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ὅτι μέντοι καὶ ἡ χρῆσις τῶν τρόπων, ὥσπερ τἆλλα πάντα καλὰ ἐν λόγοις, προαγωγὸν ἀεὶ πρὸς τὸ ἄμετρον, δῆλον ἤδη, κἂν ἐγὼ μὴ λέγω → however, it is also obvious, even without my saying so, that the use of figures of speech, like other literary adornments, is something that has always tempted toward excess
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===substantive=== | |||
P. and V. [[μέτρον]], τό. | [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[μέτρον]], τό. | ||
[[measures and weights]]: V. | [[measures and weights]]: [[verse|V.]] [[μέτρα… καὶ μέρη σταθμῶν]] ([[Euripides]], ''[[Phoenissae]]'' 541; cf. [[Aristophanes|Ar.]], Av. 1040-1041). | ||
[[criterion]]: P. and V. [[κανών]], ὁ. | [[criterion]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[κανών]], ὁ. | ||
[[limit]]: P. and V. [[ὅρος]], ὁ, [[πέρας]], τό. | [[limit]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[ὅρος]], ὁ, [[πέρας]], τό. | ||
[[due limit]]: P. and V. [[μέτρον]], τό. | [[due limit]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[μέτρον]], τό. | ||
[[beyond measure]]: use adv., V. ὑπερμέτρως ( | [[beyond measure]]: use adv., [[verse|V.]] [[ὑπερμέτρως]]; ([[Euripides]], ''Fragment''); see also [[excessively]]. | ||
[[allowance]]: P. [[μέτρον]], τό ( | [[allowance]]: [[prose|P.]] [[μέτρον]], τό ([[Plato]], ''[[Republic]]'' 621A), [[verse|V.]] [[μέτρημα]], τό. | ||
[[time]], [[rhythm]]: P. and V. [[ῥυθμός]], ὁ. | [[time]], [[rhythm]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[ῥυθμός]], ὁ. | ||
[[metre]]: Ar. and P. [[μέτρον]], τό. | [[metre]]: [[Aristophanes|Ar.]] and [[prose|P.]] [[μέτρον]], τό. | ||
[[dance]]: see [[dance]]. | [[dance]]: see [[dance]]. | ||
[[legislative act]]: P. and V. [[ψήφισμα]], τό. | [[legislative act]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[ψήφισμα]], τό. | ||
[[measures]], [[policy]]: P. [[προαίρεσις]], ἡ. | [[measures]], [[policy]]: [[prose|P.]] [[προαίρεσις]], ἡ. | ||
[[take measures]], v.: P. and V. βουλεύεσθαι. | [[take measures]], v.: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[βουλεύεσθαι]]. | ||
[[take extreme measures]]: P. and V. ἀνήκεστόν τι δρᾶν, P. ἀνήκεστόν τι βουλεύειν (Thuc. 1, 132). | [[take extreme measures]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[ἀνήκεστόν τι δρᾶν]], [[prose|P.]] [[ἀνήκεστόν τι βουλεύειν]] ([[Thucydides|Thuc.]] 1, 132). | ||
[[in like measure]]: P. and V. ἐξ ἴσου. | [[in like measure]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[ἐξ ἴσου]]. | ||
[[he contributed in some small measure to]]…: P. [[μέρος]] | [[he contributed in some small measure to]]…: [[prose|P.]] [[μέρος τι συνεβάλετο]] (gen.). | ||
[[have hard measure]], v.: P. and V. κακῶς πάσχειν. | [[have hard measure]], v.: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[κακῶς πάσχειν]]. | ||
[[measure for measure]]: P. ἴσα | [[measure for measure]]: [[prose|P.]] [[ἴσα ἀντ' ἴσων]]; see [[tit for tat]]. | ||
[[repay measure for measure]]: V. τὸν | [[repay measure for measure]]: [[verse|V.]] [[τὸν αὐτὸν… τίσασθαι τρόπον]] ([[Aeschylus|Aesch.]], ''Theb.'' 638). | ||
[[requite in equal measure]]: P. τοῖς ὁμοίοις ἀμύνεσθαι (acc.). | [[requite in equal measure]]: [[prose|P.]] [[τοῖς ὁμοίοις ἀμύνεσθαι]] (acc.). | ||
===verb transitive=== | |||
P. and V. μετρεῖν, σταθμᾶσθαι ( | [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[μετρεῖν]], [[σταθμᾶσθαι]] ([[Plato]]), [[συμμετρεῖσθαι]], [[ἀναμετρεῖν]] (or mid.), [[verse|V.]] [[σταθμᾶν]]; (mid. also in [[prose|P.]]), [[ἐκμετρεῖν]] (or mid.) (also [[Xenophon|Xen.]] but rare [[prose|P.]]). | ||
[[measure out]]: P. and V. μετρεῖν, P. διαμετρεῖν, V. ἐκμετρεῖν (or mid.) (also Xen. but rare P.). | [[measure out]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[μετρεῖν]], [[prose|P.]] [[διαμετρεῖν]], [[verse|V.]] [[ἐκμετρεῖν]]; (or mid.) (also [[Xenophon|Xen.]] but rare [[prose|P.]]). | ||
[[have measured out to one]]: P. μετρεῖσθαι, διαμετρεῖσθαι. | [[have measured out to one]]: [[prose|P.]] [[μετρεῖσθαι]], [[διαμετρεῖσθαι]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:35, 14 October 2021
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
measures and weights: V. μέτρα… καὶ μέρη σταθμῶν (Euripides, Phoenissae 541; cf. Ar., Av. 1040-1041).
criterion: P. and V. κανών, ὁ.
limit: P. and V. ὅρος, ὁ, πέρας, τό.
due limit: P. and V. μέτρον, τό.
beyond measure: use adv., V. ὑπερμέτρως; (Euripides, Fragment); see also excessively.
allowance: P. μέτρον, τό (Plato, Republic 621A), V. μέτρημα, τό.
time, rhythm: P. and V. ῥυθμός, ὁ.
legislative act: P. and V. ψήφισμα, τό.
measures, policy: P. προαίρεσις, ἡ.
take measures, v.: P. and V. βουλεύεσθαι.
take extreme measures: P. and V. ἀνήκεστόν τι δρᾶν, P. ἀνήκεστόν τι βουλεύειν (Thuc. 1, 132).
in like measure: P. and V. ἐξ ἴσου.
he contributed in some small measure to…: P. μέρος τι συνεβάλετο (gen.).
have hard measure, v.: P. and V. κακῶς πάσχειν.
measure for measure: P. ἴσα ἀντ' ἴσων; see tit for tat.
repay measure for measure: V. τὸν αὐτὸν… τίσασθαι τρόπον (Aesch., Theb. 638).
requite in equal measure: P. τοῖς ὁμοίοις ἀμύνεσθαι (acc.).
verb transitive
P. and V. μετρεῖν, σταθμᾶσθαι (Plato), συμμετρεῖσθαι, ἀναμετρεῖν (or mid.), V. σταθμᾶν; (mid. also in P.), ἐκμετρεῖν (or mid.) (also Xen. but rare P.).
measure out: P. and V. μετρεῖν, P. διαμετρεῖν, V. ἐκμετρεῖν; (or mid.) (also Xen. but rare P.).
