ἑπτάκις
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
English (LSJ)
[ᾰ], Adv.
A seven times, Pi.O.13.40, Ar.Lys.698, etc.:— poet. ἑπτάκι Simon.156, A.R.3.861, etc.: also in later Prose, SIG 1068.8 (Patmos, iii/ii B. C.), Iamb.in Nic.p.17 P.:—Lacon. ἑπτάκιν IG5(1).213.16 (V B.C.).
German (Pape)
[Seite 1012] Pind. Ol. 13, 4 u. Folgde; poet. auch ἑπτάκι, gimould. 72 (Plan. 24).
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἑπτάκις: Ἐπίρρ., ἑπτὰ φοράς, Λατ. septies, Πινδ. Ο. 13. 56, Ἀριστοφ. Λυσ. 698, κτλ.˙ παρὰ ποιηταῖς ὡσαύτως ἑπτάκι, Σιμωνίδ. 159, Ἀπολλ. Ρόδ. Γ. 860.
French (Bailly abrégé)
adv.
sept fois.
Étymologie: ἑπτά, -κις.
English (Slater)
ἑπτᾰκις
1 seven times ἐν Ἀθάναισι τρία ἔργα ποδαρκὴς ἁμέρα θῆκε κάλλιστ' ἀμφὶ κόμαις, Ἑλλώτια δ ἑπτάκις (O. 13.40)
Spanish
English (Strong)
adverb from ἑπτά; seven times: seven times.
English (Thayer)
(ἑπτά), seven times: Pindar, Aristophanes, others.)
Greek Monotonic
ἑπτάκις: ποιητ. -κι[ᾰ], επίρρ., εφτά φορές, Λατ. septies, σε Αριστοφ. κ.λπ.
