ἔμπεδος: Difference between revisions

|Definition=(A), ον, (πέδον) <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">in the ground, firm-set</b>, τεῖχος <span class="bibl">Il.12.12</span>; λέχος <span class="bibl">Od.23.203</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> mostly of qualities, etc., [[steadfast]], [[μένος]], [[ἴς]], <span class="bibl">Il.5.254</span>, <span class="bibl">Od.11.393</span>; [[φρένες]], [[ἦτορ]], [[νόος]], <span class="bibl">Il.6.352</span>, <span class="bibl">10.94</span>, <span class="bibl">11.813</span>; <b class="b3">χρὼς ἔ</b>. <span class="bibl">19.33</span>; of a person, <b class="b3">ἔ. οὐδ' ἀεσίφρων</b> (of Priam) <span class="bibl">20.183</span>; <b class="b3">λίσσεται ἔμπεδον εἶναι [τὴν πομπήν</b>] prays that it may be [[sure and certain]], <span class="bibl">Od.8.30</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">N.</span>7.57</span>; δίκη δέ τοι ἔ. ἔστω καὶ θέμις <span class="bibl">A.R.4.372</span>, etc.; once in A., <b class="b3">ἔ. σίνος</b> a [[cleaving]] or [[clinging]] mischief, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ag.</span>561</span>; ἔ. φρονήματα <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Ant.</span>169</span>; <b class="b3">συντρόφοις ὀργαῖς ἔ</b>. [[continuing steadfast in]]... <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Aj.</span>640</span> (lyr.); ἔμπεδα φωνεῖν <span class="bibl">Nic.<span class="title">Th.</span>4</span>: Comp. -ώτερος, νόος <span class="bibl">Luc.<span class="title">Salt.</span> 85</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">3</span> of [[time]], [[lasting]], [[continual]], φυλακή <span class="bibl">Il.8.521</span>; κομιδή <span class="bibl">Od.8.453</span>; αἰών <span class="bibl">Emp.17.11</span>; δουλοσύνα <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">P.</span>12.14</span>; χρῆμα <span class="bibl">Simon.85.1</span> ([[si vera lectio|s.v.l.]]); πόνος <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">OC</span>1674</span> (lyr.). </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span> neut. [[ἔμπεδον]] as Adv. (freq. in Hom.), <b class="b3">στήλη μένει ἔ</b>. stands [[fast]], <span class="bibl">Il.17.434</span>; <b class="b3">Δαναοὶ Τρῶας μένον ἔ</b>. [[firmly]], <span class="bibl">5.527</span>; <b class="b3">θέειν ἔ</b>. run [[on and on]], run [[without resting]], <span class="bibl">13.141</span>; ἔ. βρύουσα <span class="bibl">B.12.178</span>; strengthened, ἔ. αἰέν <span class="bibl">Il.16.107</span>; ἔ. ἀσφαλὲς αἰεί <span class="bibl">15.683</span>; <b class="b3">μάλ' ἀσφαλέως θέεν ἔ</b>. <span class="bibl">Od.13.86</span>: pl., <b class="b3">τίκτῃ δ' ἔμπεδα μῆλα</b> the flocks bring forth [[without fail]], <span class="bibl">19.113</span>; δρύες ἔμπεδα ῥίζαις ἑστᾶσιν [[firmly]], AP9.291 (Crin.): in Trag., <b class="b3">ἴσθι τόδ' ἔμπεδον</b> [[of a surety]], <span class="bibl">S. <span class="title">Ph.</span>1197</span> (anap.); more freq. regul. Adv. [[ἐμπέδως]] [[continually]], <span class="bibl">Semon. 7.20</span> ([[nisi legendum|nisi leg.]] <b class="b3">-πεδῶς</b>, cf. [[ἐμπεδής]]): so in Trag., [[constantly]], [[firmly]], <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Ag.</span>854</span>,<span class="bibl">975</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Eu.</span>335</span> (lyr.), <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Tr.</span>487</span>; also in later Prose, <b class="b3">ἐ. οἶδα</b> [[of a surety]], <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Ax.</span>372a</span>; <b class="b3">ἔτη τριάκοντα μείναντες ἐ</b>. <span class="bibl">Plb.2.19.1</span>, <span class="bibl">Porph. <span class="title">Abst.</span>2.41</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">III</span> = [[χθόνιος]], <span class="bibl">Hippon.113A.</span></span><br /><span class="bld">ἔμπεδος</span> (B), ον, (πέδη) <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[fettered]], <span class="bibl">Luc.<span class="title">Lex.</span>10</span>.</span>