chief of the
πρωτο-στολιστής,οῦ,ὁ,
A. chief of the στολισταί, PGrenf. 1.44
ii 2
(ii B.C.), CIG 4945 (Philae,v A.D.), etc.
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chief harpist,
πρωτο-ψάλτης,ου,ὁ,
A. chief harpist,
MAMA 3.649 (Corycus).
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ringleader
πρωτοστάτης, -ου, ὁ
(πρῶτος, ἵστημι) [in LXX: Job.15:24 AB * ;]
prop., of soldiers, one who stands first, one in the front rank (Thuc., Xen.); hence, metaphorically, a leader: Act.24:5.†
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ringleader
πρωτο-στάτης [ᾰ], ου, ὁ,
(ἵστημι) one who stands first, especially the first man on the right of a line, right-hand man, ὁ π. τοῦ δεξιοῦ κέρως [[ 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 5.71 ] Ref
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one who strikes with the heel
πτερν-ιστής,οῦ,ὁ,
A. one who strikes with the heelortrips up, Ph. 1.84 , Tz. H. 9.181 ;supplanter, Ph. 1.55 ,al.; f.l. for φροντιστής in Polem.Phgn. 21 .
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one who walks on his heels
πτερνο-βάτης[ᾰ],ου,ὁ ,
A. one who walks on his heels, Hp. Art. 60 .
II. surgical bandage, Hsch.
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Ham-nibbler
πτερνοτρώκτης,ου,ὁ,
A. Ham-nibbler, name of a mouse in Batr. 29 ; alsoπτερνο-φάγος[ᾰ],ὁ ,Ham-eater, ib. 227 .
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wing worn
πτερο-φόρᾱς,ου , ὀ, a name of certain sacred officers in Egypt, so called from the hawk's
A. wing wornon their heads, nom. pl. -φόραι
OGI 56.4
(Canopus,iii B.C.), 90.7 (Rosetta,ii B.C.):
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pinnacle
πτερύγιον, -ου, -τό
(dimin. of πτέρυξ), [in LXX chiefly for כָּנָף ;]
__1. a little wing.
__2. Anything like a wing, as a turret, battlement: τ. ἱεροῦ, Mat.4:5, Luk.4:9.†
(AS)
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one who shells
πτῐσάν-ης,ου, Dor.
πτῐ́σαν-ας,ὁ,
A. one who shellsorpeels, dub.l. in AP 11.351.6 ( Pall. );πτιστήςScaliger.
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winnowing fork
πτύον, -ου, τό
[in Sm.: Isa.30:24 * ;]
a winnowing shovel or fan: Mat.3:12, Luk.3:17.†
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a throw of the dice
πυᾰλίτης[ῑ],ου,ὁ ,
A. a throw of the dice, Eub. 57.4 .
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lamb.
Πῡθα-ϊστής,οῦ,ὁ, member of such a mission, ib. 696
B 19
(ii B.C.), Str. 9.2.11 ; also asAdj.,
A.
Πυθᾰϊστὴς χορός
Call.
lamb.
1.229 .
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follower of Pythagoras
Πῡθᾰγορ-ιστής,οῦ( Dor.
Πῡθᾰγορ-ικτάς,ᾶ, Theoc. 14.5 ),ὁ,
A. follower of Pythagoras, Antiph. 160 ; title of play by Aristopho , Ath. 4.161e : applied only to exoteric followers
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one who plays the
Πῡθαύλης,ου, Dor.
Πῡθά-ᾱς,α,ὁ,
A.
= ὁ τὰ Πύθια αὐλῶν ,one who plays the
νόμος expressing the battle between Apollo and the Python,
IG 5(1).758
(Sparta), 7.1773.18 (Thespiae), 1
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conqueror in the Pythian games
Πῡθιο-νίκης[ῑ],ου , Dor.
Πῡθιό-ᾱς,α,ὁ,
A. conqueror in the Pythian games, Pi. P. 9.1 , Hdt. 8.47 , PLond. 3.1178.67
(ii A.D.), Hld. 5.19 :—fem.Πῡθιο-νίκη,ἡ, pr.n. of
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sent by the Pythian oracle
Πῡθο-χρήστης,ου, Dor.
Πῡ́θο-τας,ὁ, (χράω)
A. sent by the Pythian oracle, φυγάς
A. Ch. 940
(lyr., sed leg.-τος).
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dragon-slayer
Πῡθολέτης,ου,ὁ,
A. dragon-slayer, epith. of Apollo, PMag.Lond. 47.32 .
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assembled in the Pnyx
πυκν-ίτης[ῑ],ου,ὁ ,
A. assembled in the Pnyx, δῆμος π.
Ar. Eq. 42
: fem.πυκν-ῖτις,from the Pnyx, [κονία] IG 22.1672.199 .
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boxer
πυκτ-ευτής,οῦ,ὁ,
A. boxer, ib.
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boxer
πύκτης,ου,ὁ,
A. boxer, Xenoph. 2.15 , Pi. O. 10(11).16 , S. Tr. 442 , Pl. Grg. 460d ; opp.παλαιστής, Id. Lg. 819b ; freq. in Inscrr., IG 12.846.7 , 22.2311.32 , 47 , 3.128.4 , 743.14 , etc., an
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delegate sent to the Amphictyonic Council at Pylae
Πῠλᾱγόρ-ας,ου,ὁ, (Πύλαι, ἀγείρω)
A. delegate sent to the Amphictyonic Council at Pylae, ἥκειν . . φασι τοὺς Πυλαγόρας
Ar. Fr. 322
:—alsoΠυλᾱγόροςo
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gate-fastener, he that keeps the gates of hell
πῠλάρτης,ου,ὁ, (ἀραρίσκω)
A. gate-fastener, he that keeps the gates of hell, epith. of the god who held this office, Ἀί̈δαο πυλάρταο
Il. 8.367
, cf. 1
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shutter
πῠλοκλειστής,οῦ,ὁ,
A. shutter, i.e.warden, of the gate, Documenti antichi dell' Africa italiana
2.101 (Cyrene,i A.D.).
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