ἔμπεδος(A),ον, (πέδον)
A. in the ground, firm-set, τεῖχος
Il. 12.12
; λέχος
Od. 23.203
.
2. mostly of qualities, etc.,steadfast,μένος, ἴς, Il. 5.254 , Od. 11.393 ;φρένες, ἦτορ, νόος, Il. 6.352 , 10.94 , 11.813 ;χρὼς ἔ. 19.33 ; of a person,ἔ. οὐδ' ἀεσίφρων(of Priam) 20.183 ;λίσσεται ἔμπεδον εἶναι [τὴν πομπήν] prays that it may besure and certain, Od. 8.30 , cf. Pi. N. 7.57 ; δίκη δέ τοι ἔ. ἔστω καὶ θέμις
A.R. 4.372
, etc.; once in A. ,ἔ. σίνοςacleavingorclingingmischief, Ag. 561 ; ἔ. φρονήματα
S. Ant. 169
;συντρόφοις ὀργαῖς ἔ.continuing steadfast in. ., Id. Aj. 640 (lyr.); ἔμπεδα φωνεῖν
Nic. Th. 4
: Comp.
-ώτερος, νόος