στάθμη — Cambridge Greek Lexicon

στάθμηηςdial.στάθμᾱᾱςfἵστημι that which provides a guide-linechalk-lineplumb-lineused by a carpenter or stone-masonHom. Thgn. Pi. Pl. X.The line was used both horizontally, as a string smeared w. chalk or ochre and drawn tight along a surface so as to leave a straight line marked on it, and vertically, as a plumb-line for testing straightness. provbl.λευκὴ στάθμηwhite lineleaving no visible mark on white stone, ref. to a person unable to discriminatePl.ref. to a guide-line for behaviourstandardfor a sonPi.ordinance, guidancefor a ruler's descendantsPi. fig., in ctxt. of running the course of lifeguide-linegoalPi. prep.phrs.παρὰ στάθμηνin a straight lineref. to movt.Thgn.strictly, exactlyref. to judging or sim.Thgn. A.παρὰ στάθμην βίουfollowing a straight line in liferef. to conduct which leads straight towards sthg.E.κατὰ στάθμηνaccuratelyref. to guessingTheoc.

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a carpenter's line

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