, cf. 9.111;μέγα γενέσθαι εἴς τι X.HG7.5.6
;μ. ὑπάρχειν πρός τι Id.Mem.2.3.4
;μέγα διαφέρειν εἴς τι Pl.Lg. 78o
c; οὐκ ἂν εἴη παρὰ μέγα τὸ δικολογεῖν not of great importance, Phld.Rh.2.85 S.; τὸ δὲ μέγιστον and what is most important, Th.4.70, cf. 1.142; οἱ μέγιστοι καιροί the most pressing emergencies, D.20.44; μ. ὠνησάμενοι χρημάτων for large sums, Plb. 4.50.3, etc.5 with a bad sense, over-great, μέγα εἰπεῖν to speak big, and so provoke divine wrath, Od.22.288;λίην μέγα εἶπες 3.227
, 16.243;μέγα ἔργον 3.261
, Pi.N.10.64;ἔργων μ. A.Ag. 1546
(anap.);ὠμὸν τὸ βούλευμα καὶ μ. Th.3.36
; ἔπος μ., μ. λόγοι, S.Aj. 423 (lyr.), Ant. 1350 (anap.); μ. γλῶσσα ib. 127 (anap.);μηδὲν μέγ' εἴπῃς Id.Aj. 386
;μὴ μέγα λέγε Pl.Phd. 95b
;μὴ μεγάλα λίαν λέγε Ar.Ra. 835
;μέγα φρονεῖν S.OT 1078
, E.Hipp.6;μεγάλα φρονεῖν Ar.Ach. 988
; μεγάλα, μεῖζον ἢ δικαίως πνεῖν, E.Andr. 189, A.Ag. 376 (lyr.);μέγα τι παθεῖν X.An.5.8.17
; .6 of style. impressive, Demetr.Eloc. 278; μεῖζον more striking, ib. 103.7 of days, long, Gal.12.714.B Adv. μεγάλως [ᾰ] greatly, mightily, Od.16.432, Hes.Th. 429, Hdt.1.16,30, al., X.Cyr.8.2.10, Parth.28.1, etc.; strengthd.,μάλα μ. Il.17.723
;δμαθέντες μ. A.Pers. 907
(lyr.); with Adjs., Hdt. 1.4, 7.190.II more freq. neut. sg. μέγα as Adv., very much, exceedingly, μ. χαῖρε all hail!, v. l. for μάλα in Od.24.402; esp. with Verbs expressing strong feeling,μ. κεν κεχαροίατο Il.1.256
;μ. κήδεται 2.27
, etc.: with Verbs expressing power, might,μ. πάντων.. κρατέει 1.78
;ὃς μ. πάντων.. ἤνασσε 10.32
;πατρὸς μ. δυναμένοιο Od.1.276
, cf. Hom.Epigr.15.1, A.Eu. 950 (anap.), E.Hel. 1358 (lyr.), Ar.Ra. 141, Pl.R. 366a;μ. δύνασθαι παρά τινι Th.2.29
;πλουτέειν μ. Hdt.1.32
; or those expressing sound, loudly, μ. ἰάχειν, ἀῧσαι, βοῆσαι, εὔξασθαι, ἀμβῶσαι, Il.2.333, 14.147, 17.334, Od.17.239, Hdt.1.8 (also pl.,μεγάλ' εὔχετο Il.1.450
; μ. αὐδήσαντος, μ. ἤπυεν, Od.4.505, 9.399): strengthd.,μάλα μ. Il.15.321
;μ. δ' ἔβραχε φήγινος ἄξων 5.838
, etc.: so in Trag. with all kinds of Verbs, μ. στένειν, σθένειν, χλίειν, A.Ag. 711 (lyr.), 938, Ch. 137: also in pl.,μεγάλα.. δυστυχεῖς Id.Eu. 791
(lyr.).2 of Space, far,μέγα προθορών Il.14.363
; ἄνευθε μέγα far away, 22.88; .3 with Adjs., as μέγ' ἔξοχος, μέγα νήπιος, Il.2.480, 16.46; μ. νήπιε Orac. ap. Hdt.1.85;μ. πλούσιος Id.1.32
, 7.190;ὦ μέγ' εὔδαιμον κόρη A.Pr. 647
: with [comp] Comp. and [comp] Sup., by far, μέγ' ἀμείνονες, ἄριστος, φέρτατος, Il.4.405, 2.82, 16.21.C degrees of Comparison (regul. μεγαλώτερος, -ώτατος late, EM780.1,2):1 [comp] Comp. μείζων, ον, gen. ονος, [dialect] Ep., [dialect] Att. (also Delph., SIG 246 H 260 (iv B. C.)); [dialect] Ion., Arc., [dialect] Dor., [dialect] Aeol. μέζων, ον, Heraclit. 25, Hp.Acut.44, Hdt.1.26, IG7.235.16 ([place name] Oropus), 5(2).3.18 ([place name] Tegea), Epich.62 (also early [dialect] Att., IG12.22.65, but [με] ίζων ib.6.93, by analogy of ὀλείζων ib.76,95); dat. pl.μεζόνεσσι Diotog.
