crippled, maimed σιφλός,ή,όν, A. crippled, maimed, πόδα σιφλός A.R. 1.204 : metaph.,mad, of Glaucus the Lycian ( Il. 6.234 ), Eleg.Alex.Adesp. 1.2 ; of fish,mad on food, greedy, πλωτῶν ς. γένος Op
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crippled, maimed σιφλός,ή,όν, A. crippled, maimed, πόδα σιφλός A.R. 1.204 : metaph.,mad, of Glaucus the Lycian ( Il. 6.234 ), Eleg.Alex.Adesp. 1.2 ; of fish,mad on food, greedy, πλωτῶν ς. γένος Op
tube, pipe σίφων,ωνος,ὁ,=ἡ καλάμη τοῦ ἀγρίου καλάμου,Gloss.: hence, A. tube, pipe, Aen.Tact. 18.10 , Anon.Lond. 26.51 ;καλάμινος ς. Dsc. Eup. 2.35 ; esp., 1. siphon, used for drawing wine out of the
stir, poke σκᾰλ-εύω, A. = σκάλλω ,stir, poke, ἄνθρακας Ar. Pax 440 ;πῦρ μαχαίρᾳ μὴ ς., i.e. don't provoke an angry m<*>n, Pythag. prov. in Arist. Fr. 197 , cf. Plu. Num. 14 , Luc. VH 2.28 , <*>L.
pin σκαλμός,ὁ, A. pinortholeto which the Greek oar was fastened by theτροπωτήρ, h.Hom. 7.42 , A. Pers. 376 , E. Hel. 1598 , IT 1347 ; ὑπομόχλιον ὁ ς. γίνεται Arist. Mech. 850b11 ;κατὰ σκαλμὸν ἐρέσσ
crooked, bent σκαμβ-ός,ή,όν, A. crooked, bent,ς. ξύλον οὐδέποτ' ὀρθόν'there's no straightening acrookedbillet', Macar. 7.69 ; of a cow's horns, dub. rest. in PBaden 19.5 (ii A.D.); esp.bent asunder,
σκᾰφ-ίδιον , τό , Dim. of σκάφη 1.1 , ς. χαλκοῦν τετρυπημένον ib. 11(2).161 C 80 (Delos, iii B.C. ). Dim. of σκαφίς (B), small skiff , Plb. 34.3.2 , Str. 1.2.16 , Luc. Cont. 8 . boat-load, POxy. 1068.
covering, shelter σκέπ-ας, gen. A. -αος Arat. 857 :τό: (σκέπω):—covering, shelter, Hom. , only in Od. ;κὰδ δ' ἄρ' Ὀδυσσῆ' εἷσαν ἐπὶ σκέπαςplaced him in or undershelter, 6.212 , cf. 210 ;ς. ἀνέμοιο
one must reflect σκεπ-τέον, (σκέπτομαι) A. one must reflectorconsider, Ar. Eq. 35 , Th. 1.72 ; οὐ ταύτῃ ς. ὃ ζητοῦμεν Pl. Tht. 188c ; περί τινος Id. Ti. 28b ; τόδε, εἰ . . X. Eq. 3.4 ; τίς κτῆσ
thoughtful, reflective σκεπ-τικός,ή,όν, A. thoughtful, reflective, Phld. Rh. 1.191 S. :οἱ ς.(alsoἀπορητικοί, ἐφεκτικοί) theScepticsorphilosophers who asserted nothing positively, followers of Pyrrho
preparing, dressing σκευ-ᾰσία,ἡ, A. preparing, dressing, esp. of food, ὄψου Id. Ly. 209e , Alc. 1.117c , Min. 316e ; abs., ἐὰν ἡ ς. καθάρειος ᾖ Men. Phasm.Fr. 2 ; φαρμάκων D.S. 5.74 ; πυρός Ae
setting up of tents: nest-building σκηνο-πηγία,ἡ, A. setting up of tents: nest-building,ἡ τῆς χελιδόνος ς. Arist. HA 612b22 . 2. feast of tentsortabernacles, LXX De. 16.16 , 2 Ma. 1.9 , Ev.Jo. 7.2 ,
hard σκῖρος,ὁ, A. hard(perh.chalk) land overgrown with bushes, scrub, Tab.Heracl. 1.19 ;τῶν ξύλων . . τῶν ἐν τοῖς ς. ib. 144 ; = πυρρώδης (ῥυπώδηςcj. Mein.)γῆacc. to Philet. ap. Hsch. ;σκ[ε]ίρα(leg.
