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πρόσωπον,τό: pl.πρόσωπα, Ep. ( Aeol. acc. to Sch. Il. 7.212 )
A.
προσώπατα
Od. 18.192
, AP 5.230 ( Maced. ), Opp. C. 1.419 , etc.; dat. προσώπασι
Il. 7.212
: a masc. nom.πρόσωποςis cited from Pl.Com. 250 :—face, countenance(cf.μέτωπον), Hom. , always in pl., even of a single person, Il. 7.212 , 18.414 , Od. 19.361 , al. (exc. Il. 18.24 ), and so in Hes. Op. 594 ( v.l. -πον ), S. Fr. 871.6 (v.infr.), El. 1277 (lyr.), OC 314 , X. An. 2.6.11 (dub.), AP 9.322 ( Leon. ): sg. in h.Hom. 10.2 , 31.12 , and usu. in later writers; π. κλιθὲν προσώπῳ
Simon. 37.12
; εἰς π. βλέπειν
E. Hipp. 280
;ἐς π. τινὸς ἀφικέσθαιcome before him, ib. 720 ; π. πρός τινα στρέφειν
Id. Ph. 457
; οὐκ ὄψεσθε τὸ π. μου
LXX Ge. 43.3
Close Browse lexicon entries (ii B.C.);κατὰ πρόσωπον in front, facing, Th. 1.106 , X. Cyr. 1.6.43 , etc.;τὴν κατὰ π. τῆς ἀντίας φάλαγγος τάξινib. 6.3.35 ;κατὰ π. Αἰγύπτου facing, frontingEgypt, LXX Ge. 25.18 ; opp.κατὰ νώτου, Plb. 1.28.9 ;κατὰ π. ἄγειν, opp.κατὰ κέρας ὑπεραίρειν, Id. 11.14.6 , etc.;κατὰ π.in person, ἡ κατὰ π. ἔντευξις
;κατὰ π. παραμυθήσασθαι, opp.διὰ τοῦ ψαφίσματος, IG 42(1).86.22 (Epid.); so κατὰ πρόσωπα
; alsoπρὸς τὸ π. X. Cyn. 10.9 ;ἐπὶ προσώπου Ἰεριχώinfrontof Jericho, LXX De. 34.1 ; ἔρρ' ἐκ προσώπου
;βλέπειν εἰς π. τινόςregard hiscountenance,
Ev.Matt. 22.16 : usu. of the face of man or God, as λειτουργῶν τῷ π. Κυρίου
;οἱ ἄρτοι τοῦ π., of shewbread, ib. 21.6 : of the ibis, Hdt. 2.76 ; of dogs, ἀπὸ τῶν π. φαιδραί
; of horses, Arist. HA 631a5 ; of deer, ib. 579a2 ; of fish, Anaxandr. 30 , 33.16 ;faceof the moon, S. Fr. 871.6 (pl.), Plu. 2.920b : metaph., ἀργυρωθεῖσαι πρόσωπα . . ἀοιδαί
2. front, façade, Id. P. 6.14 , cf. E. Ion 189 (lyr., pl.);κατὰ π. τοῦ ἱεροῦ, τῆς νεώς, PPetr. 3p.2
(iii B.C.), Ach.Tat. 3.1 , 2 ; τιθέναι τὰς φιάλας ἐπὶ πρόσωπον
II. one's look, countenance, A. Ag. 639 , 794 (anap., pl.), Eu. 990 (anap., pl.), etc.;οὐ τὸ σὸν δείσας π. S. OT 448 : metaph., φαίνοισα π. Ἀλάθεια
2. Astrol., decan considered as thedomainof a planet,ἐν ἰδίοις π. Vett.Val. 62.21 , Paul. Al. C. 2 .
= προσωπεῖον ,mask, D. 19.287 (-εῖονis v.l.), Arist. Po. 1449a36 , b4 , Pr. 958a17 , Dsc. 3.144 (v.l.), Poll. 2.47 ; π. ὑπάργυρον κατάχρυσον
, cf. 42(1).102.58 , 68 (Epid.,iv B.C.), Clara Rhodos 6 / 7.428 ;ὀθόνινον π. prob. in Pl.Com. 142 ; π. περίθετον
; of the Romanimagines, Plb. 6.53.5 ;bustorportrait,
Sammelb. 5221 , OGI 432.1 (Naksh-i-Rustam,iii A.D.).
