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ἔμπεδος

empedos1

in the ground, firm-set

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ἔμπεδος · empedos — LSJ

in the ground, firm-set

in the ground, firm-set, τεῖχος Il. 12.12; λέχος Od. 23.203.

2 steadfast, sure and certain, cleaving, clinging, continuing steadfast in

mostly of qualities, etc., steadfast, μένος, ἴς, Il. 5.254, Od. 11.393; φρένες, ἦτορ, νόος, Il. 6.352, 10.94, 11.813; χρὼς ἔ. 19.33; of a person, ἔ. οὐδʼ ἀεσίφρων (of Priam) 20.183; λίσσεται ἔμπεδον εἶναι [τὴν πομπήν] prays that it may be sure and certain, Od. 8.30, cf. Pi. N. 7.57; δίκη δέ τοι ἔ. ἔστω καὶ θέμις A.R. 4.372, etc.; once in A., ἔ. σίνος a cleaving or clinging mischief, Ag. 561; ἔ. φρονήματα S. Ant. 169; συντρόφοις ὀργαῖς ἔ. continuing steadfast in . ., Id. Aj. 640 (lyr.); ἔμπεδα φω

3 lasting, continual

of Time, lasting, continual, φυλακή Il. 8.521; κομιδή Od. 8.453; αἰών Emp. 17.11; δουλοσύνα Pi. P. 12.14; χρῆμα Simon. 85.1 (s.v.l.); πόνος S. OC 1674 (lyr.).

II fast, firmly, on and on, without resting, without fail, firmly, of a surety, continually, constantly, firmly, of a surety

neut. ἔμπεδον as Adv. (freq. in Hom.), στήλη μένει ἔ. stands fast, Il. 17.434; Δαναοὶ Τρῶας μένον ἔ. firmly, 5.527; θέειν ἔ. run on and on, run without resting, 13.141; ἔ. βρύουσα B. 12.178; strengthd., ἔ. αἰέν Il. 16.107; ἔ. ἀσφαλὲς αἰεί 15.683; μάλʼ ἀσφαλέως θέεν ἔ. Od. 13.86: pl., τίκτῃ δʼ ἔμπεδα μῆλα the flocks bring forth without fail, 19.113; δρύες ἔμπεδα ῥίζαις ἑστᾶσιν firmly, AP 9.291 (Crin.): in Trag., ἴσθι τόδʼ ἔμπεδον of a surety, S. Ph. 1197 (anap.); more freq. regul. Adv. ἐμπέδως co

III

= χθόνιος, Hippon. 113A.

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