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ἄμετρος

ametros

without

Appears 18 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἄμετρος, ον, A. without or beyond measure, immense, κακόν Simon. 37.16 codd.; opp. μετρητός, Pl. Lg. 820c. Adv. -τρως Id. Phd. 86c, etc.: neut. pl. as Adv., Babr. 11.10. 2. immoderate, in moral sense, Pl. Lg. 690e, etc. Adv. -τρως X. Cyr. 1.6.34. 3. neverceasing, τέττιγες Simon. 174. 4. disproportionate, Pl. Ti. 87e: Sup. -ότατος most unequal, Cleom. 1.7. II. without metre, prosaic, opp. ἔμμετρος, Arist. Po. 1451b1, D.H. Comp. 3, etc. Adv. -τρως unmetrically, Critias 4; not in metre, Poll. 1.19. III. ἄμετρος, = βάτος, Dsc. 4.37.
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