earth, χθών,ἡ, gen.χθονός, A. earth,esp.the surface of it(rarelysoil, χθονὸς τρίμοιρον χλαῖναν A. Ag. 872 ): poet. word (Com. only in lyr. or paratrag.), very rare in Prose, LXX 3 Ki. 14.15 (cod.
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earth, χθών,ἡ, gen.χθονός, A. earth,esp.the surface of it(rarelysoil, χθονὸς τρίμοιρον χλαῖναν A. Ag. 872 ): poet. word (Com. only in lyr. or paratrag.), very rare in Prose, LXX 3 Ki. 14.15 (cod.
jest, scoff, χλευ-άζω, (χλεύη) A. jest, scoff, ἐπισκώπτων καὶ παίζων καὶ χ. Ar. Ra. 376 (lyr.); τοῖς καταγελῶσι καὶ χ. καὶ σκώπτουσι Arist. Rh. 1379a29 , cf. Plb. 4.3.13 , Cerc. 18 ii 5 , Phld.
to sneer χλευ-άζω, (χλεύη) jest, scoff, ἐπισκώπτων καὶ παίζων καὶ χ. [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 376 (Lyric poetry); τοῖς καταγελῶσι καὶ χ. καὶ σκώπτουσι 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philo
warm, χλιαίνω,fut. A. -ᾰνῶ Ar. Lys. 386 :pf. κεχλίαγκα Hsch. : Ion. aor. 1 ἐχλίηνα Hermesian. 7.89 :inf. χλῑῆναι AP 9.244 ( Apollonid. ):— Pass. ,aor. ἐχλιάνθην, Luc. Am. 40 , etc.: (χλ
lukewarm χλιᾰρός, ά, όν, also ός, όν [[ 2nd c.BC: Nicander Epicus “Alexipharmaca” 360 ] Refs 2nd c.BC+]; Ionic dialect χλιερός (also in [[ 7th c.BC: Alcman Lyricus 33.5, 2nd c.AD: Soranus Medicus 1.5
warm, χλιᾰρός,ά,όν, alsoός,όν Nic. Al. 360 ; Ion. χλιερός(also in Alcm. 33.5 , Sor. 1.52 ; misspeltχλιεριονin PHolm. 16.27 ),ή , όν:(χλίω):— A. warm, Epich. [290] ; ὕδωρ Hdt. 4.181 , Diocl.Fr. 1
χλούνης , ου , ὁ , Ep. epith. of the wild boar, χ. σῦς ἄγριος Il. 9.539 ; χλοῦναι σύες Hes. Sc. 177 ; συῶν ἀγέλαι χλούνων ib. 168 ; χ. κάπρος Call. Dian. 150 . χλούνης alone, as Subst. , = κάπρος , wi
anger, provoke, χολ-όω,inf. fut. A. χολωσέμεν Il. 1.78 :aor.1 ἐχόλωσα 18.111 , Od. 8.205 , 18.20 , S. Tr. 1035 (hex.):—anger, provoke,c. acc. pers., Hom. ll. cc.; ἐχόλωσε δέ μιν φίλον ἦ τορ He
anger χόλ-ος, ὁ, rarely in physical sense (= later χολή), gall, bile, χόλῳ ἄρα σ᾽ ἔτρεφε μήτηρ [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 16.203. ] Refs 8th c.BC+] __II generally, metaphorically, ga
chorus-leader, χορηγ-ός,ὁ(alsoἡ), Dor. χορᾱγός Alcm. 23.44 , Ar. Lys. 1315 (lyr.): (χορός, ἡγέομαι):— A. chorus-leader, likethe later κορυφαῖος, θεοὺς συγχορευτάς τε καὶ χορηγοὺς ἡμῖν δεδωκέναι τόν
throw χόω,3 sg. χοῖ(προσ-) Th. 2.102 ,3 pl. A. χοῦσι Hdt. 4.71 ;inf. χοῦν Id. 2.137 ;part. χῶν Id. 1.162 :impf. ἔχουν Th. 2.75 , etc.: laterχώννυμι,χορῳδ-ύω(qq. v.):fut. χώσω S. Ant. 81
want, need; χρεώ, Ep. χρειώ, gen.οῦς,ἡ, less freq. neut., Il. 10.142 , Od. 2.28 , 5.189 (whereτόσονagrees withχ.), 4.312 , Il. 10.85 , 11.606 , perh. 9.197 , 608 , 21.322 , 23.308 , Od. 4.707 ; A.
