βάθος
βάθος [
ᾰ],(
βαθύς)
A). depth or
height, acc. as measured up or down,
Ταρτάρου βάθη A. Pr. 1029 ;
αἰθέρος βάθος E. Med. 1297 , cf.
Ar. Av. 1715 ;
βάθους μετέχειν to be a solid, possessing
depth as well as length and breadth,
Pl. R. 528b ;
εἴτ’ ἐν βάθεσιν εἴτ’ ἐν τάχεσιν Id. Plt. 299e ;
βάθους αὔξη Id. R. 528d ; opp.
μῆκος, πλάτος, Arist. Ph. 209a5 ;
μεγέθους τὸ ἐπὶ τρία [συνεχὲς] β. Id. Metaph. 1020a12 : with Preps.,
ἐκ βάθεος in depth, Hdt. 1.186 ;
ἐκ βάθους through and through, Plot. 5.8.10 ;
εἰς βάθος Arist. Mete. 386a23 , al.;
ἐν βάθει Id. Sens. 440a14 , etc.;
κατὰ βάθους Id. Mete. 339b12 ;
κατὰ βάθος in a descending scale, metaph. of causation,
Dam. Pr. 95 : freq. in military sense,
depth of a line of battle,
X. HG 3.4.13 , etc.;
ἐπὶ βάθος τάσσεσθαι in depth of line, Th. 5.68 ;
ἐς β. ἐκτάξαι Arr. An. 1.2.4 ;
β. τριχῶν, of
long thick hair,
Hdt. 5.9 ;
ἄτομα πώγωνος βάθη Ephipp. 14.7 ;
interior of a country,
Str. 3.3.7 , al.;
depth, of perspective in a picture,
Procop.Gaz. Ecphr. p.157 B.: pl.,
βάθη depths, Pl. Ti. 44d , etc.;
deep water, opp. shallows near shore,
LXX Ps. 68(69).2 , al.,
Ev.Luc. 5.4 ;
ἐν τοῖς βάθεσιν Arist. HA 599b9 .
3). of lit. style, bathos, ὕψους ἢ β. Longin. 2.1 . (Substituted for βένθος under the influence of βαθύς.)
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">βάθος</span> [<span class="foreign greek">ᾰ],</span>(<span class="etym greek">βαθύς</span>) <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">depth</span> or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">height,</span> acc. as measured up or down, <span class="quote greek">Ταρτάρου βάθη</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg003.perseus-grc1:1029" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg003.perseus-grc1:1029/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pr.</span> 1029 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">αἰθέρος βάθος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg003.perseus-grc1:1297" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg003.perseus-grc1:1297/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Med.</span> 1297 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1715" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1715/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Av.</span> 1715 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">βάθους μετέχειν</span> to be a solid, possessing <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">depth</span> as well as length and breadth, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:528b" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:528b/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">R.</span> 528b </a>; <span class="quote greek">εἴτ’ ἐν βάθεσιν εἴτ’ ἐν τάχεσιν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg008.perseus-grc1:299e" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg008.perseus-grc1:299e/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Plt.</span> 299e </a> ; <span class="quote greek">βάθους αὔξη</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:528d" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:528d/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">R.</span> 528d </a> ; opp. <span class="foreign greek">μῆκος, πλάτος,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg031:209a:5" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg031:209a.5/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ph.</span> 209a5 </a>; <span class="quote greek">μεγέθους τὸ ἐπὶ τρία [συνεχὲς] β.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg025.perseus-grc1:1020a:12" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg025.perseus-grc1:1020a.12/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Metaph.</span> 1020a12 </a> : with Preps., <span class="quote greek">ἐκ βάθεος</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">in depth,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:186" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.186/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 1.186 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ἐκ βάθους</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">through and through,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2000.tlg001:5:8:10" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2000.tlg001:5:8:10/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plot.</span> 5.8.10 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">εἰς βάθος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg026:386a:23" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg026:386a.23/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Mete.</span> 386a23 </a> , al.; <span class="quote greek">ἐν βάθει</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg041:440a:14" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg041:440a.14/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Sens.</span> 440a14 </a> , etc.; <span class="quote greek">κατὰ βάθους</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg026:339b:12" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg026:339b.12/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Mete.</span> 339b12 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">κατὰ βάθος</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">in a descending scale,</span> metaph. of causation, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4066.tlg003:95" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4066.tlg003:95/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Dam.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pr.</span> 95 </a>: freq. in military sense, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">depth</span> of a line of battle, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3:4:13" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3:4:13/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HG</span> 3.4.13 </a>, etc.; <span class="quote greek">ἐπὶ βάθος τάσσεσθαι</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">in depth of line,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5:68" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5.68/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Th.