slanting both ways, ἀμφίλοξος,ον, A. slanting both ways, ἀμφίλοξα μαντεύεσθαι utter ambiguous oracles,Ps.- Luc. Philopatr. 5 , cf. 16 .
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slanting both ways, ἀμφίλοξος,ον, A. slanting both ways, ἀμφίλοξα μαντεύεσθαι utter ambiguous oracles,Ps.- Luc. Philopatr. 5 , cf. 16 .
encompassing the neck, ἀμφίλοφος,ον, A. encompassing the neck, ζυγόν S. Ant. 351 (dub.).
long at both ends: ἀμφίμακρος,ον, A. long at both ends:-ὁ ἀ.metrical footamphimacer,_ ^ _ (asΟἰδίπους), also calledcreticus, Heph. 3.2 , Quint. Inst. 9.4.81 , etc.
woolly on both sides, ἀμφίμαλλος,ον, A. woolly on both sides, Pherecr. 1 D. , Ael. VH 3.40 , Poll. 7.57 .
with two arm-holes, ἀμφιμάσχᾰλος,ον, A. with two arm-holes, ἀ. χιτών Ar. Eq. 882 , cf. Pl.Com. 229 , Luc. Lex. 10 .
with double woof ἀμφίμῐτος,ον, A. with double woof(cf.dimity), Poll. 7.57 , 10.38 .
tossed about, re-echoing, ἀμφίπαλτος,ον, A. tossed about, re-echoing, αὐδή AP 15.27.10 ( Besant. ).
surrounded by a plain, ἀμφίπεδος,ον, A. surrounded by a plain, Pi. P. 9.55 .
busied about, busy, ἀμφίπολος,ον, (πέλω, πολέω) A. busied about, busy,epith. ofΚύπρις, S. Tr. 860 :—in Hom. and Hdt. only as fem.Subst.,handmaid, waiting-woman, Od. 1.331 , 6.199 , etc.; λάβετ' ἀμφ
edged with purple, ἀμφιπορφύρεος,α,ον, A. edged with purple, πέπλωνprob. in E. Or. 1457 (lyr.) (-πόρφυροςSch. ad loc.).
having a portico on either front, ἀμφιπρόστῡλος,ον, A. having a portico on either front, Vitr. 3.2.1 .
double-faced, ἀμφιπρόσωπος,ον, A. double-faced, Emp. 61 ; epith. of Janus,=Lat.bifrons, Plu. Num. 19 ; epith. of Hecate, Orac.Chald. ap. Procl. in Ti. 2.246D. 2. on two fronts, μάχη Onos. 10.2
with two entrances, ἀμφίπῠλος,ον, A. with two entrances, μέλαθρα E. Med. 135 (lyr.).
with fire at each end, ἀμφίπῠρος,ον, (πῦρ) A. with fire at each end,of the double-pointed thunderbolt, E. Ion 212 ; βροντά Id. Hipp. 559 ;δειράδες Παρνασοῦ . . ἵνα Βάκχιος ἀμφιπύρους ἀνέχων πεύκας
doubtful, ἀμφίρροπος,ον, A. doubtful, νίκη Polyaen. 2.1.23 ; ἔννοιαι Agath. 4.2 . II. precipitous on both sides, κρηυνοίMalch. p.415 D.
disputable, ἀμφισ-βητήσιμος,ον, A. disputable, Antipho 3.1.1 , etc.;χώρα ἀ. debatableground, X. HG 3.5.3 , D. 7.43 , Hell.Oxy. 13.3 , Theopomp. ap. Phot. p.104 R.; τὰ ἀ. disputed property, Pl. Lg.
fond of disputing, disputatious, contentious, ἀμφισ-βητητικός,ή,όν, A. fond of disputing, disputatious, contentious, οἱ περὶ λόγους ἀ. Pl. Plt. 306a :—ἡ -κή(sc.τέχνη)art of disputing, Sph. 226a ;
disputed, debatable, ἀμφισ-βήτητος,ον, A. disputed, debatable, γῆ Th. 6.6 .
dressed on both sides, ἀμφισκέπαρνος,ον, A. dressed on both sides, λίθοι Milet. 7p.56 ; ἱερόν Rev.Phil. 43.200 (Didyma).
throwing shadow both ways, ἀμφίσκιος,ον, (σκιά) A. throwing shadow both ways,sometimes north, sometimes south, of those who live within the tropics, Posidon. 70 , Cleom. 1.7 , Ach.Tat. Intr.Arat. 31
double-breasted, ἀμφίστερνος,ον, A. double-breasted, Emp. 61 .
with double mouth, ἀμφίστομος,ον, A. with double mouth,of the ichneumon, Eub. 107.15 ; ὄρυγμα ἀ. tunnel, Hdt. 3.60 ; σπήλαιον Apollod. 2.5.1 ;λαβὰς ἀ.handleson both sides of bowl(ἑκατέρωθεν τοῦ σ
quite round, ἀμφιστρόγγῠλος,ον, A. quite round, Luc. Hipp. 6 .
bounded on all sides, hedged about, ἀμφίτερμος,ον, A. bounded on all sides, hedged about, Hsch. Adv. -μως S. Fr. 123 .