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ἀμφίβολος

ἀμφίβολος, put round, encompassing

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ἀμφίβολοι masculine nominative plural, masculine vocative plural, feminine nominative plural, feminine vocative plural of ἀμφίβολος

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ἀμφίβολ-ος, ον,
  • put round, encompassing, A. Th. 298; σπάργανα E. Ion 1490; ὄρη Opp. C. 2.133: Subst. -βολον, τό, κλωστοῦ -βόλοις λίνοιο E. Tr. 537, cf. AP 6.296 (Leon.).
    • II struck or attacked on both or all sides, ἀ. εἶναι to be between two fires, Th. 4.32, 36; ἀ. γεγονέναι ὑπὸ τῶν πολεμίων Plu. Cam. 34, cf. Ph. Bel. 86.13.
      • 2 Act., hitting at both ends, double-pointed, κάμακες AP 6.131 (Leon.).
    • III doubtful, ambiguous, Pl. Cra. 437a, X. Mem. 1.2.35, etc.; τἀγαθὰ ἐς ἀμφίβολον ἀσφαλῶς ἔθεντο prudently accounted their good fortune as doubtful, Th. 4.18; ἐς ἀ. θέσθαι call in question, Plu. Amat. 2.756c; τὰ ἅπαξ κεκριμένα ἀ. ποιῆσαι OGI 664 (Egypt, i A.D.); ἀ. νόμος Arist. Rh. 1375b11; τὸ ἀ. Top. 160a29; ἀμφίβολα λέγειν Rh. 1407a37; δηλώσεις ἀ. Epicur. Ep. 1 p.27 U.; συλλογισμοί, λέξεις, Chrysipp.Stoic. 2.67, 107; διάλεκτοι, prob. contradictory, ib. 56, 58; οἰνάριον ἀ. doubtful whether it is wine or vinegar, Polioch. 2.8; ἐν ἀμφιβόλῳ εἶναι to be doubtful, Luc. D Mort. 1.1; κατὰ δύο ἀμφίβολα Olymp. in Mete. 22.27. Adv., οὐκ ἀμφιβόλως A. Th. 863; ἀ. ἔχειν D.H. Rh. 10.5; δέξασθαι Arr. Tact. 31.1.
    • IV of persons, in doubt, wavering, uncertain, Luc. Dear.Iud. 11 [D.Deor. 20.11], D.C. 37.36, etc.; also ἀ. βίος, of a turncoat, Luc. Pseudol. 16; ἄνθρωπος, of a eunuch, Lib. Eth. 26.3.

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