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Gloss παῖς , also παῦς (q. v.), παιδός, ὁ , ἡ , gen. pl. παίδων , Dor. παιδῶν Greg.Cor. p.317 S. ; dat. pl. παισί , Ep. παίδεσσι Od. 3.381 , etc.; in early Ep. freq. disyll. in nom. πάϊς , e. g. when formin
παῖς, alsoπαῦς(q. v.),παιδός,ὁ,ἡ , gen. pl.παίδων, Dor.
παιδῶνGreg.Cor. p.317
S. ; dat. pl.παισί, Ep.
A.
παίδεσσι
Od. 3.381
, etc.; in early Ep. freq. disyll. in nom.πάϊς, e. g. when forming part of two different feet, Il. 2.609 , 5.704 , etc.; prob. also in the fifth foot, 9.57 , 11.389 ; and before bucolic diaeresis, 2.205 , al.; also in Lyr., Sapph. 38 , 85 ; and in Boeot. , IG 7.690 , al. (Tanagra), cf.πῆς; πάϊ [ᾰῑ] Od. 24.192 (παιδ- is never disyll. in oblique cases in Hom. ); acc. πάϊν
A.
R. 4.697 , AP 3.8 (Inscr. Cyzic.), 9.125 ; gen.παϊδόςEpigr. ap. Luc. Symp. 41 ; dat.παϊδίprob. in Anacr. 17 :
I. in relation to Descent,child, whetherson, Il. 2.205 , 609 , al. (with special reference to the father, opp.τέκνον, q.v.): pl., Th. 1.4 , etc.; ordaughter, Il. 1.20 , 443 , 3.175 ; παῖδες ἄρρενες καὶ θήλειαι
Pl. Lg. 788a
Close Browse lexicon entries ;παῖς, opp.κόρα, Berl.Sitzb. 1927.7 ( Locr. ,v.B.C.); of anadopted son, ἀλλά σε παῖδα ποιεύμην
; παίδων παῖδες, τοί κεν μετόπισθε γένωνται
, cf. Pi. N. 7.100 , Inscr.Cypr. 135.11 H., etc.; Ἀγήνορος παῖδες ἐκ παίδων
; freq. in orators of legalissue, Isoc. 19.9 , Is. 7.31 , etc.; of animals, A. Ag. 50 (anap.).
2. metaph.,ἀμπέλου π., of wine, Pi. N. 9.52 ; χορῶν ἐραστὴς κισσὸς ἐνιαυτοῦ δὲ παῖς
;ὀρείας πέτρας π., of Echo, E. Hec. 1110 ;ὅρκου π. ἀνώνυμος, of thepenaltyof perjury, Orac. ap. Hdt. 6.86 .γ́; ἄναυδοι π. τᾶς ἀμιάντου, of fishes, A. Pers. 578 (lyr.).
3. periphr.,οἱ Λυδῶν παῖδες sonsof the Lydians, i. e. the Lydians, Hdt. 1.27 , cf. 5.49 ; π. Ἑλλήνων
;οἱ [ἀσκληπιοῦ] π., i. e. physicians, Pl. R. 407e ;οἱ ζωγράφων π.painters, Id. Lg. 769b ;παῖδες ῥητόρωνorators, Luc. Anach. 19 ;π. ἰατρῶν, π. πλαστῶν καὶ γραφέων, Id. Dips. 5 , Im. 9 ; cf. υἱός
II. in relation to Age,child, boyorgirl, νέος π.
: with anotherSubst.,π. συφορβός boy-swineherd, Il. 21.282 ; παῖδα κόρην γαμεῖν
, cf. Il. 11.710 ; ἔτι π.
;παιδὸς μηδὲν βελτίωνib. 342e : distd. fromπαιδίον, μειράκιον, Hp. Hebd. 5 , cf. X. Smp. 4.17 , Cyr. 8.7.6 , 1.2.4 ;ἐκ παιδός from a child, Pl. R. 374c ; ἐκ παιδὸς εἰς γῆρας
, cf. R. 386a ; ἀκούων τῶν παίδων εὐθύς
; εὐθὺς ἐκ παίδων ἐξελθών
;ἡλικίαν ἔχειν τὴν ἄρτι ἐκ π.to be just out of one'schildhood, X. HG 5.4.25 ; ἐκ μικρῶν π.
; [ Ἡρακλῆς] ἐν παισὶν ὄφεις ἀπέκτεινεν
;ἐν παισὶ( v.l. παιδὶ ) ποιμαίνων
;χορηγεῖν παισί(cf. χορηγέω
): prov., τοῦτο κἂν π. γνοίη
; δῆλον τοῦτό γε ἤδη καὶ παιδί
; παῖδας [τοὺς πρὸ αὐτοῦ] ἀπέφηνε
, cf. Alex. 4 ;ἔνι τις καὶ ἐν ἡμῖν π., of the superstitious fears of a child, Pl. Phd. 77e , cf. Porph. Abst. 1.41 .
III. in relation to Condition,slave, servant, manormaid(of all ages), παῖ, παῖ
, cf. Ar. Ach. 395 , Epicr. 5.2 , etc.; παῖ, παιδίον
: pl., of the crew of a ship, D. 33.8 . (FromΠαϝις, cf.παῦρος, Lat.puer.)
References Od. 3.381 Il. 2.609 5.704 9.57 11.389 2.205 Sapph. 38 85 IG 7.690 Od. 24.192 Hom. A. 4.697 AP 3.8 9.125 Luc. Symp. 41 Anacr. 17 Il. 2.205 609 Th. 1.4 Il. 1.20 443 3.175 Pl. Lg. 788a Berl.Sitzb. 1927.7 Il. 9.494 20.308 Pi. N. 7.100 Inscr.Cypr. 135.11 E. Ph. 281 Isoc. 19.9 Is. 7.31 A. Ag. 50 Pi. N. 9.52 Chaerem. 5 E. Hec. 1110 Hdt. 6.86 A. Pers. 578 Hdt. 1.27 5.49 A. Pers. 402 Pl. R. 407e Id. Lg. 769b Luc. Anach. 19 Id. Dips. 5 Im. 9 2 Od. 4.665 Il. 2.289 Sapph. 34 Il. 21.282 Ar. Lys. 595 Pi. N. 3.72 A. Ch. 755 Il. 11.710 Pl. Prt. 310e 342e Hp. Hebd. 5 X. Smp. 4.17 Cyr. 8.7.6 1.2.4 Pl. R. 374c Aeschin. 1.180 Pl. Lg. 694d R. 386a Id. Lg. 642b D. 21.154 X. HG 5.4.25 Arist. Pol. 1336a14 D.C. 56.36 Hdn. 6.8.1 11 Pl. Euthd. 279d Id. Smp. 204b Luc. Peregr. 11 Alex. 4 Pl. Phd. 77e A. Ch. 653 Ar. Ach. 395 Epicr. 5.2 Ar. Nu. 132 D. 33.8 Liddell–Scott–Jones — CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
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