shin Σ ς, σίγμαorσῖγμα(both accents are found in codd.),τό, twentyfirst letter of the Etruscan abecedaria, IG 14.2420 , and prob. of the oldest Gr. alphabets (corresponding to the twenty-first Hebrew
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shin Σ ς, σίγμαorσῖγμα(both accents are found in codd.),τό, twentyfirst letter of the Etruscan abecedaria, IG 14.2420 , and prob. of the oldest Gr. alphabets (corresponding to the twenty-first Hebrew
unsound σαθρ-ός,ά,όν, A. unsound, σκυτέες τὰ ς. ὑγιέα ποιέουσι Hp. Vict. 1.15 ; of diseased or unsound parts of the frame,τὰ ς. ὑπὸ τῶν ἰητρῶν ὑγιαίνονταιibid.;γάλλοι καὶ ς.impotent, PGnom. 244 (
rotten σαθρ-ός, ά, όν, unsound, σκυτέες τὰ σ. ὑγιέα ποιέουσι [[ 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ διαίτης” 1.15 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; of diseased or unsound parts of the frame, τὰ σ. ὑπὸ τῶν ἰητρῶν ὑγ
clearly Included with: σᾰφής, ές, genitive έος, contraction οῦς, clear, plain, distinct, of things heard, perceived, or known, σαφὲς δ᾽ οὐκ οἶδα [[ “hymnus ad Mercurium” 208 (8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus
left, on the left hand σκαι-ός,ά,όν, A. left, on the left hand, poet. forἀριστερός(used by Prose writers in metaph. sense, and once by Pl. in literal sense, Phdr. 266a ; also in Dor. Prose,ἐν σκαιάν,
tent, booth, σκην-ή, Dor. σκᾱνά,ἡ(not in Hom. , who usesκλισίη(q.v.)). I. tent, booth, IG 12.314.110 , E. Hec. 1289 ; ἐπὶ σκηναῖς . . ναυτικαῖς S. Aj. 3 ;σκηνῆς ἔνδονib. 218 (anap.);ὑπὸ σκηναῖσιi
tent σκην-ή, Doric dialect σκᾱνά, ἡ (not in [[ 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus, who uses κλισίη (which see))] Refs 8th c.BC+]. __I tent, booth, [[ Inscriptiones Graecae 12.314.110, 5th c.BC: Euripides Trag
pretext, plea, excuse σκῆψις,εως,ἡ, ( A. σκήπτω 1.2 )pretext, plea, excuse, τοιάδε μέντοι ς. οὐ δόλον φέρει A. Ag. 886 ; μὴ ς. οὐκ οὖσαν τίθης S. El. 584 : c. gen.,κατὰ φόνου τινὰ ς. pleading
curved, bent σκολιός,ά,όν, A. curved, bent(opp.ὀρθός, εὐθύς) , ς. σίδηρος Hdt. 2.86 ; ς. σκίπωνι E. Hec. 65 (anap.); of rivers and paths,winding, ποταμός Hdt. 1.185 , cf. 2.29 ; Μαίανδρος ς. εἰ
crooked σκολιός, ά, όν, curved, bent (opposed to ὀρθός, εὐθύς), σ. σίδηρος [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.86; σ. σκίπωνι 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hecuba” 65 (_anapaest meter_) ] Refs 5th c.
crookedly Included with: σκολιός, ά, όν, curved, bent (opposed to ὀρθός, εὐθύς), σ. σίδηρος [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.86; σ. σκίπωνι 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hecuba” 65 (_anapaest mete
behold, contemplate σκοπ-έω, used by early writers only inpres.andimpf. Act. and Med. (v. infr. 11 ), the other tenses being supplied byσκέπτομαι(q.v.):—but in later writers we findfut. σκοπήσω, Anon
to watch out σκοπ-έω, used by early writers only in present and imperfect active and middle (see. below 11), the other tenses being supplied by σκέπτομαι (which see):—but in later writers we find fut
rude, rough person Σκύθ-ης,ου , ὁ: voc. A. Σκύθᾰ Thgn. 829 , Ar. Th. 1112 , etc.:—Scythian, first in Hes. Fr. 55 : prov.,Σκυθῶν ἐρημία, of a desert, Ar. Ach. 704 : metaph.,rude, rough person,ἐν λό
Scythian Σκύθ-ης, ου, ὁ: vocative Σκύθᾰ [[ 6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus 829, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Thesmophoriazusae” 1112, etc.:— “Scythian”, first in 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Fr
mock, jeer, scoff at σκώπτω, Ar. Pl. 973 , etc. (not in Hom. , but A. παρα- h.Cer. 203 ):fut. σκώψομαι Ar. Ach. 854 , whence Elmsl. restoresσκώψειfor-ῃςin Nu. 296 :aor. 1 ἔσκωψα Hdt. 2.121 .
scare away σοβ-έω, A. scare awaybirds, ἡμεῖς δὲ . ., οὐ σοβοῦντος οὐδενὸς ἀνεπτόμεσθ' Ar. Av. 34 ;ἐπειδὴ τουτονὶ σεσοβήκαμεν(just above he had been calledστροῦθος) Id. V. 211 ; ς. τὰς ἀλεκτρυόνας
wood-ashes, embers σποδός,ἡ, A. wood-ashes, embers, Od. 9.375 , h.Merc. 238 : generally,ashes, Hdt. 2.140 ;ἐπ' Ἰσμηνοῦ τε μαντεία ς., ofthe ashesof an altar, S. OT 21 , cf. Ant. 1007 , Hdt. 4.35 ; ς.
ashes σποδός, ἡ, wood-ashes, embers, [[ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 9.375, “hymnus ad Mercurium” 238 ] Refs 8th c.BC+]: generally, ashes, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.140 ] Refs
drink-offering σπονδ-ή,ἡ, (σπένδω) A. drink-offering, of wine poured out to the gods before drinking, σπονδῇσι θύεσσί τε ἱλάσκεσθαι Hes. Op. 338 ;οὐ σπονδῇ χρέωνται [οἱ Πέρσαι] Hdt. 1.132 ; ἦν δὲ κ
a libation σπονδ-ή, ἡ, (σπένδω) drink-offering, of wine poured out to the gods before drinking, σπονδῇσι θύεσσί τε ἱλάσκεσθαι [[ 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Opera et Dies” 338 ] Refs 8th c.BC+]; ο
standing-place σταθμός,ὁ, in Trag., etc., with heterocl. pl.σταθμά, S. Ph. 489 , OT 1139 , E. HF 999 , X. Eq. 4.3 , etc.;σταθμοίhowever occurs not only in Hom. (v. infr.), but in E. Andr. 280 , Or. 14
a doorpost σταθμός, ὁ, in Trag., etc., with irregular plural σταθμά, [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 489, “OT” 1139, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hercules Furens” 999, 5th-6th c.BC: Xe
to trickle στᾰλ-άσσω, late σταλάττω [[(3rd c.AD: Porphyrius Tyrius Philosophus “in Ptolemaei Harmonica” p.195.10 W.)] Refs 3rd c.AD+]: aorist ἐστάλαξα [[ 3rd c.BC: Lycophron Tragicus 37, LXX.Mic.2.11