pool of standing water λίμν-η,ἡ, A. pool of standing waterleft by the sea or a river, Il. 21.317 : hence,marshy lake, mere, distd. fromἕλος, Pl. Criti. 114e , Lg. 824c ; Βοιβηί̈ς λ. Il. 2.711 ;Γυγα
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pool of standing water λίμν-η,ἡ, A. pool of standing waterleft by the sea or a river, Il. 21.317 : hence,marshy lake, mere, distd. fromἕλος, Pl. Criti. 114e , Lg. 824c ; Βοιβηί̈ς λ. Il. 2.711 ;Γυγα
mastich μαστῐ́χ-η,ἡ, A. mastich, μ. τρώγειν Com.Adesp. 338 ; obtained fromσχῖνος,mastich, Pistacia Lentiscus, or fromἰξίνη,pine-thistle, Atractylis gummifera, Thphr. HP 9.1.2 , cf. Dsc. 1.70 ; the
battle, combat μᾰ́χ-η,ἡ, (μάχομαι) A. battle, combat, freq. in Hom. , usu. of armies, μ. καὶ φύλοπις Il. 13.789 ; ἐπὶ ἶσα μ. τέτατο πτόλεμός τε 12.436 ; μ. ἐνοπή τε 12.35 ; μάχαι τ' ἀνδροκτασία
remembrance, memory μνήμ-η, Dor. μνάμα,ἡ, (μνάομαι) A. remembrance, memoryof a person or thing, abs. or c. gen., κακῶν μ. γίνεται οὐδεμία Thgn. 798 ; οὔτ' ἀγαθῶν μνήμην εἰδότες οὔτε κακῶν Id. 111
hoar-frost, rime πάχν-η,ἡ, (πήγνυμι) A. hoar-frost, rime(defined as frozen rain, Posidon. ap. D.L. 7.153 ), Od. 14.476 ; π. ἑῴα A. Pr. 25 ; τὸ ἐπὶ γῆς συμπαγὲν ἐκ δρόσου γενόμενον π. λέγεται Pl. T
turning round περιᾰγωγ-ή, Dor. περιᾰγωγ-γά,ἡ, A. turning round, ὄνου Hp. Fract. 31 ; περιαγωγαὶ τῆς ἐπιδέσιος Id. Art. 62 ; χειρῶν Gal. 6.92 , cf. Pl. R. 518d ;whirlingof a sling, Plb. 27.11.6
soft fat, lard πῑμελ-ή,ἡ, (πίων, πῖαρ) A. soft fat, lard, Hdt. 2.40 , 47 , Hp. Aër. 19 , S. Ant. 1011 , Democr. ap. Ael. NA 12.18 , Alex. 83 : distd. fromστέαρas beingχυτὸν καὶ ἄπηκτον, Arist. HA 5
the moon σελήν-η,ἡ, Dor. σελάνα [λᾱ] Pi. O. 10.75 , Aeol. σελάννα Sapph. 3 , 53 ; cf. alsoσεληναίη:— A. the moon,ς. πλήθουσαthe full-moon, Il. 18.484 ;ς. ἀεξομένη, ὀλίγη κεράεσσι, Arat. 780 , 733
tent, booth, σκην-ή, Dor. σκᾱνά,ἡ(not in Hom. , who usesκλισίη(q.v.)). I. tent, booth, IG 12.314.110 , E. Hec. 1289 ; ἐπὶ σκηναῖς . . ναυτικαῖς S. Aj. 3 ;σκηνῆς ἔνδονib. 218 (anap.);ὑπὸ σκηναῖσιi
roof στέγ-η, Dor. and Aeol. στέγα,ἡ, A. roof, A. Ag. 897 , Hdt. 6.27 , X. Mem. 3.8.9 , Ev.Marc. 2.4 , etc.;παρέχειν τινὶ ς. give oneshelter, Arist. Fr. 631 ; στέγῃ δέχεσθαί τινας OGI 665.25 (Egypt
writing συγγρᾰφ-ή,ἡ, A. writingornoting down, Hdt. 1.93 ;ἔχει συγγραφήνaffordsmaterial for writing, Aristid. Or. 47(23).3 . II. that which is written, writing, book, esp.in prose: history, narrative
the right of seizing the ship σῡ́λ-η,ἡ, orσῦλον,τό, A. the right of seizing the shiporcargoof a foreign merchant, to cover losses received through him: generally,right of seizure, right of reprisal,
counsel συμβουλ-ή,ἡ,=συμβουλία, Hdt. 1.157 , 3.1 , Pl. Phdr. 260d , Call. inΔιηγήσεις vii 19 , etc.: prov.,ἱερὸν συμβουλή A. counselis a sacred thing, Ar. Fr. 33 (v.ἱερόςIV. 11 ): pl., συμβουλὰς συμ
tumultuous concourse συνδρομ-ή,ἡ, A. tumultuous concourseof people, Cephisod. ap. Arist. Rh. 1411a29 , Plb. 1.67.2 (pl.), LXX Ju. 10.18 , Act.Ap. 21.30 ;ἐπί τινα, κατά τινων, D.S. 3.71 , 15.90 ; ς. τ
an insect which lives on the roots of plants σφονδύλ-η[ῡ],ἡ , A. an insect which lives on the roots of plants, prob. a kind ofbeetle, which has a strong smell when attacked, Ar. Pax 1078 (hex.), cf.
