ἀμφήκης
ἀμφήκης,
ες,(
ἀκή A)
A). two-edged, φάσγανον, ξίφος, Il. 10.256 ,
Od. 16.80 ,
B. 10.87 , etc.;
κέντρον, δόρυ, A. Pr. 692 (lyr.),
Ag. 1149 ;
ἔγχος, γένυς, S. Aj. 286 ,
El. 485 ; of lightning,
forked, πυρὸς ἀ. βόστρυχος A. Pr. 1044 ;
κεραυνός Cleanth.
1.10 .
II). metaph.,
ἀ. γλῶττα tongue
that will cut both ways, i.e. maintain either right or wrong,
Ar. Nu. 1160 (parod.); of an oracle,
ambiguous, ἀ. καὶ διπρόσωπος Luc. JTr. 43 .
ShortDef
two-edged
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Headword (normalized):
ἀμφήκης
Headword (normalized/stripped):
αμφηκης
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-5697
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">ἀμφήκης</span>, <span class="itype greek">ες</span>,(<span class="foreign greek">ἀκή</span> A) <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">two-edged,</span> <span class="foreign greek">φάσγανον, ξίφος,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:10:256" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:10.256/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 10.256 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:16:80" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:16.80/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 16.80 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0199.tlg001:10:87" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0199.tlg001:10.87/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">B.</span> 10.87 </a>, etc.; <span class="foreign greek">κέντρον, δόρυ,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg003.perseus-grc1:692" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg003.perseus-grc1:692/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pr.</span> 692 </a> (lyr.), <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg005.perseus-grc1:1149" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg005.perseus-grc1:1149/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ag.</span> 1149 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ἔγχος, γένυς,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg003.perseus-grc1:286" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg003.perseus-grc1:286/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Aj.</span> 286 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg005.perseus-grc1:485" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg005.perseus-grc1:485/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">El.</span> 485 </a>; of lightning, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">forked,</span> <span class="quote greek">πυρὸς ἀ. βόστρυχος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg003.perseus-grc1:1044" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg003.perseus-grc1:1044/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pr.</span> 1044 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">κεραυνός</span> Cleanth.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg003.perseus-grc1:1:10" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg003.perseus-grc1:1.10/canonical-url/"> 1.10 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> metaph., <span class="foreign greek">ἀ. γλῶττα</span> tongue <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">that will cut both ways,</span> i.e. maintain either right or wrong, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg003.perseus-grc1:1160" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg003.perseus-grc1:1160/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Nu.</span> 1160 </a> (parod.); of an oracle, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">ambiguous,</span> <span class="quote greek">ἀ. καὶ διπρόσωπος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg018:43" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg018:43/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Luc.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">JTr.</span> 43 </a> .</div> </div><br><br>'}