greater πλείων, πλέων, ὁ, ἡ, neuter πλεῖον, πλέον, πλεῖν, comparative of πολύς (on the forms see entry near the end), more, of number, size, extent, etc., οἱ δὲ μάχονται παυρότεροι πλεόνεσσι [[ 8th c
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greater πλείων, πλέων, ὁ, ἡ, neuter πλεῖον, πλέον, πλεῖν, comparative of πολύς (on the forms see entry near the end), more, of number, size, extent, etc., οἱ δὲ μάχονται παυρότεροι πλεόνεσσι [[ 8th c
sail, go by sea, πλέω, Ep. πλείω Od. 15.34 , 16.368 : Ep. impf. A. ἀπ-έπλειον 8.501 : also Ep. and Ion. πλώω(v. infr.): Att. contr. imper. πλεῖ E. Tr. 102 (anap.):fut. πλεύσομαι Od. 12.25
to sail πλέω, Epic dialect πλείω [[ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 15.34, 16.368 ] Refs 8th c.BC+]: Epic dialect imperfect ἀπ-έπλειον [[ 8.501 ] Refs]: also Epic dialect and Ionic dialect
multitude πλῆθος, εος, τό, Doric dialect and [[ 4th c.AD(?): Arcadius Grammaticus ] Refs 4th c.AD+] πλῆθος [[ “Schwyzer” 84.8, +others (Argive, found in Crete, 5th c.BC), “IG” 5(2).6.20 (Tegea, 4th c
but/however πλήν, Doric dialectand Aeolic dialect πλάν [[ “SIG” 56.3(Argos, 5th c.BC), 421.7(Thermum, 3rd c.BC), “IG” 9(1).333.4 (_Locrian dialect_, 5th c.BC), “Berl.Sitzb.” 1927.158 (from Cyrene), “
a being filled, satiety, πλησμον-ή,ἡ, A. a being filled, satiety,opp.ἔνδεια, κένωσις, Pl. R. 571e , Smp. 186c ; esp. with food,repletion, surfeit, Hp. Aph. 2.4 ; οὔτε π. οὔτε μέθη X. Cyr. 4.2.40
gratification πλησμον-ή, ἡ, a being filled, satiety, opposed to ἔνδεια, κένωσις, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 571e, “Smp.” 186c ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; especially with food, repletion,
lock πλόκᾰμ-ος,ὁ, A. lockorbraid of hair, A. Ch. 6 , 187 , Hdt. 4.34 : in pl.,locks, curling hair,prop. of women, Il. 14.176 ; of a man, κομᾶν πλόκαμοι Pi. P. 4.82 ;π. Τυφῶ,dithyrambic phrase in A
Acut.(Sp. πλύνω [ῡ], Ep. impf. A. πλύνεσκον Il. 22.155 :fut. πλῠνῶ Ar. Th. 248 , D. 39.11 ; Ion. and Ep. πλῠνέω Od. 6.31 , 59 :aor. ἔπλῡνα, Ep. πλῦνα Od. 6.93 , (ἐκ-, περι-) Ar. Pl. 106
to wash πλύνω [ῡ], Epic dialect imperfect πλύνεσκον [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 22.155 ] Refs 8th c.BC+]: future πλῠνῶ [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Thesmophoriazusae” 248, 4t
blast, wind, πνεῦμα,ατος,τό, (πνέω) A. blast, wind,first in Anaximen. 2 ,ὅλον τὸν κόσμον π. καὶ ἀὴρ περιέχει: freq. in Trag., etc., ἀνέμων πνεύματα πάντων A. Pr. 1086 (anap.), cf. 1047 (anap.); θαλ
spirit/breath: spirit πνεῦμα, ατος, τό, (πνέω) blast, wind, first in [[ 6th c.BC: Anaximenes Philosophus 2, ὅλον τὸν κόσμον π. καὶ ἀὴρ περιέχει] Refs 6th c.BC+]: frequently in Trag., etc., ἀνέμων πνε
spirit/breath: breath πνεῦμα, ατος, τό, (πνέω) blast, wind, first in [[ 6th c.BC: Anaximenes Philosophus 2, ὅλον τὸν κόσμον π. καὶ ἀὴρ περιέχει] Refs 6th c.BC+]: frequently in Trag., etc., ἀνέμων πνε
choke, throttle, strangle, πνίγ-ω [ῑ], Sophr. 68 , al., Antipho 4.1.6 , Herod. 4.31 , etc.:impf. A. ἔπνῑγον Ar. Nu. 1376 :fut. πνίξω(ἀπο-) Pl.Com. 198 , Antiph. 171 ; Dor. 2 pl. fut. πνιξεῖσθε
long for, yearn after ποθ-έω, Od. 1.343 , etc.; Aeol. ποθήω Sapph. 23 ; Ep. inf. A. ποθήμεναι Od. 12.110 : Ep. impf. πόθεον Il. 2.726 , etc.; also ποθέεσκον 1.492 , Call.in PSI 9.1092.51
what? ποῖος, α, ον, Ionic dialect κοῖος, η, ον, of what kind? in [[ 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus commonly expressing surprise and anger, π. τὸν μῦθον ἔειπες] Refs 8th c.BC+] what manner of speech hast th
bustle about, ποιπνύω,impf. ἐποίπνυον, Ep. A. ποίπνυον Il. 24.475 :aor. part. ποιπνύσας 8.219 . [υofpres.long before a long syll., short before a short syll.,v.infr.:ῡinfut.andaor.always.]:— E
of, for, πολῑτ-ῐκός,ή,όν, A. of, for,orrelating to citizens, σύλλογος Pl. Grg. 452e ; οἶκοι Isoc. 2.21 ;αἱ π. λειτουργίαι,opp.αἱ τῶν μετοίκων, D. 20.18 ;π. κοινωνία, βίος, Arist. Pol. 1252a7 ,
many times, often, πολλάκις [ᾰ], Ep. and Lyr.πολλάκι, sts. in Trag. (only lyr.) metri gr., A. Th. 227 , Supp. 131 , S. Ph. 1456 (anap.); never in Prose: (πολύς):Adv. I. of Time,many times, often, Il
often πολλάκις [ᾰ], Epic dialect and Lyric poetry πολλάκι, sometimes in Trag. (only Lyric poetry) for the sake of meter, [[ 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Septem contra Thebas” 227, “Supp.” 131, 5
far on in the ordinal series first, second, third, πολλοστ-ός,ή,όν(formed fromπολύςon the analogy ofεἰκοστός, τριακοστός,etc.), A. far on in the ordinal series first, second, third,etc.,π. ὢν Συρακοσ
a great deal πολλοστ-ός, ή, όν (formed from πολύς on the analogy of εἰκοστός, τριακοστός, etc.), far on in the ordinal series first, second, third, etc., π. ὢν Συρακοσίων καὶ τῷ γένει καὶ τῇ δόξῃ, i.
many-footed, πολύπους(A),ὁ,ἡ, neut.πουν;acc. masc. A. πολύποδα Arist. Pol. 1281b6 : neut. pl. πολύποδα Pl. Epin. 981d :—many-footed, Pl. Ti. 92a , Dsc. 2.35 ; Ἐρινύς S. El. 488 (lyr.); οὕτω τ
to be busy about many things, πολυπραγμ-ονέω, Ion. πολυπρηγμ-,pf. A. πεπολυπραγμόνηκα Phld. Sign. 33 :—to be busy about many things, μὴ πολυπραγμόνει takenotroubleabout it, Pherecr. 154 ; π. τὰς