στάθμη
στάθμη
στάθμη, ἡ,
στῆναι
a carpenterʼs line, Hom., Theogn.; —properly a line rubbed with chalk, distinguished from the rule (κανών) Xen., etc.:—proverb., παρὰ στάθμην by the rule, Lat. ad amussim, Theogn.; but in Aesch., παρὰ στ. beside the line, beyond measure; κατὰ στ. νοεῖν to guess aright, Theocr.
the plummet or the plumbline, Anth.
the line which bounds the racecourse, the goal, Lat. meta, Pind., Eur.
metaph. a law, rule, Ὑλλίδος στάθμας ἐν νόμοις, i. e. according to laws of Dorian rule, Pind.
Headword (normalized):
στάθμη
Headword (normalized/stripped):
σταθμη
Intro Text:
στάθμη
στάθμη, ἡ,
στῆναι
a carpenterʼs line, Hom., Theogn.; —properly a line rubbed with chalk, distinguished from the rule (κανών) Xen., etc.:—proverb., παρὰ στάθμην by the rule, Lat. ad amussim, Theogn.; but in Aesch., παρὰ στ. beside the line, beyond measure; κατὰ στ. νοεῖν to guess aright, Theocr.
the plummet or the plumbline, Anth.
the line which bounds the racecourse, the goal, Lat. meta, Pind., Eur.
metaph. a law, rule, Ὑλλίδος στάθμας ἐν νόμοις, i. e. according to laws of Dorian rule, Pind.
URN:
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