ἐπίμετρον

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κρεῖττον εἶναι φιλοσόφως ἀποθανεῖν ἢ ἀφιλοσόφως ζῆν → that it is better to die in manner befitting a philosopher than to live unphilosophically

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Full diacritics: ἐπίμετρον Medium diacritics: ἐπίμετρον Low diacritics: επίμετρον Capitals: ΕΠΙΜΕΤΡΟΝ
Transliteration A: epímetron Transliteration B: epimetron Transliteration C: epimetron Beta Code: e)pi/metron

English (LSJ)

τό,

   A something added to make good measure excess, Theoc.12.26, PTeb.91.11 (ii B.C.); ἐ. ποιεῖν make an increase, Thphr.CP4.13.7, Plu.2.676b; πολὺ ποιεῖ τοῦ ψεύδους . ib.503d; λόγον ἐν ἐπιμέτρῳ διατίθενται into the bargain, Plb.6.46.6; ἐξ ἐπιμέτρου λέγειν S.E.P.2.47, cf. Gal.8.493.

German (Pape)

[Seite 962] τό, Zugabe, Uebermaaß; Theocr. 12, 26; Theophr. u. Sp.; ἐν ἐπιμέτρῳ, obenein, z. B. λόγον διατίθενται Pol. 6, 46, 6; ἐξ ἐπιμέτρου Sest. Emp. adv. log. 2, 2.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

ἐπίμετρον: τό, κἄτι τι προστιθέμενον ὅπως πληρώσῃ καλῶς τὸ μέτρον. ὑπερβολή, προσθήκη, ἢν γὰρ καί τι δάκῃς, τὸ μὲν ἀβλαβὲς εὐθὺς ἔθηκας, διπλάσιον δ’ ὤνησας· ἔχων δ’ ἐπίμετρον ἀπῆλθον Θεόκρ. 12. 26· δι’ ὃ καὶ τὸ ἐπίμετρον ποιεῖ, αὔξεται, γίνεται περισσότερος, ἐπὶ σίτου, Θεοφρ. π. Φυτ. Αἰτ. 4. 13, 7, Πλούτ. 2. 503D, 676B· ἐν ἐπιμέτρῳ, ἐπὶ πλέον, ὡς ἐκ περισσοῦ, Πολύβ. 6. 46, 6· ἐξ ἐπιμέτρου Σέξτ. Ἐμπ. Π. 2. 47, κτλ.

French (Bailly abrégé)

ου (τό) :
surplus, surcroît.
Étymologie: ἐπί, μέτρον.