ὄγκος2
ὄγκος2
bulk, size, mass, Lat. moles, Plat., etc.
a bulk, mass, heap, ὄ. φρυγάνων a heap of fagots, Hdt.; σμικρὸς ὄ. ἐν σμικρῷ κύτει, of a dead manʼs ashes, Soph.; ὅ. γαστρός, of a child in the womb, Eur.
metaph. weight, trouble, Soph.
weight, importance, dignity, pride, and in bad sense self-importance, pretension, Soph., Eur., etc.
From Root !εγκ, in ἐνεγκεῖν to bear.
Headword (normalized):
ὄγκος
Headword (normalized/stripped):
ογκος2
Intro Text:
ὄγκος2
bulk, size, mass, Lat. moles, Plat., etc.
a bulk, mass, heap, ὄ. φρυγάνων a heap of fagots, Hdt.; σμικρὸς ὄ. ἐν σμικρῷ κύτει, of a dead manʼs ashes, Soph.; ὅ. γαστρός, of a child in the womb, Eur.
metaph. weight, trouble, Soph.
weight, importance, dignity, pride, and in bad sense self-importance, pretension, Soph., Eur., etc.
From Root !εγκ, in ἐνεγκεῖν to bear.
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n22627
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