ap. Stob.4.7.62: written μέσδων in Sapph.Supp.7.6, Plu.Lyc.19: cf. [full] μέττον· μεῖζον, Hsch. (dub.); laterμειζότερος 3 Ep.Jo.4
(used as title, elder, POxy. 943.3 (vi A. D.), etc.);μειζονώτερος A.Fr. 434
:—greater, longer, taller, Il.3.168, 9.202, etc.; freq. also, too great, ; Μηνόφιλος μείζων M. the elder, Ostr.Bodl.vC 2 (ii A. D.); as title, μειζων κώμης headman of a village, POxy.1626.5 (iv A. D.), etc.: generally, the higher authority, PLond.2.214.22 (iii A. D.), POxy.1204.17 (pl., iii A. D.); οὔτε μεῖζον οὔτε ἔλαττον, a strong form of denial, nothing whatever, D.H.Comp.4; . Adv. , Th.1.130, X.Cyn.13.3, Isoc.9.21, etc.; [dialect] Ion.μεζόνως Hdt.3.128
, Herod.4.80, etc.: neut. as Adv.,μεῖζον σθένειν S.Ph. 456
, E.Supp. 216;μ. ἰσχύειν D.Ep.3.28
;ἐπὶ μ. ἔρχεται S.Ph. 259
.2 [comp] Sup. μέγιστος, η, ον, Il.2.412, etc.: neut. as Adv.,μέγιστον ἴσχυσε S.Aj. 502
; δυνάμενος μ., c. gen., Hdt.7.5, 9.9: with another [comp] Sup.,μέγιστον ἐχθίστη E.Med. 1323
: in pl.,χαῖρ' ὡς μέγιστα S.Ph. 462
;θάλλει μ. Id.OC 700
(lyr.);τὰ μέγιστ' ἐτιμάθης Id.OT 1203
(lyr.); ἐς μέγιστον ib. 521;ἐς τὰ μ. Hdt.8.111
:—late [comp] Sup.μεγιστότατος PLond.1.130.49
(i/ii A. D.). (Cf. Skt. majmán- 'greatness', Lat. magnus, Goth. mikils 'great'.) -
10 περιβολή
περιβολ-ή, ἡ,A covering, garment, Pl.Plt. 280b; dress, Phld.Vit.p.36 J., Arr.Epict.3.1.1, Luc.Herm.19 ;π. ἱματίων LXX Si.11.4
; turn of a bandage, Hp.Fract.14 (pl.): in various senses acc. to context, χειρῶν περιβολαί embraces, E.IT 903 ( περιβολαί alone, X.Cyn.7.3, Plu.Rom.8); περιβολαὶ χθονός, i.e. the grave, E.Tr. 389; ἐς σκοτεινὰς π. μεθῶ ξίφος scabbard, Id.Ph. 276 ; ἄτοιχοι π. σκηνωμάτων tents, Id. Ion 1133 ; π. σφραγις μάτων the sealed coverings, Id.Hipp. 864; π. τοῖς σώμασι, of clothes and houses, Diog.Oen.10 ; σαρκῶν π. putting on of flesh, Aret.SD2.6 : abs., of walls round a town,ἑπτάπυργοι π. E.Ph. 1078
; αἱ ἔκτοσθεν π. Luc.Anach.20 ; ἐνιαυσία π. χλαμύδος annual investiture, Phld.Vit.p.27 J.II space enclosed, compass, οἰκίης μεγάλης π. a house of large compass, Hdt.4.79 ; precinct, Jul.Or.7.239c.b extent, degree,π. νοσήματος Hp.Epid.1.9
