ἔμπεδος
empedos
in the ground, firm-set
Appears 48 times across Homer's epics.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
ἔμπεδος (A), ον, (πέδον) A. in the ground, firm-set, τεῖχος Il. 12.12; λέχος Od. 23.203. 2. mostly of qualities, etc., steadfast, μένος, ἴς, Il. 5.254, Od. 11.393; φρένες, ἦτορ, νόος, Il. 6.352, 10.94, 11.813; χρὼς ἔ. 19.33; of a person, ἔ. οὐδʼ ἀεσίφρων (of Priam) 20.183; λίσσεται ἔμπεδον εἶναι [τὴν πομπήν] prays that it may be sure and certain, Od. 8.30, cf. N. 7.57; δίκη δέ τοι ἔ. ἔστω καὶ θέμις 4.372, etc.; once in , ἔ. σίνος a cleaving or clinging mischief, Ag. 561; ἔ. φρονήματα Ant. 169; συντρόφοις ὀργαῖς ἔ. continuing steadfast in . ., Aj. 640 (lyr.); ἔμπεδα φωνεῖν Th. 4: Comp. -ώτερος, νόος Salt. 85. 3. of Time, lasting, continual, φυλακή Il. 8.521; κομιδή Od. 8.453; αἰών 17.11; δουλοσύνα P. 12.14; χρῆμα 85.1 (s.v.l.); πόνος OC 1674 (lyr.). II. neut. ἔμπεδον as Adv. (freq. in ), στήλη μένει ἔ. stands fast, Il. 17.434; Δαναοὶ Τρῶας μένον ἔ. firmly, 5.527; θέειν ἔ. run on and on, run without resting, 13.141; ἔ. βρύουσα 12.178; strengthd., ἔ. αἰέν Il. 16.107; ἔ. ἀσφαλὲς αἰεί 15.683; μάλʼ ἀσφαλέως θέεν ἔ. Od. 13.86: pl., τίκτῃ δʼ ἔμπεδα μῆλα the flocks bring forth without fail, 19.113; δρύες ἔμπεδα ῥίζαις ἑστᾶσιν firmly, AP 9.291 (): in Trag., ἴσθι τόδʼ ἔμπεδον of a surety, Ph. 1197 (anap.); more freq. regul. Adv. ἐμπέδως continually, 7.20 (nisi leg. -πεδῶς, cf. ἐμπεδής): so in Trag., constantly, firmly, Ag. 854,975, Eu. 335 (lyr.), Tr. 487; also in later Prose, ἐ. οἶδα of a surety, Ax. 372a; ἔτη τριάκοντα μείναντες ἐ. 2.19.1, Abst. 2.41. III. = χθόνιος, 113A.
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