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92 entries for severity, weight

ε961Ἐμβρίθειαseverity, weight[no gloss]Matched in headwordhighshort
β120Βάροςweight… come over to the Carthaginians, Capua brought along, by its weight, the other cities too".Matched in translationhighshort
κ1332Κεντηνάριονcentenarium, hundred-pounds-weight… transliteration of the Latin term for a hundred pounds in weight; first attested in Hero [Author, Myth] of Alexandria (1 CE?), On Measures 60.2, and frequently used by Byzantine authors, particularly Malalas and Procopius. …Matched in noteshighshort
α316Ἄγουσανhaving the weight of, weighingBeing equal in weight. "So having prepared a golden Victory, having the weight of 10,000 gold coins, he sent ambassadors to Rome to convey it to the people."Matched in translationhighshort
α260Ἀγκυρηβόλιονanchor-weight[Meaning] the iron [sc. weight] of the boat.Matched in translationhighshort
β540Βρῖθοςweight… for they could neither be easily overturned because of their weight, nor be burned because of the iron [plating]." And elsewhere: "he took an iron-weighted club in his right hand."Matched in translationhighshort
α3602Ἀποτομίαseverity[Meaning] harshness, disagreeableness. "Because of the severity of the decision, [the Aetolians] had a fear, and not a chance one, for themselves." Also [sc. attested is the related adjective] a)po/tomon ["severe"], [meaning] harsh.Matched in translationhighshort
α2064Ἀνασηκῶσαιto balance out, to make up weight[Meaning] to pay back or to regain, just like those who balance scales, effectively equalizing what is less or more. Thus Aristophanes [sc. uses the verb].Matched in headwordhighshort
γ258Γῆς βάροςearth's weight[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to those contributing to nothing. And [there is] another proverb: "earth's guts", in reference to those worth nothing.Matched in headwordhighshort
β121Βάροςweight, influence, gravitas, dignityConcerning Polemon [it has been written]: "he had gravitas of a kind found in some Dorian household management". "Both foreseeing and fearing the influence and the quarrelsomeness of mankind." Meaning the bulk, the strength. …Matched in headwordhighmedium
ε1213Ἐνεβριμήσατοrebuked[Meaning he/she/it] reproved with severity.Matched in translationhighshort
ε757ἘλαφρίζωI make (something) light[Meaning] I add weight [to]/compensate.Matched in translationhighshort
λ623ΛίτραpoundThe unit of weight [of that name].Matched in translationhighshort
χ335Χλαῖναpallium, chlaina[Meaning] a thick and winter-weight garment. [So called] from the [verb] 'I warm' (xlai/nw). But a chiton [is] a light-weight garment, an undershirt; [so called] from the the fact it flows on [e)gxei=sqai] the …Matched in translationhighshort
α3558Ἀποστησάμενονhad [it] weighed out… [it] for weighing. Also [sc. attested is] a)posth/sontai ["they will weight out"], the equivalent of saying they will take by weight. Also [sc. attested is] a)posth/sasqai, [meaning] to repay a debt.Matched in translationhighshort
ε937Ἔμβαρός εἰμιI am weighty… is cross-referenced at mu 1289. [3] The name means 'Mister Weighty' (but apparently implying intellectual rather than bodily "weight"). [4] Other versions have 'in the adyton' (cf. generally alpha 542). [5] Perhaps as a …Matched in noteshighmedium
ι660Ἰσόρροπονin equilibrium[Meaning something] equal in weight, equally balanced.Matched in translationhighshort
α3825Ἀρρεπήςinsignificant, insubstantial[Meaning] light [sc. in weight].Matched in translationhighshort
ι664Ἰσοστάσιονequally balanced, equivalent[Meaning] equal in weight.Matched in translationhighshort
δ750Διασηκῶσαιto weigh… but to inspect and to weigh and to examine the weight of something with the hand.Matched in translationhighshort
μ1207Μολύβδαιναlead-shot, sinker[Meaning] lead-weight.Matched in translationhighshort
μ828Μειαγωγήσουσι τὴν τραγῳδίανthey will lamb-bring the tragedy; they will weigh the tragedy… to his phratry-members, a sacrificial victim was presented in a weight prescribed as the one that had to be met, and bringing less was not permitted. When the victim was put on the scales, …Matched in translationhighmedium
δ831Διαφορῆσαιto tear apart… by the unfamiliarity of the binding and by the attached weight, they tore him apart."Matched in translationhighshort
μ1150Μναιαῖονone-minaIn weight or currency; cf. generally mu 1144. Also spelled mnaai=os as at mu 1145. For 'ten-mina' cf. delta 175 (and sigma 653).Matched in noteshighshort
λ378Λείπεσθαιto lose… in warfare, the souls/spirits of the contenders have the greatest weight [sc. in influencing the outcome] both toward losing and toward winning."Matched in translationhighshort
μ851Μεῖονlamb, meion… amongst their phratry-members, not exhibited [as] greater than a certain weight; even if it were greater, the phratry-members would cry 'meion' at it; and the man providing this [was called a] meiagwgo/s.Matched in translationhighshort
α1936Ἀνάλημμαembankment[Meaning an] elevated part, support. "Realising the weight of the embankments and how impossible it was to shake the walls, he made the battle at close range".Matched in translationhighshort
ε949Ἐμβολήtip… off the the projecting part of the tip with the weight brought to bear".Matched in translationhighshort
μ1144Μνᾶmina, mna… generally mu 1145 (for a m(i)na as a unit of weight, not currency). [1] So already delta 175. [2] tau 34.Matched in noteshighshort
α3075Ἀπεσφακέλισενhad a seizure, had frost-bitten limbs… mortified, was convulsed. But it also means sank under a weight of misery; further, died suddenly. Aristophanes [sc. uses this word] to mean he/she/it was dragged away.Matched in translationhighshort