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ἐπίπεδος

ἐπίπεδος, to the level of the ground, level

ἐπίπεδ-ος, ον,
  • on the ground, on the ground-floor, στοαὶ ἐ., opp. ὑπερῷοι, D.H. 3.68, cf. PFlor. 376.7 (iii A.D.); σηκός Aret. CA 2.2.
    • II level, flat, Pl. Criti. 112a; χωρίον X. HG 7.1.29, etc.; οὐκ ἐν ἐπιπέδῳ, ἀλλὰ πρὸς ὀρθίῳ not on a level, but . ., ib. 6.4.14; ἐξ ἐπιπέδου PThead. 20i3 (iv A.D.); = Lat. de plano, J. AJ 19.5.3: irreg. Comp. -πεδέστερος X. HG 7.4.13.
      • 2 στεγνὰ ἐπίπεδα an accurately fitting pavement, SIG 996.27 (Smyrna, i A.D.).
    • III in Geom., plane, superficial, opp. στερεός (solid), Pl. Phlb. 51c, Ti. 32a; ἐ. γωνία a plane angle, ib. 54e; ἡ τοῦ ἐ. πραγματεία plane geometry, Id. R. 528d; μήκους καὶ ἐ. καὶ βάθους one-, two-, and three-dimensional magnitude, Id. Lg. 817e; εἰ κῶνος τέμνοιτο ἐπιπέδῳ Democr. 155.
      • 2 of numbers, representing a surface, Plu. Isid. 2.367f, Nicom. Ar. 2.7; ὁ ἰσόπλευρος καὶ ἐ. ἀριθμός a square number, Pl. Tht. 148a. Adv. -δως Nicom. l.c.

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