λάχεια [ λᾰ], ἡ , obscure word read (prob.) by Aristarch. in two passages of Od. , νῆσος ἔπειτα λάχεια . . τετάνυσται 9.116 ; ἔνθ' ἀκτή τε λάχεια καὶ ἄλσεα Περσεφονείης 10.509 ; expld. by εὔσκαφος καὶ
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λάχεια [ λᾰ], ἡ , obscure word read (prob.) by Aristarch. in two passages of Od. , νῆσος ἔπειτα λάχεια . . τετάνυσται 9.116 ; ἔνθ' ἀκτή τε λάχεια καὶ ἄλσεα Περσεφονείης 10.509 ; expld. by εὔσκαφος καὶ
good: ἀγᾰθός [ᾰγ],ή,όν, Lacon. ἀγασός Ar. Lys. 1301 , Cypr. ἀζαθός GDI 57 :— A. good: I. of persons, 1. well-born, gentle,opp. κακός, δειλός, οἷά τε τοῖς ἀγαθοῖσι παραδρώωσι χέρηες Od. 15.324
notched end γλυφ-ίς,ίδος,ἡ, in early writers always pl.γλυφίδες(but sg., opp.ἀκίς, of the constellation Sagitta, Hipparch. 2.5.12 ), A. notched endof the arrow, ἕλκε δ' ὁμοῦ γλυφίδας τε λαβὼν καὶ νεῦ
neck, narrow passage Ἰσθμ-ός,οῦ , ὁ(ἡ Inscr.Délos 353 A 29 , 34 (iii B.C.), butὁ 354.29 , andv.infr. 11 ), A. neck, narrow passage, esp. of the body,neck, Emp. 100.19 ; ἰ. καὶ ὅρος τῆς τε κεφαλῆς
appearing, appearance, φαντᾰσί-α,ἡ, verbal noun ofφαντάζομαιand (in sense) ofφαίνομαι, A. appearing, appearance, = τὸ φαίνεσθαι, πάντες ἐφίενται τοῦ φαινομένου ἀγαθοῦ, τῆς δὲ φ. οὐ κύριοι do not con
allowable to be trodden βέβηλ-ος,ον, Dor. βέβᾱλος IG 3.3845 , Ps.- Lysis ap. Iamb. VP 17.75 : (βαίνω, βηλός):— A. allowable to be trodden, prob. of ground (opp.ἱερός, D.H. 7.8 ); καὶ πῶς β. ἄλσος ἂ
to crawl ἕρπω, imperfect εἷρπον [[ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 12.395 codices, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Cyclops” 423, etc., ἧρπον “IG” 4.951.86 (Epid.)] Refs 8th c.BC+]: Doric dia
brightness, clearness, alertness εὐάγ-εια[ᾱ],ἡ,(εὐᾱγής) A. brightness, clearness, alertness, [τῆς ψυχῆς] Iamb. VP 24.107 : pl.,ἀγχίνοιαί τε καὶ ψυχῆς εὐάγειαιib. 17.74 : prob. cj. ib. 3.13 .
vessel for οἰνοχό-η,ἡ, A. vessel fortaking wine from the mixing-bowl (κρατήρ) andpouringit into the cups, Hes. Op. 744 , Hermipp. 65 , Eup. 361 , etc. ; φιάλας τε καὶ οἰ. Th. 6.46 ; χρύσεαι οἰ. E.
fodder, food, pasturage βοσκ-ή,ἡ, A. fodder, food, pasturage, A. Eu. 266 (lyr.); πέτεσθαι ἐπὶ βοσκήν Arist. H A 624a27 , cf. PLond. 5.1692 (vi A. D.): pl . . μήλων τε βοσκάς A. Fr. 44.5 , cf. E
wooing, courting, asking in marriage μνηστύς,ύος,ἡ, Ion. forμνηστεία, A. wooing, courting, asking in marriage, παύσεσθαι . . μνηστύος ἀργαλέης Od. 2.199 ;μή πως . . καταισχύνητέ τε δαῖτα καὶ μνηστύ
struck with terror πλήσσω, Nic. Al. 456 , present used by Hom. and Att. writers only in compd.ἐκπλ-(cf.πλήγνυμι); Att. πλήττω Arist. Ph. 224a33 :fut. A. πλήξω A. Fr. 275 , and late Prose, Philos
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
not bearing ἀφορία,ἡ, (ἄφορος) A. not bearing:—hence, 1. c. gen. objecti,non-production, dearth, καρπῶν -ίαι X. Vect. 4.9 ; πίττης Thphr. HP 9.2.4 ; παίδων Pl. Lg. 740c (pl.); ἀρετῆς Ph. 1.4
fearful, terrible; δεινός,ή,όν, (δέος,cf. Pl. La. 198b ) A. fearful, terrible;in Hom. , of persons and things, Χάρυβδις Od. 12.260 ; κλαγγή Il. 1.49 ; ὅπλα 10.254 : freq. in neut., δεινὸν ἀῧσαι
due measure, proportion, fitness καιρός,ὁ, A. due measure, proportion, fitness(not in Hom. ),καιρὸς δ' ἐπὶ πᾶσιν ἄριστος(which became a prov.) Hes. Op. 694 , Thgn. 401 ; κ. παντὸς ἔχει κορυφάν Pi. P
burning heat καῦμα,ατος,τό, (καίω) A. burning heat, esp. of the sun,καύματος ἔξaftersun-heat, Il. 5.865 , cf. Hes. Op. 415 , 588 , Alc. 39 , S. Ant. 417 , Epinic. 1.10 , etc.;πρὶν ἂν τὸ κ. παρέλθῃthe
word λόγος, ὁ, verbal noun of λέγω (B), with senses corresponding to λέγω (B) II and III (on the various senses of the word see [[ 2nd c.AD: Theon Smyrnaeus Philosophus pp.72,73 H., “Anecdota Graeca
shine παμ-φαίνω, onlypres.andimpf.( A. παμφαίνεσκε Eratosth. 17 ),shineorbeam brightly, of burnished metal (cf.παμφανόων) , ἧλοι χρύσειοι πάμφαινον Il. 11.30 ; σάκος χαλκῷ παμφαῖνον 14.11 ;τεύ
export for sale πέρνημι,3 pl. A. περνᾶσι Thgn. 1215 , Hippon. 46 (2 sg. περνᾷςdub. in 52 ) ;part. περνάς Il. 22.45 , Hippon. 52 (v. l.), E. Cyc. 271 : Ep. Iterat.3 sg. πέρνασκε Il. 24.752 :
to weave πλέκ-ω, [[ 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 6.86, etc.] Refs 5th c.BC+]: future πλέξω [[ “Anthologia Graeca” 5.146 (1st c.BC: Meleager Epigrammaticus)] Refs 1st c.BC+]: aorist ἔπλεξα [[ 8th c
wise σοφός, ή, όν, skilled in any handicraft or art, clever, ἁρματηλάτας σ. [[ 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 5.115, compare “N.” 7.17; κυβερνήτης 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Supplices” 770; μ
wisely Included with: σοφός, ή, όν, skilled in any handicraft or art, clever, ἁρματηλάτας σ. [[ 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 5.115, compare “N.” 7.17; κυβερνήτης 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “
bravest, best, φέρτᾰτος,η,ον, A. bravest, best, πολὺ φ. Il. 1.581 , etc.; μέγα φ. 16.21 , cf. Lyr.Alex.Adesp. 25 , etc.: c. dat. modi, χερσίν τε βίηφί τε φ. ἦσαν Od. 12.246 ; περὶ δ' ἔγχει Ἀχα