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Gloss δόρυ , τό , Att. gen. δόρατος, rare in Poets, as Ar. Ach. 1120 , late Ep. dat. pl. δοράτεσσι Q.S. 6.363 : Ep. and Ion. decl., gen. δούρατος (also in Pi. P. 4.38 ); dat. δούρατι (also in S. Ph. 721 (ly
δόρυ,τό, Att. gen.δόρατος,rare in Poets, as Ar. Ach. 1120 , late Ep. dat. pl.
A.
δοράτεσσι
Q.S. 6.363
: Ep. and Ion. decl., gen.δούρατος(also in Pi. P. 4.38 ); dat.δούρατι(also in S. Ph. 721 (lyr.)); pl.δούρατα, δούρασι(but codd. of Hdt. usu. haveδόρατα, δόρασι): more commonlyδουρός, δουρί(but δορί
Archil. 2.1
); dualδοῦρε;pl.δοῦρα, δούρων, δούρεσσι;dat. pl. δούροις
Opp. H. 3.573
: Trag., gen.δορός;dat.δορίorδόρει,the former required by metre in A. Th. 347 , 456 , 958 , Ag. 111 , E. Hec. 909 , Ph. 186 , etc. (all lyr.), also in Id. Hec. 5 ;δόρειis required in S. OC 620 , 1314 , 1386 ; ξὺν δορὶ ξὺν ἀσπίδι
Ar. V. 1081
, but σὺν δόρει σὺν ἀσπίδι
Achae. 29
Close Browse lexicon entries , cf. Choerob. in Theod. 1.346 ;δορίoccurs in Prose in the phrasesδορὶ ἑλεῖν, λαβεῖν(v. infr. 11.2 ): nom. pl. δόρη
, Theopomp.Com. 25 ; gen. δορῶν
( Antiphil. ). Exc. sg.δόρυ,
Hom. uses only the Ion. forms:
οὔπω τοῖον ἀνήλυθεν ἐκ δόρυ γαίης
; but commonly,plankorbeam,
, cf. Il. 3.61 ; δούρατα πύργων
; mostly of ships,δόρυ νήϊονship'splank,
Il. 15.410 , etc.; νήϊα δοῦρα
2. δ. εἰνάλιον, ἀμφῆρες,of aship,
Pi. P. 4.27 , E. Cyc. 15 ; δ. ποντοπόρον
(lyr.); alsoδόρυalone, A. Pers. 411 , Ag. 1618 , E. Hel. 1611 ; ἐπ' Ἀργῴου δορός
II. shaft of a spear, δόρυ μείλινονthe ashenshaft,
Il. 5.666 , al.: hence, generally,spear itself,
Il. 12.303 ;δόρατα ναύμαχαboarding-pikes,
Hdt. 7.89 : freq. in military phrases, v. πέλεκυς
1 ;εἰς δόρατος πληγήνwithinspear'sthrow, X. Eq. 8.10 ; εἰς δόρυ ἀφικόμενοι
;ἐπὶ δόρυtothe right hand,in which the spear was held, opp.ἐπ' ἀσπίδα,
Id. An. 4.3.29 (cf.κλίνωIV. 3 , κλίσις
; τὴν ἐμβολὴν ἐκ δόρατος ποιεῖσθαι
:—ὑπὸ δόρυ πωλεῖσθαι, =Lat.sub hasta venire,
D.H. 4.24 , cf. Str. 4.6.7 .
b. poleof a standard, X. Cyr. 7.1.4 .
d. stickused as tourniquet, Hp. Nat.Puer. 24 .
2. metaph.,δουρὶ κτεατίζεινwin wealthby the spear,i.e.in war,
Il. 16.57 ;ὑπὸ δουρὶ πόλιν πέρθαιib. 708 ; in Prose,δορὶ ἑλεῖν, λαβεῖν,
Th. 1.128 , App. BC 4.8 ;an armed force,
;καὶ τὸ δ. καὶ τὸ κηρύκειον πέμπεινto offerwaror peace, Plb. 4.52.4 . (Cf. Skt.dā´ru'piece of wood',δορά(B),δρῦς.)
References Q.S. 6.363 Pi. P. 4.38 S. Ph. 721 Hdt. Archil. 2.1 Opp. H. 3.573 A. Th. 347 456 958 Ag. 111 E. Hec. 909 Ph. 186 Id. Hec. 5 S. OC 620 1314 1386 Ar. V. 1081 Achae. 29 Choerob. in Theod. 1.346 11.2 E. Rh. 274 Theopomp.Com. 25 Hsch. AP 6.97 Antiphil. Hom. Od. 6.167 Il. 24.450 Od. 5.162 Il. 3.61 12.36 Hes. Op. 456 Il. 15.410 Od. 9.498 E. Tr. 1148 Pi. P. 4.27 E. Cyc. 15 A. Pers. 411 Ag. 1618 E. Hel. 1611 Id. Andr. 793 Hymn.Is. 152 Anacr. 21.9 Il. 5.666 13.247 Od. 1.256 Il. 12.303 Hdt. 7.89 1 X. Eq. 8.10 Id. HG 4.3.17 Id. An. 4.3.29 3 111 Id. Lac. 11.10 Id. HG 6.5.18 Plb. 3.115.9 D.H. 4.24 Str. 4.6.7 X. Cyr. 7.1.4 E. Hec. 9 Hp. Nat.Puer. 24 Il. 16.57 708 Th. 1.128 App. BC 4.8 A. Eu. 773 S. OC 1525 Plb. 4.52.4 Liddell–Scott–Jones — CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
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