ἐμβριθής

embrithes

weighty

Appears 6 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Phaedrus 2
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246d6
252c3
Cratylus 1
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407a8
Letters 1
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328b6
Phaedo 1
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81c8
Theaetetus 1
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144b2

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐμβριθής, ές, (βρίθω) A. weighty, of ropes, Hdt. 7.36; ἐ. καὶ βαρύ Pl. Phd. 81c; -εστέραν ποιεῖ τὴν πληγήν Arist. PA 690a19. 2. metaph., weighty, grave, dignified, ἦθος Pl. Ep. 328b; φρόνημα δημαγωγίας -έστερον Plu. Per. 4; φύσις Id. Brut. 1; τὸ ἐ. dignity, D.H. Amm. 2.2; ἐ. καὶ στερρὸς τὰ ἤθεα Hp. Ep. 11; σενὸς καὶ ἐ. Jul. Or. 2.88a; οἱ -έστεροι the more sedate, opp. οἱ ὀξεῖς, Pl. Tht. 144b. 3. weighty, cogent, τεκμήριον Phld. Rh. 1.46 S.; διάνοια ib.2.209 S. (Comp.). Adv. -θῶς, opp. εὐτελῶς καὶ ἐλαφρῶς, Id. Po. 5.4. 4. in bad sense, heavy, grievous, Parm. 8.59; κακόν A. Pers. 693; τῆς ἀνάγκης οὐδὲν -έστερον S. Fr. 757; difficult, Pl. Cra. 407a (Comp.); burdensome, φυλακή SIG 731.8 (Comp., Tomi, i B. C.); of persons, vehement, Hdn. 3.11.1. II. Adv. -θῶς with severity, D.C. 69.6; violently, Hdn. 4.3.3: Comp. -έστερον φέρειν to bear with greater constancy, Pl. Phdr. 252c.

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