young dog, puppy σκύλαξ[ῠ],ᾰκος,ὁ , and (as always in Hom. and Hes. )ἡ, A. young dog, puppy, Od. 9.289 , 12.86 , Hes. Th. 834 ; κύων ἀμαλῇσι περὶ σκυλάκεσσι βεβῶσα Od. 20.14 ; in full, ς. κυνός Hd
staff, cudgel, club σκῠτάλη[ᾰ],ἡ , A. staff, cudgel, club, D.S. 3.8 ;ς. ἀγριέλαιος, of Heracles'club, AP 9.237 ( Eryc. ); cf.σκύταλον:—Special usages: 1. at Sparta,stafforbaton, used as a cypher fo
σμῑκρο- , for all words beginning thus v. μικρο-. ( σμικρολογέομαι, = μικρ- 1 , Gal. UP 11.15 ; ς[μικρο]λόγος is dub. in Supp.Epigr. 4.512 (Ephesus, ii A.D. ).) σμῑκρο-, for all words beginning thus
slipper σόλιον,τό, A. slipper, Lat.solea, POxy. 741.8 (ii A.D.), PSI 3.206.9 (iii A.D.); ζεῦγος σολίων Bull.Soc.Alex. 6.280 ;ς. παπύρινα POxy. 1742.6 (iv A.D.). 2. seat, stool, Lat.solium, S
speaking incorrectly, using broken Greek σόλοικος,ον, A. speaking incorrectly, using broken Greek, φθόγγος Anacr. 79 ;οἱ σόλοικοι foreigners, Hippon. 46 ; βάρβαρον ἢ ς. τι M.Ant. 1.10 . II. meta
bough σπάδιξ[ᾱ],ῑκος,ἡ,(σπάω) A. boughorbranch torn off, esp.palmbranchorfrond,=βάϊς(cf. σπάθη 7 ), ς. φοίνικος Porph. Abst. 4.7 : abs., Plu. 2.724a : pl. in Lat.spadica( Amm.Marc. 24.3.12 ); app
to be rare, scarce σπᾰν-ίζω, of things, A. to be rare, scarce, [καλὰ ἔργα] Βασσίδαισιν οὐ ς. Pi. N. 6.31 ; τοὐλαίου σπανίζοντος Ar. V. 252 ; τὰ παρ' ἀμφοτέροις σπανίζοντα D.S. 2.54 , etc.; of boo
wantonness, luxury σπᾰτᾰ́λ-η,ἡ, A. wantonness, luxury, LXX Si. 27.13 , AP 11.17 ( Nicarch. );χρυσομανὴς ς. ib. 5.301.2 ( Agath. ); of a dainty feast, Luc. Epigr. 50 , AP 7.206 ( Damoch. ); of ornamen
cavern, grotto σπέος, Ep. σπεῖος,τό, Ep. Noun (also in Inscr.Cypr. 98 H.), A. cavern, grotto, Od. 5.57 , etc.; ὑπὸ ς. ἤλασε μῆλα Il. 4.279 ; [ Κύκλωπες] οἴκεον ἐν σπήεσσι Od. 9.400 ;ἐν σπέσσι γλ
spark σπινθ-ήρ,ῆρος,ὁ, A. spark, Ar. Pl. 1053 , Arist. Ph. 205a12 , Cael. 276a4 ; of a meteor, τοῦ δέ τε πολλοὶ ἀπὸ σπινθῆρες ἵενται Il. 4.77 : metaph., ἐμβαλὼν ς. Μεγαρικοῦ ψηφίσματος ἐξεφύσησεν π
σπίνος [ ῐ], ὁ ,= σπίζα , Ar. Av. 1079 , Pax 1149 , Eub. 150.5 , Thphr. Sign. 39 ; ς. ἠῷα σπίζων Arat. 1024 ; also σπίννος , Gloss. ; cf. σπίγγος, σπίνα, σπινθίον . a kind of stone , which blazes when
milt, spleen σπλήν,ὁ, gen.σπληνός:— A. milt, spleen, Hdt. 2.47 , Hp. VM 22 , Ar. Fr. 506.4 , Antiph. 222.8 ;τὸν ς. ἐκβαλεῖν, of one dying with anxiety, Ar. Th. 3 . 2. pl.σπλῆνες,affections of the sp