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σῶμα,ατος , τό( Arc. dat. pl.
A.
σωμάτεσι
IG 5(2).357.156
(Stymphalus,iii B.C.)),bodyof man or beast, but in Hom. , as Aristarch. remarks (v. Apollon. Lex. ), alwaysdead body, corpse(whereas the living body isδέμας) , ὥς τε λέων ἐχάρη μεγάλῳ ἐπὶ σώματι κύρσας
Il. 3.23
, cf. 18.161 ;ς. δὲ οἴκαδ' ἐμὸν δόμεναι πάλιν
7.79
; ς. κατελείπομεν ἄθαπτον
Od. 11.53
; ὦν . . σώματ' ἀκηδέα κεῖται
24.187
; so also in Hes. Sc. 426 , Simon. 119 , Pi. O. 9.34 , Hdt. 7.167 , Posidon. 14
J.,Ev.Marc. 15.43 , etc.; τὸ ς. τοῦ τεθνεῶτος
Pl. R. 469d
, cf. Grg. 524c , D. 43.65 ; ς. νεκρόν
Close Browse lexicon entries (ii A.D.);νεκρὸν ς. Gal. 18(2).93 , cf. νεκρός
= ς. μέγιστον ὃ νῦν σποδός ἐστι , S. El. 758 ; also later, Wilcken Chr. 499
2. theliving body, Hes. Op. 540 , Batr. 44 , Thgn. 650 , Pi. O. 6.56 , P. 8.82 , Hdt. 1.139 , etc.; δόμοι καὶ σώματα
(lyr.);γενναῖος τῷ ς. S. Ph. 51 ;εὔρωστος τὸ ς. X. HG 6.1.6 ;τὸ ς. σῴζεινor-εσθαιsave one'slife, D. 22.55 , Th. 1.136 ;διασῴζεινor -εσθαι
, X. An. 5.5.13 ; περὶ πολλῶν ς. καὶ χρημάτων βουλεύειν
;περὶ τοῦ ς. ἀγωνίζεσθαιfor one'slife, Lys. 5.1 ;ἔχειν τὸ ς. κακῶς, ὡς βέλτιστα, etc., to be in a bad, a good state of bodily health, X. Mem. 3.12.1 , 3.12.5 .
3. body, opp.spirit(εἴδωλον), Pi. Fr. 131 ; opp.soul(ψυχή), Pl. Grg. 493a , Phd. 91d ;τὰ τοῦ ς. ἔργα bodilylabours, X. Mem. 2.8.2 ;αἱ τοῦ ς. ἡδοναί, αἱ κατὰ τὸ ς. ἡδ., ib. 1.5.6 , Pl. R. 328d ;τὰ εἰς τὸ ς. τιμήματα bodilypunishments, Aeschin. 2.139 ; τὰ εἰς τὸ ς. ἀδικήματα
4. animal body, opp. plants, Pl. R. 564a (pl.); but of plants, 1 Ep.Cor. 15.38 .
5. civic rights(like Lat.caput), Lys. 23.12 ;ἄτιμοι τὰ ς. And. 1.74 ;μέρος ἠτιμῶσθαι τοῦ ς. D. 51.12 .
6. inNT, of the sacramentalbodyof Christ, τοῦτό ἐστι τὸ ς. μου
b. of thebodyof Christ's church, οἱ πολλοὶ ἓν ς. ἐσμεν ἐν Χριστῷ
;ἡ ἐκκλησία ἥτις ἐστὶ τὸ ς. [τοῦ Χριστοῦ] Ep.Eph. 1.23 .
II. periphr.,ἀνθρώπου ς. ἓν οὐδέν,
= ἄνθρωπος οὐδὲ εἷς , Hdt. 1.32 ; esp. in Trag.,σῶμα θηρός,
= θήρ , S. OC 1568 (lyr.);τεκέων σώματα,
= τέκνα , E. Tr. 201 (lyr.);τὸ σὸν ς.,
= σύ , Id. Hec. 301 ; rarely in sg. of many persons, σῶμα τέκνων
2. a person, human being,τὰ πολλὰ ς.,
= οἱ πολλοί , S. Ant. 676 ;λευκὰ γήρᾳ ς. E. HF 909 (lyr.); ς. ἄδικα
, cf. Pl. Lg. 908a , PSI 4.359.9
(iii B.C.), etc.;ἑκάστου τοῦ σώματος, IG 12.22.14 ; κατὰ σῶμα per person,
(iii B.C.); καταστήσαντες τὸ ς. ἀφείσθωσαν τῆς ἐγγύης
(iii B.C.);ἐργαζομένη αὑτῇ τῷ ἰδίῳ ς. working for herself, earning her own living, PEnteux. 26.7
(iii B.C.);τὰ φίλτατα ς., of children, Aeschin. 3.78 ; freq. of slaves,αἰχμάλωτα ς. D. 20.77 , IG 12(7).386.25 (Amorgos,iii B.C.), SIG 588.64 (Milet.,ii B.C.), etc.;οἰκετικὰ ς. Lexap. Aeschin. 1.16 , cf. SIG 633.88 (Milet.,ii B.C.); δοῦλα
;ἐλεύθερα ς. X. HG 2.1.19 , Plb. 2.6.6 , etc.; later,σῶμαis used abs. for aslave,
(iii B.C.), Plb. 12.16.5 , Apoc. 18.13 , etc.; ς. γυναικεῖον, ᾇ ὄνομα . .
