to look for/into ἐρευν-άω, also ἐρευν-ίω [[ “GDI” 5075.35 (from Crete)] Refs], and ἐραυνάω (which see):— seek or search for, search after, track, ἴχνι᾽ ἐρευνῶντες κύνες ἤϊσαν [[ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Hom
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to look for/into ἐρευν-άω, also ἐρευν-ίω [[ “GDI” 5075.35 (from Crete)] Refs], and ἐραυνάω (which see):— seek or search for, search after, track, ἴχνι᾽ ἐρευνῶντες κύνες ἤϊσαν [[ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Hom
to say ἐρέω, __BIonic dialect for ἐρῶ, I will say; see at {ἐρῶ}.
desert ἐρημ-ία, ἡ, __I of places, a solitude, desert, wilderness, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.98, 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 2, etc.; ἡ Σκυθῶν ἐ. 5th-6th c.BC: Aris
solitary ἐρημ-ικός, ή, όν, of or for solitude, living in a desert, [[ LXX.Psa.101(102).7. ] LXX]
a recluse ἐρημ-ίτης [ῑ], ου, ὁ, of the desert, ὄνος[[LXX.Job.11.12. ] LXX]
deserted ἐρῆμος, ον, feminine ἐρήμη [[ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 3.270, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 1719 (Lyric poetry), “Ant.” 739, “Tr.” 530 (Lyric poetry), and
to lay waste ἐρημ-όω, strip bare, desolate, lay waste, ἱερὰ θεῶν [[ 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 3.58; τὴν χώραν 5th-6th c.BC: Andocides Orator 3.21; πλοῦτον LXX.Sir.21.4; ὁ κτίζων καὶ ἐρημῶν θεός
devastation ἐρήμ-ωσις, εως, ἡ, making desolate, [[ LXX.Lev.26.34, +others, 4th c.AD: Hephaestio Astrologus 1.21; χωρίου 2nd c.AD: Arrianus Historicus “Anabasis” 1.9.7; βδέλυγμα τῶν ἐ. LXX.Dan.9.27, c
to quarrel ἐρίζω, Doric dialect 3rd.pers. plural ἐρίζοντι [[ 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “N.” 5.39 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; Epic dialect infinitive ἐριζέμεναι, -έμεν, [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illi
rivalry ἐρῑθ-εία, ἡ, labour for wages, [[ 5th c.AD(?): Hesychius Legal icographus (_plural_), 10th c.AD: Suidas Legal icographus ] Refs 5th c.AD+] __II canvassing for public office, intriguing, [[ 4
indulge in petty intrigue ἐρῑθ-εύομαι, deponent verb, (ἔριθος) serve, work for hire, [[ LXX.Tob.2.11 ] LXX]:—so in active, [[ 3rd c.AD: Heliodorus Scriptor Eroticus 1.5. ] Refs 3rd c.AD+] __II of pu
wool worker ἔρῑθος, ὁ, ἡ, day-labourer, hired servant; of mowers or reapers, [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 18.550, 560 ] Refs 8th c.BC+]; later ἔριθοι, αἱ, spinsters and weavers, workers
ground up Included with: ἐρεικ-τός, ή, όν, bruised, pounded, πυρός (ὥστε δύο ἐξ ἑνὸς γεγονέναι) [[ 2nd c.AD: Pausanias Grammaticus “fragment” 177] Refs 2nd c.AD+]: also ἐρικτά, τά, barley-broth, [[ 5
wool ἔριον, τό, Ionic dialect εἴριον [[ “GDI” iv (Chios, 4th c.BC, also written ἔρια [prev. passage]), 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus, 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus, and always in 8th c.BC: Homerus E
quarrel ἔρις, __B ={ἶρις}, Attic dialect, accusative to [[ 5th c.AD(?): Hesychius Legal icographus see at {ἔριδας}. ] Refs 5th c.AD+]
to dispute ἐριστ-ής, οῦ, ὁ, (ἐρίζω) wrangler, [[ LXX.Psa.138(139).20 (_plural_, variant). ] LXX]
blight ἐρισύβη, ἡ, ={ἐρυσίβη}, [[ LXX.Deu.28.42, 5th c.AD(?): Hesychius Legal icographus ] LXX+5th c.AD+]
a goat ἐρίφιον, τό, diminutive of ἔρῐφος, [[ 3rd c.BC: Athenio Comicus 1.30, NT.Matt.25.33, 2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 8.443, “PLond.” 1.113.4, etc.] NT+3rd c.BC+] __II = rubus agrestis, [[“Corpus Gl
a goat ἔρῐφος, ὁ (ἡ, [[ 7th-6th c.BC: Alcaeus Lyricus “Supp.” 24.1, “GDI” 5029 (from Crete))] Refs 7th c.BC+], kid, ἄρνεσσιν..ἢ ἐρίφοισι [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 16.352, compare 24.
Hermas Ἑρμᾶς, -ᾶ, accusative, -ᾶν (Doric form of Ἑρμῆς), Hermas, a Christian: Rom.16:14.† (From Abbott-Smith. LSJ has no entry)
interpretation ἑρμην-εία, ἡ, (ἑρμηνεύω) interpretation, explanation, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 524b (_plural_), “Tht.” 209a, 4th-3rd c.BC: Epicurus Philosophus “De rerum natura
a translator ἑρμην-ευτής, οῦ, ὁ, ={ἑρμηνεύς}, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Politicus” 290c, LXX.Gen.42.23, 2nd c.AD(?): Pollianus Epigrammaticus 5.154. ] LXX+5th c.BC+]
to interpret ἑρμην-εύω, Doric dialect ἑρμᾱνεύω [[ “SIG” 1168.88 (Epid.)] Refs], interpret foreign tongues, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 5.4.4 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; translate, [[ 1st c
Hermes Hermes , the Lat. Mercurius, son of Maia and Zeus; messenger of the gods διάκτορος); giver of good luck ἐριούνιος, ἀκάκητα); god of all secret dealings, cunning, and stratagem δόλιος); bearing