ἀμφότερος
ἀμφότερος ( Locr.
ἀμφόταρος IG 9(1).334.39 ),
α,
ον,(
ἄμφω) rare in sg.,
A). either, i.e.
both of two (opp.
ἑκάτερος each one of two),
ἀμφοτέρας κοινὸν αἴας common to
either land,
A. Pers. 131 ;
ποίημα ἢ πάθος ἢ ἀμφότερον or
partaking of both, Pl. Sph. 248d ;
τὸ ἀμφότερον ἑκατέρῳ οὐχ ἕπεται Id. Hp.Ma. 302e .
2). Hom. has sg. only neut.
ἀμφότερον as Adv., foll. by
τε .. καί; ἀ. βασιλεύς τ’ ἀγαθὸς κρατερός τ’ αἰχμητής both together, prince as well as warrior, ib.
3.179 ;
ἀ. γενεῇ τε καὶ οὕνεκα ..
Il. 4.60 ; foll. by
τε .. δέ .. ,
Pi. P. 4.79 : also neut. pl.,
ἀμφότερα μένειν πέμπειν τε A. Eu. 480 ;
φιλοχρήματος καὶ φιλότιμος, ἤτοι τὰ ἕτερα τούτων ἢ ἀ. Pl. Phd. 68c ;
ἀ. ἄριστος καὶ στρατηγὸς καὶ ῥαψῳδός Ion 541b ; by
τε .. καί .. ,
Pi. O. 1.104 .
3). dual in
Hom., as
ἀ. Αἴαντε Il. 12.265 , al., less freq. in later writers,
X. An. 1.1.1 ,
Pl. Prm. 143c ,
Isoc. 4.134 , etc.; but pl. is much more freq., and is found with a dual Noun,
χεῖρε πετάσσας ἀμφοτέρας Il. 21.115 .—Phrases:
κατ’ ἀμφότερα on both sides, Hdt. 7.10 .
β/, Pl. Prm. 159a ;
ἐπ’ ἀμφότερα towards both sides, both ways, Hdt. 3.87 , al.,
Th. 1.83 , al.;
ἀμφότερα, abs.,
on both sides, ib.
13 , al.;
ἀπ’ ἀμφοτέρων from or
on both sides, Ξέρξεω ἀπ’ ἀ. ἀδελφεός Hdt. 7.97 ;
παρ’ ἀμφοτέρων D.S. 16.7 , al.;
μετ’ ἀμφοτέροισι one with another (s.v.l.),
Theoc. 12.12 ;
ἀμφοτέροις βλέπειν (sc.
ὄμμασι)
Call. Epigr. 32.6 ;
ἀμφοτέραις, Ep.
-ῃσι (sc.
χερσί)
Od. 10.264 ;
ἐπ’ ἀμφοτέροις βεβακώς (sc.
ποσί)
Theoc. 14.66 .
II). later, of more than two, all together, Act.Ap. 19.16 , PLond. 2.336.13 (ii A.D.).
