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absurdity, Ar. Ra. 1372; of persons, Id. Ach. 349; singularity, Pl. Smp. 215a; of sounds or words, uncouthness, D.H. Comp. 12.
of or for taste, γ. αἰσθητήριον the seat of the sense of taste, Arist. de An. 422b5; αἴσθησις D.H. Comp. 12; δύναμις Alex.Aphr. Pr. 2.60; τὸ γ. Plu. Bruta anim. 2.990a. Adv. -κῶς Sch. Ven. Il. 5.661.
sweeten, LXX Si. 27.23; opp. πικραίνω, D.L. l.c.; affect with a sensation of sweetness, τὴν ἀκοήν D.H. Comp. 15: abs., produce an effect of sweetness, in Music, Aristox. Harm. p.23 M.:—more freq. in Pass., fut. γλυκανθήσομαι LXX Si. 49.1: aor. ἐγλυκάνθην Hp. Morb. 3.17, Mosch. 3.110: pf. γεγλύκασμαι Ath. 9.384d, but ἀπ-εγλ. Diph.Siph.ib. 2.55f:— to be sweetened, turn sweet, Hp. Aër. 8, Arist. Ph. 244b23; to be affected with a sensation of sweetness, D.H. Comp. 12, Ph. 1.121.
allow to rest awhile, Hp. Aph. 2.48, Arist. Pol. 1339b30, Plu. Flam. 4; interrupt, τὸ συνεχές Luc. Am. 7; δ. τὴν ταυτότητα relieve the monotony, D.H. Comp. 12:— Med., rest awhile, Pl. Lg. 625b, Ph. 2.197, Porph. Marc. 4:—also intr. in Act., Aristid. Or. 51(27).17.
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value of sounds or letters, Plb. 10.47.8, D.H. Comp. 12, Luc. Jud.Voc. 5, etc.
hard to pronounce or utter, Phld. Po. 994 Fr. 22, 1676.8, D.H. Comp. 12, 16 ( Sup.); λαλιά Cat.Cod.Astr. 2.167. Adv. - ρως, δ. καὶ τραχέως λαλεῖν Str. 14.2.28.
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to be put to shame by, τὴν ἀρετήν τινος Plu. Cor. 15; τὴν χάριν Lib. Decl. 37.19: but more freq. fight shy of, ὄνομα D.H. Comp. 12 (so in Act., look askance at, δ. καὶ ὑποπτεύω μήποτʼ οὐ Λυσίου ὁ λόγος Id. Lys. 11), cf. Phryn. 166; ὑφορᾶν καὶ δ. Them. Or. 26.330b; διὰ τοὔνομα τὴν μοναρχίαν Plu. Sol. 14; regard with aversion, ὄψα Ael. Fr. 182; disapprove of, Phld. Hom. p.55 O.: c. inf., to be ashamed to do, . . εἰπεῖν D.Chr. 32.7, cf. 36.54; also τὴν ἀντίδοσιν δ. feel ashamed to reply, Jul. Ep. 184.
easy to pronounce, D.H. Comp. 12. Adv. - ρως, dub.sens., PMag.Leid.V. 8.26.
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euphonious, Democr. 18b, D.H. Comp. 12, Demetr. Eloc. 70; -ότατον τὸ ᾱ D.H. Comp. 14.
to be caught: metaph., attainable, τὴν ἕξιν ᾗ τὰ καλὰ θ. γίγνεται τοῖς ἀνθρώποις Plb. 10.47.11; οὐδʼ ὅλως ἐπιστήμῃ θ. ὁ καιρός, ἀλλὰ δόξῃ D.H. Comp. 12; κριτήριον οὐδὲ στοχασμῷ θ. Phld. Rh. 1.167S.
