head κεφᾰλή, ἡ, head of man or beast, [[ 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus (see.below), 7th-6th c.BC: Alcaeus Lyricus 15, etc.; once in 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus, “Th.” 525 (Lyric poetry), once in 5th
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head κεφᾰλή, ἡ, head of man or beast, [[ 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus (see.below), 7th-6th c.BC: Alcaeus Lyricus 15, etc.; once in 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus, “Th.” 525 (Lyric poetry), once in 5th
head κεφᾰλή,ἡ, A. headof man or beast, Hom. (v.infr.), Alc. 15 , etc.; once in A.,Th. 525 (lyr.), once in S.,Aj. 238 (anap.), also in E.,Fr. 308 (anap.), Rh. 226 (lyr.), al.; ἄλλου οὐδενὸς ἐμψύχου κ.
mixing, blending κρᾶσις εως , ἡ( Ion. κρῆσις Hp. Vict. 1.32 ): (κεράννυμι):— A. mixing, blendingof things which form a compound, as wine and water, opp. mechanical mixture (defined as anεἶδος μίξεω
dog κύων [ῠ], ὁ and ἡ, both in [[ 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus, the _masculine_ more frequently, _genitive_ κῠνός, _dative_ κῠνί, _accusative_ κύνα] Refs 8th c.BC+], vocative κύον [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Home
determination λῆξις(A),εως,ἡ, Ion. λάξις(q.v.), (λαγχάνω) A. determinationorappointment by lot, ἀρχῆς Pl. Lg. 765d . 2. portion assigned by lot, allotment, ib. 740a , 747e , Criti. 109c , 113b ;
taking hold, seizing, catching λῆψις,εως , ἡ(laterλῆμψις POxy. 1088.45 (i A.D.), etc.), A. taking hold, seizing, catching, ῥύγχος . . πρὸς τὰς λ. τῶν ζῳδαρίων Arist. PA 662b9 ;αἱ καμπαὶ τῶν δακτύ
receiving λῆψις, εως, ἡ (later λῆμψις [[ “POxy.” 1088.45 (1st c.AD), etc.)] Refs 1st c.AD+], taking hold, seizing, catching, ῥύγχος.. πρὸς τὰς λ. τῶν ζῳδαρίων [[ 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de
simple, inexpensive, frugal λῑτός,ή,όν, A. simple, inexpensive, frugal, λιταὶ τράπεζαι Ps.-Phoc. 81 ; οἱ λ. χυλοί Epicur. Ep. 3p.63U. ; λ. βίος Men. 633 , Crates Theb. 10 ; τροφὴ λιτοτάτη Ath.
prophetic power, power of divination, h. Merc. μαντ-εία, Ep. μαντ-είη, Ion. μαντ-ηί̈η,ἡ, (μαντεύομαι) A. prophetic power, power of divination, h. Merc. 533 , 547 , etc.; μαντείᾳ χρῆσθαι καθ' ὕπνον
divination μαντ-εία, Epic dialect μαντ-είη, Ionic dialect μαντ-ηΐη, ἡ, (μαντεύομαι) prophetic power, power of divination, h. Merc. 533, 547, etc.; μαντείᾳ χρῆσθαι καθ᾽ ὕπνον [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Ph
prophetic, oracular μαντικός,ή,όν, A. prophetic, oracular, κλέος A. Ag. 1098 ;μ. μυχοί, θρόνοι, Id. Eu. 180 , 616 ; τέχνη Id. Fr. 350.6 ;μ. φῆμαι oracularsayings, S. OT 723 ;τὸ μ. γένος, = μάντε
following after, pursuit μέθοδ-ος,ἡ, (μετά, ὁδός) A. following after, pursuit, νύμφης μέθοδον ποιεῖσθαι Anon. ap. Suid. s.v. ζεῦγος ἡμιονικόν ( EM 409.35 ):—hence, II. pursuit of knowledge, inves
stratagem μέθοδ-ος, ἡ, (μετά, ὁδός) following after, pursuit, νύμφης μέθοδον ποιεῖσθαι [[ Anonymus cited in 10th c.AD: Suidas Legal icographus see entry {ζεῦγος ἡμιονικόν} (“Etymologicum Magnum” 409.
mother μήτηρ, Dor. μάτηρ,ἡ: though parox. in nom., it followsπατήρinthe accent of the obliq. cases, gen.μητερος contr. μητρός, dat.μητέρι, μητρί, both forms being found in Hom. , but the longer for
mother μήτηρ, Doric dialect μάτηρ, ἡ: though paroxytone in nominative, it follows πατήρ in the accent of the indirect cases, genitive μητερος contraction μητρός, dative μητέρι, μητρί, both forms bein
mother-state μητρό-πολις, Dor. ματρό-, poet.μητρόπτολις, Epigr.Gr. 537.4 (Tomi), 842a1 (Cyrene), Syria 7.209 (Damascus), Nonn. D. 13.166 :εως , ἡ:— A. mother-state, as related to her colonies, of At
able to imitate μῑμ-ητικός,ή,όν, A. able to imitate, Porph. Abst. 3.4 ; esp. of the arts (including music and poetry),imitative, Pl. Lg. 668a , Arist. Po. 1451a30 , etc.; μ. ποιητής Pl. R. 605a sq.
Μολοσσός , Att. μολοβρ-ττός , όν , Molossian , ὄργανον Simon. 31 ; γάπεδα A. Pr. 829 , cf. Hdt. 1.146 , al.:—fem. Μολοσσίς , Att. μολοβρ-ττίς , ίδος , Poll. 5.39 ; ἡ Μολοσσίς (sc. γῆ ) Molossia , Plu.
musical μουσῐκός,ή,όν, Dor. μωσικός,ά,όν Theag. ap. Stob. 3.1.118 :— A. musical, ἀγῶνες μ. καὶ γυμνικοί Ar. Pl. 1163 , cf. Th. 3.104 ; χοροί τε καὶ ἀγῶνες μ. Pl. Lg. 828c ;τὰ μουσικά music, X.
fallow-land, νειός,ἡ, alsoνεός X. (v. infr.), SIG 963.8 (Amorgos,iv B.C.), A. fallow-land, νειοῖο βαθείης Il. 10.353 ;ν. τρίπολοςa thrice-ploughedfallow, 18.541 , Od. 5.127 , Hes. Th. 971 , cf.
pasture νομ-ή, ἡ, (νέμω) pasturage, ἀμφίβιον.. ἔδωκε ν. βατράχοισι Κρονίων [[ Batrachomyomachia 59; νομὰς νέμειν 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.110 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; νομὰς νέμεσθαι[[ [prev. work]
way, road, ὁδός,ἡ(οὐδόςonce in Hom. , Od. 17.196 ): I. of Place,way, road, Il. 12.168 , 16.374 , IG 12.878 , al. ; ἱππηλασίη ὁ. Il. 7.340 ; λαοφόρος 15.682 ; ὁ. ἁμαξιτός Pi. N. 6.54 ;ὁ. ἱερά,t
road ὁδός, ἡ (οὐδός once in [[ 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus, 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 17.196)] Refs 8th c.BC+]: __I of Place, way, road, [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 12.1
little, small, ὀλίγος [ῐ],η,ον, laterὀλίος(q.v.), of Size, A. little, small,freq. in Hom. , rarer later, opp. μέγας, σάκος Il. 14.376 ; κῦμα Od. 10.94 , etc. ;ὀλίγῃ ὀπίwithsmall, lowvoice, 14.492