build a city πολίζω, Ep. aor. A. ἐπόλισσα A.R. 1.178 , πόλισσα Il. 7.453 : (πόλις):—build a city: generally,build, [τεῖχος] πολίσσαμεν Il. l.c.;ἣν ἐπόλισσεν(sc.τὴν πάτρην) Epigr.Gr. 982 (Phi
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build a city πολίζω, Ep. aor. A. ἐπόλισσα A.R. 1.178 , πόλισσα Il. 7.453 : (πόλις):—build a city: generally,build, [τεῖχος] πολίσσαμεν Il. l.c.;ἣν ἐπόλισσεν(sc.τὴν πάτρην) Epigr.Gr. 982 (Phi
citizen, freeman, πολῑ́τ-ης,ου,ὁ, Ion. πολιήτης(q.v.), A. citizen, freeman, Il. 15.558 , 22.429 , Od. 7.131 , Pi. O. 5.16 , etc.; π. ἀγαθός Th. 3.42 , Pl. Grg. 517c ; κακός E. Ba. 271 ;πόλεως,
citizen πολῑτ-ης, ου, ὁ, Ionic dialect πολιήτης (which see), citizen, freeman, [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 15.558, 22.429, 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 7.131, 5th c.BC: P
many πολλαπλᾰ́σι-ος,α , ον(ος,ον Alcid. Soph. 28 ), Ion. πολλαπλᾰσι-πλήσιος,η,ον, (πολύς) A. many(ora number of) times as manyoras large, Hdt. 3.135 , 8.140 . α'; π. πρὸς πολλοστημόριον Arist. Me
far on in the ordinal series first, second, third, πολλοστ-ός,ή,όν(formed fromπολύςon the analogy ofεἰκοστός, τριακοστός,etc.), A. far on in the ordinal series first, second, third,etc.,π. ὢν Συρακοσ
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
πολύς , Att. πολλή, πολύ; gen. πολλοῦ, ῆς , οῦ; dat. πολλῷ, ῇ, ῷ; acc. πολύν, πολλήν, πολύ :— Ion. πολλός Anacr. 43.3 , πολλή, πολλόν Xenoph. 9 , Democr. 219 , Hp. VM 1 , Herod. 3.19 ; also in Trag.,
much πολύς, Attic dialect πολλή, πολ; genitive πολλοῦ, ῆς, ou=; dative πολλῷ, ῇ, ; accusative πολύν, πολλήν, πολύ:—Ionic dialect πολλός [[ 6th c.BC: Anacreon Lyricus 43.3 ] Refs 6th c.BC+], πολλή, πο
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
poppysmus, ποππ-υσμός,ὁ,=foreg., X. Eq. 9.10 , Plu. 2.713b (pl.), Poll. 1.210 ,v.l. in D.H. Comp. 14 ; A. σιγμοῖς καὶ π. Nicom. Harm. 6 , cf. PMag.Leid.W. 1.37 ; of applause, Plu. 2.545c : Lat.po
carry, bring, πορ-ίζω, Att. fut. A. ποριῶ Ar. Eq. 1079 , 1101 , Th. 6.29 , etc., late πορίσω Artem. 2.68 :aor. ἐπόρισα Pl. Lg. 966e :pf. πεπόρικα Id. Phlb. 30d :— Med. ,fut. Att. ποριοῦ
purple-fish, Murex trunculus πορφύρ-α [ῠ], Ion. πορφύρ-ρη,ἡ, A. purple-fish, Murex trunculusandPurpura haemastoma, S. Fr. 504 , Archipp. 23 , Arist. HA 528a10 , al., Speus. ap. Ath. 3.86c ; τρέφουσ
purple cloth πορφύρ-α [ῠ], Ionic dialect πορφύρ-η, ἡ, purple-fish, Murex trunculus and Purpura haemastoma, [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Fragmenta” 504, 5th-6th c.BC: Archippus Comicus 23, 4th c.B
river ποτᾰμός, ὁ, river, stream, Ὠκεανοῖο ἐξ οὗ περ πάντες π. [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 21.196 ] Refs 8th c.BC+]; π. ἁλιμυρήεις, ἀργυροδίνης, βαθυδίνης, βαθύρροος, δεινός, διιπετής,
river, stream, ποτᾰμός,ὁ, A. river, stream, Ὠκεανοῖο ἐξ οὗ περ πάντες π. Il. 21.196 ;π. ἁλιμυρήεις, ἀργυροδίνης, βαθυδίνης, βαθύρροος, δεινός, διιπετής, δινήεις, ἐύ̈ρροος, ἐρίδουπος, εὐρὺ ῥέων, θε
once/when Included with: πότε, Ionic dialect κότε, Doric dialect πόκα [[ 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 4.7, +others] Refs 3rd c.BC+]:—interrogative Particle used in direct and indirect questio
when? at what time? πότε, Ion. κότε, Dor. πόκα Theoc. 4.7 , al.:—interrog. Particle used in direct and indirect questions, A. when? at what time? Il. 19.227 , Od. 4.642 ; πότ' εἰ μὴ νῦν . .; A.
when? πότε, Ionic dialect κότε, Doric dialect πόκα [[ 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 4.7, +others] Refs 3rd c.BC+]:__I interrogative Particle used in direct and indirect questions, when? at wha
drunk, for drinking, ποτός,ή,όν, (πίνω) A. drunk, for drinking, τί κακὸν ἐδανὸν ἢ ποτὸν πασαμένα. .; A. Ag. 1408 (lyr.); φάρμακον E. Hipp. 516 ; ὕδωρ Th. 6.100 . II. Subst.,ποτόν,τό,that which o
beverage ποτός, ή, όν, (πίνω) drunk, for drinking, τί κακὸν ἐδανὸν ἢ ποτὸν πασαμένα..; [[ 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 1408 (Lyric poetry); φάρμακον 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hipp
drinking-bout, carousal, πότος,ὁ, (πίνω) A. drinking-bout, carousal, πῶς τις αὐτὸν . . ἂν ἀπὸ τοῦ πότου παύσειεν . .; Cratin. 187 ; προὐχώρει ὁ π. X. An. 7.3.26 ; ἦς π. ἁδύς Theoc. 14.17 ;παρὰ
carousing πότος, ὁ, (πίνω) drinking-bout, carousal, πῶς τις αὐτὸν.. ἂν ἀπὸ τοῦ πότου παύσειεν..; [[ 5th c.BC: Cratinus Comicus 187; προὐχώρει ὁ π. 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 7.3.26;
foot, πούς,ὁ , ποδός, ποδί, πόδα(notποῦν,Thom.Mag. p.257 R.): dat.pl.ποσί, Ep. and Lyr.ποσσί(also Cratin. 100 (lyr.)),πόδεσσι,once A. πόδεσι S. Fr. 240 (lyr.): gen.and dat. dualποδοῖν, Ep. ποδο
foot πούς, ὁ, ποδός, ποδί, πόδα (not ποῦν, Thom.Mag.p.257 R.): dative plural ποσί, Epic dialect and Lyric poetry ποσσί (also [[ 5th c.BC: Cratinus Comicus 100 (Lyric poetry)), πόδεσσι,] Refs 5th c.BC