(Delph.,iv B. C.);ἡ μακρά(sc.γραμμή), line traced byδικασταίto indicate the heavier penalty, Ar. V. 106 ;ὁ μ. δρόμοςthelong-distancetorch-race, SIG 1068.9 (Patmos,iii/ii B. C.), al., OGI 339.83 (Sestos,ii B. C.).
2. in height,tall, high,μ. Ὄλυμπος, οὔρεα, δένδρεα, κίων, Il. 15.193 , 13.18 , 9.541 , Od. 1.127 , etc.; of a man, μακρότερον καὶ πάσσονα θῆκεν ἰδέσθαι
; alsoμακρά(sc.προσῳδία),ἡ,mark of long quantity, S.E. M. 1.113 , D.T. Supp. 674.7 ; ᾱ μακρόν
A.D. Pron. 112
. 6 .
III. neut. with Preps. in adverb. sense,διὰ μακροῦ(sc.χρόνου) aftera long time, long delayed, E. Hec. 320 , Ph. 1069 ;οὐ διὰ μακροῦnotlong after, Th. 6.15 , 91 , Pl. Alc. 2.151b (also of place, οὐ διὰ μ. τῆς Ῥώμης
D.H. 9.56
); διὰ μακρῶν
E. Fr. 420.1
; διὰ μακρᾶς
Phalar. Ep. 69.1
; butδιὰ μακρῶν at great length, Pl. Grg. 449b , etc.; διὰ μακροτέρων
V. Adv.-ρῶς at great length, opp.συντόμως, Arist. Rh. 1416b4 ;slowly, Plb. 3.51.2 ;μ. ἔχειν τοῖν σκέλοινhavelonglegs, Philostr. Gym. 31 ; of pronunciation, D.H. Comp. 15 ; μ. ἐκφέρειν συλλαβήν
Str. 13.1.68
: but theAdv.is usu. expressed by neut.μακρόνorμακρά, cf. supr. 1.3 ;μακρὰ κλάεινto howlloudly, Ar. Th. 211 ; οἰμώξει μ.
Id. Av. 1207
, Pl. 111 ; ὀτοτύζεσθαι μ.
Id. Lys. 520
;τί μακρὰ δεῖ λέγειν; Antiph. 33.5 ; also byμακράν(v. sub voc.); or by neut. with a Prep.,v.supr. 111 : for Comp. and Sup. of theAdv., v. μακροτέρως, μακροτάτω : neut. pl. -ότεραasAdv., Pl. Phdr. 250c , al.— Fem.μακράnot to be confused withμάκρα(q. v.). (Cf. Avest.mas-'long', Lat.ma^cer.)
