wisdom σοφία, -ας, ἡ [in LXX chiefly for חׇכְמָה ;] skill, intelligence, wisdom, ranging from knowledge of the arts and matters of daily life to mental excellence in its highest and fullest sense;
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wisdom σοφία, -ας, ἡ [in LXX chiefly for חׇכְמָה ;] skill, intelligence, wisdom, ranging from knowledge of the arts and matters of daily life to mental excellence in its highest and fullest sense;
affection/entrails σπλάγχνον, τό, mostly in plural σπλάγχνα (σπλάγχανα [[ “SIG” 1002)] Refs], inward parts, especially the heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, which in sacrifices were reserved to be eaten
be general στρᾰτηγ-έω, Doric dialect στρᾰτᾱγέω [[ “SIG” 421.16 (Thermum, 3rd c.BC), etc.] Refs 3rd c.BC+]; Aeolic dialect στροτᾱγέω [[ “IGRom.” 4.1243 (from Thyatira)] Refs], but στρατ- in the duplic
an ostrich στρουθός, ὁ, also ἡ (see. below), (στροῦθος accusative to [[ 4th c.BC: Chares Historicus cited in Hdn.Gr. 1 p. xix L.)] Refs 4th c.BC+] sparrow, Fringilla domestica, [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Hom
concession συγγνώμη, fellow-feeling, forbearance, lenient judgement, allowance, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Pax” 997, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Critias” 107a, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles
a compact συμβολ-ή, ἡ, coming together, meeting, joining, συμβολὰς τριῶν κελεύθων [[ 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Fragmenta - American Journal of Philology” 173,compare 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Hi
to settle accounts συναίρω, poetry συναείρω (which see):—middle aorist συνηράμην [[ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Orestes” 767, etc.] Refs 5th c.BC+]; poetry aorist infinitive συνᾰρέσθαι probably con
in the vicinity σύνεγγῠς, adverb (frequently used like an adjective): __1 of Place, near, [[ 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ ἄρθρων ἐμβολῆς” 41, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.24, 5th-6th c.B
concisely Included with: σύντομ-ος, ον, cut short, abridged, especially of a road, ἀτραπὸς ξ. a short cut, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 123; ἡ κατάβασις -ωτέρη 5th c.BC: Herodotus Hi
to extinguish σβέννῡμι, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.66, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 835e, etc.] Refs 5th c.BC+]; σβεννύω, [[ 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 1.5, 5th c.BC: Hippocr
weight σηκ-ός (neuter plural σῆκα (which see) as adverb), Doric dialectσᾱκός [[(“IG” 42(1).102.29 (Epid., 4th c.BC))] Refs 4th c.BC+], ὁ, pen, fold, especially for rearing lambs, kids, calves, [[ 8th
leg σκέλος, εος, τό, leg from the hip downwards, only once in [[ 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus, πρυμνὸν σκέλος] Refs 8th c.BC+] the ham or buttock, [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 16.314; κάμηλ
a wise man σοφισ-τής, οῦ, ὁ, master of one's craft, adept, expert, of diviners, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.49 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; of poets, μελέταν σοφισταῖς πρόσβαλον [[ 5th c.BC: Pindarus L
craving σπάν-ις [ᾰ], ἡ, genitive εως, dative ει, Ionic dialect ι:— scarcity, dearth, lack, τόλμης [[ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Orestes” 942; ἀνδρῶν 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 25.31; ὕδατος 4th
ashes σποδός, ἡ, wood-ashes, embers, [[ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 9.375, “hymnus ad Mercurium” 238 ] Refs 8th c.BC+]: generally, ashes, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.140 ] Refs
to drip στάζω, [[ 6th c.BC: Hipponax Iambographus 57, etc.] Refs 6th c.BC+]: future στάξω [[ LXX.Jer.49(42).18 ] LXX], Aeolic dialect 3rd.pers. plural στάξοισι [[ 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 9.63
head of grain στάχυς [στᾰχῡς [[ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hercules Furens” 5, but στᾰχῠν 3rd c.BC: Callimachus Epicus “Hymnus in Dianam” 130, 3rd c.BC: Apollonius Rhodius Epicus 1.688]] Refs 5th
instant στιγ-μή, ἡ, spot on a bird's plumage, Alex.Mynd. cited in [[ 2nd c.AD: Athenaeus Epigrammaticus 9.398d (_plural_)] Refs 2nd c.AD+]; brand-mark, [[ 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 34 / 5
to shine στίλβ-ω, chiefly present and imperfect: aorist ἔστιλψα [[ 2nd c.AD(?): Charito Scriptor Eroticus 2.2, 5th c.AD: Aristaenetus Rhetor 1.25 ] Refs 2nd c.AD+]:—glitter, gleam, of polished or bri
army στρᾰτιά, Ionic dialect στρατ-ιή, ἡ,= στρατός, army, [[ 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 6.16, 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Persae” 534 (_anapaest meter_), “Ag.” 799 (_anapaest meter_), etc.]
to confine συγ-κλείω, future -κλείσω: Ionic dialect συγ-κληΐω, fut -κληΐσω: old Attic dialect ξυγκλήω, future -κλῄσω: Epic dialect aorist συνεκλήϊσσα [[ 4th-5th c.AD(?): Nonnus Epicus “Dionysiaca” 48
amalgamation σύγκρῐσις, εως, ἡ, aggregation, combination, condensation, opposed to διάκρισις, [[ 5th-4th c.BC: Timaeus Locrus Philosophus 100e, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Timaeus” 64e, 65c, 4th
to rejoice with συγχαίρω, aorist -εχάρην [ᾰ] [[ 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 15.5.13, 30.18.1 ] Refs 2nd c.BC+], imperative -χάρηθι[[ “Anacreontea” 31.30 ] Refs]:—rejoice with, [[ 4th-5th c.BC: Aesc
to confound συγχέω: [[ 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus ] Refs 8th c.BC+] uses present and imperfect active and 2nd pers. singular aorist σύγχεᾰς [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 15.366, but more f