</span> 5.68 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ἐς β. ἐκτάξαι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0074.tlg001:1:2:4" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0074.tlg001:1:2:4/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arr.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">An.</span> 1.2.4 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">β. τριχῶν,</span> of <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">long thick</span> hair, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5:9" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5.9/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 5.9 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ἄτομα πώγωνος βάθη</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0450.tlg001:14:7" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0450.tlg001:14.7/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ephipp.</span> 14.7 </a> ; <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">interior</span> of a country, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0099.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3:3:7" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0099.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3:3:7/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Str.</span> 3.3.7 </a>, al.; <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">depth,</span> of perspective in a picture, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2598.tlg010:p.157" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2598.tlg010:p.157/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Procop.Gaz.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ecphr.</span> p.157 </a> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">B.</span></span>: pl., <span class="quote greek">βάθη</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">depths,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg031:44d" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg031:44d/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ti.</span> 44d </a> , etc.; <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">deep water,</span> opp. shallows near shore, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg027:68(69).2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg027:68(69).2/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">LXX</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ps.</span> 68(69).2 </a>, al., <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg003.perseus-grc1:5:4" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg003.perseus-grc1:5.4/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ev.Luc.</span> 5.4 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ἐν τοῖς βάθεσιν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:599b:9" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:599b.9/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HA</span> 599b9 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-4"> <span><strong>b).</strong></span> Astron., = <span class="ref greek">ταπείνωμα</span> , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1764.tlg001:241:26" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1764.tlg001:241.26/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Vett.Val.</span> 241.26 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> metaph., <span class="quote greek">κακῶν ὁρῶν β.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg002.perseus-grc1:465" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg002.perseus-grc1:465/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pers.</span> 465 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ἢ μακροῦ πλούτου βάθει</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg003.perseus-grc1:130" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg003.perseus-grc1:130/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Aj.</span> 130 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg006.perseus-grc1:11:33" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg006.perseus-grc1:11.33/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ep.Rom.</span> 11.33 </a>; <span class="quote greek">β. ἡγεμονίας</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg045:53" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg045:53/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pomp.</span> 53 </a> ; <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">depth of mind,</span> <span class="foreign greek">β. τι ἔχειν γενναῖον,</span> of Parmenides, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg006.perseus-grc1:184a" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg006.perseus-grc1:184a/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Tht.</span> 184a </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ἐν βάθει πόσιος</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">deep</span> in drink, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:14:29" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:14.29/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Theoc.</span> 14.29 </a>; <span class="quote greek">β. καρδίας ἀνθρώπου</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg020:8:14" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg020:8.14/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">LXX</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ju.</span> 8.14 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">τὰ β. τοῦ θεοῦ, τοῦ Σατανᾶ,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg007.perseus-grc1:2:10" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg007.perseus-grc1:2.10/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">1 Ep.Cor.</span> 2.10 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg027.perseus-grc1:2:24" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg027.perseus-grc1:2.24/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Apoc.</span> 2.24 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> of lit. style, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">bathos,</span> <span class="quote greek">ὕψους ἢ β.</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Longin.</span> 2.1 </span> . (Substituted for <span class="foreign greek">βένθος</span> under the influence of <span class="foreign greek">βαθύς.</span>)</div> </div><br><br>'}