χεῖλος
(Doric dialect χῆλος [[ 3rd c.BC: Cercidas Iambographus 1.5 ] Refs 3rd c.BC+], Aeolic dialect χέλλος [[ 4th-5th c.AD: Choeroboscus Grammaticus in “Anecdota Graeca - MSS. Bibl. Oxon.” 2.278)] Refs 4th c.AD+], εος, τό: plural, genitive χειλῶν [[ 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 492b26; χειλέων 3rd c.BC: Herodas Mimographus 3.4, LXX.Pro.12.13, +others, 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Cat.Ma.” 12, variant in 1st c.BC: Dionysius Halicarnassensis “de Compositione Verborum” 14: poetry _dative_ χείλεσσι (see. below)] LXX+4th c.BC+]:—lip, [[ 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus, etc.: proverbial, ἐγέλασσε χείλεσιν] Refs 8th c.BC+] laughed with the lips only, [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 15.102 ] Refs 8th c.BC+]; χείλεα μέν τ᾽ ἐδίην᾽, ὑπερῴην δ᾽ οὐκ ἐδίηνε wetted the lips, but not the palate, i.e. drank sparingly,[[ 22.495; νέκταρ ἐν χείλεσσι στάξοισι 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 9.63 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; πειθώ τις ἐπεκάθιζεν ἐπὶ τοῖς χ., of Pericles, [[ 5th c.BC: Eupolis Comicus 94.5; χείλεσιν διδοὺς ὀδόντας 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Bacchae” 621 (troch.)] Refs 5th c.BC+]; χείλεσιν ἀμφιλάλοις, of incessant talk, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 678 (Lyric poetry)] Refs 5th c.BC+]; δάκνων τὰ χ., of one in a difficulty, [[ 4th c.BC: Eubulus Comicus 53.6; ἄχρις ἡ ψυχή.. ἐπὶ χειλέων λειφθῇ 3rd c.BC: Herodas Mimographus [same place] ] Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἐπὶ τοῖς χείλεσι τὰς ψυχὰς ἔχοντες 'with their hearts in their mouths', [[ 1st-2nd c.AD: Dio Chrysostomus Sophista 32.50 ] Refs 1st c.AD+]; ἀπὸ χειλέων, opposed to ἀπὸ καρδίας, [[ 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus [same place]; ἀπ᾽ ἄκρου χ. φιλοσοφεῖν ] Refs 1st c.AD+]on the surface only, [[ 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Apol.” 6 ] Refs 2nd c.AD+]; ἐπ᾽ ἄκρου τοῦ χ. on the tip of one's tongue, [[ [prev. author] “Ind.” 26 ] Refs]; προσαρμόσαι τὰ χ. (i.e. τῇ κύλικι) [[ [prev. author] “DDeor.” 5.2 ] Refs]; προσαρμόζειν τὰ χ., χείλη προσεγγίσαι χείλεσιν, of persons kissing, [[ [prev. author] “DMeretr.” 5.3, “Am.” 53 ] Refs]; χείλεσιν διερρυηκόσιν with gaping lips, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Nubes” 873; ἐν τοῖς χ. τιμᾶν LXX.Isa.29.13 ] LXX+5th c.BC+]; ἐν χ. ἑτέρων λαλεῖν, i.e. in strange speech, [[ NT.1Cor.14.21; χ. ἓν πάντων LXX.Gen.11.6, cf. LXX.Pro.10.19. ] LXX+NT]