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πηλίκος

πηλίκος, how great

πηλίκ-ος [ῐ], η, ον, interrog. correl. to τηλίκος, ἡλίκος,
  • how great or large? πηλίκη τις ἔσται ἡ γραμμή; Pl. Men. 82d, cf. 83e; πηλίκον τινὰ οἴεσθε μέγεθος; Eub. 82; after τηλικοῦτος, D. 19.284; πόσα καὶ πηλίκα of what number and magnitude, Plb. 1.2.8: with Art., ὁ πηλίκος; quantulus? Babr. 69.4; τὸ π. magnitude, opp. τὸ ποσόν (quantity), Nicom. Ar. 1.2; ὁ χρόνος . . ἐστὶ μῖγμα πηλίκου καὶ ποσοῦ Dam. Pr. 371. Adv. -κως Hdn.Gr. 2.925.
    • II of what age, π. ἦσθʼ ὅθʼ ὁ Μῆδος ἀφίκετο; Xenoph. 22.5.
      • 2 indef., of a certain age, Arist. EN 1134b11: Comp. -ώτερος, f.l. for ἀπηλικέστερος, Aret. SA 2.11.

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