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ἰσόρροπος

ἰσόρροπος, equally balanced, in equipoise

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ἰσορρόπων masculine genitive plural, feminine genitive plural, neuter genitive plural of ἰσόρροπος

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ἰσόρροπ-ος, ον, (ῥοπή)
  • in equipoise, of the balance, Pl. Phd. 109a, Plt. 270a (Sup.), etc.; τάλαντα βρίσας οὐκ ἰσορρόπῳ τύχῃ A. Pers. 346; ἰσορρόπου τοῦ πήχεως (sc. τοῦ ζυγοῦ) γινομένου IG 2(2).1013.34.
      • 2 generally, well-balanced, well-matched, ἰ. αὐτὸς ἑαυτῷ of a man with his legs of the same length, Hp. Fract. 19; of a nose, flattened, but not awry, Id. Art. 37; of a bone, cylindrical, ib. 34; δέρμα ἰ., opp. περιρρεπής, ib. 50; ἰ. ἀγών evenly balanced, E. Supp. 706; μάχη Th. 1.105; δυνάμεις Pl. Ti. 52e; βίος Id. Lg. 733c; τιμή Arist. EN 1164b4: c. dat., τὸ γένος τὸ Ἀττικὸν ἰ. τῷ ἑωυτῶν ἂν γίνοιτο would become a match for their own, Hdt. 5.91; ἰ. Ῥωμαίοις Hdn. 6.7.8; ἰ. καταστῆναί τινι IPE 12.40.18 (Olbia, ii A.D.); ἰ. ὁ λόγος τῶν ἔργων in precise equipoise with . ., Th. 2.42; ἰ. πρός τι Hdn. 6.3.2.
      • 3 of equal weight, χρυσίον Inscr.Délos 313a.45 (iii B.C., -ορο-).
    • II Adv. -όπως, ἀφιέναι Hp. Art. 43; πορεύεσθαι Pl. Phdr. 247b; ἀγωνίσασθαι D.C. 41.61: neut. pl. ἰσόρροπα as Adv., Tim. Pers. 47.

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