breadth, width,
πλάτος(A) [ᾰ],εος,τό,(πλατύς)
A. breadth, width,
σώματος
Simon. 188
, etc.: abs.,τὸ π.orπ., in breadth.
Hdt. 1.193 , 4.195 , X. Oec. 19.3 ; ἴση μῆκός τε π. τε
Emp. 17.20
.
b. Math.,breadth,i.e.the second dimension,
ἐν μήκει καὶ π. καὶ βάθει
Pl. Sph. 235d
, cf. Arist. Ph. 209a5 ;κατὰ π.,opp.κατὰ μῆκος, κατὰ βάθος,
Id. Cael. 299b26 , Mete. 341b34 .
2. plane surface,
Pl. Plt. 284e , Lg. 819e ; μεγέθους τὸ ἐπὶ δύο [συνεχὲς] π.
Arist. Metaph. 1020a12
.
3. latitude,whether terrestrial or celestial, Str. 1.4.2 , Cleom. 1.4 , 2.4 , Ptol. Alm. 2.12 , Vett.Val. 30.12 .
4. metaph.,plane,
ἐν τῷ ψυχικῷ π.
Procl. Inst. 201
.
5. planeof flat fish, Arist. HA 489b33 ;flatof the tail, ib. 549b1 ;flat partof the body of the fishing-frog, Id. PA 695b15 .
6. extension, breadthof a subject, Gal. 1.316 ; οὐκ ὀλίγον τὸ π.
Id. 11.738
.
7.
= πλάτας , JudeichAltertümervon HierapolisNo. 322 , al.
II. metaph.,rangeof variation,latitude,
π. ἔχειν
Plot. 6.3.20
; ἡ ὑγίεια π. ἔχει
Gal. 6.12
, cf. 11.737 .
III. with Preps.,ἐν πλάτειin aloosesense,broadly,
Posidon. ap. Stob. 1.8.42 , Str. 2.1.39 , D.H. Comp. 21 , EM 673.24 ; opp.κατ' ἀκρίβειαν,
S.E. M. 10.108 ; ὡς ἐν π.
Sor. 1.24
(butπερὶ ὧν ἐν τῷ π. λέγομενwhich we will discussin detail,
D.L. 7.76 ); alsoἐπὶ πλάτει ἙλληνίζεινtalklooseGreek, Phld. Po. 2.9 ;κατὰ πλάτος λέγεσθαιto be saidloosely,
Chrysipp.Stoic. 2.164 , cf. Sor. 1.6 , 21 .
IV.
= πλατύτης
3 , Demetr. Eloc. 177 .
V. π. καρδίας,of Solomon,widthof knowledge, LXX 3 Ki. 2.35a .
VI. ἀργυρίου πλάτη,
= δραχμαί , IG 9(1).189.15 (Tithora,ii A.D.).
