a thunderbolt κεραυνός, ὁ, thunderbolt, νῆα θοὴν ἔβαλε ψολόεντι κ. [[ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 23.330 ] Refs 8th c.BC+]; βρόντησε καὶ ἔμβαλε νηῒκ[[. 14.305; Διὸς πληγεῖσα κεραυνῷ 12
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a thunderbolt κεραυνός, ὁ, thunderbolt, νῆα θοὴν ἔβαλε ψολόεντι κ. [[ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 23.330 ] Refs 8th c.BC+]; βρόντησε καὶ ἔμβαλε νηῒκ[[. 14.305; Διὸς πληγεῖσα κεραυνῷ 12
danger, hazard, venture κίνδυν-ος,ὁ, heterocl. dat.κίνδῡνι(as if fromκίνδυν) Alc. 138 , cf. Sapph. 161 :— A. danger, hazard, venture, whether abstract or concrete, πᾶσίν τοι κ. ἐπ' ἔργμασιν Thgn. 58
danger κίνδυν-ος, ὁ, irregular dative κίνδῡνι (as if from κίνδυν) [[ 7th-6th c.BC: Alcaeus Lyricus 138, compare 7th-6th c.BC: Sappho Lyrica 161] Refs 7th c.BC+]:— danger, hazard, venture, whether abs
twig, spray, slip κλών, gen.κλωνός,ὁ , A. twig, spray, slip, S. OC 483 , Ant. 713 , E. El. 324 , Ion 423 , Pl. Prt. 334b , Thphr. CP 1.3.1 , LXX Jb. 18.13 , Dsc. 4.170 . 2. κ. βύσσου threadorfibre,
a branch κλών, genitive κλωνός, ὁ, twig, spray, slip, [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 483, “Ant.” 713, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Electra” 324, “Ion” 423, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Ph
colossus, gigantic statue κολοσσ-ός,ὁ(alsoἡ,v.infr.),κολοττ- D.S. 1.67 :— A. colossus, gigantic statue, in Hdt. always of Egyptian works, 2.130 , al.; of othercolossal statues, Thphr. Fr. 128 , Sopa
lark κορῠδός,ἡ, (κόρυς) A. lark, esp.crested lark, Alauda cristata, Ar. Av. 472 , al. (on the accentv.Hdn.Gr. 1.143 ):—alsoκόρῠδος,ὁ, Pl.Com. 266 , Pl. Euthd. 291b , Arist. HA 559a2 , 614a33 : prov.,
lizard κροκό-δῑλος,ὁ, prop. Ion. word for A. lizard, acc. to Hdt. 2.69 , etc.;κ. τριπήχεες χερσαῖοι, of thedesert monitor, genusVaranus, Id. 4.192 ; of otherlizards, Arist. Fr. 362 , LXX Le. 11.30 ,
creator κτίσ-της, ου, ὁ, founder, [[ 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Fragmenta” 484, “OGI” 111.9 (Egypt, 2nd c.BC), 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Macr.” 13 ] Refs 4th c.BC+]; of Apollo as founder o
hare λᾰγώςorλαγῶς,ὁ, gen.λαγώorλαγῶ(λαγῶς, λαγῶ, acc. to Hdn.Gr. 1.245 , 2.629 ); acc. A. λαγών Ar. V. 1203 , Frr. 212 , 252 , butλαγώor λαγῶ X. Cyn. 3.3 (this form is condemned by Luc. Sol. 3 ,
stone λίθος[ῐ],ου, ὁ(v. infr. 11 ), A. stone, Hom. , etc.; esp. of thestonesthrown by warriors,τρηχὺς λ., λ. ὀκριόεις, Il. 5.308 , 8.327 ; also,stonequoit, Od. 8.190 ; ἑλέσθαι . . ἐκ γαίας λίθον A.
