LogeionPerseus analysis of βαρεῖαν:
βαρύς (heavy in weight): fem acc sg
LSJ entry
βᾰρύς
βαρύς,
εῖα,
ύ,
poet. gen. pl. fem. βαρεῶν dub. in A. Eu. 932 (anap.): Comp. βαρύτερος, Sup. βαρύτατος:—
A. heavy in weight, β. ἀείρεσθαι, opp. κοῦφος, Hdt. 4.150,
cf. Pl. Tht. 152d,
Arist. Cael. 310b25,
etc.: in Hom. mostly with collat. notion of strength and force, χεῖρα βαρεῖαν Il. 1.219,
cf. 89;
ἀκμᾷ βαρύς Pi. I. 4(3).51;
β. τὸ σῶμα App. Mac. 14;
of athletes, Philostr. Gym. 31;
ὀφρύς bushy, ib.48;
but also, heavy with age, infirmity or suffering, νόσῳ S. Tr. 235;
σὺν γήρᾳ Id. OT 17;
ἐν γήρᾳ Id. Aj. 1017;
ὑπὸ γήρως Ael. VH 9.1;
ὑπὸ τῆς μέθης Plu. 2.596a;
pregnant, PGoodsp.Cair. 15.15
(iv A. D.);
β. βάσις heavy, slow, S. Tr. 966;
τυπάδι βαρείᾳ Id. Fr. 844.
Adv. κοῦφον βαρέως Pl. Tht. 189d.
2. heavy to bear, grievous, ἄτη, ἔρις, κακότης, Il. 2.111,
20.55,
10.72;
Κλῶθες Od. 7.197;
κῆρες Il. 21.548;
β. κὴρ τὸ μὴ πιθέσθαι A. Ag. 206 (lyr.); βαρὺ or βαρέα στενάχειν sob heavily, Od. 8.95,
534,
Il. 8.334,
etc.: in Trag. and Prose, burdensome, grievous, oppressive, β. ξυμφορά, τύχαι, καταλλαγαί, etc., A. Pers. 1044 (lyr.), Th. 332 (lyr.), 767 (lyr.), etc.; ἡδονή S. OC 1204;
ἀγγελία β. ἢν ἐν τοῖς βαρύτατʼ ἂν ἐνέγκαιμι Pl. Cri. 43c;
πόλεμος D. 18.241;
βαρὺ κοὐχὶ δίκαιον Id. 21.66;
νόσος causing disgust, S. Ph. 1330;
αὐδά, ἠχώ, ib.208 (lyr.), E. Hipp. 791;
unwholesome, χωρίον X. Mem. 3.6.12;
πλησμονή Id. Cyn. 7.4;
indigestible, Ath. 3.115e;
β. νότος Paus. 10.17.11.
Adv. -έως, φέρειν τι take a thing ill, suffer it impatiently, Hdt. 5.19;
β. φέρειν ἐπί τινι Plb. 15.1.1 (but β. φέρειν bear with dignity, D.S. 26.3);
β. ἔχειν, c. part, Arist. Rh.Al. 1424b5;
πρός τι Id. Pol. 1311b9;
τοῖς λογίοις Arg.E. Heracl.:
Comp. βαρυτέρως τινὶ ἐναντιωθῆναι LXX3 Ma. 3.1;
βαρέως ἀκούειν hear with disgust, X. An. 2.1.9.
1. of sound, strong, deep, bass, opp. to ὀξύς, Od. 9.257,
S. Ph. 208,
Pl. Prt. 332c,
Arist. EN 1125a14,
etc.; βαρὺ ἀμβόασον A. Pers. 572 (lyr.); φθέγγονται βαρύτατον ἀνθρώπων Hp. Aër. 15;
βαρύτατα ὑπακούειν, of diseases, Id. Prorrh. 2.39;
πενθεῖν Ael. VH 12.1;
esp. of musical pitch, low, opp. ὀξύς, βαρυτάτη χορδή Pl. Phdr. 268e;
ἆχος, φωνά, Archyt. I, cf. Arist. EE 1235a28,
Aristox. Harm.p.3 M.; of accent, grave, ἀντὶ ὀξείας τῆς μέσης συλλαβῆς βαρεῖαν ἐφθεγξάμεθα Pl. Cra. 399b;
ὀξείᾳ καὶ βαρείᾳ καὶ μέσῃ φωνῇ Arist. Rh. 1403b30,
etc.: hence ἡ βαρεῖα (sc. προσῳδία)
accentus gravis, D.T. 630.1,
etc.; β. τάσις D.H. Comp. 11,
A.D. Synt. 307.13;
β. τόνος D.T. 674.13,
cf.A.D. Pron. 36.5;
β. συλλαβή unaccented, Id. Synt. 100.8,
al. Adv. βαρέως with the accent thrown back, Id. Pron. 51.1,
Ath. 2.53b:
Comp.-ύτερον, opp. ὀξύτερον (
ου)
opp. οὗ),
Arist. SE 178a3 (but, on a lower note, αὐλεῖν Id. GA 788a22).