racecourse δρόμος, ὁ, (δραμεῖν) course, race, in Il.mostly of horses, ἵπποισι τάθη δρόμος [[ 23.375; also of men, τέτατο δρόμος [prev. work] 758 ] Refs]; οὐρίῳ δρόμῳ with prosperous course, [[ 5th c.
- Type
- lexicon entry
- Language
- greek
Free Resources
Search the Free Resources catalog.
racecourse δρόμος, ὁ, (δραμεῖν) course, race, in Il.mostly of horses, ἵπποισι τάθη δρόμος [[ 23.375; also of men, τέτατο δρόμος [prev. work] 758 ] Refs]; οὐρίῳ δρόμῳ with prosperous course, [[ 5th c.
dew, δρόσος,ἡ, A. dew, Hdt. 2.68 , Pl. Ti. 59e : pl., A. Ag. 336 , S. Aj. 1208 (lyr.), etc. 2. in Poets,pure water, ποντία δ. A. Eu. 904 ;δρόσῳ ἐναλίᾳ, θαλασσίᾳ, E. IT 255 , 1192 ; ποταμίᾳ δ.
dew δρόσος, ἡ, dew, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.68, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Timaeus” 59e: _plural_, 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 336, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Aj
to set δύω, see at {δύο}. δύω (see. below), δῡνω: __A causal Tenses, cause to sink, sink, plunge in; present only in [[ 4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “Historia Plantarum” 5.4.8 οὐκ ἐν ἴσῳ β
hard to find out δῠσ-εύρετος,ον, A. hard to find out, A. Pr. 816 ; λόγος Porph. ap. Eus. PE 3.11 ; δ. τό τινων γένος Ph. 1.234 . 2. hard to findorget, X. Mem. 3.14.7 , Secund. Sent. 11 ; σπάνιον
hard to satisfy with food δύσ-κολος,ον, (κόλον): I. of persons, prop.hard to satisfy with food(cf. Ath. 6.262a ): but, generally,hard to please, discontented, fretful, peevish, Ar. V. 942 ; γῆρας E.
hard to make out from signs, hard to trace δυσ-τέκμαρτος,ον, A. hard to make out from signs, hard to trace, ἴχνος S. OT 109 ;δ. τέχνη, of the art of interpreting auspices, A. Pr. 497 ; ποικίλον τι
hard to work δῠ́σεργ-ος,ον, A. hard to work, ὕλη Thphr. HP 5.1.1 ; λίθοι Paus. 3.21.4 ;unfit to be worked, σίδηρος Plu. Lyc. 9 ;hard to manage, ὁπλισμός Id. Flam. 8 ; δ. χρῆσθαι Id. Tim. 28
difficult δύσ-κολος, ον, (κόλον): __I of persons, properly hard to satisfy with food [[compare (2nd c.AD: Athenaeus Epigrammaticus 6.262a)] Refs 2nd c.AD+]: but, generally, hard to please, disconten
difficultly Included with: δύσ-κολος, ον, (κόλον): __I of persons, properly hard to satisfy with food [[compare (2nd c.AD: Athenaeus Epigrammaticus 6.262a)] Refs 2nd c.AD+]: but, generally, hard to
setting δυσμή,ἡ , ̔δύὠ A. = δύσις ,setting, mostly in pl., ἀελίου δ. S. OC 1245 , cf. A. Fr. 69 , Hp. Epid. 7.5 , Pl. Phd. 61e ;ἐπὶ δυσμῇσιν ἐώνat the point ofsetting, Hdt. 3.104 ; περὶ ἡλίου δυσμ
