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ἐμμελής

emmeles

in tune, harmonious

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What it meant

ἐμμελής · emmelēs — LSJ

in tune, harmonious, tuneful

in tune, harmonious, opp. πλημμελής, ἐ. φωνή Ti.Locr. 101b, Plu. An.procr. 2.1014c, etc.; προσόδιον SIG 662.9 (Delos, ii B.C.); ἁρμονιῶν -εστάτη κρᾶσις Plu. Phoc. 2; λέξις ἐ. D.H. Comp. 25; also of a poet, tuneful, Theoc. Ep. 21, cf. Philostr. Im. 2.12.

II

metaph.,

1 harmonious, orderly

of persons, harmonious, orderly, τὸν πλημμελοῦντα ἐμμελῆ ποιεῖν Pl. Criti. 106b; ἵνα γένοιντο -έστεροι ib. 121b; also -εστάτη καὶ κοσμιωτάτη πολιτεία Plu. Pel. 19.

b suitable, fit, proper

suitable, fit, proper, κριτής Pl. Lg. 876d; πρός τι Plu. Demetr. 2 (Sup.).

c witty

witty, ἐ. καὶ χαρίεσσα θεραπαινίς Pl. Tht. 174a.

2 in good taste

of things, in good taste, ἐμμελέστερόν [ἐστι], c. inf., Ar. Ec. 807; ἐ. ὁμιλία Arist. EN 1128a1.

3 well-proportioned, reasonable, modest, small

well-proportioned, κτήματα . . ποῖα ἄν τις κεκτημένος ἐμμελεστάτην οὐσίαν κεκτῇτο; Pl. Lg. 776b; reasonable, οὐκ ἐ. Id. Sph. 259e: hence, modest, small, opp. μέγιστος, Id. Lg. 760a (Sup.); πόλις μεγέθει ἐμμελεστέρα Arist. Pol. 1327b15.

b suitable

suitable, λόγος ἐ. ἐπὶ τὴν χρείαν Plu. Luc. 1.

III harmoniously, in time

Adv. -λῶς, Aeol. and Ion. -λέως, harmoniously, opp. πλημμελῶς, Pl. Lg. 816a; in time, πόδεσσιν ὠρχεῦντʼ Sapph. 54.

2 elegantly, in good taste

elegantly, ἐ. καὶ μουσικῶς Arist. Cael. 290b30; in good taste, παίζειν Id. EN 1128a9; δαπανῆσαι μεγάλα ἐ. ib. 1122a35.

3 suitably, rightly, suitably

suitably, rightly, οὐδέ μοι ἐμμελέως τὸ Πιττάκειον νέμεται Simon. 5.8; ἐ. πάντων ἔχειν to be suitably provided with . ., Pl. Prt. 321c; ἐ. φέρειν τὰς τύχας Arist. EN 1100b21; ἐ. εἰρῆσθαι ib. 1170b21, etc.: Comp. -εστέρως, ἔχειν Pl. Phdr. 278d; -έστερον Id. R. 474a: Sup. -έστατα ib. 581b.

4 at a reasonable price

at a reasonable price, διδάσκειν Id. Ap. 20c.

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