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  "headword": "μέγεθος",
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          "definition": "<i>greatness, magnitude,</i> opp. πλῆθος, Anaxag. 1, etc.; πλῆθος μὲν . . ἐὰν ἀριθμητὸν ᾖ, μ. δὲ ἐὰν μετρητὸν ᾖ Arist. Metaph. 1020a9.",
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                "quote": "πλῆθος μὲν . . ἐὰν ἀριθμητὸν ᾖ, μ. δὲ ἐὰν μετρητὸν ᾖ",
                "ref": "Arist. Metaph. 1020a9",
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              "label": "I",
              "definition": "Hom. always <i>stature,</i> of men and women, εἶδος ἀκιδνοτέρη μέγεθός τʼ εἰσάντα ἰδέσθαι Od. 5.217, cf. 6.152; ἐς μ. καὶ κάλλος ὁρώμενος 18.219, cf. Pl. Chrm. 154c; θηλειῶν ἀρετὴ σώματος κάλλος καὶ μ. Arist. Rh. 1361a7: then, generally, <i>size,</i> μύρμηκες μεγάθεα ἔχοντες κυνῶν ἐλάσσονα Hdt. 3.102; μ. λαβεῖν X. Cyr. 1.4.3; ἡ ἐπίδοσις εἰς τὸ μ. Arist. HA 560a20; of sound, <i>loudness,</i> βοῆς μ. Th. 4.126: acc. as Adv., λίθου λάμποντος μέγαθος, = μεγάλως, Hdt. 2.44; but usu., <i>in size,</i> τεῖχος κατὰ τὸν Ἀθηνέων κύκλον . . τὸ μ. Id. 1.98; [ δένδρεον] μέγαθος κατὰ συκέην μάλιστά κῃ Id. 4.23; ὅσην δεῖ τὸ μ. τὴν πόλιν ποιεῖσθαι Pl. R. 423b: also in pl., ποταμοὶ οὐ κατὰ τὸν Νεῖλον ἐόντες μεγάθεα Hdt. 2.10, cf. 1.202; σμικροὶ τὰ μεγάθεα Id. 3.107; κυαμιαῖοι τὰ μ. Luc. Herm. 40; μεγέθη ἔργων καὶ διαθέσεων Epicur. Nat. 43 G.",
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                  "data": {
                    "quote": "εἶδος ἀκιδνοτέρη μέγεθός τʼ εἰσάντα ἰδέσθαι",
                    "ref": "Od. 5.217",
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                  "urn": "urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:citations.atlas_v1:lsj-240636",
                  "data": {
                    "quote": "",
                    "ref": "6.152;",
                    "urn": "urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:6.152"
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                  "urn": "urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:citations.atlas_v1:lsj-240637",
                  "data": {
                    "quote": "ἐς μ. καὶ κάλλος ὁρώμενος",
                    "ref": "18.219",
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                },
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                  "urn": "urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:citations.atlas_v1:lsj-240638",
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                    "quote": "",
                    "ref": "Pl. Chrm. 154c;",
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                  "data": {
                    "quote": "θηλειῶν ἀρετὴ σώματος κάλλος καὶ μ.",
                    "ref": "Arist. Rh. 1361a7",
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                  "urn": "urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:citations.atlas_v1:lsj-240640",
                  "data": {
                    "quote": "μύρμηκες μεγάθεα ἔχοντες κυνῶν ἐλάσσονα",
                    "ref": "Hdt. 3.102",
                    "urn": "urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc2:3.102"
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                  "urn": "urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:citations.atlas_v1:lsj-240641",
                  "data": {
                    "quote": "μ. λαβεῖν",
                    "ref": "X. Cyr. 1.4.3",
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                  "urn": "urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:citations.atlas_v1:lsj-240642",
                  "data": {
                    "quote": "ἡ ἐπίδοσις εἰς τὸ μ.",
                    "ref": "Arist. HA 560a20",
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                  "data": {
                    "quote": "βοῆς μ.",
                    "ref": "Th. 4.126",
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                },
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                    "quote": "",
                    "ref": "Hdt. 2.44; but usu.,",
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                  "data": {
                    "quote": "τεῖχος κατὰ τὸν Ἀθηνέων κύκλον . . τὸ μ.",
                    "ref": "Id. 1.98",
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                  }
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                  "data": {
                    "quote": "δένδρεον] μέγαθος κατὰ συκέην μάλιστά κῃ",
                    "ref": "Id. 4.23",
                    "urn": "urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc2:4.23"
                  }
                },
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                  "data": {
                    "quote": "ὅσην δεῖ τὸ μ. τὴν πόλιν ποιεῖσθαι",
                    "ref": "Pl. R. 423b",
