to inquire πυνθάνομαι, [[ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 2.315, etc.] Refs 8th c.BC+]; poetry also πεύθομαι (which see): Epic dialect imperfect πυνθανόμην [[ 13.256 ] Refs]: future πεύσομ
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to inquire πυνθάνομαι, [[ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 2.315, etc.] Refs 8th c.BC+]; poetry also πεύθομαι (which see): Epic dialect imperfect πυνθανόμην [[ 13.256 ] Refs]: future πεύσομ
easy, ready ῥᾴδιος(ῥαιδ-correctly in early texts, PCair.Zen. 367.20 (iii B.C.), etc., laterῥαδ-, Diog.Oen. 10 , etc.),α,ον: Ep. and Ion. ῥηί̈διος[ῐδ],η,ον , as always in Hom. ;ῥῄδιος,η,ον, Thgn. 574
flood-tide ῥᾱχία, Ion. ῥηχίη,ἡ, A. flood-tide, opp.ἄμπωτις, Hdt. 2.11 , 7.198 ; joined withπλημυρίς(s. v. l.), Id. 8.129 , cf. Hp. ap. Gal. 19.135 . 2. the roar of the breakers, metaph. of a crowd
river, stream ῥοή,ἡ, Dor. ῥοά(dat.pl.ρϳοϝαῖσι, IG 9(1).868 (Corc.,vii/vi B.C.)), (ῥέω) A. river, stream, freq. in Hom. , always in pl., and mostly with gen. added, ἐπ' Ὠκεανοῖο ῥοάων Il. 3.5 ; Μαι
surety, pledge. ῥύσιον [ῡ], Dor. ῥύτιον SIG 56.41 (Argos,v B.C.):τό: (ἐρύω(B)):— A. surety, pledge. I. property heldorseized as a pledgeorcompensation,ῥύσι' ἐλαυνόμενοςdriving off his cattlein dis
put in quick motion, drive σεύω, B. 17.10 , Opp. H. 2.445 , Q.S. 7.487 , Ep. inf. A. σευέμεν A.R. 2.296 ; withςdoubled after the augm., as always in Hom. (exc. inἐξεσύθη( Zenod. and most codd. fo
sign, mark, token σῆμα, Dor. σᾶμα Berl.Sitzb. 1927.161 (Cyrene), etc.:ατος , τό:— A. sign, mark, token, Il. 10.466 , 23.326 , Od. 19.250 , etc.; of the star on a horse's forehead, Il. 23.455 ; ἥβης
be depleted σπᾰν-ίζω, of things, to be rare, scarce, [καλὰ ἔργα] Βασσίδαισιν οὐ σ. [[ 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “N.” 6.31; τοὐλαίου σπανίζοντος 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 252; τὰ πα
carpenter's line στάθμ-η,ἡ, A. carpenter's lineorrule,ξέσσε δ' ἐπισταμένως καὶ ἐπὶ στάθμην ἴθυνεν [δοῦρα] Od. 5.245 , cf. 23.197 ; [πελέκεας] ἐπὶ ς. ἴθ. 21.121 ; also στάθμη δόρυ νήϊον ἐξιθύνει Il.
cover closely, so as to keep στέγω, used by early writers mainly inpres.andimpf.:fut. στέξωdub. cj. in D.S. 11.29 :aor. A. ἔστεξα Plb. 8.12.5 , Plu. Alex. 35 , etc.:— Med. ,aor. ἐστέξατοcj. forἐδέ
to endure στέγω, used by early writers mainly in present and imperfect: future στέξω uncertain conjecture in [[ 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 11.29 ] Refs 1st c.BC+]: aorist ἔστεξα [[ 2nd c.B
shut συγ-κλείω,fut. -κλείσω: Ion. συγ-κληί̈ω, fut-κληί̈σω: old Att. ξυγκλήω,fut. -κλῄσω: Ep. aor. A. συνεκλήϊσσα Nonn. D. 48.309 :— Pass. ,aor. συνεκλείσθην, old Att. ξυνεκλῄσθην:pf. συγκέκλε
writing συγγρᾰφ-ή,ἡ, A. writingornoting down, Hdt. 1.93 ;ἔχει συγγραφήνaffordsmaterial for writing, Aristid. Or. 47(23).3 . II. that which is written, writing, book, esp.in prose: history, narrative
a writ συγγρᾰφ-ή, ἡ, writing or noting down, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.93 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἔχει συγγραφήν affords material for writing, [[ 2nd c.AD: Aristides Rhetor “Orationes” 47(23).3.
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
collect, gather together συλλαμβάνω,fut. -λήψομαι:pf. -είληφα, Pass. -είλημμαι:aor. συνέλᾰβον,inf. συλλᾰβεῖν:— Med. ,pres.in Philem. 53.4 :aor. A. συνελαβόμην Hdt. 3.49 , etc.:— Pass. (v. infr.;
to seize/conceive/help συλλαμβάνω, future -λήψομαι: perfect -είληφα, passive -είλημμαι: aorist συνέλᾰβον, infinitive συλλᾰβεῖν:—middle, present in [[ 4th-3rd c.BC: Philemo Comicus 53.4 ] Refs 4th c.B
tally σύμβολον,τό, A. tally, i.e.each of two halvesorcorresponding piecesof anἀστράγαλοςor other object, which twoξένοι, or any two contracting parties, broke between them, each party keeping one pie
a symbol σύμβολον, τό, tally, i.e. each of two halves or corresponding pieces of an ἀστράγαλος or other object, which two ξένοι, or any two contracting parties, broke between them, each party keeping
fall together, meet violently συμπίπτω, Ion. Iterat. A. συμπίπτεσκον Emp. 59 :—fall together, meet violently, of winds, σὺν δ' Εῦ̓ρός τε Νότος τ' ἔπεσον Od. 5.295 ; of two champions beginning to
be downcast συμπίπτω, Ionic dialect Iterat. συμπίπτεσκον [[ 5th c.BC: Empedocles Poeta Philosophus 59 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]:—fall together, meet violently, of winds, σὺν δ᾽ Εὖρός τε Νότος τ᾽ ἔπεσον [[ 8t
be aware σύνοιδα, perfect with present sense, 1st pers. plural σύνισμεν [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Sophista” 232c ] Refs 5th c.BC+], Ionic dialect συνοίδαμεν [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicu
compounding συνθήκη,ἡ, (συντίθημι) A. compounding, esp. of words and sentences, Luc. Hist.Conscr. 46 , Hermog. Id. 1.1 , 3 , Philostr. VS 1.17.4 , Herm. in Phdr. p.175 A. : in concrete sense,a compo
a treaty συνθήκη, ἡ, (συντίθημι) compounding, especially of words and sentences, [[ 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Hist.Conscr.” 46, 2nd c.AD: Hermogenes Rhetor “περὶ ἰδεῶν” 1.1, 3, 2nd-3rd c.AD: Philo