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ἴσος

Pronunciation: /í.sos/

“ἴσος” is an Ancient Greek word. Its 14 meanings in English:

adjective

  1. the same as
  2. like
  3. like; similar
  4. like his; like hers etc. (like the one that person has)
  5. repeated to denote relationship between equal persons or things
  6. equal to [with dative ‘a number’]; (in the plural) equal (to each other)
  7. of equal length; (of shapes) congruent; of equal area
  8. just; fair
  9. impartial
  10. equal in rights
  11. based on the equality of rights
  12. adequate
  13. even; level; flat

noun

  1. an equal (person of equal status)

Etymology

From ἶσος (îsos), itself from earlier *ϝῖσϝος (*wîswos), of disputed origin: * The Cretan and Arcadocypriot forms suggest Proto-Hellenic *wíswos, perhaps from a Proto-Indo-European *wi- (“to separate”). In this case, compare Vedic Sanskrit विश्व (víśva, “all, every; whole, entire, universal”), Proto-Slavic *vьśь (“all; village”) and English with. Beekes rejects this derivation, as the…

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