ἀμυδρός
ἀμυδρ-ός,
ά,
όν,
A). dim, faint, obscure:
1). of impressions on the eye,
ἀ. χοιράς a rock
dimly seen through water, Archil. 129 ;
ἀ. γράμματα scarce legible letters,
Th. 6.54 ;
ἀ. φέγγος, χρῶμα, Arist. Mete. 343b13 ,
372a2 ;
ἀ. τὰ εἴδη τῶν ἰχθύων, σκιὰς μᾶλλον ἢ ἰχθῦς εἰκάσεις (in a painting)
Paus. 10.28.1 . Adv.
ἀμυδσῶς, βλέπειν, ὁρᾶν, Arist. HA 537b11 ,
556b19 ;
ἀ. μιμεῖσθαί τι represent its form
obscurely, ib.
502b9 ;
ἀ. ἔχειν to be
ill-defined, PA 668a3 .
3). of impressions on the mind,
vague, ἀ. εἶδος Pl. Ti. 49a ;
ἀ. πρὸς ἀλήθειαν faint in comparison with truth,
Id. R. 597a ;
δῑ ἀμυδρῶν ὀργάνων by
imperfect organs,
Id. Phdr. 250b , cf.
Tht. 195a ;
μαντεῖα ἀμυδρότερα τοῦ τι σαφὲς σημαίνειν too obscure .. ,
Id. Ti. 72b ;
ἀ. ἐλπίς Plu. Alc. 38 ;
ἀ. λόγος [
Longin.]
Rh. p.195H. ;
-ότερα σχήματα Aps.
p.327 H.;
συναίσθησις Dam. Pr. 81 ( Sup.), etc. Adv.
-ῶς καὶ οὐθὲν σαφῶς Arist. Metaph. 985a13 , cf.
988a23 ;
faintly, of one near death,
Max.Tyr. 16.2 : Comp.
ἀμυδρότερον Pl. Sph. 250e ,
Plu. 2.1025d .
ShortDef
indistinct, dim, obscure
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Headword (normalized):
ἀμυδρός
Headword (normalized/stripped):
αμυδρος
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">ἀμυδρ-ός</span>, <span class="itype greek">ά</span>, <span class="itype greek">όν</span>, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">dim, faint, obscure:</span> </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>1).</strong></span> of impressions on the eye, <span class="foreign greek">ἀ. χοιράς</span> a rock <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">dimly seen through water,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0232.tlg001:129" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0232.tlg001:129/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Archil.</span> 129 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ἀ. γράμματα</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">scarce legible</span> letters, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6:54" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6.54/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Th.</span> 6.54 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ἀ. φέγγος, χρῶμα,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg026:343b:13" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg026:343b.13/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Mete.</span> 343b13 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg026:372a:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg026:372a.2/canonical-url/"> 372a2 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ἀ. τὰ εἴδη τῶν ἰχθύων, σκιὰς μᾶλλον ἢ ἰχθῦς εἰκάσεις</span> (in a painting) <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0525.tlg001.perseus-grc1:10:28:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0525.tlg001.perseus-grc1:10:28:1/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Paus.</span> 10.28.1 </a>. Adv. <span class="foreign greek">ἀμυδσῶς, βλέπειν, ὁρᾶν,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:537b:11" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:537b.11/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HA</span> 537b11 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:556b:19" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:556b.19/canonical-url/"> 556b19 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ἀ. μιμεῖσθαί τι</span> represent its form <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">obscurely,</span> ib.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:502b:9" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:502b.9/canonical-url/"> 502b9 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ἀ. ἔχειν</span> to be <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">ill-defined, PA</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:668a:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:668a.3/canonical-url/"> 668a3 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> generally, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">faint, weak,</span> <span class="quote greek">σφυγμὸς ἀ. τὸν τόνον</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0719.tlg003.perseus-grc1:2:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0719.tlg003.perseus-grc1:2.3/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Aret.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">CA</span> 2.3 </a> , cf.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0719.tlg002.perseus-grc1:1:12" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0719.tlg002.perseus-grc1:1.12/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">SD</span> 1.12 </a>; <span class="quote greek">τυπαί</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0022.tlg001:358" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0022.tlg001:358/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Nic.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Th.</span> 358 </a> ( Comp.). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> of impressions on the mind, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">vague,</span> <span class="quote greek">ἀ. εἶδος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg031:49a" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg031:49a/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ti.</span> 49a </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">ἀ. πρὸς ἀλήθειαν</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">faint</span> in comparison with truth, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:597a" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:597a/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">R.</span> 597a </a>; <span class="foreign greek">δῑ ἀμυδρῶν ὀργάνων</span> by <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">imperfect</span> organs, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg012:250b" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg012:250b/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Phdr.</span> 250b </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg006.perseus-grc1:195a" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg006.perseus-grc1:195a/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Tht.</span> 195a </a>; <span class="foreign greek">μαντεῖα ἀμυδρότερα τοῦ τι σαφὲς σημαίνειν</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">too obscure</span> .. , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg031:72b" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg031:72b/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ti.</span> 72b </a>; <span class="quote greek">ἀ. ἐλπίς</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg015:38" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg015:38/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Alc.</span> 38 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">ἀ. λόγος</span> [<span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Longin.</span></span>] <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2178.tlg001:p.195H" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2178.tlg001:p.195H/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Rh.</span> p.195H. </a>; <span class="foreign greek">-ότερα σχήματα</span> Aps.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2178.tlg001:p.327" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2178.tlg001:p.327/canonical-url/"> p.327 </a> H.; <span class="quote greek">συναίσθησις</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4066.tlg003:81" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4066.tlg003:81/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Dam.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pr.</span> 81 </a> ( Sup.), etc. Adv. <span class="quote greek">-ῶς καὶ οὐθὲν σαφῶς</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg025.perseus-grc1:985a:13" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg025.perseus-grc1:985a.13/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Metaph.</span> 985a13 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg025.perseus-grc1:988a:23" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg025.perseus-grc1:988a.23/canonical-url/"> 988a23 </a>; <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">faintly,</span> of one near death, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0563.tlg001:16:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0563.tlg001:16.2/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Max.Tyr.</span> 16.2 </a>: Comp. <span class="quote greek">ἀμυδρότερον</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg007.perseus-grc1:250e" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg007.perseus-grc1:250e/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Sph.</span> 250e </a> , <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> 2.1025d </span>.</div> </div><br><br>'}