ἀμβλύς
ἀμβλ-ύς,
εῖα,
ύ,
A). blunt, dulled, with edge or
point taken off, properly of a sharp instrument, opp.
ὀξύς, Pl. Ly. 215e ,
Tht.<*>
65d ;
ἀ. γωνία obtuse angle,
Id. Ti. 55a ;
ἀμβλεῖα, sc.
γωνία, Arist. Mech. 855a10 , etc.;
ἀ. πλευρά side
adjacent to such angle, Hero *Geom. 12.35 , etc.
2). of light, dim, faint, ὄρθρος Ion ap.Phot. p.89R.
3). metaph.,
dim, faint, of sight,
ἀμβλὺ ὁρᾶν, -ύτερον βλέπειν, Pl. Tht. 174e ,
Arist. PA 656b36 , al.; of hearing,
τῆς ἀκοῆς οὔσης -υτέρας αἰσθήσεως ἢ τῆς ὄψεως Pr. 886b32 ; of the feelings or mind,
ἀμβλυτέρᾳ τῇ ὀργῇ less keen, Th. 3.38 ;
ἀμβλύτερον ποιεῖν τι less vigorous, Id. 2.65 . Adv.
ἀμβλέως Archig. ap.
Orib. 8.2 : Comp., v. supr.
c). of persons, in
A. Eu. 238 , of Orestes purified,
having lost the edge of guilt: mostly,
dull, spiritless, having lost keenness of feeling, E. Fr. 821 ;
ἀμβλύτερος τὴν φύσιν duller, X. Mem. 3.9.3 ;
ἀ. εἴς, περί, or
πρός τι dull or
sluggish in a thing,
Plu. Cat.Ma. 24 ,
Alc. 30 ,
D.S. 11.43 ( Comp.): abs.,
Th. 2.40 . Adv., Comp.
-υτέρως J. AJ 19.2.5 .
II). Act., making dull, darkening, of a cloud, AP 7.367 (Antip.).
ShortDef
blunt, dulled, with the edge taken off
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Headword (normalized):
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αμβλυς
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">ἀμβλ-ύς</span>, <span class="itype greek">εῖα</span>, <span class="itype greek">ύ</span>, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">blunt, dulled, with edge</span> or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">point taken off,</span> properly of a sharp instrument, opp. <span class="foreign greek">ὀξύς,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg020:215e" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg020:215e/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ly.</span> 215e </a>, <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Tht.</span><*><a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg020:65d" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg020:65d/canonical-url/"> 65d </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ἀ. γωνία</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">obtuse</span> angle, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg031:55a" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg031:55a/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ti.</span> 55a </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ἀμβλεῖα, </span> sc. <span class="foreign greek">γωνία,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg023:855a:10" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg023:855a.10/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Mech.</span> 855a10 </a>, etc.; <span class="foreign greek">ἀ. πλευρά</span> side <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">adjacent to such angle,</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hero</span> </span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">*Geom.</span> <span class="bibl"> 12.35 </span>, etc. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> of light, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">dim, faint,</span> <span class="foreign greek">ὄρθρος</span> Ion ap.Phot.<span class="bibl"> p.89R. </span> </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> metaph., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">dim, faint,</span> of sight, <span class="foreign greek">ἀμβλὺ ὁρᾶν, -ύτερον βλέπειν,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg006.perseus-grc1:174e" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg006.perseus-grc1:174e/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Tht.</span> 174e </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg030:656b:36" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg030:656b.36/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">PA</span> 656b36 </a>, al.; of hearing, <span class="quote greek">τῆς ἀκοῆς οὔσης -υτέρας αἰσθήσεως ἢ τῆς ὄψεως</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg036:886b:32" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg036:886b.32/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pr.</span> 886b32 </a> ; of the feelings or mind, <span class="quote greek">ἀμβλυτέρᾳ τῇ ὀργῇ</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">less keen,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3:38" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3.38/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Th.</span> 3.38 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ἀμβλύτερον ποιεῖν τι</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">less vigorous,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:65" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2.65/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> 2.65 </a> . Adv. <span class="quote greek">ἀμβλέως</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Archig.</span> </span> ap. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0722.tlg001:8:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0722.tlg001:8.2/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Orib.</span> 8.2 </a>: Comp., v. supr. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-4"> <span><strong>b).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">dull, monotonous,</span> <span class="quote greek">τὠμβλὺ τῆς ζόης</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0650.tlg001:3:52" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0650.tlg001:3.52/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Herod.</span> 3.52 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-4"> <span><strong>c).</strong></span> of persons, in <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg007.perseus-grc1:238" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg007.perseus-grc1:238/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Eu.</span> 238 </a>, of Orestes purified, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">having lost the edge</span> of guilt: mostly, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">dull, spiritless, having lost keenness of feeling,</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 821 </span>; <span class="quote greek">ἀμβλύτερος τὴν φύσιν</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">duller,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg002.perseus-grc1:3:9:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg002.perseus-grc1:3:9:3/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Mem.</span> 3.9.3 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">ἀ. εἴς, περί,</span> or <span class="foreign greek">πρός τι</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">dull</span> or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">sluggish</span> in a thing, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg025:24" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg025:24/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Cat.Ma.</span> 24 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg015:30" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg015:30/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Alc.</span> 30 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0060.tlg001.perseus-grc3:11:43" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0060.tlg001.perseus-grc3:11.43/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.S.</span> 11.43 </a> ( Comp.): abs., <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:40" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2.40/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Th.</span> 2.40 </a>. Adv., Comp. <span class="quote greek">-υτέρως</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0526.tlg001.perseus-grc1:19:2:5" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0526.tlg001.perseus-grc1:19:2:5/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">J.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">AJ</span> 19.2.5 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> Act., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">making dull, darkening,</span> of a cloud, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">AP</span> 7.367 </span>(Antip.).</div> </div><br><br>'}