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σημεῖον,τό, Ion.
σημήϊον, Dor.
σᾱμήϊον
IG 12(3).452 (Thera,iv B.C.),σᾱμεῖον
IPE 12.352.25 (Chersonesus,ii B.C.), IG 5(1).1390.16 (Andania,i B.C.),σᾱμᾶον
CIG 5168 (Cyrene):—=σῆμαin all senses, and more common in Prose, but never in Hom. or Hes. :
A. markby which a thing is known, Hdt. 2.38 ; σημεῖα τῶν δεδικασμένων . ., σημεῖα πάντων ὧν ἔπραξαν
Pl. R. 614c
;signof the future,τυραννίδος ς. A. Ag. 1355 ; ς. λαβεῖν ἔκ τινος
E. Hipp. 514
;trace, track, σημεῖα δ' οὔτε θηρὸς οὔτε του κυνῶν . . ἐξεφαίνετο
S. Ant. 257
, cf. El. 886 ; τῆς καταβάσεως
X. An. 6.2.2
; of a cork on a buoy, Paus. 8.12.1 .
Close Browse lexicon entries 2. sign from the gods, omen, S. OC 94 ; τὰ ἀπὸ τῶν θεῶν ς. γενόμενα
, cf. Pl. Phdr. 244c , Ap. 40b , X. Cyr. 1.6.1 ;wonder, portent, LXX Ex. 4.8 , al.; ς. καὶ τέρατα
, Ev.Matt. 24.24 , Ev.Jo. 4.48 , cf.IPEl.c., D.S. 17.114 ; φόβηθρα καὶ ς. ἀπ' οὐρανοῦ
; esp. ofthe constellations, regarded assigns, δύεται σημεῖα
3. signorsignalto do a thing, made by flags,ἀνέδεξε σημήϊον τοῖσι ἄλλοισι ἀνάγεσθαιhe madesignalfor the rest to put to sea, Hdt. 7.128 ;signal for battle,τὰ ς. ἤρθη, κατεσπάσθη, Th. 1.49 , 63 , etc.;καθαιρεῖν τὸ ς. to takeitdown, strike theflag, as asignof dissolving an assembly, And. 1.36 ;τὸ τῆς ἐκκλησίας ς. Ar. Th. 278 ;ὕστερος ἐλθεῖν τοῦ ς. Id. V. 690 : generally,signal, ς. ὑποδηλῶσαί τινι ὅτι . .
;τὸ ς. τοῦ πυρός, ὡς εἴρητο, ἀνέσχονib. 111 ;signalto commence work, [ ἡ] τοῦ σημείου ἄρσις
(Pergam.);σημείῳ ἀβαστάκτῳ, σημείοις ἀβαστάκτοιςwith unremovedsignal(s), of gymnasia, i.e. never closed, IGRom. 4.446 (ibid.), Abh.Berl.Akad. 1932(5).44 (ibid.,ii A.D.).
4. standardorflag, on the admiral's ship, Hdt. 8.92 ; on the general's tent, X. Cyr. 8.5.13 ;ἔξω τῶν ς. out of thelines, ib. 8.3.19 .
b. body of troopsunder one standard or flag, PAmh. 2.39.2
5. landmark, boundary, limit,ἔξω τῶν ς. τοῦ ὑμετέρου ἐμπορίουout of thelimitsof your commercial port, D. 35.28 ; of milestones, Plu. CG 7 , Hdn. 2.13.9 .
6. deviceupon a shield, Hdt. 1.171 , E. Ph. 1114 ; upon ships,figure-head, Ar. Ra. 933 , Th. 6.31 , E. IA 255 (lyr.).
7. signeton ring, etc., Ar. Eq. 952 , V. 585 , Pl. Tht. 191d , al., X. HG 5.1.30 , D. 42.2 , PRev.Laws 26.5
(iii B.C.);figure, image, Διὸς κτησίου
: pl.,written characters, γράψαι σημήϊα . . φωνῆς
b. pl. ( Dor. )σαμεῖα,stripes, ib. 5(1).1390.16 (Andania,i B.C.);clavi : σημεῖα,Gloss.
8. watchword, war-cry, Plb. 5.69.8 ; ἀπὸ ς. ἑνὸς ἐπιστρέφειν τὰς ναῦς
9. birthmarkordistinguishing feature, Wilcken Chr. 76.14
(ii A.D.), Sammelb. 15.27
II. sign, token, indicationof anything that is or is to be, S. OT 1059 , E. Ph. 1332 ; ς. φαίνεις ἐσθλὸς . . γεγώς
, cf. OT 710 ; τέχνης ς. τῆς ἐμῆς
; so later τὰ ς. τῶν καιρῶν
2. in reasoning, asignorproof, Ar. Nu. 369 , Th. 1.6 , 10 , And. 2.25 , etc.; τούτων ὑμῖν σημεῖα δείξω
, cf. 3.46 ; τάδε τὰ ς. ὡς . .
