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ῥῠπᾰρός

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filthy, dirty

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What it meant — LSJ

filthy, dirty, greasy, unpurged

filthy, dirty, κόλυθρον Telecl. 3; δάπιδες Pherecr. 185; ῥ. εἴριον greasy, Hp. Fract. 21; γαστέρας Id. Prorrh. 2.23 (s.v.l.); unpurged, σῶμα Alex.Trall. Febr. 7.

2 sordid, mean, uncultured

metaph., sordid, mean, ἤδη χορηγὸν πώποτε -ώτερον τοῦδʼ εἶδες; Eup. 306; uncultured, ῥ. τρόποι Philetaer. 18; βίος δουλοπρεπὴς καὶ ῥ. Arist. VV 1251b13; ῥ. πολῖται, ὄχλος, D.H. 7.8, 9.44; of style, Longin. 43.5. Adv. -ρῶς Men. 142, Epicur. Sent.Vat. 43, Arr. Epict. 2.9.4, AP 10.48 (Pall.): Sup. -ώτατα D.C. 59.4.

3 made of base metal, gold, silver alloy

of coins, made of base metal, gold or silver alloy, ἀργυρίου ῥυπαρὰς δραχμάς BGU 214.12 (ii A.D.), cf. Ostr.Bodl. ii 32 (ii A.D.), al.

4 unwinnowed

κροτὼν ῥ., prob. = ἀδειγμάτιστος, PCair.Zen. 670.6 (iii B.C.); σῖτος ῥ. unwinnowed, PFay. 16.10 (i B.C.); κριθὴ ῥ. POxy. 1542.7 (iv A.D.).

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