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περιφέρ-εια , Ion. περιφερ-είη , ,
A.circumference, “κύκλουHeraclit.103 ; (rounded) surface, “σφαίραςTi.Locr.100e ; of helmets, Plu.Cam.40 (pl.); “τὰ ὦτα ἐπὶ τῆς αὐτῆς π. τοῖς ὄμμασιArist.HA494b14; more generally, curve, Id.EN1102a31; curvature of the edge of a leaf, Thphr.HP3.10.5 ; roundness, Hp.Art.61 ; spherical or curved shape, Epicur.Ep.2pp.49,51U.
2. arc of a circle, Arist.Ph.264b25, Euc.3.28; marked on concave sun-dial (πόλος), Sammelb.358.1 (iii B.C.).
II. wandering, error, “ἐν καρδίᾳLXXEc.9.3.
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    • Euclid, Elements, 3.28
    • Hippocrates, De articulis, 61
    • Old Testament, Ecclesiastes, 9.3
    • Plutarch, Camillus, 40
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