general, ὕδερος Hp. Int. 26; καθολικόν, τό, generic description, Stoic. 2.74; καθολικά, τά, title of work by Zeno, ib. 1.14; ἔμφασις (v. sub voc.) Plb. 6.5.3, cf. 1.57.4; κ. καὶ κοινὴ ἱστορία Id. 8.2.11; κ. περίληψις D.H. Comp. 12; κ. παραδόσεις Phld. Rh. 1.126S.; κ. θεώρημα Cic. Att. 14.20.3; κ. praecepta, Quint. 2.13.14; -ώτεροι λόγοι general, opp. εἰδικοί, S.E. P. 2.84, cf. Hermog. Meth. 5; κ. προσῳδία, title of work by Hdn.Gr. on accents; νόμος -ώτερος Ph. 2.172; κ. ἐπιστολή an epistle general, 1 Ep.Pet. tit.; of general interest, BGU 19i5 (ii A.D.); universal, κ. τίς ἐστιν καὶ θεία ἡ ταυτότης καὶ ἡ ἑτερότης Dam. Pr. 310. Adv. -κῶς generally, ἀποφήνασθαι Plb. 4.1.8; εἰπεῖν in general terms, Str. 17.3.10, cf. Phld. Rh. 1.161 S.; κ. εὑρίσκεταί τι Hermog. Inv. 3.11; κ., opp. πληθικῶς (ʼin the majority of casesʼ), OGI 669.49 ( Egypt, i A.D.); universally, Porph. Sent. 22: Comp. -ώτερον Plb. 3.37.6, Gal. 18(1).15; -ωτέρως Tz.ad Lyc. 16.
ill-sounding, not producing agreeable sounds, τὰ ξηρὰ κ. Arist. Aud. 802b23; with a bad voice, τραγῳδός D.T. 631.21, Phlp. in de An. 533.32; opp. εὔφωνος, Phld. Po. Herc. 994 Fr. 11; of words, cacophonous, D.H. Comp. 12, cf. 16 ( Sup.), D.T. 631.20; τὸ κ., = κακοφωνία, Sch. Ar. Eq. 248.
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smooth away, τὰς τῶν σκυτῶν ῥυτίδας Pl. Smp. 191a, cf. Plt. l.c. ( Pass.): metaph., smooth or soften down, τὸν Μαρδονίον λόγον Hdt. 8.142; τὸ ἐπίχολον λ. τῷ ὕπνῳ Philostr. Im. 2.11; polish style, D.H. Comp. 16: metaph., also, λ. τὴν κατάποσιν tickle the palate, Muson. l.c.; τὴν ἀκοήν D.H. Comp. 12: abs., [ ὁ χυλὸς] λεαίνει lubricates, soothes, Thphr. CP 6.2.1.
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μ. λόγον, λόγους, spin out a speech, speak at length, Hdt. 2.35, S. El. 1484; τέκνʼ εἰ φανέντʼ ἄελπτα μηκύνω λόγον Id. OC 1120; τὴν ἀπολογίαν Isoc. 11.44; λόγους μακροτέρους Th. 4.17: without λόγον, to be lengthy or tedious, Hdt. 3.60, Ar. Lys. 1132, Pl. R. 437a, D.H. Comp. 23; μ. περί τινος enlarge upon . . , Demetr. Eloc. 71: acc. objecti, μ. τὰ περὶ τῆς πόλεως, τὴν ὠφελίαν, talk at length about, dwell upon . . , Th. 2.42, 43:— Pass., to be expounded at length, αὖθις ταῦτα μηκυνθήσεται Epicur. Nat. 14.5; μεμηκυσμένον σύγγραμμα Phld. Po. 5.26; to be continually repeated, D.H. Comp. 12; to be dwelt upon, Demetr. Eloc. 137.
of few syllables, D.H. Comp. 12, Eust. 836.17.
of like tone or accent, D.H. Comp. 12. Adv. -νως Eust. 1400.19.
of equal or like duration : in Prosody, of equal length, D.H. Comp. 12.
consisting of nouns, opp. ῥηματικός, λέξις D.H. Amm. 2.4, Th. 22, Hermog. Id. 1.6 ; τὰ ὀ. nouns substantive, D.H. Comp. 2, 5, 12, al. ; -κὴ θέσις as paraphr. for ὄνομα, A.D. Synt. 313.27 ; -κὴ ὕπαρξις existence in name, opp. οὐσιώδης, ib. 82.3. Adv. -κῶς in noun-form, D.H. Amm. 2.2,5, Str. 9.5.6, A.D. Adv. 204.15.
