ῥοπή — Middle Liddell

ῥοπή ῥοπή, ἡ, ῥέπω inclination downwards, the sinking of the scale, Aesch.; διαφέρειν τὴν ῥ. to disturb the balance, Plut. metaph. the turn of the scale, the critical moment, Lat. momentum, ἔχεται ῥοπᾶς (sc. ἡ πόλις) is at a crisis of her fortunes, Alcae. ap. Ar.; ῥ. Δίκας the balance or critical turn of Justice, Aesch.; σμικρὰ παλαιὰ σώματʼ εὐνάζει ῥοπή a slight turn of the scale lays aged bodies to rest, Soph.; ἐπὶ σμικρᾶς ῥοπῆς dependent on a slight turn of the scale, of one dying, Eur.; ἐπὶ ῥοπῆς μιᾶς ὄντες depending on a single turn of the scale, Thuc.; ῥ. βίου the turning point of life, i. e. death, Soph. metaph. influence, Dem.

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inclination downwards, the sinking of the scale

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ῥοπή

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ῥοπή

Headword (normalized/stripped):

ροπη

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29137

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n29171

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r(oph/

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