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θῆλυς,θήλεια, θῆλυ: Ep. fem.θήλεα, acc. pl.
A.
-εας
Il. 5.269
( Hom. has regul. fem. θήλεια
Il. 8.7
,al., but alsoθῆλυςas fem., 10.216 ,al., as in other poets,v.infr.): Ion. fem.θήλεα, θήλεαν, θηλέης, θηλέῃ, pl.θήλεαι, θηλέας, θηλέων, Hdt. and Hp. : gen. θήλυδος
S. Fr. 1054
; acc. fem.θηλείηνdub. l. in Nic. Al. 42 , neut. pl. θήλεια
Arat. 1068
: Ep. alsoθηλύτεροςindicating opposition rather than comparison (cf.ἀρρέντερος) ; θηλύτεραι δὲ γυναῖκες
Il. 8.520
; θηλύτεραι δὲ θεαί
Od. 8.324
; μάτε ἐρσεναιτέραν μάτε θηλυτέραν
Schwyzer 424
Close Browse lexicon entries (Elis,iv B.C.); in late Proseθηλύτερος, -ύτατοςoccur as Comp. and Sup. (v. infr. 11 ): (θη-'suckle', cf.θῆσαι):—female,θήλεια θεόςa goddess, Il. 8.7 ;Ἥρη θῆλυς ἐοῦσαbeingfemale, 19.97 , cf. A. Ag. 1231 , S. Tr. 1062 , E. IT 621 ;θήλειαι ἵπποιmares, Od. 4.636 , etc.;σύες θήλειαιsows, 14.16 ;ὄϊς θῆλυςa ewe, Il. 10.216 ; θήλεια μῆλα
;θήλεια ἔλαφοςa hind, Pi. O. 3.29 ; θήλεα κάμηλος
;ἡ θ. ἵπποςib. 86 ; θ. ὄρνις
;ζῷα θ. Pl. Criti. 110c ;ἄπαις θήλεος γόνουwithoutfemaleissue, Hdt. 3.66 ; θῆλυς σπορά
: with masc. nouns,ὁ θῆλυς ὀρεύςtheshe-mule, Arist. HA 577b22 ; ἄνθρωπος θῆλυς
: masc. pl., θήλεις χοροί
; but μὴ εἶναι θεοὺς ἄρρενας μηδὲ θηλείας
-εια,the female, Hdt. 3.109 , X. Mem. 2.1.4 ; ἀλέκτωρ ὥστε θηλείας πέλας
c. τὸ θ. γένοςthefemalesex,woman-kind, E. Hec. 885 ;τὸ θ. alone, Id. HF 536 , etc.; opp.τὸ ἄρρεν, Pl. R. 454d , Arist. Metaph. 988a5 ; [ ἡ δεῖνα] τέτοκεν θῆλυ
d. of plants and trees, Thphr. HP 3.9.1 ; θ. κάλαμος
2. oforbelonging to women, κουράων θῆλυς ἀϋτή
;θήλεα νοῦσοςamong the Scythians (cf.Ἐνάρεες), Hdt. 1.105 ; νόμος
.<*> 87 ( Leont. );θ. φόνοςmurderby women, E. Ba. 796 .
II. metaph., of persons and things,
1. soft, gentle, θῆλυς ἐέρση
, Hes. Sc. 395 ;θ. νύξ( = ὕπομβρος ) S. Fr. 1053 .
;θηλυτέρα ὀσμήib. 6.15.4 ;θηλύτατον πεδίον most fruitful, Call. Fr. 296 ;θηλύτατον ὕδωρof the Nile, Id. Sos. vii 5 .
2. tender, delicate, Φοίβου θήλειαι . . παρειαί
;θῆλυς ἀπὸ χροιῆς delicateof skin, Theoc. 16.49 ; of temper or character,soft, yielding, weak, θῆλυς ηὕρημαι τάλας
; γυνὴ δὲ θῆλυ κἀπὶ δακρύοις ἔφυ
, cf. E. Andr. 181 ; δίαιτα θηλυτέρα ἢ κατ' ἄνδρα
;τὸ θῆλυ τῆς ψυχῆς effeminacy, Men. 599 .
3. in mechanics, those parts were called femaleinto which others fitted, as thefemalevertebra, Poll. 2.180 ; γίγγλυμος
4. Gramm.,feminine,θήλεα [ὀνόματα] Ar. Nu. 682 ; θήλεα
Pythag. , ofevennumbers, Plu. 2.264a , 288d .
6. Astrol., of planets, Ptol. Tetr. 19 ; cf. θηλυκός
III. θήλειαι,αἱ , kind of cheese made in Crete, Seleuc. ap. Ath. 14.650d .
References Il. 5.269 Hom. Il. 8.7 10.216 Hdt. Hp. S. Fr. 1054 Nic. Al. 42 Arat. 1068 Il. 8.520 Od. 8.324 Schwyzer 424 11 19.97 A. Ag. 1231 S. Tr. 1062 E. IT 621 Od. 4.636 14.16 Il. 10.216 Pi. O. 3.29 Hdt. 3.102 86 S. Fr. 477 Pl. Criti. 110c Hdt. 3.66 E. Hec. 659 Id. Or. 1205 Hdt. 3.109 X. Mem. 2.1.4 A. Ag. 1671 E. Hec. 885 Id. HF 536 Pl. R. 454d Arist. Metaph. 988a5 PTeb. 422.18 Thphr. HP 3.9.1 Dsc. 1.85 Ach.Tat. 1.17 Thphr. HP 4.10.4 Od. 6.122 Hdt. 1.105 A. Ch. 821 Pl. R. 453a APl. 4 87 Leont. E. Ba. 796 Od. 5.467 Hes. Sc. 395 S. Fr. 1053 Thphr. CP 2.6.3 6.15.4 Call. Fr. 296 Id. Sos. vii 5 Id. Ap. 37 Theoc. 16.49 S. Tr. 1075 E. Med. 928 Ar. Lys. 708 E. Andr. 181 Plu. Mar. 34 Luc. Im. 13 Philostr. VS 2.21.2 Men. 599 Poll. 2.180 J. AJ 3.6.3 Ar. Nu. 682 Arist. Po. 1458a10 Pythag. Plu. 2.264a 288d Ptol. Tetr. 19 3c Seleuc. Ath. 14.650d Liddell–Scott–Jones — CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
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