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|Definition=[[παχεῖα]] (Ion. <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[παχέα]] <span class="bibl">Hp.<span class="title">Superf.</span>21</span>), [[παχύ]], [[thick]], [[stout]], χειρὶ παχείῃ <span class="bibl">Il. 5.309</span>, etc. ; παχέος παρὰ μηροῦ <span class="bibl">16.473</span> ; παχὺν αὐχένα <span class="bibl">Od.9.372</span> ; π. πούς <span class="bibl">Hes.<span class="title">Op.</span>497</span> ; of trees, ib.<span class="bibl">509</span> ; ῥίζα <span class="bibl">Thphr.<span class="title">HP</span>6.3.1</span> ; later of persons, <b class="b3">περὶ σφυρὸν παχεῖα, μισήτη γυνή</b> [[thick]]-ankled, <span class="bibl">Archil.184</span> ; [[fat]], οἱ παχύτατοι τῶν παίδων <span class="bibl">Hp.<span class="title">Aph.</span>3.25</span> ; <b class="b3">π. γυνή</b> Id.<span class="title">Superf.</span> l.c.; <b class="b3">χοῖρος π., ὗς π</b>., <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Ach.</span>766</span>, <span class="bibl">Men.21</span> : metaph., of soil, [[rich]], [[fertile]], <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Oec.</span>17.8</span> (Comp.) ; <b class="b3">π. τράπεζα</b> a [[well-spread]] table, <span class="bibl">Philostr. <span class="title">VA</span>3.26</span>. Adv., [[παχέως]] [[διαιτᾶσθαι]] ibid. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> of inorganic things, [[thick]], [[massive]], π. λᾶας <span class="bibl">Il.12.446</span> ; σκῆπτρον <span class="bibl">18.416</span> ; αὐλὸς αἵματος <span class="bibl">Od.22.18</span> ; θρυαλλίδες <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Nu.</span>59</span> ; πέδαι <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">V.</span>435</span> ; <b class="b3">π. δραχμή</b> a [[thick]] drachma, i. e. the Aeginetan, which weighed more than the Attic, <span class="bibl">Poll.9.76</span>, or (Hsch.), = [[δίδραχμον]] ; [[thick]], [[coarse]], opp. λεπτός, ἱμάτιον <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Cra.</span>389b</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Poll.7.57</span>,<span class="bibl">61</span>, etc.; <b class="b3">χλαῖναν… παχεῖαν ἐπιβαλῶ Λακωνικήν</b> Theopomp. Com.<span class="bibl">10</span> ; of hair, <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">HA</span>502a26</span> ; <b class="b3">π. τὴν σάρκα</b>, of the pig, <span class="bibl">Jul.<span class="title">Or.</span>5.177c</span>. Adv. [[coarsely]], [[roughly]], of stating or arguing, [[παχέως]] [[ὁρίζεσθαι]], prob. for [[ταχέως]], <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Pol.</span>1275b25</span> ; [[παχύτερον]] or [[παχυτέρως]], <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Plt.</span>294e</span>, <span class="bibl">295a</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">3</span> of liquids, [[thick]], [[curdled]], [[clotted]], αἷμα <span class="bibl">Il.23.697</span> ; ἀπορρέει… παχὺ καὶ μέλαν <span class="bibl">Hdt.4.23</span> ; of [[marsh]]water, Hp.Aër.7 ; of urine, <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Prog.</span>12</span> ; τὸ [[παχύτερον]] τῶν γαλάκτων <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">HA</span>521b28</span> ; τὸ παχὺ τῆς δυνάμεως [τῶν οἴνων] <span class="bibl">Ath.1.33b</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">b</span> <b class="b3">τὰ παχέα καλούμενα νοσήματα</b>, of certain diseases supposed to be due to thickened phlegm, <span class="bibl">Hp.<span class="title">Int.</span>47</span>,al. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">4</span> in Com., [[fat]], [[great]], <b class="b3">π. πρᾶγμα, χάρις</b>, <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Lys.</span>23</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ec.</span>1048</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">5</span> of timbre, [[thick]], opp. [[λεπτός]], <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Aud.</span>803b29</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">804a10</span> (Comp.). Adv., κορώνη παχέα κρώζουσα <span class="bibl">Arat.953</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">6</span> of speech, [[coarse]], [[heavy]], διάλεκτος παχυτέρα <span class="bibl">D.H.<span class="title">Pomp.</span>2</span> ; παχύτερος τὴν λέξιν <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Is.</span>19</span> ; παχύτερον ποιεῖν τὸν λόγον <span class="bibl">Hermog.<span class="title">Id.</span>1.6</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">b</span> [[ample]], of periphrasis, Longin.29.1 (Sup.). </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">7</span> of flame, [[dull]], <span class="bibl">Thphr.<span class="title">HP</span>5.9.3</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span> <b class="b3">οἱ παχέες</b> [[men]] of [[substance]], the [[wealthy]], <span class="bibl">Hdt.5.30</span>,<span class="bibl">77</span>,<span class="bibl">6.91</span> ; τοὺς π. καὶ πλουσίους <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Pax</span>639</span> ; <b class="b3">ὃς ἂν ᾖ π</b>. <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Eq.</span>1139</span> ; <b class="b3">ἀνὴρ π</b>. <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">V.</span>287</span> ; cf. [[πάχης]]. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">III</span> Com. and Prose, [[thick-witted]], [[gross]], [[stupid]], <b class="b3">ἀμαθὴς καὶ π</b>. <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Nu.</span>842</span> ; τὸ τῶν παχυτέρων πλῆθος Phld.<span class="title">Rh.</span>1.202 S.; <b class="b3">π. καὶ ἠλίθιοι, π. καὶ ἀπαίδευτοι</b>, <span class="bibl">Luc.<span class="title">Alex.</span>9</span>,<span class="bibl">17</span> ; ἐς τὰς τέχνας π. καὶ οὐ λεπτοὶ οὐδὲ ὀξέες Hp.Aër.24 ; π. τὴν μνήμην <span class="bibl">Philostr.<span class="title">VS</span>2.1.10</span> ; π. λόγος Gal.8.606. Adv., παχύτερον ἔχειν τῆς ἀκοῆς <span class="bibl">Hld.5.18</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">IV</span> [[proverb|prov.]], [[πηλοῦ παχύτερος]], of a [[dullard]], <span class="bibl">Eun.<span class="title">Hist.</span>p.265</span> D. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">V</span> Adv. [[παχέως]], v. supr. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">VI</span> Comp. [[πάσσων]], [[πάσσον]], <span class="bibl">Od.6.230</span>, <span class="bibl">8.20</span>, <span class="bibl">24.369</span> ; [[παχίων]], [[παχίον]], <span class="bibl">Arat.785</span> : Sup. [[πάχιστος]] <span class="bibl">Il.16.314</span>, Call.<span class="title">Aet.Oxy.</span> 2079.23 : regul. forms [[παχύτερος]], [[παχύτατος]] (v. supr.). (I.-E. bhṇĝhú-, cf. Skt. bahús, Lett. biezs '[[thick]]'.)</span>