sum κεφάλαι-ος [ᾰ], α, ον, (κεφαλή) of the head: metaphorically, principal, chief, ῥῆμα κ. (with a play on κεφαλίτης λίθος) [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 854; τὸ κ. μέρος “PMasp.” 151
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sum κεφάλαι-ος [ᾰ], α, ον, (κεφαλή) of the head: metaphorically, principal, chief, ῥῆμα κ. (with a play on κεφαλίτης λίθος) [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 854; τὸ κ. μέρος “PMasp.” 151
reckless προπετ-ής, ές, (προπίπτω) falling or slipping down in bed, εἰ π. γένοιτο [[ 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “προγνωστικόν” 3; π. ἐπὶ πόδας [prev. author] “Coac.” 487; π. ἂν ἐγίνετο ἡ βάδισις ]
safe, sure, certain σῶς, ὁ, ἡ, σῶν, τό, defective __A adjective of which the following forms occur: Attic dialect and later Gr. nominative σῶς, σῶν, [[ 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 8.81, 4th c.BC
bring images before the mind of, φαντᾰσ-ιόω, A. bring images before the mind of, τινας S.E. M. 8.406 : abs., ib. 397 . II. mostly in Med. ,haveorform imagesorpresentations, Aristocl. ap. Eus. PE 1
a step ἐπί-βᾰσις, εως, ἡ, stepping upon, [[ ἐς τὴν ναῦν 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Nav.” 12 ] Refs 2nd c.AD+]; advent, [[ Annuario 6/7.417 (from Phaselis); αἱ ἐ. τῆς θαλάσσης] Refs] risings.. , [[
this, ὅδε,ἥδε, τόδε,demonstr. Pron., A. this,formed by adding the enclit.-δεto the old demonstr. Pron.ὁ,ἡ,τό, and declinedlikeit through all cases : Ep. dat. pl.τοῖσδεσσι, τοῖσδεσσιν,as well asτοῖσδε
to be quite enough for, suffice for, ἐξαρκ-έω, I. of objects,to be quite enough for, suffice for, τινί Heraclit. 114 , S. OC 6 , 1116 , Ph. 459 , etc.; ἔμοιγ' ἐ. ὃς ἂν μὴ κακὸς ᾖ Pl. Prt. 346c ;
divine θεῖος, α, ον: __Alate Epic dialect θέειος [[ 5th c.AD: Proclus Philosophus “Hymni” 2.16 ] Refs 5th c.AD+]; θεήϊος [[ 2nd c.BC: Bion Bucolicus “fragment” 15.9 ] Refs 2nd c.BC+]; late Aeolic dia
knit συναρτ-άω, A. knitorjoin together, ς. γένος E. Med. 564 ; τὴν γῆν ἅμα καὶ τὴν θάλασσαν Luc. DDeor. 21.1 :— Pass. ,to be closely engaged, δύο περὶ μίαν καὶ ἔστιν ῇ̔ καὶ πλείους ναῦς . . ξυνηρ
pick up λέγω(B), A. pick up, etc.: tenses for signf. 1 and 11 ,fut. λέξω Od. 24.224 :aor. ἔλεξα A. Pers. 292 :— Med. ,fut.in pass. sense λέξομαι E. Alc. 322 :aor. ἐλεξάμην Il. 21.27 (trans
likeness ὁμοιό-της, ητος, ἡ, likeness, resemblance, [[ 3rd c.AD: Democritus Epigrammaticus 164, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 109a, +others: _plural_, [prev. work] 82a, “Sph.” 231a ] Refs
to receive δέχομαι, Ionic dialect, Aeolic dialect, Cretan dialect δέκομαι, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 9.91, 7th-6th c.BC: Sappho Lyrica 1.22, 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 2.69 ] Refs 7th c.
to occupy καταγίγνομαι, Ionic dialect and later καταγηρ-γίνομαι [ῑ], abide, dwell, ἐν [Χρυσοχοείῳ] Test. cited in [[ 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 21.22, compare 3rd c.BC: Teles Philosophus p.27 H., “
depth βάθος[ᾰ],εος,τό,(βαθύς) A. depthorheight,acc. as measured up or down, Ταρτάρου βάθη A. Pr. 1029 ; αἰθέρος βάθος E. Med. 1297 , cf. Ar. Av. 1715 ;βάθους μετέχεινto be a solid, possessingdept
upright ὀρθός, ή, όν, straight, __I in height, upright, standing, [[ 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus ] Refs 8th c.BC+], who commonly joins it with στῆναι, στῆ δ᾽ ὀρθός [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Il
correctly Included with: ὀρθός, ή, όν, straight, __I in height, upright, standing, [[ 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus ] Refs 8th c.BC+], who commonly joins it with στῆναι, στῆ δ᾽ ὀρθός [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias H
blunt, dulled, with edge ἀμβλ-ύς,εῖα,ύ, A. blunt, dulled, with edgeorpoint taken off,properly of a sharp instrument, opp.ὀξύς, Pl. Ly. 215e ,Tht.<*> 65d ;ἀ. γωνία obtuseangle, Id. Ti. 55a ;ἀμβλεῖα,ἡ
to reject ἀποδοκῐμ-άζω, reject on scrutiny or trial, reject a candidate from want of qualification, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 6.130, 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 13.10, 5th-6th c.BC: Archippus Com
to take away παραφέρω, poetry παρφέρω, future παροίσω [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 1675 (Lyric poetry):] Refs 5th c.BC+] —passive, aorist 1 παροισθέντι· παρενεχθέντι, [[ 5th c.A
to wait for/welcome προσδέχομαι, Ionic dialect προσδέκομαι: used by [[ 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus] Refs 8th c.BC+] only in Epic dialect present participle ποτιδέγμενος (see. below [[ 111)] Refs]: aoris
turn of the scale, fall of the scale-pan, weight ῥοπ-ή,ἡ, (ῥέπω) A. turn of the scale, fall of the scale-pan, weight, Arist. Cael. 307b33 ;μέχρι τοῦ μέσου τὴν ῥ. ἔχειν gravitateto . ., ib. 297a28 ;do
love of honour φῐλοτῑμ-ία, Ion. -ιη, ἡ, A. love of honourordistinction, ambition,freq. in bad sense in early writers, Pi. Fr. 210 , E. IA 527 , Ar. Th. 383 , Arist. EN 1125b22 ; κακίστη δαιμόνων Φ.
just as/how much ὅσος, Epic dialect ὅσσος, η, ον, both forms in [[ 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus and 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus ] Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὅσσος also in [[ 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Per
point out, show φράζω, S. Ph. 25 , etc.: poet.impf. A. φράζον Pi. N. 1.61 :fut. φράσω[ᾰ] A. Pr. 781 , etc.:aor. 1 ἔφρᾰσα h.Ven. 128 , h.Merc. 442 , Hdt. 2.150 , etc.; poet.φράσα[ᾰ] Od. 11.22