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ἀκριβής

ἀκριβής, exact, accurate, precise, made

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ἀκριβεστέρα feminine nominative dual comparative, feminine vocative dual comparative, feminine accusative dual comparative, feminine nominative singular comparative, feminine vocative singular comparative of ἀκριβής

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ἀκρῑβ-ής, ές,
  • exact, accurate, precise, E. El. 367, etc.; σημεῖον Th. 1.10; δίαιτα Hp. Aph. 1.4; τριταῖος returning precisely at its time, Id. Epid. 1.[3.]24; γαλήνη complete calm, Jul. Or. 1.25c.
    • II of persons, precise, strict, δικασταί Th. 3.46; ἐπίσκοποι Pl. Lg. 762d; δεινὸς καὶ ἀ. Lys. 7.12; ἀ. τοῖς ὄμμασι sharp- sighted, Theoc. 22.194; of arguments, Ar. Nu. 130; ἀ. μουσική E. Supp. 906, etc.; τὸ ἀ., = ἀκρίβεια, Hp. VM 9; τὸ πάνυ ἀ. Th. 6.18: freq. in Adv. -βῶς to a nicety, precisely, ἀ. εἰδέναι, ἐπίστασθαι, καθορᾶν, μαθεῖν, etc., Hdt. 7.32, etc.; ἀ. οἶσθα A. Pr. 330; opp. ἁπλῶς, Isoc. 5.46; opp. τύπῳ (in outline, roughly), Arist. EN 1104a2: Comp. -έστερον Pl. R. 436c, Act.Ap. 18.26: Sup. -έστατα Pl. R. 484c; ἀ. καὶ μόλις with greatest difficulty, Plu. Alex. 16:—also οὐκ εἰς ἀκριβὲς ἦλθες at the right moment, E. Tr. 901.
      • 2 in the strict sense of the word, ὁ ἀ. ἰατρός Pl. R. 342d; ὁτῷἀ. λόγῳ ἰατρός ib. 341c.
        • b pure-bred, genuine, Κόλχος Eun. Hist. p.263 D.
        • c Astron., true, opp. φαινόμενος, Procl. Hyp. 4.31.
      • 3 parsimonious, stingy, ἀ. τοὺς τρόπους Men. 235. Adv. -βῶς, διαιτᾶσθαι And. 4.32.—Rare exc. in Att., mostly Prose. (The sense points to ἄκρος as the first part of the word, but -ῑβης remains dub.)

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