2. dramatic part, character, Phld. Rh. 1.199S. , Arr. Epict. 1.29.45 and 57 ;κωφὸν π. Cic. Att. 13.19.3 ;characterin a book,τὸ τῆς Ἑλλάδος ὄνομα καὶ π. Plb. 8.11.5 ;τὸ τοῦ Ὀδυσσέως π. Id. 12.27.10 , cf. Phld. Po. 5.32 ; alsoἀστοχεῖν τοῦ π., of an author, Callisth. 44J. ; ἐπὶ προσχήματι καὶ π. δικαστῶν
IV. person, Phld. Rh. 1.52S. (pl.); ἀδίκως μὴ κρῖνε πρόσωπον
;προσώπῳ, οὐ καρδίᾳ in person, in bodily presence, 1 Ep.Thess. 2.17 , cf. 2 Ep.Cor. 5.12 ;ποιεῖνorπληροῦν τὸ π. τινόςto represent aperson,
(iv A.D.), Sammelb. 6000ii 12
(vi A.D.);λαμβάνειν π. τινόςadmit apersonto one's presence, εἰ προσδέξεταί σε, εἰ λήψεται πρόσωπόν σου
; hence, = προσωποληπτεῖν , Ev.Luc. 20.21 , Ep.Gal. 2.6 ;μὴ ἀποστρέψῃς τὸ π. μου, i.e. do not reject my prayer, LXX 3 Ki. 2.20 ;θαυμάσαι π. ἀσεβοῦςib. Pr. 18.5 ;ὁ θεὸς ὁ μέγας . . , ὅστις οὐ θαυμάζει π. οὐδὲ οὐ μὴ λάβῃ δῶρονib. De. 10.17 .
2. legal personality, Bion Borysth. ap. D.L. 4.46 .
3. Gramm.,person, D.T. 638.4 , A.D. Pron. 3.12 , etc.;γυναικεῖα π. Alex.Trall. 2 .
4. π. πόλεωςafeatureof the city, of a person, Cic. Fam. 15.17.2 .
Zeno Stoic. 1.23 (cf. Nicol. Prog. p.4 F.).
References Od. 18.192 AP 5.230 Maced. Opp. C. 1.419 Il. 7.212 Pl.Com. 250 Hom. 18.414 Od. 19.361 Il. 18.24 Hes. Op. 594 S. Fr. 871.6 El. 1277 OC 314 X. An. 2.6.11 AP 9.322 Leon. h.Hom. 10.2 31.12 Simon. 37.12 E. Hipp. 280 720 Id. Ph. 457 LXX Ge. 43.3 UPZ 70.5 Th. 1.106 X. Cyr. 1.6.43 6.3.35 LXX Ge. 25.18 Id. P. 6.14 E. Ion 189 PPetr. 3p.2 Ach.Tat. 3.1 2 Asclep.Myrl. Ath. 11.501d A. Ag. 639 794 Eu. 990 S. OT 448 Pi. N. 5.17 Vett.Val. 62.21 C. 2 D. 19.287 Arist. Po. 1449a36 b4 Pr. 958a17 Dsc. 3.144 Poll. 2.47 IG 12.276.6 42(1).102.58 68 Clara Rhodos 6 7.428 Pl.Com. 142 Aristomen. 5 Plb. 6.53.5 Sammelb. 5221 OGI 432.1 Phld. Rh. 1.199S. Arr. Epict. 1.29.45 57 Cic. Att. 13.19.3 Plb. 8.11.5 Id. 12.27.10 Phld. Po. 5.32 44J. Ael. Fr. 168 Phld. Rh. 1.52S. Ps.-Phoc. 10 1 Ep.Thess. 2.17 2 Ep.Cor. 5.12 PRein. 56.30 Sammelb. 6000ii 12 LXX Ma. 1.8 Ev.Luc. 20.21 Ep.Gal. 2.6 LXX 3 Ki. 2.20 Pr. 18.5 De. 10.17 Bion D.L. 4.46 D.T. 638.4 A.D. Pron. 3.12 Alex.Trall. 2 Cic. Fam. 15.17.2 Zeno Stoic. 1.23 Nicol. Prog. p.4 Liddell–Scott–Jones — CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
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