completion, accomplishment τελευτ-ή,ἡ, (τελέω) A. completion, accomplishment,τελευτὴν ποιῆσαι [γάμου] accomplish, Od. 1.249 , 16.126 ; κραίνειν τελευτὰν γάμου Pi. P. 9.66 ;τ. νόστουib. 1.35 ; οὐ γά
reception, ὑποδοχ-ή,ἡ, A. reception, χῶραι εἰς ὑποδοχὴν ἕτοιμοι τοῖς . . περιττώμασι Gal. 6.173 , cf. Sor. 1.84 ; χρῶνται [τοῖς ὕδνοις] πρὸς ὑποδοχὴν ἀρτυμάτων Gal. 6.655 ; βόθρος εἰς ὑ. ῥίψεως
fiery heat, φλεγμον-ή,ἡ, A. fiery heat,dub.l. in Plu. 2.398e (pl.). II. inflammation, Pl. Ax. 366a (pl.), Philem. 113 , Plu. 2.699e , Alex. 35 , etc. 2. Medic.,inflamed tumour, boil, Hp. VM 18 ,
horse's hoof, χηλ-ή, Dor. χᾱλά,ἡ, A. horse's hoof, Hes. Sc. 62 , E. Ph. 42 , Ion 1242 (lyr.), cf.χηλαργός. 2. of oxen and thelike,cloven hoof, χηλαὶ ποδῶν Id. Ba. 619 (troch.), cf. A.R. 2.667 ;
ἀβλεπτ-ῆ: τὸν ἀβλεπτεῦντα, Hsch. ἀβλεπτ-ῆ: τὸν ἀβλεπτεῦντα, Hsch.
love, ἀγάπ-η,ἡ, A. love, LXX Je. 2.2 , Ca. 2.7 , al.; ἀ. καὶ μῖσος Ec. 9.1 ; dub. l. in PBerol. 9859 (ii B. C.<*>, Phld. Lib. p.52 O; of the love of husband and wife, Sch. Ptol. Tetr. 52 . 2. esp
herd ἀγέλ-η,ἡ, (ἄγω) A. herd, of horses, Il. 19.281 ; elsewhere in Hom. always of oxen and kine, Il. 11.678 , etc., cf.βούνομος:—also,any herdorcompany,συῶν ἀ. Hes. Sc. 168 ; ἀ. παρθένων Pi. Fr. 112
bend of the arm ἀγκύλ-η[ῠ],ἡ,(ᾰγκος) properly, A. like ἀγκάλη ,bend of the armorwrist, ἀπ̓ ἀγκύλης ἱέναι,a phrase descriptive of the way in which the cottabus was thrown, B. Fr. 13.2 , cf. Hsch. ; ἀ
strangling, hanging ἀγχόν-η,ἡ, (ἄγχω) A. strangling, hanging, ἀγχόνης . . τέρματα A. Eu. 746 ;ἔργα κρείσσον' ἀγχόνηςdeeds too bad forhanging, S. OT 1374 ;τάδ' ἀγχόνης πέλας'tis nigh as bad ashangin