an ambassador πρέσβῠς, [[ 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 4.282, 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 530 ] Refs 5th c.BC+], εως or εος (see. below [[ 11), ὁ, _vocative_ πρέσβῠ 5th c.BC: Euri
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an ambassador πρέσβῠς, [[ 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 4.282, 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 530 ] Refs 5th c.BC+], εως or εος (see. below [[ 11), ὁ, _vocative_ πρέσβῠ 5th c.BC: Euri
old man πρέσβῠς, Pi. P. 4.282 , A. Ag. 530 ,εωςorεος(v. infr. 11 ),ὁ, voc. A. πρέσβῠ E. Or. 476 , Ar. Th. 146 :—old man(poet. for proseπρεσβύτης), in this sense only used in nom., acc., and voc.,
previously πρότερος and πρῶτος, comparative and superlative formed from πρό, opposed to ὕστερος, ὕστατος. comparative πρότερος, α, ον, __I of Place, before, in front, π. πόδες the fore-feet, [[ 8th
πρότερος and πρῶτος , Comp. and Sup. formed from πρό , opp. ὕστερος, ὕστατος . Comp. πρότερος , α , ον , of Place, before, in front , π. πόδες the fore -feet, Od. 19.228 ; π. ἵπποι horses in front , B
before πρότερος and πρῶτος, comparative and superlative formed from πρό, opposed to ὕστερος, ὕστατος. comparative πρότερος, α, ον, __I of Place, before, in front, π. πόδες the fore-feet, [[ 8th c.BC
press forward σκίμπτομαι,=σκήπτω, A. press forward, ἄροτρον σκίμψατο καὶ βόας Pi. P. 4.224 ; cf.ἀποσκίμπτω. II. Pass. ,ἢν [τὸ ῥῆγμα] ἐς τὴν φλέβα σκιμφθῇ fallupon it, Hp. Morb. 1.20 . III. metap
such, such-like, τοῖος,τοία( Ion. τοίη), τοῖον:—demonstr. Pron., corresponding to the relat.οἷος,interrog.ποῖος,and indef.ποιός, A. such, such-like,common in Poets, but rare in Prose (whereτοιόσδεor
childbirth, parturition, τόκος,ὁ, (τίκτω) A. childbirth, parturition,of women, Il. 19.119 , h.Cer. 101 , IG 42(1).121.15 , 17 (Epid.,iv B. C.), Herophil. ap. Sor. 2.53 ; of animals, Il. 17.5 ; πλὴν ὅ
over ὑπέρτερ-ος,α,ον, poet. Comp. fromὑπέρ(used also in late Prose): I. mostly of Place,overorabove, upper, κρέ' ὑπέρτεραfleshfrom the outer parts of a victim, outsidepieces (opp. theσπλάγχναor inwar
leaf φύλλον,τό A. leaf; in Ep. and Hdt. always in pl.leaves,or collectivelyfoliage, φύλλα καὶ ὄζους Il. 1.234 , al.; φύλλα δ' ἔραζε χέει Hes. Op. 421 ; τὰ φ. καταδρέποντες κατήσθιον Hdt. 8.115
φύω , Il. 6.148 , etc.; Aeol. φυίω fort. leg. in Alc. 97 : impf. ἔφυον, Ep. 3 sg. φύεν Il. 14.347 : fut. φύσω [ῡ ] 1.235 , S. OT 438 : aor. ἔφῡσα Od. 10.393 , etc.:— Pass. and Med. , 9.109 , Pi. O. 4.
to grow φύω, [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 6.148, etc.] Refs 8th c.BC+]; Aeolic dialect φυίω perhaps to be read in [[ 7th-6th c.BC: Alcaeus Lyricus 97: ] Refs 7th c.BC+]imperfect ἔφυον,