disturbance, annoyance, distress, Democr. 212, Epicur. Nat. 131 G., Plb. 15.36.2, Andronic.Rhod. p. 570 M., D.H. Comp. 12, Plu. Col. 2.1127d; τὴν ὄ. [τῆς] ἀποδημίας IG 7.2711.98, cf. 105 (i A. D.), POxy. 2110.37 (iv A. D.): freq. in pl., Epicur. Sent. 8, etc.; ἡδοναὶ καὶ ὀ. Phld. Mus. p.63 K.; αἱ ἐκ τῶν παθῶν ὀ. Phlp. in APr. 276.26; ὄ. σωματική Vett.Val. 167.20: pl., of disease, Corn. ND 33; ὄ. πνεύματος Hippiatr. 38:—the old Att. word being ὄχλος, cf. Moer. p.289P.
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comprehension, ἐν τῇ π. τῆς ἀρχῆς τῆς ψυχικῆς in the fact of their comprehending the vital principle, Arist. GA 762a25, cf. Epicur. Ep. 1p.16U. (pl.); ἐπιστημονικὴ π. Procl. in Alc. p.276 C.; εἰς καθολικὴν καὶ ἔντεχνον π. πεσεῖν admit of general and technical comprehension, D.H. Comp. 12.
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embitter, irritate, τὴν ψυχήν LXX Jb. 27.2; τὴν ἀκοήν affect it harshly, opp. γλυκαίνω, D.H. Comp. 12, 15; make harsh, νόμους cj. in A. Eu. 693 :— Pass., to be exasperated, embittered, Pl. Lg. 731d, Theoc. 5.120; ὁ ζωγράφος πονεῖ τι καὶ π. vexes himself, Antiph. 144.3; π. ἐπί τισι LXX Ex. 16.20; ἔν τισι ib. Ru. 1.20; also ἐπικράνθη μοι it grieved me, ib. 13.
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embroider garments, etc., Inscr.Délos l.c.; μίτρα καναχηδὰ πεποικιλμένα Pi. N. 8.15: metaph., diversify, vary, ἀνθρώπων βίον E. Cyc. 339, cf. Pl. Lg. 927e, Plu. Mar. 23; π. ἱππικαῖς τάξεσι τὰς πορείας vary the order of march with troops of horse, X. Eq.Mag. 4.3; π. ταῖς συλλαβαῖς Pl. Cra. 394a; τρόπους D.H. Comp. 12, al.; σχημάτων μεταβολαῖς π. τοὺς λόγους Id. Is. 3; ἁρμονίαν Nicom. Harm. 11; π. εἴδη δυσκολίας . . παντοδαπά produces various kinds, Pl. Ti. 87a:— Pass., [ πολιτεία] ὥσπερ ἱμάτιον ποικίλον πᾶσιν ἄνθεσι πεποικιλμένον, οὕτω . . πᾶσιν ἤθεσιν πεποικιλμένη Pl. R. 557c; οὐκ ἐπαύξεται ἡ ἡδονή, ἀλλὰ μόνον ποικίλλεται Epicur. Sent. 18; τὸ φῶς τὸ ἐκεῖ τὸ ποικιλθὲν ἐν λόγοις τοῖς ἄστροις Plot. 2.1.7.
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offend, give offence to, τοῖς ἀκούουσιν D. 60.14; προσίστανται ὑμῖν αἱ τοιαῦται εἰσαγγελίαι you are sick of them, Hyp. Eux. 1, cf. Epicur. Ep. 3p.61U.; [ πτώσεις] μηκυνόμεναι π. ταῖς ἀκοαῖς offend the ear, D.H. Comp. 12, cf. Isoc. 2; τοῖς ἀκούουσιν Id. 1.8; ἐπαινοῦντες πολλάκις π. Plu. QConv. 2.629f; π. σοι τὰ ἐν τῷ ἀμφιθεάτρῳ M.Ant. 6.46; of food, go against the stomach, Pl. Com. 95, Plu. 2.655f (in Hp. Mul. 1.11 ὄχλος π. αὐτῇσι (sc. τῇσι γυναιξί) shd. be read).
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monotony, D.H. Comp. 12, 19, Hermog. Meth. 37.