βατός
From LSJ
Ἀλλ' ὑπ' ἐλπίδων ἄνδρας τὸ κέρδος πολλάκις διώλεσεν → But the profit-motive has destroyed many people in their hope for gain
English (LSJ)
ή, όν, (βαίνω)
A passable, accessible, τοῖς ὑποζυγίοις X.An. 4.6.17, cf. Men.924, Arr.An.4.21.3, Nonn.D.1.54, al.; = βέβηλος, opp. ἄβατος, Porph.Abst.4.11: metaph., permissible, Just.Nov.30.8 Intr. II Act., speeding, πούς Nonn.D.2.96, 18.55.
German (Pape)
[Seite 439] ή, όν, gangbar, ersteigbar, τὰ βατά Soph. frg. 109; τοῖς ὑποζυγίοις Xen. An. 4, 6, 17; λίμνη Pol. 10, 8; zu durchwaten, Arr. u. A.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
βᾰτός: -ή, -όν, (βαίνω) διαβατός, εὔβατος, τοῖς ὑποζυγίοις Ξεν. Ἀν. 4. 6, 17, Ἀρρ. Ἀν. 4. 21, 5, Μένανδ. ἐν Ἀδήλ. 39. – Περὶ τοῦ ἐν Σοφ. Ἀποσπ. 109, ἴδε ἐν λ. βέβηλος.
