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σκᾰλην-ός

skalenos

uneven, unequal, rough

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Where it lives

Euthyphro 1 · 1.93/10k
Lives of Eminent Philosophers 2 · 0.19/10k

What it meant

σκᾰλην-ός · skalēn-os — LSJ

uneven, unequal, rough, rugged, slanting, odd, with unequal sides, oblique

uneven, unequal, rough, Democr. ap. Thphr. Sens. 66, Epicur. Ep. 2p.50U.; ἀταρπὸς σ. a rugged path, Leon. l.c.; σ. φλέψ a slanting vein, Hp. Anat. 1; ἀριθμὸς σ. odd number (v. ἰσοσκελής), Pl. Euthphr. 12d, cf. Nicom. Ar. 2.16; τρίγωνον σ. a triangle with unequal sides, Ti.Locr. 98b, cf. Call. Iamb. 1.125; τὸ σ. Arist. APo. 84b7; κῶνος σ. oblique cone, Apollon.Perg. Con. 1 Def. 1.3; cf. σκαληνής. (Prob. akin to σκολιός.)

In the wild

σκαληνὰ · skalēna Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers 1.1 (DIORISIS sentence 170)
σκαληνῶν · skalēnōn Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers 10.1 (DIORISIS sentence 9129)
σκαληνὸς · skalēnos Plato, Euthyphro 12

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