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κυ_ρίως , Adv. of κύριος,
A.like a lord or master, with full authority, “τὰς πόλεις κ. παρείληφενIsoc.4.137; “κ. ζημιοῦνArist.Ath.3.6, SIG1004.11 (Oropus, iv B.C.).
II. surely, by fixed decree, A.Ch.785 (lyr.).
2. regularly, lawfully, κ. ἔχειν to be fixed, hold good, Id.Ag.178 (lyr.), Is.7.26; “κ. γίγνεσθαιPl.Lg.925c; κ. αἰτεῖσθαι, suo jure, S.Ph.63; “δόντος τοῦ πατρόςD.36.32.
III. precisely, exactly, “διόψεσθαι τὸ ἀληθέςPl.Prm.136c.
IV. properly, “πρώτως καὶ κ.Arist.EN1157a31; τὸ κ. [ἓν καὶ εἶναι] Id.de An.412b9; esp. of words, in the proper sense, opp. μεταφορᾷ or “κατὰ μεταφοράν, κ. κατά τινος κατηγορεῖσθαιId.Top.123a35, cf. 139b36; “κ. λέγεσθαιId.Metaph.1015a14, cf. Str. 3.5.5, Phld.Po.5.19, etc.; “ λέξις αὕτη τοῦτο σημαίνει κ.Plb.2.22.1; properly speaking, D.T.632.23: Comp. -ώτερον, λέγεσθαιArist.EN 1098a6: Sup. -ώτατα, λέγεσθαιId.Cat.14a27.
V. in a special (i.e. exceptional) sense, Olymp.in Mete.306.29.
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