                    "urn": "urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc2:423b"
                  }
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                  "data": {
                    "quote": "ποταμοὶ οὐ κατὰ τὸν Νεῖλον ἐόντες μεγάθεα",
                    "ref": "Hdt. 2.10",
                    "urn": "urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc2:2.10"
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                },
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                  "data": {
                    "quote": "",
                    "ref": "1.202;",
                    "urn": "urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc2:1.202"
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                  "urn": "urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:citations.atlas_v1:lsj-240650",
                  "data": {
                    "quote": "σμικροὶ τὰ μεγάθεα",
                    "ref": "Id. 3.107",
                    "urn": "urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc2:3.107"
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                  "urn": "urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:citations.atlas_v1:lsj-240651",
                  "data": {
                    "quote": "κυαμιαῖοι τὰ μ.",
                    "ref": "Luc. Herm. 40",
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                  "data": {
                    "quote": "μεγέθη ἔργων καὶ διαθέσεων",
                    "ref": "Epicur. Nat. 43",
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                  "label": "2",
                  "definition": "μεγέθει . . ἐκπρεπεστάτη <i>in stature,</i> A. Pers. 184; ἀνθρώπους μεγέθει μεγίστους καὶ ἥκιστα διαφόρους ἐς . . τὰ μεγέθεα Hp. Aër. 12; πλήθεϊ μέγιστον καὶ μεγάθεϊ ὑψηλότατον, of a mountain, Hdt. 1.203; κρητῆρες μεγάθεϊ μεγάλοι ib. 51; μεγάθεϊ μέγιστος Id. 7.117; μ. περιμήκεας Id. 2.108; σμικρός ib. 74; ἐλάττω τῷ μ. Arist. HA 560b5.",
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                        "quote": "",
                        "ref": "A. Pers. 184;",
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                        "quote": "ἀνθρώπους μεγέθει μεγίστους καὶ ἥκιστα διαφόρους ἐς . . τὰ μεγέθεα",
                        "ref": "Hp. Aër. 12",
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                        "quote": "",
                        "ref": "Hdt. 1.203;",
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                        "quote": "",
                        "ref": "51;",
                        "urn": "urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc2:1.51"
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                        "quote": "μεγάθεϊ μέγιστος",
                        "ref": "Id. 7.117",
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                        "quote": "μ. περιμήκεας",
                        "ref": "Id. 2.108",
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                      "data": {
                        "quote": "",
                        "ref": "74;",
                        "urn": "urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc2:2.74"
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                      "data": {
                        "quote": "ἐλάττω τῷ μ.",
                        "ref": "Arist. HA 560b5",
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              "label": "II",
              "definition": "<i>greatness, magnitude,</i> πόνων E. Hel. 593; τῆς παρανομίας Th. 6.15; τῆς ζημίας Lys. 1.3; τῆς κολάσεως Pl. Lg. 934b; <i>importance,</i> μ. ἐχούσας πράξεις D.H. Isoc. 6.",
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                    "quote": "πόνων",
                    "ref": "E. Hel. 593",
                    "urn": "urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg014.perseus-grc2:593"
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                  "data": {
                    "quote": "τῆς παρανομίας",
                    "ref": "Th. 6.15",
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                  "data": {
                    "quote": "τῆς ζημίας",
                    "ref": "Lys. 1.3",
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                  "data": {
                    "quote": "τῆς κολάσεως",
                    "ref": "Pl. Lg. 934b",
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                  "data": {
                    "quote": "μ. ἐχούσας πράξεις",
                    "ref": "D.H. Isoc. 6",
                    "urn": "urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0081.tlg004.perseus-grc2:6"
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                  "label": "2",
                  "definition": "<i>might, power,</i> E. Ba. 273; δαίμονος μεγέθει πάντα ἐπέχοντος X. Smp. 8.1.",