.2 circumference, circuit,χωρίου.. γωνιώδη π. ἔχοντος Th.8.104
;μείζω τὴν π. ποιεῖσθαι X.Cyr.6.3.30
;κύκλον τινὰ καὶ π. ἕχουσα ὁδός Plu.Luc. 21
.III metaph.,2 ἡ π. παντὸς τοῦ λόγου the compass of the whole matter, scope, Isoc.5.16, cf. 12.244, J.AJ Prooem.2 ;ἡ καθόλου π. τῶν πραγμάτων Plb.16.20.9
.3 Rhet., expansion, amplification, Hermog.Inv.1.5,al.;ἡ π. τῶν λόγων Philostr. VS1.6
; σοφιστικὴ π. ib.1.19.1 ; prolixity, Porph.Plot.21, Longin. ap. eund.20.Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > περιβολή
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11 ἀπόλυτος
ἀπό-λῠτος, ον,A loosed, free, Plu.2.426b; ἀ. ψυχαί souls at large before being embodied, Porph. ap.Stob.1.49.40;ἀ. θεοί Dam.Pr. 351
, cf. Procl.inCra.p.74 P.2 absolute, unconditional, Arr.Epict.2.5.24, S.E.M.8.273, Plot.6.1.18 and 22. Adv.- τως S.E.M.8.161
, Men.Rh.p.434 S., Lyd.Mens.4.7; opp. κατὰ σχέσιν, Procl.in Prm.p.733 S.4 ἀ. χάραγμα independent coinage of Alexandria, Just.Edict.11, POxy. 1448 (vi A. D.).5 Rhet., unfinished, μερισμός, e.g. μέν not folld. by δέ, Hermog.Id.2.7.b ἀ. χαρακτήρ loose, unconstrained style, Aphth.Prog.11.Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > ἀπόλυτος
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12 τηλικοῦτος
τηλικοῦτος, αύτη, οῦτο (strengthened form of τηλίκος ‘so great’; Aeschyl., X., Pla.; CGFP 340, 1f; et al.; ins, pap, LXX; TestSol 23:4 P; Ath.) a demonstrative pron. correlative to ἡλίκος (as Diod S 10, 19, 5; Hero Alex. I p. 396, 26; 416, 1; Jos., Ant. 8, 208; 13, 5).—On the form of the neut. (-ον or-ο) s. B-D-F §64, 4; Rob. 290. For the use of the art. w. it B-D-F §274; Rob. 771.① in ref. to size so great, so large (Polyaenus 7, 35, 1) θηρίον Hv 4, 2, 3f. κῆτος 4, 1, 9. πλοῖα Js 3:4.② in ref. to degree so great/important/mighty etc. (Diod S 13, 41, 2 χειμών; EpArist 312; Jos., Bell. 4, 157 τὸ τηλικοῦτον ἀσέβημα; 7, 393, Ant. 14, 352; Ath.) σημεῖα καὶ τέρατα B 4:14; 5:8. σεισμός Rv 16:18 (w. οὕτω μέγας pleonastically added). θόρυβος MPol 8:3. θάνατος so great a peril of death (θάνατος 1c) 2 Cor 1:10. σωτηρία Hb 2:3.—DELG s.v. τηλίκο. M-M.
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