one must use, χρηστέον, (χράομαι) A. one must use,c. dat. rei, Hp. Art. 77 , Pl. Sph. 267e ; ὅπῃ καὶ ὅπως χ. τινί X. Mem. 3.1.11 ; πῶς χ. εἴη περί τινος D.S. 18.64 ;πῶς χ. προτρέποντα = πῶς δεῖ
useful, good of its kind, serviceable, χρηστός,ή,όν, (χράομαι) of things, A. like χρήσιμος ,useful, good of its kind, serviceable, [τόξα] χρηστὰ οὐδέν Hdt. 3.78 ; [ ἀτραπὸς] οὐδὲν χ. τισι Id. 7.
good/kind χρηστός, ή, όν, (χράομαι) of things, like{χρήσιμος}, useful, good of its kind, serviceable, [τόξα] χρηστὰ οὐδέν [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.78; [ἀτραπὸς] οὐδὲν χ. τισι [prev. author
after a long time, late, χρόν-ιος,α,ον, alsoος,ον E. Ion 470 (lyr.), Andr. 84 , Th. 6.31 :— A. after a long time, late, ἐλθὼν χρόνιος Od. 17.112 ; χρονία μὲν ἥκεις Cratin. 222 , cf. Ar. Th. 912
gold, χρῡσός,ὁ, A. gold, τιμῆς Il. 18.475 , etc.; coupled with other precious things, e.g.χαλκός, σίδηρος, 6.48 ;ἐσθής, Od. 5.38 ;χρυσὸν κέρασιν περιχεύας(of a victim) Il. 10.294 = Od. 3.384 ,
the offence of falsely subscribing one's name as witness to a summons ψευδοκλητ-εία,ἡ, (κλητεύω) A. the offence of falsely subscribing one's name as witness to a summons(κλητήρ), γραφὴ ψευδοκλητείαςa
false testimony ψευδομαρτῠρ-ία, ἡ, false witness, [[ 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 41.16 codices; ψευδομαρτυρίαν καταγνῶναί τινος 4th c.BC: Isaeus Orator 12.6 codices: ἐν ψευδομαρτυρίαις 4th c.BC: Dem
falsehood, lie, ψεῦδος,εος,τό, Ep. dat. pl.ψεύδεσσι, A. v. ψευδής 1.2 : (ψεύδω):—falsehood, lie, ψεύδεα . . ἐτύμοισιν ὁμοῖα Od. 19.203 , Hes. Th. 27 ; ψεῦδός κεν φαῖμεν Il. 2.81 ; ψεῦδος δ' οὐ
count, reckon, ψηφ-ίζω,fut. Att. -ιῶ(ἐπι-) Aeschin. 2.84 :aor. A. ἐψήφισα Plu. 2.141c , (ἐπι-) Th. 2.24 :pf. ἐψήφικα(ἐπ-) X. An. 5.6.35 , (κατ-) D.H. 5.8 :— Med. ,v.infr. 11 :— Pass. ,v.infr. 11
to calculate ψηφ-ίζω, future Attic dialect -ιῶ (ἐπι-) [[ 4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 2.84 ] Refs 4th c.BC+]: aorist ἐψήφισα [[ 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.141c, (ἐπι-) 5th c.B
lead departed souls to the nether world, ψῡχᾰγωγ-έω, (ψυχαγωγός) A. lead departed souls to the nether world,esp. of Hermes, Luc. D Deor. 7.4 , 24.1 . II. evokeorconjure up the deadby sacrifice; he
feed by putting little bits into the mouth, ψωμ-ίζω,fut. Att. A. -ιῶ LXX Nu. 11.4 :—feed by putting little bits into the mouth,as nurses do to children, Ar. Th. 692 , Lys. 19 , Hp. Morb. 4.54 ; o