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ἔμμετρος

emmetros

in measure, proportioned

Appears 19 times across Plato's dialogues.

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ἔμμετρος, ον, A. in measure, proportioned, opp. ἄμετρος, Id. R. 486d, Lg. 716c, al.; τὸ ἔ. due measure, proportion, Id. Phlb. 26a, cf. 52d; πολιτεῖαι ἔ. well-balanced, title of work by Critias, Phlp. in de An. 89.12. Adv. -τρως, πρός τι proportionably to . ., Pl. Plt. 282e. 2. fitting, suitable, ἔπαινος Id. Lg. 823d; θεοῖσι ἀναθήματα χρεὼν ἔμμετρα τὸν μέτριον ἄνδρα . . δωρεῖσθαι ib.955e. Adv. -τρως Id. Cra. 395c, M.Ant. 1.16: Sup. ἐμμετρώτατα Pl. R. 474d; also -ότατα Lg. 674c, prob. in Aristaenet. 1.18. 3. of persons, ἐμμετρότατος (v.l. -ώτατος) reasonable, moderate, Pl. Lg. 926a; -ότερος (v.l. -ώτερος) Id. Ti. 90e; ἔ. οἰνοχόος Aristaenet. 1.3. II. measuring, containing, δέπας ἔ. ὡς τριλάγυνον Stesich. 7. III. in metre, metrical, Pl. Smp. 197c, Phdr. 252b, Arist. Rh. 1408b21; ἔμμετρα λέγειν ἢ ἄμετρα Id. Po. 1451b1, cf. 1450b14; φθόγγος ἔ. Phld. D. 3.13; ἔ. ποιηταί poets who use regular metres, i. e. epic and tragic, opp. οἱ τῶν ᾀδομένων, D. 60.9. Adv. -τρως, χρησμῳδεῖν Plu. 2.623c.
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