;ὅτι ἀγαθὸς ἦν . ., τοῦτο μέγιστον ς. Id. Min. 321b ;τὸ μὴ ἐκδυθῆναι οὐδὲν ς. ἐστιis noproofto the contrary, Antipho 2.2.5 ; also,instance, example, Hp. VM 20 ;σημεῖον δέ:to introduce an argument, D. 21.149 , Isoc. 4.86 , 107 , etc.
3. in the Logic of Arist. ,a signused asa probable argumentin proof of a conclusion, opp.τεκμήριον(a demonstrative or certain proof), APr. 70a11 , SE 167b9 , Rh. 1357a33 .
b. in Stoic and Epicurean philos.,signas observable basis of inference to the unobserved or unobservable, Epicur. Ep. 2p.43U. , Phld. Sign. 27 , al., S.E. M. 8.142 , al.;περὶ σημείων(dub. sens.), title of work by Zeno, Stoic. 1.14 .
4. Medic.,symptom, Hp. Morb. 3.6 , 15 , Aret. SD 1.9 , Gal. 1.313 , 18(2).306 .
b. =Lat.lenticula, a kind of skin-eruption, Cels. 6.5.1 .
5. pl.,shorthand symbols, Plu. Cat.Mi. 23 , Gal. Libr.Propr. 1 , POxy. 724.3
(ii A.D.), Lib. Or. 42.25 .
= στιγμή ,mathematical point, Arist. APo. 76b5 , Ph. 240b3 , Euc. Def. 1 , al.; alsoς. (with or withoutχρόνου)pointof time,instant, Arist. Cael. 283a11 , Ph. 262b2 sq.
2. in Prosody and Music,unit of time, Aristid.Quint. 1.14 , Longin. Proll. Heph. 5 .
References Hdt. 2.38 Pl. R. 614c A. Ag. 1355 E. Hipp. 514 S. Ant. 257 El. 886 X. An. 6.2.2 Paus. 8.12.1 IG 12(3).452 S. OC 94 Antipho 5.81 Pl. Phdr. 244c Ap. 40b X. Cyr. 1.6.1 LXX Ex. 4.8 Plb. 3.112.8 Ev.Matt. 24.24 Ev.Jo. 4.48 D.S. 17.114 Ev.Luc. 21.11 E. Rh. 529 Ion 1157 Hdt. 7.128 Th. 1.49 63 And. 1.36 Ar. Th. 278 Id. V. 690 Id. Th. 1011 Th. 4.42 111 Ath.Mitt. 35.403 IGRom. 4.446 Abh.Berl.Akad. 1932(5).44 Hdt. 8.92 X. Cyr. 8.5.13 8.3.19 PAmh. 2.39.2 1.2 D. 35.28 Plu. CG 7 Hdn. 2.13.9 Hdt. 1.171 E. Ph. 1114 Ar. Ra. 933 Th. 6.31 E. IA 255 Ar. Eq. 952 V. 585 Pl. Tht. 191d X. HG 5.1.30 D. 42.2 PRev.Laws 26.5 Anticl. 13 A. Supp. 218 IG 14.1549 5(1).1390.16 Plb. 5.69.8 Th. 2.90 X. HG 6.2.28 Chr. 76.14 Sammelb. 15.27 S. OT 1059 E. Ph. 1332 S. El. 24 OT 710 Id. Ant. 998 Ev.Matt. 16.3 Ar. Nu. 369 Th. 1.6 10 And. 2.25 Aeschin. 2.103 3.46 X. Ages. 1.5 Pl. Grg. 520e Id. Min. 321b Antipho 2.2.5 Hp. VM 20 D. 21.149 Isoc. 4.86 107 Arist. APr. 70a11 SE 167b9 Rh. 1357a33 Epicur. Ep. 2p.43U. Phld. Sign. 27 S.E. M. 8.142 Stoic. 1.14 Hp. Morb. 3.6 15 Aret. SD 1.9 Gal. 1.313 18(2).306 Cels. 6.5.1 Plu. Cat.Mi. 23 Gal. Libr.Propr. 1 POxy. 724.3 Lib. Or. 42.25 Liddell–Scott–Jones — CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
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