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πέρας

πέρας, an end, limit, boundary

πέρᾰς, Ep. πεῖραρ (q.v.), ᾰτος, τό,
  • end, limit, boundary,
    • I in local sense, ἐκ περάτων γᾶς Alc. 33.1, cf. Th. 1.69; π. . . αὔλ<ε>ιος θύρα ἐλευθέρα γυναικὶ νενόμιστʼ οἰκίας Men. 546; τὸ π. tip, τοῦ αἰδοίου Arist. GA 773a21; [τῆς ῥινός] Gal. 18(2).28; τισὶ τὰ π. ἀλγέει the extremities, Aret. SD 1.7.
    • IIgenerally, limit, either opp. ἀρχή, Arist. Ph. 264b27, or including it, τελευτή γε καὶ ἀρχὴ π. ἑκάστου Pl. Prm. 137d, cf. Arist. GA 777b29, Metaph. 1022a4; οὐκ ἔχων π. κακῶν E. Andr. 1216, cf. Or. 511, A. Pers. 632, Lys. 12.88, etc.; π. ἅπασιν ἀνθρώποις ἐστὶ τοῦ βίου θάνατος D. 18.97, cf. Arist. EN 1115a26; εἰ π. μηδὲν ἔσται σφίσι τοῦ ἀπαλλαγῆναι τοῦ κινδύνου Th. 7.42; π. ἔχειν, = περαίνεσθαι, come to an end, Isoc. 4.5, Lycurg. 60, etc.; π. λαμβάνειν Plb. 5.31.2; ἐπιθεῖναι τῇ γενέσει π. Arist. GA 776a4; ἐν π. εἶναι Thphr. CP 5.18.2.
      • 2 perfection of a thing, τὸ π. τῆς μαγειρικῆς . . εὑρηκέναι Hegesipp.Com. 1.4, cf. 10, Posidipp. 26.17.
        • b Philos., τὸ τῶν ἀγαθῶν π., τὰ π. τῆς ἡδονῆς, Epicur. Ep. 3 p.65 U., Sent. 20; ἐν τῷ κατὰ φύσιν π. κατακέκλειται τἀγαθόν Metrod. Herc. 831.8.
      • 3 end, object, εὐχῆς, ἐλπίδος, Luc. Harm. 2 sq.
      • 4 Philos., that which limits or has limits, opp. τὸ ἄπειρον, Pythag. ap. Arist. Metaph. 986a23, Pl. Phlb. 30a, etc.; τὰ ἐλάχιστα καὶ ἀμιγῆ π. [τῆς ἀτόμου] Epicur. Ep. 1 p.17 U.: Com., of a person, τὸν καλούμενον Π. Philosteph.Com. 1.3.
    • III final decision, [οἱ] τὸ π. ἔχοντες τῶν ἐν τῇ πόλει ἁπάντων δικαίων the supreme court, from which there is no appeal, Din. 3.16.
    • IV πέρας as Adv., at length, at last, Aeschin. 1.61, Plb. 2.55.6, etc.; πέρας δʼ οὖν D. 56.10; τὸ π. Lys. 9.17, Alex. 261.13; but also, τὸ π. ‘to cut a long story short’, Men. Epit. 70, 316, 470. [In Aeol. the first syll. is short in Alc. 33, long in 84.]

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