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Gloss one wing of a pair of double gates
πύλη[ῠ],ἡ , prop.
A. one wing of a pair of double gates, ὀλίγον τι παρακλίναντες τὴν ἑτέρην π.
Hdt. 3.156
: mostly in pl.,gates of a town(whereasθύρα =house-door), Σκαιαὶ π.
Il. 3.145
, etc.; π. εὖ ἀραρυίας
7.339
; πύκα στιβαρῶς ἀραρυίας
12.454
; πεπταμένας ἐν χερσὶ π. ἔχετε
21.531
;ἄνεσάν τε π. καὶ ἀπῶσαν ὀχῆαςib. 537 ; π. ἀνοῖξαι
A. Ag. 604
; π. κλῇσαι
Pl. R. 560c
(the Art. is freq. omitted even in Prose): pl. of severalgates, A. Th. 125 ;ἐν πύλαιςin or atthe gates, ib. 160 , 213 (both lyr.), al.;πρὸς πύλαιςib. 377 , 457 ; ἐπὶ ταῖς πύλαισιν, οὗ τὸ τάριχος ὤνιον
Close Browse lexicon entries 2. in Trag. sts. of thehouse-door, δωμάτων πύλαι
, cf. 561 ;γυναικείους π. gateordoorleading to the women's apartments, ib. 878 ; πύλαις διπλαῖς ἐνήλατο
: also in sg., ib. 1186 , El. 818 ; of thedoorof a tent, Id. Aj. 11 ; πύλης ἄναξ θυρωρέ
3. πύλαι Ἀί̈δαοthegates of the nether world, periphr.forhell, Il. 5.646 , 9.312 , Od. 14.156 ; Ἅιδου πύλαι
, cf. Ev.Matt. 16.18 , etc.; also σκότου πύλαι
(ii B.C.);τετελώνηται διὰ πύληςhas paid thecustoms, BGU 1592
(iii A.D.), etc.; τὸ σύμβολον τῆς ἱερᾶς Συηνιτικῆς π.
(i B.C.); μισθωταὶ ἱερᾶς π. Σοήνης
(ii A.D.), al., cf.Ostr.Bodl.v C 1
II. generally,entrance, orifice, ἀμφὶ πύλας ἰσθμοῖο
; ἀναπεπταμένας ἔχω τῶν ὤτων τὰς π.
; πύλας τοῖς ὠσὶν ἐπίθεσθε
;ἡλίου πύλαι, Pythag. name for the eyes, D.L. 8.29 ;portal fissureof the liver, π. καὶ δοχαὶ χολῆς
, cf. Hp. Epid. 2.4.1 , Anat. 1 , Pl. Ti. 71c , Arist. HA 496b32 , Gal. 15.145 ;portal veinof the liver, Ruf. Onom. 179 , Gal. 2.785 , 5.542 .
b. pl., of thecarceresin the circus, Aristid. 1.124J.
c. metaph., πύλας ὕμνων ἀναπιτνάμεν
2. entrance into a country through mountains, pass,
Hdt. 5.52 : hence,Πύλαι,αἱ , the common name forΘερμοπύλαι,the Gatesof Greece, Id. 7.201 , etc.: of otherpasses, π. τῆς Κιλικίας καὶ τῆς Συρίας
;αἱ Σύριαι π. ib. 5 ;αἱ Κάσπιαι π. Str. 11.12.1 ; π. Λύδιαι
;Ἀμανίδες π. Id. 14.5.18 , 16.2.8 ( αἱ Ἀμανικαὶ καλούμεναι
): thesepasseswere sometimes really barred bygates, Hdt. 7.176 , cf. 3.117 , 5.52 , X. l.c.: the Isthmus is calledπόντοιο πύλαι, Pi. N. 10.27 ; Κορίνθου π.
;Πέλοπος νάσου θεόδματοι π. B. p.437
3. ofnarrow straits, by which one enters a broad sea,Πύλαι ΓαδειρίδεςtheStraitsof Gibraltar, Pi. Fr. 256 ;ἐπ' αὐταῖς στενοπόροις λίμνης π., of the Thracian Bosporus, A. Pr. 729 ;ἐν πύλαις, of the Euripus, E. IA 803 .
References Hdt. 3.156 Il. 3.145 7.339 12.454 21.531 537 A. Ag. 604 Pl. R. 560c A. Th. 125 160 213 377 457 Ar. Eq. 1247 A. Ch. 732 561 878 S. OT 1261 Id. Ant. 18 1186 El. 818 Id. Aj. 11 Id. Fr. 775 Il. 5.646 9.312 Od. 14.156 A. Ag. 1291 Ev.Matt. 16.18 E. Hec. 1 Id. Hipp. 1447 PTeb. 5.34 BGU 1592 PStrassb. 79.10 Ostr. 106 C 1 Emp. 100.19 Ath. 4.169a Pl. Smp. 218b Pythag. D.L. 8.29 E. El. 828 Hp. Epid. 2.4.1 Anat. 1 Pl. Ti. 71c Arist. HA 496b32 Gal. 15.145 Ruf. Onom. 179 Gal. 2.785 5.542 Aristid. 1.124J. Pi. O. 6.27 B. Fr. 4 D.C. 57.24 76.7 Hdt. 5.52 Id. 7.201 X. An. 1.4.4 5 Str. 11.12.1 Id. 13.1.65 Id. 14.5.18 16.2.8 Arr. An. 2.7.1 Hdt. 7.176 3.117 5.52 X. Pi. N. 10.27 Id. O. 9.86 X. Ages. 2.17 p.437 J. Pi. Fr. 256 A. Pr. 729 E. IA 803 Liddell–Scott–Jones — CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
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