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                        "quote": "",
                        "ref": "E. Ba. 273;",
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                      "data": {
                        "quote": "δαίμονος μεγέθει πάντα ἐπέχοντος",
                        "ref": "X. Smp. 8.1",
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                {
                  "label": "3",
                  "definition": "<i>greatness, magnanimity,</i> Plu. Alex. 14; περί τι Id. Ant. 24.",
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                        "quote": "",
                        "ref": "Plu. Alex. 14;",
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                        "quote": "περί τι",
                        "ref": "Id. Ant. 24",
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                },
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                  "label": "4",
                  "definition": "<i>loftiness, sublimity,</i> μ. περιτιθέναι τοῖς πράγμασιν D.H. Comp. 17, cf. Demetr. Eloc. 5, Hermog. Id. 1.5, etc.; λόγων μ. Longin. 4.1, al.: in pl., <i>sublime objects,</i> Id. 9.1, al.",
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                        "quote": "μ. περιτιθέναι τοῖς πράγμασιν",
                        "ref": "D.H. Comp. 17",
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                        "quote": "",
                        "ref": "Demetr. Eloc. 5,",
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                        "quote": "",
                        "ref": "Hermog. Id. 1.5, etc.;",
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                        "quote": "λόγων μ.",
                        "ref": "Longin. 4.1",
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                        "quote": "",
                        "ref": "Id. 9.1, al.",
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              "label": "III",
              "definition": "<i>magnitude,</i> Gorg. 3; μ. ἔχειν Pl. Ti. 57d, cf. Iamb. Comm.Math. 3, etc.; <i>extension,</i> Plot. 2.4.11: in pl., <i>magnitudes,</i> Pl. Prt. 356c; τὰ μ. τὰ γεγραμμένα IG 7.3073.102 (Lebad.).",
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                    "quote": "",
                    "ref": "Gorg. 3;",
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                  "data": {
                    "quote": "μ. ἔχειν",
                    "ref": "Pl. Ti. 57d",
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                    "quote": "",
                    "ref": "Iamb. Comm.Math. 3, etc.;",
                    "urn": "urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2023.tlg003.perseus-grc2:3"
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                },
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                  "data": {
                    "quote": "",
                    "ref": "Plot. 2.4.11: in pl.,",
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                },
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                    "quote": "",
                    "ref": "Pl. Prt. 356c;",
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                  "data": {
                    "quote": "τὰ μ. τὰ γεγραμμένα",
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                  "label": "2",
                  "definition": "<i>magnitude,</i> of stars, Cleom. 1.11, Ptol. Alm. 7 passim.",
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                        "quote": "",
                        "ref": "Cleom. 1.11,",
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                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "label": "IV",
              "definition": "<i>metrical length,</i> τὸ μέγιστον μ. τρίχρονον A.D. Synt. 133.26, cf. EM 419.50.",
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                    "quote": "τὸ μέγιστον μ. τρίχρονον",
                    "ref": "A.D. Synt. 133.26",
                    "urn": "urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0082.tlg004.perseus-grc2:133.26"
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                },
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                  "data": {
                    "quote": "",
                    "ref": "EM 419.50.",
                    "urn": "urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4099.tlg001.perseus-grc2:419.50"
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                }
              ],
              "children": [
                {
                  "label": "2",
                  "definition": "τὰ ἐν τῷ μέτρῳ μ. the recognized <i>lengths</i> of lines in a metre, Heph. 12.3.",
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