gain κέρδος, εος, τό, gain, profit, [[ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 23.140, etc.] Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐνόησεν ὅππως κ. ἔῃ how some advantage can be gained, what is best to be done, [[ 8th
- Type
- lexicon entry
- Language
- greek
Free Resources
Search the Free Resources catalog.
gain κέρδος, εος, τό, gain, profit, [[ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 23.140, etc.] Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐνόησεν ὅππως κ. ἔῃ how some advantage can be gained, what is best to be done, [[ 8th
mischievous Κέρκωψ, ωπος, ὁ, (κέρκος) man-monkey, name of a race of mischievous dwarfs connected by legend with Heracles, [[ 3rd c.BC(?): Diotimus Epigrammaticus cited in Suid. see at {Εὐρύβατο; ἕδρα
man-monkey Κέρκωψ,ωπος,ὁ, (κέρκος) A. man-monkey, name of a race of mischievous dwarfs connected by legend with Heracles, Diotim. ap. Suid. s.v. Εὐρύβατος; ἕδραι Κερκώπων , near Thermopylae, Hdt. 7.2
custos κεύθω,fut. A. κεύσω Od. 3.187 :aor. 1 ἔκευσα(ἐπ-) 15.263 : Ep. aor. κύθε [ῠ] 3.16 , Eratosth. 4 , redupl.subj. κεκύθω [ῠ] Od. 6.303 :pf. κέκευθα Il. 22.118 :plpf. ἐκεκεύθειν, κεκ-, Od.
of the head κεφάλαι-ος[ᾰ],α,ον,(κεφαλή) A. of the head: metaph.,principal, chief,ῥῆμα κ.(with a play onκεφαλίτης λίθος) Ar. Ra. 854 ; τὸ κ. μέρος PMasp. 151.16 (vi A.D.): Sup. -ότατος v.l. in Pl.
bring under heads, sum up κεφαλαι-όω, A. bring under heads, sum up, Th. 3.67 , al.:— Med. , Arist. MM 1207b22 ;κ. τινά characterize generally, Pl. R. 576b ; τὰς δυνάμεις τινῶν Phld. Vit. p.17 J. :—
sum κεφάλαι-ος [ᾰ], α, ον, (κεφαλή) of the head: metaphorically, principal, chief, ῥῆμα κ. (with a play on κεφαλίτης λίθος) [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 854; τὸ κ. μέρος “PMasp.” 151
to strike a head κεφαλαι-όω, bring under heads, sum up, [[ 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 3.67, +others] Refs 5th c.BC+]:—middle, [[ 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Magna Moralia” 1207b22 ] Refs
beeswax κηρός, ὁ, bees-wax, [[ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 12.48, 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 1.27, etc.] Refs 8th c.BC+]; honeycomb, [[ [prev. author] 20.27; εὐπλαστότερον κη
herald's wand κηρύκ-ειον, Ion. κηρυκ-ήϊον, Dor. κᾱρύκειον,τό, A. herald's wand, Hdt. 9.100 , Th. 1.53 , IG 12(8).51.24 (Imbros,ii B.C.), Ph. 2.560 ;κ. συμπεπλεγμένα ἐκ τῶν θαλλῶν, = ἱκετηρίαι , Di
to be a herald, officiate as herald κηρύσσω, Att. κηρύκ-ττω, Dor. κᾱρύσσω:impf. A. ἐκήρυσσον Il. 2.444 , Th. 1.27 , -υττον And. 1.112 :fut.-ύξω Ar. Ec. 684 , Dor. καρυξῶ Id. Ach. 748 :aor.
to preach κηρύσσω, Attic dialect κηρύττω, Doric dialect κᾱρύσσω: imperfect ἐκήρυσσον [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 2.444, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.27, -υττον 5th-6th c.BC: Andoc
a Cilician Κίλιξ[ῐ],ῐκος,ὁ , A. a Cilician, mostly in pl., Il. 6.397 , 415 : as fem., Κίλιξ χώρα Trag.Adesp. 162 :—but regul. fem.Κίλισσα(q.v.):—Adj. Κῐλίκιος,α,ον, A. Pr. 353 ; K. τράγοι Com.Ades
to be moved κῑν-ητέος,α,ον, A. to be movedorexcited, Pl. Amat. 134a ;to be altered, Id. Lg. 738d , Arist. Pol. 1269a25 . II. κινητέον,one must call into play, τὴν ζωγραφίαν Pl. R. 373a . 2. one m
to be daring, run risk κινδυν-εύω,fut.-σω Hdt. 8.60 .α', etc.:pf. A. κεκινδύνευκα Lys. 3.47 , Plb. 5.61.4 :— Pass. , mostly inpres.:fut. κινδυνευθήσομαι D. 30.10 , κεκινδυνεύσομαι Antipho 5.7
be in danger κινδυν-εύω, future -σω [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 8.60 ] Refs 5th c.BC+].α᾽, etc.: perfect κεκινδύνευκα [[ 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 3.47, 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 5.61.4 ] Ref
to move κῑνέω, aorist ἐκίνησα, Epic dialect κίνησα [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 23.730, etc.:] Refs 8th c.BC+] —middle and passive, future κινήσομαι (in passive sense) [[ 5th-6th c.BC:
set in motion κῑνέω,aor. ἐκίνησα, Ep. A. κίνησα Il. 23.730 , etc.:— Med. and Pass. ,fut. κινήσομαι(in pass. sense) Pl. Tht. 182c , D. 9.51 , -ηθήσομαι Ar. Ra. 796 , Pl. R. 545d , etc.:aor. Med.
crave for strange food κισσάω, Att. κιττ-, ( A. κίσσα 11 )crave for strange food, of pregnant women, Arist. HA 584a19 , Arr. Epict. 4.8.35 , Gal. 6.422 ; κ. τῆς γηθυλλίδος Polem.Hist. 36 : meta
to crave for strange food κισσάω, Attic dialect κιττ-, (κίσσα 11) crave for strange food, of pregnant women, [[ 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 584a19, 2nd c.AD: Arrianus Histo
κλαίω , old Att. κλάω (v. infr.) [ᾱ] never contracted; Aeol. κλαί̈ω Lyr.Adesp. 65 ; Ep. 2 sg. opt. κλαίοισθα Il. 24.619 : Att. impf. ἔκλᾱον , Ep. κλαῖον Od. 10.201 , Ion. κλαίεσκον Il. 8.364 , Hdt. 3.
to weep κλαίω, old Attic dialect κλάω (see. below) [ᾱ] never contracted; Aeolic dialect κλαΐω [[ “Lyrica Adespota” 65] Refs]; Epic dialect 2nd pers. singular optative κλαίοισθα [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Hom
break, break off κλάω(A)[ᾰ],impf. ἔκλων(κατ-) Il. 20.227 , (ἀν-) Th. 2.76 :fut. κλάσω [ᾰ] J. AJ 10.11.3 , Luc. DDeor. 11.1 :aor. 1 ἔκλᾰσα, Ep. A. κλάσε Od. 6.128 , κατά-κλασσε Theoc. 25.147 :— M
to break κλάω [ᾰ], __A imperfect ἔκλων (κατ-) [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 20.227, (ἀν-) 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.76 ] Refs 8th c.BC+]: future κλάσω [ᾰ] [[ 1st c.AD: Josephus H