rudder πηδάλι-ον [ᾰ], τό, (πηδόν) steering-paddle, rudder, [[ 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus, only in 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey”; π. μετὰ χερσὶ.. νηὸς ἔχοντα 3.281; π. ποιήσατο, ὄφρ᾽ ἰθύνοι
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rudder πηδάλι-ον [ᾰ], τό, (πηδόν) steering-paddle, rudder, [[ 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus, only in 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey”; π. μετὰ χερσὶ.. νηὸς ἔχοντα 3.281; π. ποιήσατο, ὄφρ᾽ ἰθύνοι
of, for, πληκ-τικός,ή,όν, A. of, for,orby striking, π. θήραfishingby means of spearing, Pl. Sph. 220d ;ἡ πληκτική, τὸ πληκτικόν [μέρος], ib. 220e , 221b ; π. δύναμις Epicur. Fr. 308 . 2. ready to
very expensive, costly, πολυ-τελής,ές, (τέλος) A. very expensive, costly,opp. εὐτελής, οἰκίη Hdt. 4.79 ; τράπεζα Democr. 210 ; παρακομιδή Th. 7.28 ; ζῶναι Pl. Hp.Mi. 368c ; παρασκευαί X. Hie
full of men, populous, πολῠ́ανδρ-ος,ον, of places, A. full of men, populous, A. Pers. 73 (lyr.), 899 (lyr.); κῶμαι BGU 903.10 (ii A. D.): Sup. , χωρίον Palaeph. 38 . 2. of persons,many, numerou
valuable πολυ-τελής, ές, (τέλος) very expensive, costly, opposed to εὐτελής, οἰκίη [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.79; τράπεζα 3rd c.AD: Democritus Epigrammaticus 210; παρακομιδή 5th c.BC: Thucyd
preparing πορσύνω [ῡ],fut. A. -ῠνῶ A. Supp. 522 , Ep. -ῠνέω(v.infr.):aor. ἐπόρσῡνα S. OT 1476 , Ep. πόρσῡνα Od. 7.347 ; imper. πόρσυνον S. Ichn. 304 : alsoπορσαίνω, Ep. Iterat. πορσαίνεσκ
early-born, πρόγον-ος,ον, (γίγνομαι, γέγονα) A. early-born,[ἄρνες], opp.μέτασσαι, Od. 9.221 , cf. Hermesian. 7.74 , SIG 1038.9 (Eleusis,iv/iii B.C.);first-born, IG 2.1301 (dub.). 2. = ἀπόγονος 1
on the side of, in the direction of, πρός, Prep., expressing direction, A. on the side of, in the direction of,hence c. gen., dat., and acc.,from, at, to: Ep. alsoπροτίandποτί, in Hom. usually c. acc
to/with πρός, preposition, expressing direction, __A on the side of, in the direction of, hence with genitive, dative, and accusative, from, at, to: Epic dialect also προτί and ποτί, in [[ 8th c.BC:
flow towards a point, stream in, assemble προσρέω,aor. Pass. προσερρύην(v. infr.), A. flow towards a point, stream in, assemble, Hdt. 1.62 ;stealorcreep towards, τινὸς προσρυέντος τῇ τραπέζῃ Plu.
scare away σοβ-έω, A. scare awaybirds, ἡμεῖς δὲ . ., οὐ σοβοῦντος οὐδενὸς ἀνεπτόμεσθ' Ar. Av. 34 ;ἐπειδὴ τουτονὶ σεσοβήκαμεν(just above he had been calledστροῦθος) Id. V. 211 ; ς. τὰς ἀλεκτρυόνας
from Sparta Σπάρτη, Dor. Σπάρτα,ἡ,Spartain Laconia, Il. 2.582 , etc.:—hence Advbs.,Σπάρτηθεν, A. from Sparta, Od. 2.327 ;Σπάρτηνδε,to Sparta, 1.285 :—Σπαρτιάτης[ᾱ],ου,ὁ ,a Spartan, E. Or. 457 , Th.
standing-place σταθμός,ὁ, in Trag., etc., with heterocl. pl.σταθμά, S. Ph. 489 , OT 1139 , E. HF 999 , X. Eq. 4.3 , etc.;σταθμοίhowever occurs not only in Hom. (v. infr.), but in E. Andr. 280 , Or. 14
a doorpost σταθμός, ὁ, in Trag., etc., with irregular plural σταθμά, [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 489, “OT” 1139, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hercules Furens” 999, 5th-6th c.BC: Xe
congenital, inborn συγγεν-ής,ές, A. congenital, inborn, ἦθος Pi. O. 13.13 ; εὐδοξία Id. N. 3.40 ;ς. εἶδος,=φύσις,character, Hp. Hum. 1 ; νόσημα ς. ἐστί τινι Id. Prorrh. 2.2 ; φόβος A. Eu. 691
to continue συμπαρα-μένω, future -μενῶ[[ “PSI” 1.64.3 (1st c.BC)] Refs 1st c.BC+]:—stay along with or among, [[ 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “προρρητικόν” 2.15, “Int.” 6: with _dative_, 5th c.BC: Th
accompanying σύμφορ-ος,ον, A. accompanying,λιμὸς ἀεργῷ σύμφορος ἀνδρίhunger is the sluggard'scompanion, Hes. Op. 302 : c. gen., πενίης οὐ σύμφοροι, ἀλλὰ κόροιο Id. Th. 593 . II. suitable, useful,
fuse into one mass συντήκ-ω, A. fuse into one mass, [ πῦρ] συντῆκον τὴν γῆν Antipho Soph. 30 ;weld together, ὑμᾶς ς. καὶ συμφυσῆσαι εἰς τὸ αὐτό Pl. Smp. 192d ;τὰ μόρια γόμφοις ς. Id. Ti. 43a ; συ
in self-control Included with: σώφρων, Epic dialect and poetry σᾰόφρων (as in [[ 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus, see below, 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “Pae.” 9.46)] Refs 8th c.BC+], ονος, ὁ, ἡ: neuter σῶφρ
of sound mind σώφρων, Ep. and poet.σᾰόφρων(as in Hom. ,v.infr., Pi. Pae. 9.46 ),ονος,ὁ , ἡ: neut.σῶφρον:—prop. A. of sound mind(fromσῶς, φρήν,cf. Pl. Cra. 411e , Arist. EN 1140b11 ): hence,discreet,
self-controlled σώφρων, Epic dialect and poetry σᾰόφρων (as in [[ 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus, see below, 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “Pae.” 9.46)] Refs 8th c.BC+], ονος, ὁ, ἡ: neuter σῶφρον:—properly of
balance τᾰ́λαντ-ον,τό, A. balance, Ζεὺς . . τὸ τ. ἐπιρρέπει ἄλλοτε ἄλλως Thgn. 157 ; ζυγὸν ταλάντου A. Supp. 823 (lyr.); ταλάντῳ μουσικὴ σταθμήσεται Ar. Ra. 797 : in this sense used by Hom. onl
bringing fulfilment τελέσφορ-ος(parox.),ον, A. bringing fulfilment; used by Hom. always in phraseτελεσφόρον εἰς ἐνιαυτόν, for the space of afulfilment-bringingyear, for acompleteyear, Il. 19.32 , Od.
cicala, Cicada plebeia τέττιξ,ῑγος(butῑκος Ar. and Theoc. acc. to Hdn.Gr. ap. Choerob. in Theod. 1.292 H.),ὁ, A. cicala, Cicada plebeiaor allied species, a winged insect fond of basking on trees, wh