ἔμπας

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εἰ γάρ κεν καὶ σμικρὸν ἐπὶ σμικρῷ καταθεῖο καὶ θαμὰ τοῦτ᾽ ἔρδοις, τάχα κεν μέγα καὶ τὸ γένοιτο → for if you add only a little to a little and do this often, soon that little will become great (Hesiod W&D, 361-362)

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Full diacritics: ἔμπᾱς Medium diacritics: ἔμπας Low diacritics: έμπας Capitals: ΕΜΠΑΣ
Transliteration A: émpas Transliteration B: empas Transliteration C: empas Beta Code: e)/mpas

English (LSJ)

(A), Pi.P.4.86, etc. (so always in Trag., exc.

   A ἔμπᾰ S.Aj. 563): Ep. ἔμπης also in late Ion. prose, Aret.SA2.8, SD2.11: Dor. also ἔμπᾱν, Pi.P.5.55, N.6.4, 11.44; and ἔμπᾰ (v. supr.), Id.N.4.36, Call.Epigr.14:—poet. Adv.    1 = ὁμοίως, alike, Ζεὺς δ' ἔ. πάντ' ἰθύνει Il.17.632; ἔ. ἐς γαῖάν τε καὶ οὐρανὸν ἵκετ' ἀϋτμή 14.174; ἔ. τὰ καὶ τὰ νέμων Pi.P.5.55.    2 in any case, νῦν δ' ἔ. γὰρ κῆρες ἐφεστᾶσιν θανάτοιο, ἴομεν Il.12.326; οὐκ ἐφάμην ῥιγωσέμεν ἔ. Od.14.481; anyhow, as things are, σὺ δὲ χαῖρε καὶ ἔ. 5.205, cf. Il.19.308, v.l. for αὕτως in Od.16.143; ὄφρ' ἔτι μᾶλλον Τρωσὶ μὲν εὐκτὰ γένηται ἐπικρατέουσί περ ἔ. though they are victorious as it is, Il.14.98.    3 in the same way, so, ἔ. μοι τοῖχοι . . φαίνοντ' ὀφθαλμοῖς ὡς εἰ πυρὸς αἰθομένοιο Od.19.37, cf. 18.354.    II = ὅμως, all the same, nevertheless, ἔ. δ' οὐκ ἐδάμασσα Il.5.191; πρῆξαι δ' ἔ. οὔ τι δυνήσεαι 1.562, cf. Od.19.302, 2.199; after ἀλλά, ἀλλὰ καί, ἀλλ' ἔ. μιν ἐάσομεν 16.147, cf. Il. 8.33, Od.4.100, al.; ἀλλὰ καὶ ἔ. αἰσχρόν but even so... Il.2.297, cf. 19.422; ἐγὼ δ' αἰσχύνομαι ἔ. Od.18.12, cf. 15.214; following part. with περ,= καίπερ, Νέστορα δ' οὐκ ἔλαθεν πίνοντά περ ἔ. Il.14.1, cf. Od. 15.361, 18.165; rarely before the part., ἄλγεα δ' ἔ. ἐν θυμῷ κατακεῖσθαι ἐάσομεν ἀχνύμενοί περ Il.24.522. (Signff. 1 and 11 were distd. by Aristarch., cf. Sch.T Il.14.1.)    III in later Poets sts. in a milder sense, at any rate, yet, A.Pr.48, Eu.229, S.Ant.845, E.Cyc.535 (lyr.); after δέ, Pi.P.4.86; ἀλλ' ἔμπας A.Pr.189 (lyr.), E.Alc.906 (lyr.); ἀλλ' ἔμπαν Pi.N.6.4, 11.44; ἔμπα, καἴπερ ἔχει . . ib.4.36, cf. S.Aj.563: with a part., ib. 1338; δύστηνον ἔμπας, καίπερ ὄντα δυσμενῆ ib.122; also with Adj., ἀφωνήτῳ περ ἔμπας ἄχει Pi.P.4.237.
ἔμπας (B), πασα, παν,

   A all, dub. in IG7.2712.69 (Acraeph., i A.D.).