πολυφόρος: Difference between revisions

|Definition=ον (parox.), <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[bearing much]], [[that yields much]], [[very productive]], [[productive]], [[fertile]], [[very fertile]], [[prolific]], πολυφόρος καὶ [[παμφόρος]] <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Lg.</span> 705b</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Str.6.3.9</span>: Comp. πολυφορώτεροι, φοινικῶνες <span class="bibl">J.<span class="title">BJ</span>4.8.2</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> metaph., <b class="b3">χρόνος πολυφόρος πονηρίας</b> ib.<span class="bibl">7.8.1</span>: Sup., τὸ κακὸν πολυφορώτατον <span class="bibl">Ph. 1.361</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span> [[that will bear much water]], opp. [[ὀλιγοφόρος]], of strong [[wine]], Gal.15.669, <span class="title">Gp.</span>7.23: metaph., <b class="b3">πολυφόρῳ δαίμονι δυγκεκρᾶσθαι</b> to have a [[fortune]] that wants [[temper]]ing, <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Pl.</span>853</span>.</span>