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ἰσο-στάσιος

isostasios

equal in weight

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What it meant

ἰσο-στάσιος · iso-stasios — LSJ

equal in weight, equivalent, adequate

equal in weight, χρυσός, χρυσίον, Str. 4.4.5, Plu. CG 17; equivalent or adequate, τινι Hp. Ep. 16, Luc. DMort. 20[10].5, D.C. 44.40, Max.Tyr. 6.6; τίς σοι ἰ. νεκρός; Polem. Call. 46, cf. 31; ἆρα οὖν ἰ. τῷ Κρόνῳ ὁ Ζεύς; Dam. Pr. 91: ἰσοστάσιον, τό, prob. name of a ἑταίρα, title of a play by Alexis.

2 equally poised, in equilibrium

equally poised, in equilibrium, metaph., Dam. Pr. 122. Adv. -ίως Poll. 8.11: neut. pl. as Adv., βαίνειν Ph. 1.462.

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