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ἐπαμφέρω
ἐπαμφιβάλλω
ἐπαμφιέννυμι
ἐπαμφίλλογος
ἐπαμφισβητέω
ἐπαμφίσκω
ἐπαμφόδιος
ἐπάμφορος
ἐπαμφοτερής
ἐπαμφοτεριζόντως
ἐπαμφοτερίζω
ἐπαμφοτερισμός
ἐπαμφοτεριστής
ἐπαμφότερος
ἑπάμων
ἐπάν
ἐπαναβαθμός
ἐπαναβαίνω
ἐπαναβάλλω
ἐπανάβασις
ἐπαναβασμός
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ἐπαμφοτερίζω
ἐπαμφοτερ-ίζω,
A). to be double: hence, play a double game, 'run with the hare and hunt with the hounds', Pherecr. 19 , Th. 8.85 ; halt between two opinions, Pl. Phdr. 257b , Arr. Epict. 4.2.4 ; ἐ. τὴν γνώμην Ph. 2.170 ; τοῖς λογισμοῖς Plu. Mar. 40 ; τὸ -ίζον τῆς διανοίας Ph. 1.346 .
2). of statements or arguments, to be ambiguous, susceptible of two interpretations, λόγους ἀμφιβόλους καὶ ίζειν δυναμένους Isoc. 12.240 , cf. Pl. R. 479b ; λοξὰ καὶ -ίζοντα .. ἀποκρινόμενος Luc. DDeor. 16.1 .
b). of fevers, partake of both kinds, Gal. 10.749 .
3). of vowels, to be doubtful in quantity, Aristid.Quint. 1.20 .
II). lie half-way between, of intermediate species, e.g. seals and bats, Arist. PA 697b1 , HA 589a21 ; of apes, ἐ. ἀνθρώπῳ καὶ τετράποσι share the properties of .., ib. 502a16 ; ἐ. τὴν μορφήν to be intermediate in shape, Id. PA 689b32 ; ὁ ἄνθρωπος ἐ. πᾶσι τοῖς γένεσι Id. GA 772b1 ; of amphibious animals, Thphr. Fr. 171.1 .
III). abs., suffice for both, Arist. GA 777a16 .


ShortDef

to admit a double sense

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ἐπαμφοτερίζω
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ἐπαμφοτερίζω
Headword (normalized/stripped):
επαμφοτεριζω
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urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-38021
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">ἐπαμφοτερ-ίζω</span>, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">to be double</span>: hence, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">play a double game,</span> \'run with the hare and hunt with the hounds\', <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0486.tlg001:19" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0486.tlg001:19/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pherecr.</span> 19 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:8:85" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:8.85/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Th.</span> 8.85 </a>; <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">halt between two opinions,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg012:257b" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg012:257b/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Phdr.</span> 257b </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0074.tlg-02:4:2:4" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0074.tlg-02:4:2:4/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arr.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Epict.</span> 4.2.4 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ἐ. τὴν γνώμην</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> ; <span class="quote greek">τοῖς λογισμοῖς</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg031:40" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg031:40/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Mar.</span> 40 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">τὸ -ίζον τῆς διανοίας</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0018.tlg001:1:346" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0018.tlg001:1.346/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ph.</span> 1.346 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> of statements or arguments, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">to be ambiguous, susceptible of two interpretations,</span> <span class="quote greek">λόγους ἀμφιβόλους καὶ ίζειν δυναμένους</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0010.tlg021.perseus-grc1:240" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0010.tlg021.perseus-grc1:240/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Isoc.</span> 12.240 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:479b" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:479b/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">R.</span> 479b </a>; <span class="quote greek">λοξὰ καὶ -ίζοντα .. ἀποκρινόμενος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg068:16:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg068:16.1/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Luc.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">DDeor.</span> 16.1 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-4"> <span><strong>b).</strong></span> of fevers, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">partake of both kinds,</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Gal.</span> 10.749 </span>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> of vowels, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">to be doubtful</span> in quantity, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2054.tlg001:1:20" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2054.tlg001:1.20/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Aristid.Quint.</span> 1.20 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">lie half-way between,</span> of <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">intermediate</span> species, e.g. seals and bats, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg030:697b:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg030:697b.1/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">PA</span> 697b1 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:589a:21" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:589a.21/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HA</span> 589a21 </a>; of apes, <span class="foreign greek">ἐ. ἀνθρώπῳ καὶ τετράποσι</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">share the properties of ..,</span> ib.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:502a:16" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:502a.16/canonical-url/"> 502a16 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ἐ. τὴν μορφήν</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">to be intermediate</span> in shape, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg030:689b:32" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg030:689b.32/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">PA</span> 689b32 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ὁ ἄνθρωπος ἐ. πᾶσι τοῖς γένεσι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg012:772b:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg012:772b.1/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">GA</span> 772b1 </a> ; of amphibious animals, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0093.tlg010:171:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0093.tlg010:171.1/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Thphr.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 171.1 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>III).</strong></span> abs., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">suffice for both,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg012:777a:16" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg012:777a.16/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">GA</span> 777a16 </a>.</div> </div><br><br>'}