τρι·πλάσιος, α, ον [ᾰ] triple, XÉN. An. 7, 4, 21 ; PLAT. Tim. 36 a, etc. ; τινος, AR. Ach. 88 ; PLAT. Leg. 756 d, etc. triple de ; ou suivi de ἤ, DÉM. 1048, 25, trois fois aussi grand que ; τὸ τρ. ARSTT. Metaph. 4, 15, 1, le triple, p. opp. à τριτημόριον ; adv., τριπλάσιον, AR. Eq. 285, etc. trois fois autant.

Étym. τρ. -πλάσιος.

α, ον, thrice as many, thrice as much, thrice as great as, c. gen., ὄρνις τ. Κλεωνύμου Ar. Ach. 88, etc. ; τριπλασίᾳ τῆς πρώτης ζημίας Pl. Lg. 756d; τριπλασίοις αὑτῶν Id. R. 422c; τριπλασίας τιμῆς ἢ πρότερον D. 42.31; abs., τ. δύναμιν εἶχε (sc. τῆς προτέρας) X. An. 7.4.21; τ. διαστήματα Pl. Ti. 36a; τριπλάσιον, opp. τριτημόριον, Arist. Metaph. 1020b27. neut. as Adv., τριπλάσιον κεκράξομαί σου thrice as much as you, Ar. Eq. 285 (lyr.), cf. 718; — regul. Adv. -ίως Sch. B Il. 21.80, v.l. in LXX Si. 43.4.

= τριπλασίων ; Ar. Ach. 88 ; τινός, Plat. Polit. 257a ; τῆς τιμῆς τριπλάσιον Legg. XI.916d ; τριπλασίαν δύναμιν εἶχε Xen. An. 7.4.21, sc. τῆς προτέρας, od. mit ἤ, καὶ τοῦτον τριπλασίας τιμῆς ἢ πρότερον διατιθέμενοι Dem. 42.31.

1. thrice as many, thrice as much, thrice as great as , with genitive, [Aristophanes Comicus (5th/4th c.BC), Plato Philosophus (5th/4th c.BC)], etc.: —;absolute, τριπλασίαν δύναμιν εἶχε (i.e. τῆς προτέρας); [Xenophon Historicus (5th/4th c.BC)]
2. τριπλάσιον as adverb, τριπλάσιον thrice as much , [Aristophanes Comicus (5th/4th c.BC)] (ML)