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εὔογκος

εὔογκος, of good size, bulky, massive

εὔογκ-ος, ον,
  • of good size, bulky, massive, Hp. Art. 23; κοιλίη Id. Prog. 11; οὐδʼ ἄγαν εὔ. E. Fr. 688.3; εὔ. εἶναι γαστρὶ μὴ πληρουμένῃ Trag.Adesp. 546.5; εὔ. φωνή a full, rich voice, opp. ψιλή, Philoch. 66: Comp., -ότεραι ἀπὸ τῶν ἰσχίων Sor. 2.53: metaph., weighty, important, opp. εὐτελής, Arist. Rh. 1408a12: Comp., Phld. Po. 2.38.
    • II of moderate or convenient bulk, compact, Aen. Tact. 29.6 (Comp.), 31.23 (Sup.), Arist. Mete. 380a5 (Comp.), GA 766b20, Mnesith. ap. Ath. 7.357f, etc.; portable, Thphr. HP 9.16.8; τὰ εὔ. τῶν ἀναθημάτων Plu. Sollert. 2.969e; στρατόπεδον of manageable size, Polyaen. 5.16.1: metaph., τῆς λέξεως τὸ εὔ. compact, concise, of γνῶθι σεαυτόν, Plu. Garr. 2.511b. Adv. -κως, διάγειν preserve a moderate embonpoint, Diocl. Fr. 141.

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