ἴσος, η, ον,
Epic dialect ἶσος and
ἔϊσος (see. below); Cretan dialect, [
Refs 4th c.AD+]
ϝίσϝος [
Refs 5th c.AD+]; later
ἵσος [
Refs 4th c.BC+]:—
equal in size, strength, or number, with
dative, κύματα ἶσα ὄρεσσιν [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; frequently of appearance,
like, ἶσος ἀναύδῳ [
Refs 7th c.BC+]; ἴσος θεοῖσιν Ead.2.1: frequently
absolutely, ἴσην. βίην καὶ κῦδος [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἶσον θυμὸν ἔχειν to be of
like mind, [
Refs]
adverb, ἶσον ἐμοὶ φρονέουσα [
Refs], etc; ἴσος τινὶ τὸ μέγαθος, ὕψος, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸ μῆκος, τὸ πλάτος, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἴσα τὸν ἀ. [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ποτὴν ἴσον
equal in flight of song, [
Refs 3rd c.BC+]; ἴσον, τό,
copy of a document, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; τοῖσδ᾽ ἴσας ναῦς (i.e. ταῖς τῶνδε) [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
the same to me as to you, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὰ ἴσα ὅσαπερ. Legal cited in [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
2) repeated to denote equal relations, ἴσα πρὸς ἴσα
tit for
tat, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἴσος ἴσῳ (i.e. οἶνος ὕδατι) [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; κύλικος ἴσον ἴσῳ κεκραμένης (where ἴσον is adverbial) [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
3) of persons,
equal in rights, βούλεται ἡ πόλις ἐξ ἴσων εἶναι καὶ ὁμοίων [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
II)
equally divided or
distributed, ἴση μοῖρα [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἴση alone,
one's equal share, μή τίς μοι ἀτεμβόμενος κίοι ἴσης [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; οὐ μὴν ἴ. ἔτεισεν (i.e. τίσιν) [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἄχρι τῆς ἴ. up to
the point of equality, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; οὐκ ἀνέξῃ δωμάτων ἔχων ἴσον καὶ τῷδε νεῖμα; [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὰ ἴσα
fair measure, τὰ ἴ. νέμειν [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; μὴ ἴσων ἕκαστον τυγχάνειν ἀλλὰ πλεονεκτεῖν, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; προστυχεῖν τῶν ἴ. to obtain
fair terms, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; κἂν ἴσαι (i.e. ψῆφοι) γένωνται
equally divided, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.2)
based on equality of rights, ἴ. καὶ ἔννομος πολιτεία [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὰ ἴ.
equal rights, equality, frequently joined with τὰ ὅμοια or τὰ δίκαια, ὡς τῆς πολιτείας ἐσομένης ἐν τοῖς ἴ. καὶ ὁμοίοις [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐπ᾽ ἴ. τε καὶ ὁμοίῃ on
fair and equal terms, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐπὶ τῇ ἴ. καὶ ὁμοίᾳ[
Refs 4th c.BC+], etc: generally,
just, fair, ἐκ ποίας ἴ. καὶ δικαίας προφάς εω; [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
II.3) of persons,
fair, impartial, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.4)
adequate, ἡ ἴ. φρουρά [
Refs 5th c.BC+] (explained by Scholia as
regular, τεταγμένη); ἴσος τοῖς παροῦσι [
Refs]
III) of ground,
even, flat, εἰς τὸ ἴ. καταβαίνειν, of an army, [
Refs 5th c.BC+] to advance
with even step, [
Refs]; λέουσιν εἰς τὸ ἴ. καθιστάμενοι μάχεσθαι, opposed to μετὰ πλεονεξίας ἀγωνίζεσθαι,
on even terms, [
Refs]; ἴ. τοῖχος, opposed to κεκλικώς,
perpendicular, [
Refs 6th c.AD+]
IV)
adverb ἴσως (see. entry): but also,
IV.1)
neuter singular and
plural from [
Refs 8th c.BC+]
even as Death, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἶσον ἐμοὶ βασίυε be king
like me, [
Refs]; ἶσον γάρ σε θεῷ τίσουσιν Ἀχαιοί[
Refs 8th c.BC+]: later
absolutely,
alike, δείλαιε τοῦ νοῦ τῆς τε συμφορᾶς ἴσον [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἴσον ἄπεσμεν τῷ πρίν
equally as before, [
Refs 2nd c.AD+]; ἴσα καί.
like as, as if, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὥσπερ. [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
IV.2) with Preps: ἀπὸ τῆς ἴσης
equally, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; δι᾽ ἴσου [
Refs 2nd c.AD+]; at
equal distance, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]: also in in Mathematics texts,
ex aequali, of proportions, [
Refs 3rd c.BC+]; δι᾽ ἴ. ἐν τεταραγμένῃ ἀναλογίᾳ
ex aequali in disturbed proportion, [
Refs 3rd c.BC+]; ἐν ἴσῳ
equally, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐν ἴσῳ ἐστί it matters not, [
Refs 5th c.BC+];
evenly, εὐθεῖα γραμμή ἐστιν ἥτις ἐξ ἴ. τοῖς ἐφ᾽ ἑαυτῆς σημείοις κεῖται [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; οἱ ἐξ ἴ. persons
of equal station, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐκ τοῦ ἴ. μάχεσθαι
to be evenly matched, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; κατὰ μῆνα τὸ αἱροῦν ἐξ ἴ. the sum due in
equal monthly instalments, [
Refs]; ἐπὶ or ἐπ᾽ ἴσης, ἐπὶ ἴ. διαφέρειν τὸν πόλεμον [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; μετ᾽ ἴσου
equally, [
Refs 2nd c.BC+]
V)
comparative ἰσαίτερος [
Refs 5th c.BC+].
adverb ὡς ἰσαίτατα [
Refs 5th c.BC+]. [ῑ in early
Epic dialect (except [
Refs 8th c.BC+] (except in
compound ῑσοδαίμων) and Trag. [
Refs 4th c.BC+]; uncertain in ἰσ-όνειρος. Both quantities are found in later poetry, sometimes in same line, ἔχοισαν ἴσον κάτω, ἶσον ἄνωθεν [
Refs 3rd c.BC+]