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648. Predicative pa=s (a(/pas) meaning every.

With a generic singular (almost invariably a participle or an adjective), “πᾶς” (“ἅπας”) regularly means every.

πᾶς . . . θέμενος τὴν ψῆφον”, DEM.23.97; Every one that casts his vote.ἅπαντι τῷ βουλομένῳDEM., 21.45; To every one that desires.πᾶς πονηρός”, 25.7; Every one that is bad.γραφικὴ . . . καὶ πᾶσα τοιαύτη δημιουργία”, PLATO, Rpb. 401A; Painting and every (othersuch craft.

DEM.21.45:τῆς ὕβρεως αὐτῆς τὰς μὲν γραφὰς ἔδωκεν ἅπαντι τῷ βουλομένῳ, τὸ δὲ τίμημ᾽ ἐποίησεν ὅλον δημόσιον. 23.97: πᾶς γὰρ μήτε δἰ ἔχθραν . . . μήτε δἰ ἄλλην ἄδικον πρόφασιν μηδεμίαν . . . θέμενος τὴν ψῆφον εὐσεβεῖ. 25.7: ἀσθενὴς μὲν γάρ ἐστι πᾶς πονηρὸς καθ̓ ἑαυτόν. 32: γὰρ ἀπονενοημένος πᾶς . . . ἐκ . . . τοῦ . . . παραλόγου, ἂν ἄρα σωθῇ, σῳζεται”.

PLATO, Conv. 187A. 208 A. Crat. 412 D. Gorg. 525 A. Legg. 730 C. 731 C: “πᾶς ἄδικος οὐχ ἑκὼν ἄδικος”. 755 A. 791 E. 808 E. 895 D. 917 B 953 D. Parmen. 148 E. Phaedo, 76 D. 77 C. Phaedr. 238 E. 276 D. Rpb. 347 D. 401 A: “ἔστι . . . πλήρης μὲν γραφικὴ αὐτῶν καὶ πᾶσα τοιαύτη δημιουργία” (see above). 416 D. 489 C. PLAT. Soph. 219A:ὅση περὶ τὸ θνητὸν πᾶν σῶμα θεραπεία”, “The tending of mortal creatures.” 252 E. Theaet. 154 B:Πρωταγόρας τε καὶ πᾶς τὰ αὐτὰ ἐκείνῳ ἐπιχειρῶν λέγειν”. Elsew.

XEN. Mem. 2.4.6: “ γὰρ ἀγαθὸς φίλος ἑαυτὸν τάττει πρὸς πᾶν τὸ ἐλλεῖπον τῷ φίλῳ”.

HDT.2.135:ἰδέσθαι ἔστι ἔτι καὶ ἐς τόδε παντὶ τῷ βουλομένῳ. 3.14: ἦσαν δ᾽ ἄρα αὐτοῦ φύλακοι οἳ τὸ ποιεύμενον πᾶν ἐξ ἐκείνου ἐπ̓ ἑκάστῃ ἐξόδῳ Καμβύσῃ ἐσήμαινον”.

AR. Nub. 1020:τὸ μὲν αἰσχρὸν ἅπαν καλὸν ἡγεῖσθαι” . Eccl. 638-9: “οὐκοῦν ἄγξουσ᾽ εὖ καὶ χρηστῶς ἑξῆς τὸν πάντα γέροντα” | “διὰ τὴν ἄγνοιαν” (rare case of attributive “πᾶς” in this sense; some editors change text).

SOPH. Ai. 151-2:πᾶς κλύων τοῦ λέξαντος χαίρει μᾶλλον” . (“Solitarium exemplum est . . ., in quo opus articulo, quippe sic solvenda sententiaπᾶς ὅστις ἂν κλύῃ”.” — Ellendt.)

AESCHYL. P.V. 127:πᾶν μοι φοβερὸν τὸ προσέρπον”.

PIND. O. 9.100:τὸ δὲ φυᾷ κράτιστον ἅπαν” .

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