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χᾰρακτήρ,ῆρος,ὁ, (χαράσσω)
A. engraver,
Euryph. ap. Stob. 4.39.27 ;one who mints coins, IPE 1216
A 14 (Olbia,iii B. C.).
2. graving tool,
Daimachus 4J. (pl.) ap. St.Byz.
s.v. Λακεδαίμων.
3. die, stamp,
IG 22.1013.64 , 1408.11 , 1424a120 , 280 , 1469.107 ; in a simile, Arist. GA 781a28 .
4. branding-iron, Clara Rhodos
2.171
(ii B. C.).
II. mark engraved, impress, stampon coins and seals, ἀργύρου λαμπρὸς χ.
E. El. 559
, cf. Pl. Plt. 289b , Arist. Pol. 1257a40 ;coin type, standard,
ἦν δ' ὁ ἀρχαῖος χ. δίδραχμον
Close Browse lexicon entries , cf. OGI 339.45 (Sestos,ii B. C.), D.S. 17.66 ;Κότυος χ.Head Hist.Num. 2285 (Thrace,i B. C.): hence, in pl., = χάραγμα
(i A. D.): metaph.,οἷς ἡ ἀρετὴ εὐδοξίας χαρακτῆρα τοῖς ἔργοις ἐπέβαλενset astampupon them, Isoc. 1.8 ;Κύπριος(s. v. l.) χαρακτὴρ . . ἐν γυναικείοις τύποις εἰκὼς πέπληκται
2. esp. offiguresorletters,
;ὁ τύπος τῶν χ.ib. 577f , cf. 1120f , D.S. 3.67 ; of thelettersused by Hp. in Epid. 3.1 , Zeno and Apollonius ap. Gal. 17(1).618 , cf. 524s q.; of a singleletterof the alphabet, Jul. Or. 2.72a ; ξυλήφια βραχέα ἔχοντα χαρακτῆρα
;brandon a camel, PGen. 29.8
(ii A. D.); ofsymbolsin a prescription, Gal. 13.995 ; of magicalsymbols(such as the seven vowels), τῶν χ. ἡ ἀπόρρητος φύσις
, cf. Iamb. Myst. 3.13 , Sallust. 15 ; of hieroglyphs, opp.γράμματα,
3. metaph.,distinctive markortoken impressed(as it were)ona person or thing, by which it is known from others,characteristic, character, χ. γλώσσης,of a particular dialect, Hdt. 1.57 , 142 ; χ. αὑτὸς ἐν γλώσσῃ
; χ. ἡμεδαπὸς τῶν ῥημάτων
;ὁ Ἑλληνικὸς χ.Greekidiom,
D.H. Pomp. 3 : freq. of persons,feature,
; εἰληφέναι χαρακτῆρα ἑκατέρου τοῦ εἴδους
; ἀνδρῶν οὐδεὶς χ. ἐμπέφυκε σώματι
; δεινὸς χ. κἀπίσημος . . ἐσθλῶν γενέσθαι
(lyr.);ἠθικοὶ χ.,title of work by Thphr. : pl.,οἱ χ.thefeaturesof the face, J. AJ 13.12.1 , cf. OGI 508.13 (Ephesus,ii A. D.);χ. μορφῆς ἐμῆςib. 383.60 (Nemrud Dagh,i B. C., sg.); [τοῦ ἐμβρύου] Sor. 1.33 (pl.): hence,
4. typeorcharacter(regarded as shared with others) of a thing or person, rarely of anindividual nature,
ἀνδρὸς χ. ἐκ λόγου γνωρίζεται
; χ. μοχθηρότατον παραπλάττεσθαι
S. ; τὸν χ. τὸν Διογένους
;τίνα ἔχει χ. τὰ δόγματα;ib. 4.5.17 ; of nations, Plb. 18.34.7 .
5. style,freq. in Rhet., ὁ Δημοσθένους χ.
, cf. Pomp. 1 , Cic. QF 2.15(16).5 ; χ. δικανικός
Cic. Orat. 11.36 , cf. 39.134 ; χ. ἰσχνός, μεγαλοπρεπής, γλαφυρός, δεινός
, cf. D.H. Dem. 33 ; χ. λέξεως
6. impress, image, τῆς ὑποστάσεως [τοῦ θεοῦ] Ep.Heb. 1.3 ;πάθους, ἀρετῆς,
Longin. 22.1 , Eun. Hist. p.243
D. : abs.,οἱ Σεβάστειοι χ.the imperialseal,i.e. the emperor himself, IG 5(2).268.24 (Mantinea,i B. C.).
A.D. Synt. 20.10 , 103.23 .
References Euryph. Stob. 4.39.27 IPE 1216 A 14 Daimachus 4J. St.Byz. IG 22.1013.64 1408.11 1424a120 280 1469.107 Arist. GA 781a28 2.171 E. El. 559 Pl. Plt. 289b Arist. Pol. 1257a40 Id. Ath. 10.2 OGI 339.45 D.S. 17.66 Hist.Num. 2285 1.2 PFlor. 61.21 Isoc. 1.8 A. Supp. 282 Plu. 2.214f 577f 1120f D.S. 3.67 Hp. Epid. 3.1 Gal. 17(1).618 524s Jul. Or. 2.72a Plb. 6.35.7 PGen. 29.8 Gal. 13.995 Jul. Or. 7.216c Iamb. Myst. 3.13 Sallust. 15 Luc. Herm. 44 Hdt. 1.57 142 S. Fr. 176 Ar. Pax 220 D.H. Pomp. 3 Hdt. 1.116 Pl. Phdr. 263b D.S. 1.91 E. Med. 519 Id. Hec. 379 Id. HF 659 Thphr. J. AJ 13.12.1 OGI 508.13 383.60 Sor. 1.33 Men. 72 Phld. Rh. 1.6 S. Arr. Epict. 3.22.80 4.5.17 Plb. 18.34.7 D.H. Dem. 9 Pomp. 1 Cic. QF 2.15(16).5 Phld. Rh. 2.137S. Cic. Orat. 11.36 39.134 Demetr. Eloc. 36 D.H. Dem. 33 Id. Lys. 11 Str. 13.1.66 Ep.Heb. 1.3 Longin. 22.1 Eun. Hist. p.243 D. IG 5(2).268.24 A.D. Synt. 20.10 103.23 Liddell–Scott–Jones — CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
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