ShortDef
each of two, both
Debugging
Headword (normalized):
ἀμφότερος
Headword (normalized/stripped):
αμφοτερος
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">ἀμφότερος</span> ( Locr. <span class="orth greek">ἀμφόταρος</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IG</span> 9(1).334.39 </span>), <span class="itype greek">α</span>, <span class="itype greek">ον</span>,(<span class="etym greek">ἄμφω</span>) rare in sg., <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">either,</span> i.e. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">both of two</span> (opp. <span class="foreign greek">ἑκάτερος</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">each one</span> of two), <span class="foreign greek">ἀμφοτέρας κοινὸν αἴας</span> common to <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">either</span> land, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg002.perseus-grc1:131" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg002.perseus-grc1:131/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pers.</span> 131 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ποίημα ἢ πάθος ἢ ἀμφότερον</span> or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">partaking of both,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg007.perseus-grc1:248d" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg007.perseus-grc1:248d/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Sph.</span> 248d </a>; <span class="quote greek">τὸ ἀμφότερον ἑκατέρῳ οὐχ ἕπεται</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg025:302e" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg025:302e/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Hp.Ma.</span> 302e </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hom.</span> </span> has sg. only neut. <span class="foreign greek">ἀμφότερον</span> as Adv., foll. by <span class="foreign greek">τε .. καί; ἀ. βασιλεύς τ’ ἀγαθὸς κρατερός τ’ αἰχμητής</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">both together,</span> prince as well as warrior, ib.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0013.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3:179" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0013.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3.179/canonical-url/"> 3.179 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ἀ. γενεῇ τε καὶ οὕνεκα</span> .. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:60" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:4.60/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 4.60 </a>; foll. by <span class="foreign greek">τε .. δέ</span> .. , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg002.perseus-grc1:4:79" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg002.perseus-grc1:4.79/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">P.</span> 4.79 </a>: also neut. pl., <span class="quote greek">ἀμφότερα μένειν πέμπειν τε</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg007.perseus-grc1:480" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg007.perseus-grc1:480/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Eu.</span> 480 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">φιλοχρήματος καὶ φιλότιμος, ἤτοι τὰ ἕτερα τούτων ἢ ἀ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg004.perseus-grc1:68c" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg004.perseus-grc1:68c/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Phd.</span> 68c </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ἀ. ἄριστος καὶ στρατηγὸς καὶ ῥαψῳδός</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg027:541b" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg027:541b/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ion</span> 541b </a> ; by <span class="foreign greek">τε .. καί</span> .. , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:104" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.104/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">O.</span> 1.104 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> dual in <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hom.</span></span>, as <span class="quote greek">ἀ. Αἴαντε</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:12:265" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:12.265/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 12.265 </a> , al., less freq. in later writers, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1:1:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1:1:1/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">An.</span> 1.1.1 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg009:143c" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg009:143c/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Prm.</span> 143c </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0010.tlg011.perseus-grc1:134" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0010.tlg011.perseus-grc1:134/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Isoc.</span> 4.134 </a>, etc.; but pl. is much more freq., and is found with a dual Noun, <span class="quote greek">χεῖρε πετάσσας ἀμφοτέρας</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:21:115" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:21.115/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 21.115 </a> .—Phrases: <span class="quote greek">κατ’ ἀμφότερα</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">on both sides,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7:10" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7.10/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 7.10 </a> .<span class="foreign greek">β/,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg009:159a" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg009:159a/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Prm.</span> 159a </a>; <span class="quote greek">ἐπ’ ἀμφότερα</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">towards both sides, both ways,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3:87" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3.87/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 3.87 </a> , al., <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:83" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.83/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Th.</span> 1.83 </a>, al.; <span class="foreign greek">ἀμφότερα,</span> abs., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">on both sides,</span> ib.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:13" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:13/canonical-url/"> 13 </a>, al.; <span class="foreign greek">ἀπ’ ἀμφοτέρων</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">from</span> or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">on both sides,</span> <span class="quote greek">Ξέρξεω ἀπ’ ἀ. ἀδελφεός</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7:97" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7.97/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 7.97 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">παρ’ ἀμφοτέρων</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0060.tlg001.perseus-grc3:16:7" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0060.tlg001.perseus-grc3:16.7/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.S.</span> 16.7 </a> , al.; <span class="foreign greek">μετ’ ἀμφοτέροισι</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">one with another</span> (s.v.l.), <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:12:12" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:12.12/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Theoc.</span> 12.12 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ἀμφοτέροις βλέπειν</span> (sc. <span class="foreign greek">ὄμμασι</span>) <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0533.tlg003.perseus-grc1:32:6" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0533.tlg003.perseus-grc1:32.6/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Call.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Epigr.</span> 32.6 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ἀμφοτέραις,</span> Ep. <span class="foreign greek">-ῃσι</span> (sc. <span class="foreign greek">χερσί</span>) <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:10:264" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:10.264/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 10.264 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ἐπ’ ἀμφοτέροις βεβακώς</span> (sc. <span class="foreign greek">ποσί</span>) <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:14:66" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:14.66/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Theoc.</span> 14.66 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> later, of more than two, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">all together,</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Act.Ap.</span> 19.16 </span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">PLond.</span> 2.336.13 </span> (ii A.D.).</div> </div><br><br>'}