ἀμφήκης
ἀμφήκης, two-edged
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ἄμφηκες Adjective: masculine vocative singular, Adjective: feminine vocative singular, Adjective: neuter nominative singular, Adjective: neuter vocative singular, Adjective: neuter accusative singular of ἀμφήκης
- two-edged, φάσγανον, ξίφος, Il. 10.256, Od. 16.80, B. 10.87, etc.; κέντρον, δόρυ, A. Pr. 692 (lyr.), Ag. 1149; ἔγχος, γένυς, S. Aj. 286, El. 485; of lightning, forked, πυρὸς ἀ. βόστρυχος A. Pr. 1044; κεραυνός Cleanth. 1.10.
- II metaph., ἀ. γλῶττα tongue that will cut both ways, i.e. maintain either right or wrong, Ar. Nu. 1160 (parod.); of an oracle, ambiguous, ἀ. καὶ διπρόσωπος Luc. JTr. 43.
I
1 de doble filo
φάσγανον
στόμα
• fig.
δύα
• de los sofistas equívoco, capcioso
γλῶττα
• de un oráculo ambiguo Luc.l.c.
• ambivalente
τὴν φιλοσοφίαν ... ἀμφήκη πρός τε τὸ πρακτικὸν ... καὶ πρὸς ἡσυχίαν
2 de dos dientes o rayos
πυρὸς ἀ. βόστρυχος
κεραυνός
II subst. τὸ ἄ. cuchillo de doble filo propio de prácticas cultuales
δός μοι τὺ τὤμφακες
ἄμφηκες δέ· ... ἢ κεραυνός ἢ ξίφος
ἀμφακές· ἀξίνη
1. aan beide kanten scherp, tweesnijdend;
2. met twee punten, gevorkt.
Neut. ἄμφηκες.
[ἀμφ-, ἀμφι- 2 + ἀκή, point, edge.]
Two-edged Il. 10.256, Il. 21.118: Od. 16.80, Od. 8.341.
- Itwo-edged, Il., Aesch.
- IImetaph., ἀμφ. γλῶττα a tongue that will cut both ways, i. e. maintain either right or wrong, Ar.; of an oracle, ambiguous, Luc.