west δυσμή, ἡ, (δύω) ={δύσις}, setting, mostly in plural, ἀελίου δ. [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 1245, compare 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Fragmenta - American Journal of
to be unlucky, unfortunate δυστῠχ-έω, Ion. impf. A. ἐδυστύχεον Hdt. 8.105 :aor. ἐδυστύχησα Pl. Mx. 243a :pf. δεδυστύχηκα Id. La. 183c , Isoc. 4.55 , Lyc.Trag. 5 :— Pass. ,v.infr.:—to be unl
hard to take in hand δυσχερ-ής,ές, (χείρ) A. hard to take in handormanage, opp.εὐχερής: I. of things,annoying, vexatious, θεωρία A. Pr. 802 ; πᾶσι θαῦμα δ. S. Ant. 254 ; Ἁρπάλου ἄφιξις Din. 2.5
difficult position, awkward circumstances δυσχρηστ-ία,ἡ, A. difficult position, awkward circumstances, εἰς δ. ἥκειν Plb. 11.25.1 , cf. 5.26.2 , al.;distress, Phld. Ir. p.52 W., Mort. 26 (pl.); of t
cause to sink, sink, plunge in δύω(v. infr.),δῡ́νω: A. causal Tenses,cause to sink, sink, plunge in;pres.only in Thphr. HP 5.4.8 οὐκ ἐν ἴσῳ βάθει πάντα δύοντες τῆς θαλάσσης:aor. 1 ἔδῡσα(ἐξ-) Od. 14.
gift, present, gift of honour δῶρον,τό, (δίδωμι) A. gift, present, gift of honour, ἀγλαὰ δ. Il. 1.213 , etc.;votive giftorofferingto a god, φέρε δῶρον Ἀθήνῃ 6.293 , cf. LXX Ge. 4.4 , Ev.Marc. 7.1
gift δῶρον, τό, (δίδωμι) gift, present, gift of honour, ἀγλαὰ δ. [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 1.213, etc.] Refs 8th c.BC+]; votive gift or offering to a god, φέρε δῶρον Ἀθήνῃ [[ 6.293,
ha! oho ἔᾱ, exclam. of surprise or displeasure, A. ha! oho! esp. before a question,ἔα, τί χρῆμα; A. Pr. 300 , E. Or. 1573 ;ἔα, τίς οὗτος. . ; Id. Hec. 501 , cf. 733 , al.;ἔα, τίς ἔσθ'; Ar. Pl. 824 ;
themself ἑαυτοῦ, ῆς, οῦ, ἑαυτῷ, ῇ, ῷ, ἑαυτόν, ήν, ό, plural ἑαυτῶν, ἑαυτοῖς, ἑαυτούς άς, ά: Ionic dialect ἑωυτοῦ [[ “SIG” 57.44 (Milet., 5th c.BC), etc.] Refs 5th c.BC+]; also ωὑτῆς [[ 3rd c.BC: Hero
accusation, charge ἔγ-κλημα,ατος,τό, (ἐγκαλέω) A. accusation, charge, ἔ. τινι ἔχειν S. Ph. 323 , cf. Tr. 361 , Antipho 3.2.9 , etc.;ἐγκλήματα ἔχειν τινός, = ἐγκαλεῖν τι , Th. 1.26 ;ἔ. ποιεῖν τιmak
tenure of land in a country ἔγ-κτησις, Dor. ἔγ-κτᾱσις,εως,ἡ, A. tenure of land in a countryordistrictby a person not belonging to it, X. HG 5.2.19 (pl.);the right of holding such property, freq. gra
written ἔγγραπτος, ον, ={ἔγγραφος},{συνθῆκαι} [[ 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 12.9.3, +others; νόμοι 1st c.BC-1st c.AD: Strabo Geographus 6.1.8, 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 1.94; πρᾶγμα ἔ.
make incisions into ἐγγρᾰ́φ-ω, A. make incisions into, τὸ στέλεχος Thphr. HP 5.1.2 . 2. mark in or on, paint on,ζῷα ἐς τὴν ἐσθῆτα ἐ. Hdt. 1.203 ; opp.ἐξαλείφω, Pl. R. 501b . 3. engrave, inscribe,