dear to the gods, highly favoured θεοφιλ-ής,ές, (φιλέω) A. dear to the gods, highly favoured, of persons, Hdt. 1.87 , Democr. 217 , Pl. R. 382e , Phlb. 39e , etc.; of Moses , Ph. 2.218 ( Sup. ); as h
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dear to the gods, highly favoured θεοφιλ-ής,ές, (φιλέω) A. dear to the gods, highly favoured, of persons, Hdt. 1.87 , Democr. 217 , Pl. R. 382e , Phlb. 39e , etc.; of Moses , Ph. 2.218 ( Sup. ); as h
do summer-work, mow, reap θερίζω, Boeot. inf. A. θερίδδειν Ar. Ach. 947 (lyr.):fut. Att. -ιῶ Arist. HA 601b17 :aor. ἐθέρισα S. Aj. 239 (anap.), syncop. ἔθρισα A. Ag. 536 (cf.ἀποθρίζω); p
to reap θερίζω, Boeotian dialect infinitive θερίδδειν [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 947 (Lyric poetry)] Refs 5th c.BC+]: future Attic dialect -ιῶ[[ 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philoso
divinely sounding, divinely sweet θεσπέσιος,α,ον, alsoος,ον E. Andr. 296 (lyr.), Luc. Sacr. 13 : (perh. forθεσ-σπέσιος, cf.θεός, ἔσπον):—prop. of the voice, A. divinely sounding, divinely sweet, ἀοι
to Thebes Θῆβαι,ῶν,αἱ,Thebes, A. Θ. Αἰγύπτιαι . . αἳ ἑκατ όμπυλοί εἰσι Il. 9.381 : also sg.,Θήβης ἑπταπύλοιο(Boeotia) 4.406 :—henceΘήβασδε to Thebes, 23.679 ; Att. ΘήβαζεSch. Il. 3.29 , al.;Θήβησ
mad after women, θηλυ-μᾰνής,ές, A. mad after women, AP 5.18 ( Rufin. ); Πόθοι Id. 9.16 ( Mel. ); of animals,ἵπποι θ. LXX Je. 5.8 . II. Act. ,maddening women, κροτάλων θ. ὄτοβοι Antim. Eleg. 17
sex-crazed θηλυ-μᾰνής, ές, mad after women, [[ Anthologia Graeca 5.18 (2nd-3rd c.AD: Rufinus Epigrammaticus); Πόθοι [prev. author] 9.16 (1st c.BC: Meleager Epigrammaticus) ] Refs 1st c.BC+]; of anima
in truth, I ween θην, enclit. Particle ( A.D. Conj. 257.9 ) chiefly Ep. and Dor. , rare in Trag., A. Pr. 928 :— A. in truth, I ween, freq. ironical, λείψετέ θ. νέας Il. 13.620 ; ὥς θ. καὶ σὸν ἐγὼ λ
hunt θηρ-εύω,aor. 1 A. ἐθήρευσα Pl. Euthd. 290c :pf. τεθήρευκα Id. Tht. 200a :— Med. ,fut. -σομαι Id. Sph. 222a :aor. ἐθηρευσάμην Ar. Fr. 51 , Pl. Tht. 197d :— Pass. ,pf. τεθήρευμαιLysipp
to hunt/catch θηρ-εύω, aorist 1 ἐθήρευσα [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Euthydemus” 290c ] Refs 5th c.BC+]: perfect τεθήρευκα [[ [prev. author] “Tht.” 200a ] Refs]:—middle, future -σομαι[[ [prev
made by Thericles Θηρίκλειος,α,ον, orος,ον, A. made by Thericles, a famous Corinthian potter ( Eub. 31 , 43 ), Θ. κύλιξ Alex. 96 , Thphr. HP 5.3.2 (pl.), Cleanth.Stoic. 1.133 ; κρατήρ Alex. 119 ,
serf, bondsman θής,θητός,ὁ , A. serf, bondsman, θῆτές τε δμῶές τε Od. 4.644 ; later,hired labourer, θῆτά τ' ἄοικον ποιεῖσθαι Hes. Op. 602 ; μισθωτοὺς καὶ θῆτας Pl. Plt. 290a ;βάναυσοι καὶ θ.(op
store, treasure θησαυρός,ὁ, A. store, treasure, Ar. Av. 599 , etc.;θ. χθονός, of the silvermines of Laureion, A. Pers. 238 (troch.); θ. εὑρεῖν Arist. Pol. 1303b35 ;ἄνθρακες ὁ θ., prov., 'apples of
treasure θησαυρός, ὁ, store, treasure, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Aves” 599, etc.] Refs 5th c.BC+]; θ. χθονός, of the silvermines of Laureion, [[ 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Persae”
a hill θίς [ῑ], θῑνός: ὁ [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 23.693, 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 12.45, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 696, 1st c.BC: Philodemus Gad
muddy, foul, turbid θολερ-ός,ά,όν, (θολός) A. muddy, foul, turbid, opp.καθαρόςorλαμπρός, prop. of troubled water, Hdt. 4.53 , Hp. Aër. 8 , Th. 2.102 ; θ. καὶ πηλώδης Pl. Phd. 113b : metaph., λαμπ
clouded θολερ-ός, ά, όν, (θολός) muddy, foul, turbid, opposed to καθαρός or λαμπρός, properly of troubled water, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.53, 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “Aër.” 8, 5th c.
rushing, impetuous, furious θοῦρος,ον, (θρῴσκω) A. rushing, impetuous, furious, Hom. (only in Il. ), as epith. of Ares, 15.127 ,al. (of the planet Mars, Doroth. ap. Heph.Astr. 1.1 ); Τυφών A. Pr. 35
the wind from NNW. Θρασκίας,ου,ὁ, A. the wind from NNW., Arist. Mete. 363b29 , Mu. 394b30 , Thphr. Vent. 42 , Agathem. 2.7 , Lyd. Mag. 3.32 :—writtenΘρᾳκίας, Arist. Vent. 973b17 , Thphr. Sign. 35 ;Θρ
bold θρᾰσύς, εῖα, ύ, feminine θρασέα, for the sake of meter, [[ 4th-3rd c.BC: Philemo Comicus 20 (assuming variant)] Refs 4th c.BC+]:— bold, chiefly of persons, [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Ill
bold θρᾰσύς,εῖα,ύ, fem.θρασέα, metri gr., Philem. 20 (s.v.l.):— A. bold, chiefly of persons, Il. 8.89 , etc.; also θ. πόλεμος 6.254 , 10.28 , Od. 4.146 ; θρασειάων ἀπὸ χειρῶν 5.434 , Il. 17.662 ,
topmost course of stones in a wall, cornice, coping θριγκ-ός,ὁ, A. topmost course of stones in a wall, cornice, coping, mostly in pl., Od. 17.267 , S. Fr. 506 , Arist. Ph. 246a18 , IG 7.3073.68 (Leba
cry aloud θροέω,aor. ἐθρόησα, poet. A. θρο- B. 3.9 , S. Aj. 947 , (δι-) Th. 6.46 :— Med. and Pass. (v. infr.): (θρόος):—cry aloud, B. l.c., S. El. 1410 ;παρὰ νοῦν θ. Id. Ph. 1195 (lyr.);πᾶσινto al
to alarm θροέω, aorist ἐθρόησα, poetry θρο- [[ 5th c.BC: Bacchylides Lyricus 3.9, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 947, (δι-) 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 6.46:] Refs 5th c.BC+] — middle and pa