ἀμφίβολος — Middle Liddell

ἀμφίβολος ἀμφιβάλλω put round, encompassing, Eur. attacked on both or all sides, Aesch.; ἀμφ. εἶναι to be between two fires, Thuc. act. hitting at both ends, double-pointed, Anth. doubtful, ambiguous, Plat., Xen., etc.; τἀγαθὰ ἐς ἀμφίβολον ἔθεντο accounted their good fortune as doubtful, Thuc.; ἐν ἀμφιβόλωι in doubt, Luc.:—adv., οὐκ ἀμφιβόλως Aesch.

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put round, encompassing

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ἀμφίβολος

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ἀμφίβολος

Headword (normalized/stripped):

αμφιβολος

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1916

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n1916

Key:

a)mfi/bolos

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