(Delph.,ii B.C.); a usage censured by Poll.l.c. and Phryn. 355 ; also of troops, τὴν τῶν ς. σύνταξιν
; μηχανήμασιν ἢ σώμασιν ἐναντιοῦσθαι ὧδε
III. generally,a body, i.e.any corporeal substance,δεῖ αὐτὸ(sc.τὸ ὄν) ς. μὴ ἔχειν
; ἢ μέγεθός ἐστιν ἢ ς. ἐστιν
;ς. ἄψυχον, ἔμψυχον, Pl. Phdr. 245e , cf. Plt. 288e , Arist. Ph. 265b29 , al.; ὁ λίθος ς. ἐστι
; φασὶν οἱ μὲν ς. εἶναι τὸν χρόνον, οἱ δὲ ἀσώματον
;κυκλικὸν ς., of one of the spheres, Jul. Or. 5.162b , al.;τὸ πέμπτον ς. the fifthelement, Philol. 12 , Placit. 1.3.22 , Jul. Or. 4.132c ;metallic substance, Olymp. Alch. p.71
2. Math.,figure of three dimensions, solid, opp. a surface, etc., Arist. Top. 142b24 , Metaph. 1020a14 , al.
IV. the bodyorwholeof a thing, esp. of complete parts of the body, τὸ ς. τῶν νεφρῶν
;τὸ ς. τῆς γαστρός, τῆς κοιλίας, Gal. 15.667 , 806 ; ς. παιδοποιόν
: generally,the whole bodyorframeof a thing, ὑπὸ σώματι γᾶς
(lyr.);τὸ ς. τοῦ παντός, τοῦ κόσμου, Pl. Ti. 31b . 32c ;ὕδωρ, ποταμοῦ ς. Chaerem. 17 ;τὸ ς. τῆς πίστεωςthebodyof the proof, i.e. arguments, Arist. Rh. 1354a15 ; τῆς λέξεως
H.; ofa bodyof writings, Cic. Att. 2.1.4 ;textof a document, opp.ὑπογραφή, BGU 187.12
(ii A.D.), cf. PFay. 34.20
(ii A.D.); of a will, POxy. 494.30
2. ξύλα σώματα logs, opp.κλάδοι, POxy. 1738.3
(iii A.D.); ς. μέγα περσέας
References IG 5(2).357.156 Hom. Aristarch. Apollon. Lex. Il. 3.23 18.161 7.79 Od. 11.53 24.187 Hes. Sc. 426 Simon. 119 Pi. O. 9.34 Hdt. 7.167 Posidon. 14 J. , Ev.Marc. 15.43 Pl. R. 469d Grg. 524c D. 43.65 POxy. 51.7 Gal. 18(2).93 11.1 S. El. 758 Chr. 499 Hes. Op. 540 Batr. 44 Thgn. 650 Pi. O. 6.56 P. 8.82 Hdt. 1.139 A. Th. 896 S. Ph. 51 X. HG 6.1.6 D. 22.55 Th. 1.136 Isoc. 6.46 X. An. 5.5.13 Th. 1.85 Lys. 5.1 X. Mem. 3.12.1 3.12.5 Pi. Fr. 131 Pl. Grg. 493a Phd. 91d X. Mem. 2.8.2 1.5.6 Pl. R. 328d Aeschin. 2.139 PHal. 1.193 Pl. R. 564a 1 Ep.Cor. 15.38 Lys. 23.12 And. 1.74 D. 51.12 Ev.Matt. 26.26 1 Ep.Cor. 10.16 Ep.Rom. 12.5 Ep.Eph. 1.23 Hdt. 1.32 S. OC 1568 E. Tr. 201 Id. Hec. 301 Id. Med. 1108 S. Ant. 676 E. HF 909 Id. Supp. 223 Pl. Lg. 908a PSI 4.359.9 366.7 IG 12.22.14 PRev.Laws 50.9 PMich.Zen. 70.12 PEnteux. 26.7 Aeschin. 3.78 D. 20.77 IG 12(7).386.25 SIG 588.64 Aeschin. 1.16 SIG 633.88 Poll. 3.78 X. HG 2.1.19 Plb. 2.6.6 PHib. 1.54.20 Plb. 12.16.5 Apoc. 18.13 GDI 2154.6 Phryn. 355 Aen.Tact. 1.1 Id. 32.1 Meliss. 9 Gorg. 3 Pl. Phdr. 245e Plt. 288e Arist. Ph. 265b29 Luc. Vit.Auct. 25 S.E. M. 10.215 Jul. Or. 5.162b Philol. 12 Placit. 1.3.22 Jul. Or. 4.132c Olymp. Liddell–Scott–Jones — CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
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