revel, make merry κωμάζω,fut.-άσω [ᾰ] Pi. N. 9.1 , -άσομαι Id. P. 9.89 , AP 5.63 ( Asclep. ), Luc. Luct. 13 ; Dor. -άξομαι Pi. I. 4(3).72 :aor. A. ἐκώμᾰσα E. HF 180 ; poet.κώμ- Pi. N. 10.35 ; Do
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revel, make merry κωμάζω,fut.-άσω [ᾰ] Pi. N. 9.1 , -άσομαι Id. P. 9.89 , AP 5.63 ( Asclep. ), Luc. Luct. 13 ; Dor. -άξομαι Pi. I. 4(3).72 :aor. A. ἐκώμᾰσα E. HF 180 ; poet.κώμ- Pi. N. 10.35 ; Do
λαγχάνω , fut. λήξομαι Pl. R. 617e ; Ion. λάξομαι (cf. λάξις ) Hdt. 7.144 : aor. ἔλᾰχον Il. 9.367 , etc.; Ep. ἔλλαχον h.Cer. 87 , v.l. for ἔλλαβεν in Theoc. 25.271 ; Ep. λάχον Il. 4.49 , al.; Aeol. op
to choose by lot λαγχάνω, future λήξομαι [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 617e ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; Ionic dialect λάξομαι (compare λάξις) [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.144 ] Refs 5
left λαιός(B),ά,όν, A. left,λαιᾷ μὲν ἴτυν προβάλεσθε(sc.χειρί) Tyrt. 15.3 ;λαιᾶς χειρός on the lefthand, A. Pr. 714 ; πρὸς λαιᾷ χερί E. HF 159 ;λαιοῖσι on the left, Parm. 17 ; ἐπὶ λαιὰ κεκλιμένον
bright, radiant λαμπρός,ά,όν, fem. -ήin Ep. ( Il. 17.269 , Hom. Epigr. 3.3 ), but -άin Hes. Th. 19 , 371 :— A. bright, radiant, of the sun and stars, λ. φάος ἠελίοιο Il. 1.605 ; ἀστήρ 4.77 ; -ότα
shining λαμπρός, ά, όν, feminine -ή in Epic dialect [[(8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 17.269, 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus “Epigrammata” 3.3), but -ά in 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Theogonia”
brilliancy, splendour λαμπρότης,ητος,ἡ, A. brilliancy, splendour, λ. καὶ τάξις τοῦ στρατεύματος X. An. 1.2.18 ; of a horse, Id. Eq. 11.9 ; of arms, Plb. 11.9.1 , Arr. An. 1.14.4 . 2. clearness, di
brightness λαμπρότης, ητος, ἡ, brilliancy, splendour, λ. καὶ τάξις τοῦ στρατεύματος [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 1.2.18 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; of a horse, [[ [prev. author] “Eq.” 11.9
magnificently Included with: λαμπρός, ά, όν, feminine -ή in Epic dialect [[(8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 17.269, 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus “Epigrammata” 3.3), but -ά in 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiod
coffer, box, chest λάρναξ,ᾰκος,ἡ, (rarelyὁ,v.infr. 3 ) A. coffer, box, chest, e.g. for household stores, Il. 18.413 , Hdt. 3.123 ; λ. δαιδαλέα B. 5.141 , cf. Simon. (v. infr.). 2. cinerary urnorco
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
any moist, grassy place, meadow λειμών,ῶνος,ὁ, A. any moist, grassy place, meadow, Il. 2.467 , etc.; ἀμφὶ δὲ λειμῶνες μαλακοὶ ἴου ἠδὲ σελίνου θήλεον Od. 5.72 ; μαλακὸς λ. Hes. Th. 279 ; βαθύς A.
peeled, husked λεπτός,ή,όν, (λέπω) rare in lit. sense, A. peeled, husked,ῥίμφα τε λέπτ' ἐγένοντο, of barley beingthreshed out, Il. 20.497 . 2. fine, small, κονίη 23.506 ; κόνις S. Ant. 256 ; τέφ
coin λεπτός, ή, όν, (λέπω) rare in literal sense, peeled, husked, ῥίμφα τε λέπτ᾽ ἐγένοντο, of barley being threshed out, [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 20.497. ] Refs 8th c.BC+] __2 fine
make white λευκαίνω, lateaor. 1 inf. λευκᾶναι(v. infr.):pf. Pass. A. λελεύκασμαι Diph.Siph. ap. Ath. 2.54b , Orib. Fr. 102 :—make white, λεύκαινον ὕδωρ ξεστῇς ἐλάτῃσιν Od. 12.172 ; ἅλα ῥοθίοισι
to bleach λευκαίνω, late aorist 1 infinitive λευκᾶναι (see. below): perfect passive λελεύκασμαι [[ 3rd c.BC: Diphilus Siphnius Rerum Naturalium Scriptor cited in 2nd c.AD: Athenaeus Epigrammaticus 2.
entirely, wholly, at all λέωςorλείως, Ion. Adv. A. entirely, wholly, at all, λείως γὰρ οὐδὲν ἐφρόνεον Archil. 112 , cf. Hp. ap. Erot.et Gal. 19.118 :—elsewh. only found in the compds.λεωργός(q.v.)
stay, abate λήγω, Ep. aor. A. ἔλληξα A.R. 2.84 :—stay, abate, Ἰδομενεὺς δ' οὐ λῆγε μένος μέγα Il. 13.424 , cf. 21.305 ; λ. γόον AP 7.549 ( Leon. Alex. , s.v.l.): c. gen.,οὐδέ κεν ὣς ἔτι χεῖρ
forgetting, forgetfulness λήθ-η, Dor. λάθα,ἡ, A. forgetting, forgetfulness, personified in Hes. Th. 227 ; μηδέ σε λήθη αἱρείτω Il. 2.33 ; [ Περσεφόνη] βροτοῖς παρέχει λήθην, βλάπτουσα νόοιο Thgn.
forgetfulness λήθ-η, Doric dialect λάθα, ἡ, forgetting, forgetfulness, personified in [[ 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Theogonia” 227; μηδέ σε λήθη αἱρείτω 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 2.
will, desire, purpose λῆμα,ατος,τό, (λῶ) A. will, desire, purpose, Epich. 182 (prob.l.): concrete,λ. Κορωνίδος wilful Coronis, Pi. P. 3.25 ;μητρῷον λ.thyproudmother, S. El. 1427 ;λήματος κάκηweakness
bend, incline λῐάζομαι,aor. ἐλιάσθην, Ep. 3 pl. A. λίασθεν Il. 23.879 :3 sg. plpf. λελίαστο Mosch. 4.118 (for Act. v.sub fin.):—bend, incline; and so, I. mostly of persons,go aside, recoil,
a malignant intermittent fever λῐπῠρ-ία, Ion. -ιη,ἡ, forλιπο-πυρία, A. a malignant intermittent fever, Hp. Judic. 11 :—alsoλιπύριον,τό, Id. Morb. 2.51 :—henceλῐπῠρ-ίας,ου,ὁ,one who suffers from λιπυ
linen cloth λῖτα,λῑτί, case forms of a noun of which no nom. sg. is found (unlessσινδὼν λίςis right in Michel 832.19 (Samos,iv B. C.)), A. linen cloth,ἑανῷ λιτὶ κάλυψανthey covered [the corpse] with