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19 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 headwordhighshort
κ1332Κεντηνάριονcentenarium, hundred-pounds-weight[no gloss]Matched in headwordhighshort
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 headwordhighshort
α260Ἀγκυρηβόλιονanchor-weight[Meaning] the iron [sc. weight] of the boat.Matched in headwordhighshort
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 headwordhighshort
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 headwordhighshort
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
ε937Ἔμβαρός εἰμιI am weighty[Meaning I am] sound of mind, thoughtful. Peiraieus was previously an island. This, in fact, is how it got its name: from the crossing [diaperan]. Mounykhos, who possessed its headlands, established a shrine of …Matched in headwordhighmedium
β119Βαρόειςweighty[no gloss]Matched in headwordhighshort
ε960Ἐμβριθέστατοςmost weighty, very weighty"For [sc. besides] being very weighty and sufficiently learned in his discourses, he also engaged in poetry."Matched in headwordhighshort
β113Βαρεῖα χείρweighty hand; weighty band[Meaning] a powerful [one]. "A sufficient number gathered, both a weighty band and unexpected."Matched in headwordhighshort
α289Ἀγνύθεςloom-weights[Meaning] the stones of the loom.Matched in headwordhighshort
μ817Μετρονόμοιweights-and-measures inspectors, metronomoiA particular official position at Athens was that of the weights-and-measures inspectors. Fifteen of their number were [assigned] to Peiraieus, nine to town. Their job was to see to it that sellers used fair …Matched in headwordhighshort
ε958Ἐμβριθέςweighty[Meaning something] solid, sturdy. "[...] the opinion which had prevailed concerning the emperor Justin, that he was very serious and careful." "And Peter the rhetorician and teacher was serious and unassailable in the practice …Matched in headwordhighshort
α2811Ἀξιόλογα βάρηnoteworthy weights… that we might send from the towers well-aimed [and] noteworthy weights of stones." "And [he] having strewn the roads with noteworthy stones." "And [he] having bridged the marshes with noteworthy coverings." That is, attractive, …Matched in headwordhighshort
ε962Ἐμβριθῆ νοῦνsevere thought, weighty thought… suitable for a boast but in no way effective and weighty --, but [sc. instead selected] the men bravest at fighting and best armed, as a substitute for the rabble, having picked out those …Matched in headwordhighmedium