inferior ἥσσων,ἧσσον, gen.ονος; Att. ἥττων, Ion. ἥσσων(notἕσσων) Hdt. (v. infr.), Democr. 50 , Hp. VC 2 : formed fromἦκα(prop.ἠσσ-, cf.ἤκιστος), but in sense Comp. of κακός, μικρός: I. c. gen. per
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inferior ἥσσων,ἧσσον, gen.ονος; Att. ἥττων, Ion. ἥσσων(notἕσσων) Hdt. (v. infr.), Democr. 50 , Hp. VC 2 : formed fromἦκα(prop.ἠσσ-, cf.ἤκιστος), but in sense Comp. of κακός, μικρός: I. c. gen. per
less/worse ἥσσων, ἧσσον, genitive ονος; Attic dialect ἥττων, Ionic dialect ἥσσων (not ἕσσων) [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus (see. below), 3rd c.AD: Democritus Epigrammaticus 50, 5th c.BC: Hippocra
humanize, bring down to men, ἐξανθρωπ-ίζω, A. humanize, bring down to men, τὰ θεῖα Plu. 2.360a ;φιλοσοφίαν,of Socrates, ib. 582b . II. [πνεύμασι καὶ χυμοῖσι] χρῆται(sc. the new-born child)ἧσσον -
point forwards and downwards, προκύπτω, A. point forwards and downwards, ἄκρος ὁ ποὺς ἧσσόν τι -κύπτειν ἐθέλει ἐς τοὔμπροσθεν(in dislocations) Hp. Art. 59 . 2. stick one's head out, peep out, ἐκ το
bound, leap σκίρτ-ημα,ατος,τό, A. bound, leap, esp. of restive or frightened animals, ἐμμανεῖ ς. ᾖσσον A. Pr. 675 , cf. 599 (lyr.); ποδῶν σκιρτήματα ἔλαυνε E. HF 836 , cf. Hec. 526 , etc.
any one, any thing τις,τι, Indef. Pron. A. any one, any thing, enclitic through all cases (for exceptionsv.infr.):—butτίς; τί; Interrog. Pron.who? what?, oxyt. in the monosyll. cases, parox. in the o
one τις, τι, Indef. pronoun any one, any thing, enclitic through all cases (for exceptions see below):—but τί; τί; Interrog. pronoun who? what?, oxytone in the monosyllable cases, paroxytone in the o
shoot, dart, glance ἀί̈σσω, Hom. , Hdt. ; in Pi. and Trag. contr. ᾄσσω; Att. ᾄττω, orἄττω(withoutιsubscr.) in Mss. of Pl. , etc.:impf. A. ἤϊσσον Il. 18.506 , Ion. ἀί̈σσεσκον(παρ-) A.R. 2.276 ,
effect, accomplish, ἀνύω(ᾰνῠ), Il. 4.56 , Ar. Ra. 606 , Att. ἀνύτωorἁνύτω Th. 2.75 , Pl. R. 486c , al.:impf. A. ἤνυον Hdt. 9.66 , E. Hec. 1167 :fut. ἀνύσω[ῠ], S. Aj. 607 , Ar. Ra. 649 , Ep. ἐξ
brightness, sheen γάνος(A) [ᾰ],εος,τό,(γαίω, cf.γάνυμαι) A. brightness, sheen, Sapph. 127 (?), Supp. 9.2 . 2. gladness, joy, pride, λάφυρα . . ἀρχαῖον γάνος A. Ag. 579 . 3. of water and wine, fro
approve, applaud, commend, ἐπαιν-έω, Aeol. ἐπαίνημι Simon. 5.19 ; Lacon. ἐπαινίω Ar. Lys. 198 :impf. ἐπῄνεονIl 3.461 (tm.):fut. A. -έσω Semon. 7.29 , S. El. 1057 , E. Andr. 465 (lyr.), Heracl.
to praise ἐπαιν-έω, Aeolic dialect ἐπαίνημι [[ 4th-5th c.BC: Simonides Lyricus 5.19 ] Refs 4th c.BC+]; Laconian dialect ἐπαινίω [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Lysistrata” 198: ] Refs 5th c.BC
squeeze, chafe θλῐ́β-ω [ῑ], Ar. Pax 1239 , etc.:fut. θλίψω(ἀπο-) E. Cyc. 237 :aor. A. ἔθλιψα Pl. Ti. 60c , Call. Del. 35 :pf. τέθλῐφα Crobyl. 4 (cj.), Plb. 18.24.3 :— Med. ,fut. θλίψομαι(v. inf
to press on θλῐβ-ω [ῑ], [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Pax” 1239, etc.: ] Refs 5th c.BC+]future θλίψω (ἀπο-) [[ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Cyclops” 237 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist ἔθλιψα [[
grieve, vex λῡπ-έω, (λύπη) A. grieve, vex, whether in body or mind,τινα Hes. Op. 401 , Sapph. Supp. 2.4 , etc.; opp.εὐφραίνειν, E. Alc. 239 (anap.); [ὁ θώραξ] λυπεῖ distressesby its weight, X. Mem.
to grieve λῡπ-έω, (λύπη) grieve, vex, whether in body or mind, τινα [[ 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Opera et Dies” 401, 7th-6th c.BC: Sappho Lyrica “Papyrus fragments” in E. Diehl, 2.4, etc.] Refs
not one, not even one, nobody μηδείς,μηδεμίᾰ, μηδέν(i.e.μηδὲ εἷς, μηδὲ μία, μηδὲ ἕν): fem.μηδὲ ἴαorμηδεί̈α(or -έϊα) IG 12(2).6.12 (Mytil.):— A. not one, not even one, nobody(in neut.nothing), once in
nothing μηδείς, μηδεμίᾰ, μηδέν (i.e. μηδὲ εἷς, μηδὲ μία, μηδὲ ἕν): feminine μηδὲ ἴα or μηδεΐα (or -έϊα) [[ “IG” 12(2).6.12 (Mytil.)] Refs]:— not one, not even one, nobody (in neuter nothing), once in
νέμω , fut. νεμῶ S. Aj. 513 , ( ἀπο- ) Pl. Phlb. 65b , later νεμήσω Longus 2.23 : aor. ἔνειμα, Ep. νεῖμα Il. 3.274 : pf. νενέμηκα ( δια- ) X. Cyr. 4.5.45 :— Med. , νέμομαι, fut. νεμοῦμαι Th. 4.64 , D.
to feed νέμω, future νεμῶ [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 513, (ἀπο-) 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Philebus” 65b, later νεμήσω 3rd c.AD(?): Longus Scriptor Eroticus 2.23: ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
ὁ , ἡ , τό , is, when thus written, demonstr. Pronoun. in Att. , definite or prepositive Article. in Ep. , the so-called postpositive Article, = relative Pronoun, ὅς, ἥ, ὅ. —The nom. masc. and fem. sg
the/this/who ὁ, ἡ, τό, is, when thus written, __A demonstrative Pronoun. __B in Attic dialect, definite or prepositive Article. __C in Epic dialect, the so-called postpositive Article, = relative
to dwell οἰκέω, Epic dialect οἰκείω [[ 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Theogonia” 330 ] Refs 8th c.BC+], Locrian dialect ϝοικέω [[ “IG” 9(1).334.29 ] Refs]; Aeolic dialect present participle οἴκεις [[
little, small, ὀλίγος [ῐ],η,ον, laterὀλίος(q.v.), of Size, A. little, small,freq. in Hom. , rarer later, opp. μέγας, σάκος Il. 14.376 ; κῦμα Od. 10.94 , etc. ;ὀλίγῃ ὀπίwithsmall, lowvoice, 14.492