ταλαντεύω
τᾰλαντ-εύω,(
τάλαντον)
A). balance, sway to and fro,
τ. τι ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς let it
hover before them,
Hld. 8.17 ;
τ. τὰ καθ’ ἡμᾶς ἡ μοῖρα Id. 10.9 :— Pass.,
sway backwards and forwards, ebb and flow,
διὰ τὸ ταλαντεύεσθαι [τὴν θάλατταν] δεῦρο κἀκεῖσε Arist. Mete. 354a8 ;
τῆς μάχης δεῦρο κἀκεῖσε ταλαντευομένης D.S. 11.22 , cf.
16.4 ;
ῥέπει καὶ τ. πρὸς τοὐναντίον Plu. 2.682e .
2). weigh out, measure out,
ὕδασι (i.e. by the
κλεψύδρα)
ἠελίοιο ταλαντεύουσι κελεύθους AP 9.782 (Paul. Sil.);
Τιτὰν νύκτα ταλαντεύει καὶ φάος App.Anth. 4.74 (Synesius);
τούτων σὺ τὴν αἵρεσιν τ.
Alciphr. 1.8 :— Pass.,
τὸ ζῆν οὐδ’ ὑπὸ τούτοις ταλαντεύεται ib.
25 .
2). intr.,
weigh down the balance,
τῇ μὲν ἐταλάντευε τὸ ἔλεος, τῇ δ’ ἀντέβριθεν ὁ νόμος Ph. 2.170 .
ShortDef
to weigh
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Headword (normalized):
ταλαντεύω
Headword (normalized/stripped):
ταλαντευω
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">τᾰλαντ-εύω</span>,(<span class="etym greek">τάλαντον</span>) <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">balance, sway to and fro</span>, <span class="foreign greek">τ. τι ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">let</span> it <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">hover</span> before them, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0658.tlg001:8:17" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0658.tlg001:8.17/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hld.</span> 8.17 </a>; <span class="quote greek">τ. τὰ καθ’ ἡμᾶς ἡ μοῖρα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0658.tlg001:10:9" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0658.tlg001:10.9/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> 10.9 </a> :— Pass., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">sway backwards and forwards, ebb and flow</span>, <span class="quote greek">διὰ τὸ ταλαντεύεσθαι [τὴν θάλατταν] δεῦρο κἀκεῖσε</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg026:354a:8" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg026:354a.8/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Mete.</span> 354a8 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">τῆς μάχης δεῦρο κἀκεῖσε ταλαντευομένης</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0060.tlg001.perseus-grc3:11:22" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0060.tlg001.perseus-grc3:11.22/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.S.</span> 11.22 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0060.tlg001.perseus-grc3:16:4" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0060.tlg001.perseus-grc3:16.4/canonical-url/"> 16.4 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ῥέπει καὶ τ. πρὸς τοὐναντίον</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> 2.682e </span> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">weigh out, measure out</span>, <span class="foreign greek">ὕδασι</span> (i.e. by the <span class="foreign greek">κλεψύδρα</span>) <span class="quote greek"> ἠελίοιο ταλαντεύουσι κελεύθους</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">AP</span> 9.782 </span> (Paul. Sil.); <span class="quote greek">Τιτὰν νύκτα ταλαντεύει καὶ φάος</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">App.Anth.</span> 4.74 </span> (Synesius); <span class="foreign greek">τούτων σὺ τὴν αἵρεσιν τ</span>. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0640.tlg001:1:8" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0640.tlg001:1.8/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Alciphr.</span> 1.8 </a>:— Pass., <span class="foreign greek">τὸ ζῆν οὐδ’ ὑπὸ τούτοις ταλαντεύεται</span> ib.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0640.tlg001:25" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0640.tlg001:25/canonical-url/"> 25 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> intr., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">oscillate</span>, <span class="quote greek">ἐπὶ θάτερα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg015:708b:14" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg015:708b.14/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IA</span> 708b14 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> intr., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">weigh down the balance</span>, <span class="quote greek">τῇ μὲν ἐταλάντευε τὸ ἔλεος, τῇ δ’ ἀντέβριθεν ὁ νόμος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0018.tlg001:2:170" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0018.tlg001:2.170/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ph.</span> 2.170 </a> .</div> </div><br><br>'}