ἐξακριβόω: Difference between revisions

|Definition=<span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[make exact]], [[precise]], or [[accurate]], <b class="b3">ἐ. λόγον</b> [[make a distinct]] or [[precise]] statement, <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Tr.</span>426</span>; τὸ τρανὸν τῆς κλήσεως <span class="bibl">J.<span class="title">BJ</span>4.1.1</span>; <b class="b3">ἐ. τι ἐπὶ πλεῖον</b> [[labour after]] too great [[exactness]], <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">EN</span>1102a25</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">1101b34</span>; <b class="b3">ἕκαστα . . ἐξακριβοῦσιν οἱ μεθ' ἡδονῆς ἐνεργοῦντες</b> [[achieve]] each activity [[more completely]], ib.<span class="bibl">1175a31</span>; <b class="b3">κατὰ μέρος ἐ</b>. [[work out]] in detail, <span class="bibl">Epicur. <span class="title">Ep.</span>1p.31U.</span>:—Med., <b class="b3">ἐξακριβώσομαί σοι λόγῳ</b> [[shall describe]] it [[exactly]], Philostr. Jun.<span class="bibl"><span class="title">Im.</span>10</span>:—Pass., <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">EN</span>1180b11</span>, <span class="bibl">Thphr.<span class="title">HP</span>9.16.6</span>, <span class="bibl">Epicur.<span class="title">Ep.</span>1p.4U.</span>,al. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span> intr., [[speak accurately]], ὑπέρ τινος <span class="bibl">Arist. <span class="title">EN</span>1096b30</span>; περί τινος <span class="bibl">Plb.2.56.4</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Porph.<span class="title">Abst.</span>1.39</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> [[observe the exact interval]], <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">HA</span>583a30</span>.</span>