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ἐπίπεδος

epipedos

on the ground, on the ground-floor

Appears 23 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐπίπεδος, ον, A. on the ground, on the ground-floor, στοαὶ ἐ., opp. ὑπερῷοι, D.H. 3.68, cf. PFlor. 376.7 (iii A.D.); σηκός Aret. CA 2.2. II. level, flat, Pl. Criti. 112a; χωρίον X. HG 7.1.29, etc.; οὐκ ἐν ἐπιπέδῳ, ἀλλὰ πρὸς ὀρθίῳ not on a level, but . . , ib.6.4.14; ἐξ ἐπιπέδου PThead. 20i3 (iv A.D.); = Lat. de plano, J. AJ 19.5.3: irreg. Comp. -πεδέστερος X. HG 7.4.13. 2. στεγνὰ ἐπίπεδα an accurately fitting pavement, SIG 996.27 (Smyrna, i A.D.). III. in Geom., plane, superficial, opp. στερεός (solid), Pl. Phlb. 51c, Ti. 32a; ἐ. γωνία a plane angle, ib.54e; ἡ τοῦ ἐ. πραγματεία plane geometry, Id. R. 528d; μήκους καὶ ἐ. καὶ βάθους one-, two-, and three-dimensional magnitude, Id. Lg. 817e; εἰ κῶνος τέμνοιτο ἐπιπέδῳ Democr. 155. 2. of numbers, representing a surface, Plu. 2.367f, Nicom. Ar. 2.7; ὁ ἰσόπλευρος καὶ ἐ. ἀριθμός a square number, Pl. Tht. 148a. Adv. -δως Nicom.l.c.
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