Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ἰσόμοιρος

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἰσόμοιρος ἰσόμοιρον

Structure: ἰσομοιρ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: moi=ra

Sense

  1. sharing equally or alike
  2. coextensive, equal partner

Examples

  • ἔχειν, τὰ δ’ εἰσ ἀέρα ἀναπνεῖν, ὅσ’ ἂν πυρῶδεσ ἔχῃ τὸ πλέον, τὰ δὲ βαρύτερα ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν, τὰ δ’ ἰσόμοιρα τῇ κράσει πᾶσι τοῖσ θώραξι πεφωνηκέναι. (Pseudo-Plutarch, Placita Philosophorum, book 5, chapter 19 8:1)
  • ἰσόμοιρά τ’ εἶναι ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ φῶσ καὶ σκότοσ, καὶ θερμὸν καὶ ψυχρόν, καὶ ξηρὸν καὶ ὑγρόν· (Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers, h, Kef. a'. PUQAGORAS 26:2)

Synonyms

  1. sharing equally or alike

Related

Source: Henry George Liddell. Robert Scott. "A Greek-English Lexicon". revised and augmented throughout by. Sir Henry Stuart Jones.

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