for cutting stones λῐθότομ-ος(parox.),ον, A. for cutting stones, ὄργανα Agath. 1.10 :Subst. λ.,ὁ , prob. forλιθοδόμοςin X. Cyr. 3.2.11 ;quarryman, IG 12.347.36 , 22.1680.4 ;mason, Gal. Thras. 43 ,
hunger λῑμός, οῦ, ὁ (Doric dialect ἡ, accusative to [[ 2nd c.AD: Phrynichus Atticista 164, used by the Megarian in 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 743, compare 3rd c.BC: Herodas Mimo
Fr.anon. λῑμός,οῦ , ὁ( Dor. ἡ, acc. to Phryn. 164 , used by the Megarian in Ar. Ach. 743 , cf. Herod. 2.17 , Bion Fr. 14.4 ;Λ. ἔχων γυναικὸς μορφήνCallisth. ap. Ath. 10.452b ; also h.Cer. 311 , Call.
ambush λόχος,ὁ, (λέχομαι): I. ambush, i.e. 1. place for lying in wait, εἰγὰρ νῦν παρὰ νηυσὶ λεγοίμεθα πάντες ἄριστοι ἐς λ. Il. 13.277 ; ἐκ λ. ἀμπήδησε 11.379 ;κοῖλος λ., of the wooden horse, Od.
a clairvoyant μάντῐς, ὁ, genitive εως, Ionic dialect ιος; vocative μάντῐ: plural, genitive μάντεων (written μαντειον [[ “IG” 12.503)] Refs]; dative μάντεσι [[ 6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus 545: also _
diviner, seer, prophet μάντῐς,ὁ, gen.εως, Ion. ιος; voc.μάντῐ: pl., gen.μάντεων(writtenμαντειον IG 12.503 ); dat. A. μάντεσι Thgn. 545 : also fem., acc. sg. μάντιδα δάφνην App.Anth. 6.122 ; no
Μάρων [ ᾰ], ωνος , ὁ , name of Thracian priest who gave wine to Odysseus, Od. 9.197 : hence, of a strong wine, Cratin. 135 , E. Cyc. 412 ; perh. also a throw of the dice, cf. Herod. 3.25 . μάρων , ονο
change μετά-πτωσις,εως,ἡ, A. change, Pl. Lg. 895b , etc.; τῶν πραγμάτων Arist. MM 1207b12 ; τὸ κατὰ μετάπτωσιν ἐνόχλημα Epicur. Fr. 154 ; ὁ βίος ἀδήλους τὰς μ. ἔχει Men. Mon. 581 ; εἰς ἄλληλα
Μίνως , [ ῑ , but also ῐ Pl.Com. 15 D. ], ὁ , Minos , Hom. , etc.; gen. Μίνωος Od. 11.322 , 17.523 ; acc. Μίνωα Il. 13.450 , Od. 11.568 ; also gen. Μίνω Hdt. 1.173 ; acc. Μίνων Il. 14.322 , Hdt. 7.171
a prey to all Μῡσός,ὁ,Mysian, A. Pers. 52 (anap.), etc.: proverbially feeble and effeminate, whence prov.Μυσῶν λεία, i. e. A. a prey to all, of anything that can be plundered with impunity, Stratt. 3
corpse, νέκυς( Lacon. νέκυρ Hsch. ),ῠος,ὁ, poet. dat. A. νέκυϊ Il. 16.526 , etc.; Ep. dat. pl. νεκύεσσι Od. 11.491 ,νέκυσσιib. 569 , 22.401 , 23.45 ; acc. pl. νέκῡς Il. 7.420 , 18.180 , Od.
temple guard νεώκορ-ος, ὁ, Doric dialect νᾱοκόρος [[ “GDI” 2116.14, +others (Delph., 2nd c.BC), 5th c.AD(?): Hesychius Legal icographus ] Refs 2nd c.BC+]: contraction νᾱκόρος [[ “PMagd.” 35.7 (3rd c.
ξεν-ισμός , ὁ , = foreg., Pl. Ly. 205c , Luc. Salt. 45 , etc.; τὸν ξ. ποιεῖν τῷ Ἡρακλεῖ SIG 1106.61 (Cos, iv/iii B. C. ); καλέσαι τινὰς ἐπὶ ξενισμόν BCH 49.306 ( Teos ) : in pl., Plu. Demetr. 12 , etc