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ἀραιός

ἀραιός, thin, narrow, slight, slender

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ἀραιότερον masculine accusative singular comparative, neuter accusative singular comparative, neuter nominative singular comparative, neuter vocative singular comparative of ἀραιός

ἀραιότερον masculine accusative singular comparative, neuter accusative singular comparative, neuter nominative singular comparative, neuter vocative singular comparative of ἀραῖος

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ἀραιός [ᾰ], ά, όν, (ἁρ- Hdn.Gr. 2.108, v.l. in Il. 18.411, al.)
  • thin, slender, κνῆμαι, χείρ, γλῶσσαι, Il. l.c., 5.425, 16.161; γαστήρ Nic. Th. 133; narrow, εἴσοδος Od. 10.90; of ships, Hes. Op. 809; φάλαγγες ἀ., opp. βαθύτεραι, X. Lac. 11.6, cf. Plu. Crass. 23; ἀραιᾷ τροφῇ χρῆσθαι meagre, of diet, Arist. Pol. 1335b13.
    • II later, of the substance of bodies, of loose texture, opp. πυκνός, Anaximen. 1, Meliss. 7, Anaxag. 12,15, cf. Emp. 104 (Sup.), Thphr. CP 2.4.7, etc.; opp. πίων, Arist. Pr. 880a38; freq. in Hp., as VM 22; δέρμα Aph. 5.71; ὀστέον Art. 33; εἴρια Mul. 1.1; ὁμίχλη . . νέφους ἀραιοτέρα Arist. Mu. 394a21, cf. Mete. 364b25 (Comp.); σπόγγοι D.S. 3.14.
        • b φλύκταιναι ἀ. empty blisters, Nic. Th. 240 (v. Sch.ad loc.), cf. Theoc. 12.24.
      • 2 in Tactics, in open order, opp. πυκνός, τὸ ἀραιότατον [διάστημα] Ascl. Tact. 4.1, etc.
    • III intermittent, πνεῦμα Hp. Epid. 1.4.1 [1.26.αʹ], .2 [βʹ]; ἆσθμα, βήξ, Aret. SD 1.11, etc. Adv. -ῶς Hp. Nat.Puer. 24; of the pulse, Gal. 9.444, al.
    • IV scanty, few and far between, τρίχες Arist. Col. 797b27; ἀκτῖνες ib. 791a27; φωναί Id. Aud. 803b28; ὀδόντες Poll. 2.94, etc.
    • V ἀραιά (sc. γαστήρ), ἡ, flank, belly, Ruf. Onom. 171.
    • VI of the voice, thin, Theoc. 13.59. (Homeric metre proves ϝαραιός.)

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