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βίος[ῐ],ὁ ,
A. life, i. e. not animal life (ζωή), butmode of life(cf. εἰ χρόνον τις λέγοι ψυχῆς ἐν κινήσει μετα βατικῇ ἐξ ἄλλου εἰς ἄλλον βίον ζωὴν εἶναι
Plot. 3.7.11
),manner of living(mostly therefore of men,v.
Ammon. p.32 V.; but also of animals, διεχώριζον ζῴων τε βίον δένδρων τε φύσιν
Epicr. 11.14
, cf. X. Mem. 3.11.6 , etc.; also ζῆν φυτοῦ βίον
Arist. GA 736b13
); ζώεις δ' ἀγαθὸν βίον
Od. 15.491
; ἐμὸν βίον ἀμφιπολεύειν
18.254
; αἰῶνα βίοιο
Hes. Fr. 161
; τὸν μακρὸν τείνειν βίον
A. Pr. 537
;διέρχεσθαι βίου τέλοςdub.in Pi. I. 4(3).5 ; τελευτᾶν
; ὑπ' ἄλλου τελευτῆσαι β.
; ἐπειδὰν τοῦ ἀνθρωπίνου βίου τελευτήσω
, cf. X. Mem. 2.1.21 ; διὰ βίου
; prov.,ὁ ἐπὶ Κρόνου βίος'the Golden Age', Id. Ath. 16.7 ; so Ταρτησσοῦ β.
(cf.βιοτή) ; ζῆν θαλάττιον β.
; λαγὼ β. ζῆν δεδιὼς καὶ τρέμων
: rarely in pl., Alex. 116.6 and 11 , Men. 855 ;τίνες καὶ πόσοι εἰσὶ β.; Pl. Lg. 733d , cf. Arist. EN 1095b15 , Pol. 1256a20 .
2. in Poets sts. = ζωή, βίον ἐκπνέων
A. Ag. 1517 (lyr.); ἀποψύχειν
;νοσφίζειν τινὰ βίουib. 1427 , etc.
3. lifetime, ἐς τὸν ἅπαντα ἀνθρώπων β.
; τῶν ἐπὶ τοῦ σοῦ β. γεγονότων λόγων
II. livelihood, means of living(in Hom.
, Pi. N. 6.10 ;τὸν βίον κτᾶσθαι, ποιεῖσθαι, ἔχειν ἀπό τινος, to make one'slivingoff, toliveby a thing, Hdt. 8.106 , Th. 1.5 , X. Oec. 6.11 ; ἀπεστέρηκας τὸν βίον τὰ τόξ' ἑλών
, cf. 933 , 1282 ; κτᾶσθαι πλοῦτον καὶ βίον τέκνοις
;πλείον' ἐκμοχθεῖν β.ib. 451 ;β. πολύςib. 861 ; ὀλίγος
;ὁ ῐδιος β.privateproperty, AJA 17.29
(i B. C.), cf. SIG 762.40 , Iamb. VP 30.170 ;β. Δημήτριος,= corn, A. Fr. 44 .
III. the world we live in, 'the world',οἱ ἀπὸ τοῦ β., opp.the philosophers, S.E. M. 11.49 ; simply ὁ βίος
;ὁ β. ὁ κοινόςib. 237 ; μυθικὰς ὑποθέσεις ὧν μεστὸς ὁ β. ἐστί
;ἐκκαθαίρειν τὸν β., of Hercules, Luc. DDeor. 13.1 ;τὸν βίον μιμούμενοι, of comic poets, Sch. Heph. p.115C. ; also, 'the public', ἵνα ὁ β. εἰδῇ τίνα δεῖ μετακαλεῖσθαι
IV. settled life, almost,= abode, ἐν τῇ Θρᾳκίᾳ νήσῳ βίους ἱδρύσαντο
V. a life, biography, as those of Plu.,Thes. 1 , cf. Ph. 2.180 .
VI. caste, διεῖλε τὸ πλῆθος εἰς τέτταρας β.
VII. wine made from partly dried unripe grapes, Plin. HN 14.77 .
VIII. Astrol.,the second region, Paul.Al. L. 2 . (Cf. Skt.jīv´s'alive',j[imacracute]vati'live', Lat.uīvus, etc.)
References
- Plot. 3.7.11
- Ammon. p.32
- Epicr. 11.14
- X. Mem. 3.11.6
- Arist. GA 736b13
- Od. 15.491
- 18.254
- Hes. Fr. 161
- A. Pr. 537
- S. OC 1364
- Ar. Pax 439
- S. Ant. 1114
- Isoc. 6.45
- Pi. I. 4(3).5
- Isoc. 4.84
- Pl. Lg. 870e
- X. Cyr. 8.7.17
- S. OT 1530
- Isoc. 1.5
- X. Mem. 2.1.21
- Arist. Pol. 1272a37
- Id. Ath. 16.7
- Him. Ecl. 10.11
- Pl. Epin. 982a
- Antiph. 100
- Philem. 92.8
- D. 18.263
- Men. Georg. 66
- Alex. 116.6
- 11
- A. Ag. 1517
- S. Aj. 1031
- Id. Ph. 749
- 1427
- Hdt. 6.109
- Pl. Phdr. 242a
- PMagd. 18.7
- Hom.
- Hes. Op. 31
- Pi. N. 6.10
- Hdt. 8.106
- Th. 1.5
- X. Oec. 6.11
- S. Ph. 931
- 933
- 1282
- E. Supp. 450
- 451
- 861
- Ar. Pl. 751
- Philem. 99.4
- AJA 17.29
- SIG 762.40
- Iamb. VP 30.170
- A. Fr. 44
- S.E. M. 11.49
- Id. P. 1.211
- 237
- Ph. 1.226
- Luc. DDeor. 13.1
- p.115C.
- Sor. 1.4
- D.H. 1.68
- 72
- Plu. , Thes. 1
- Ph. 2.180
- Str. 8.7.1
- Plin. HN 14.77
- Paul.Al. L. 2
