loose, untie ἐπιλύω, A. loose, untie, δεσμά Theoc. Adon. 42 ;ἐ.κύνας let slipdogs, X. Cyn. 7.8 : generally,set free, release, ?τοὺς κακούργους τῷ πολέμῳ Luc. Par. 50 :— Med. , ἐπιλύεσθαί τινα τὸ
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loose, untie ἐπιλύω, A. loose, untie, δεσμά Theoc. Adon. 42 ;ἐ.κύνας let slipdogs, X. Cyn. 7.8 : generally,set free, release, ?τοὺς κακούργους τῷ πολέμῳ Luc. Par. 50 :— Med. , ἐπιλύεσθαί τινα τὸ
to explain ἐπιλύω, loose, untie, δεσμά 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus “Adon.” 42; ἐ.κύνας let slip dogs, [[ X. “Cyn.” 7.8 ] Refs]: generally, set free, release, τοὺς κακούργους τῷ πολέμῳ 2nd c.
to come later Related to: ἔπειμι, (εἶμι __B ibo) infinitive ἐπιέναι, serving in Attic dialect as future of ἐπέρχομαι: Epic dialect 3rd.pers. singular imperfect ἐπήϊεν [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epic
fall upon ἐπιπίπτω, A. fall uponorover, ἐπέπιπτον ἀλλήλοις Th. 7.84 ; ἐπί τι X. Oec. 18.7 , cf. Thphr. CP 5.4.5 : metaph., ἐπέπεσε μοῖρα Pi. Pae. 2.64 ; ἐπί τι Isoc. 5.89 ; διαλογισμοὶ ἐπιπίπ
to fall/press upon ἐπιπίπτω, fall upon or over, ἐπέπιπτον ἀλλήλοις [[5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 7.84; ἐπί τι 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Oeconomicus” 18.7, cf. Thphr. “CP” 5.4.5: _metapho
of ἡδονικός,ή,όν, A. oforfor ἡδονή,pleasurable, Chrysipp. Tyan. ap. Ath. 14.647d ;βίος ἡ. Arist. ap. D.L. 5.31 . II. οἱ ἡ. thevoluptuaries, of the Cyrenaic school of philosophers, Ceb. 13 , Ath. 13.
death-bringing θᾰνᾰτήφορ-ος,ον, A. death-bringing, αἶσα A. Ch. 369 (lyr.);περίοδος θ. cycleof mortality, Pl. R. 617d ; of hurts or accidents, Hp. Art. 48 ; of a surgical operation, Antyll. ap. Orib
deadly θᾰνᾰτήφορ-ος, ον, death-bringing, αἶσα [[ 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Choephori” 369 (Lyric poetry)] Refs 4th c.BC+]; περίοδος θ. cycle of mortality, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “
hair θρίξ,ἡ, gen.τρῐχός, dat. pl.θριξί( A. τρίχεσιν J. AJ 16.7.3 is f.l. for τρύχ- ): -hair, Hom. only in pl., ὀρθαὶ τρίχες ἔσταν ἐνὶ . . μέλεσσι Il. 24.359 ; mostly,hair of the head, 22.77 , Od
hair θρίξ, ἡ, genitive τρῐχός, dative plural θριξί (τρίχεσιν [[ 1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus “Antiquitates Judaicae” 16.7.3 is _falsa lectio_ for{τρύχ-})] Refs 1st c.AD+]: - hair, [[ 8th c.BC: Homer
ring, circle κύκλος,ὁ( Dor. ἁ,v.infr. 11.11 ), also with heterocl. pl. A. κύκλα Il. , etc.,v.infr. 11.1 , 3 , 9 , 111.1 :—ring, circle,ὅπποτέ μιν δόλιον περὶ κύκλον ἄγωσιν, of thecirclewhich hunt
sphere, globe κύκλος, ὁ (Doric dialect ἁ, see below 11.11), also with irregular plural κύκλα [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad”, etc., see below 11.1, 3, 9, 111.1 ] Refs 8th c.BC+]:—ring, cir
dog, bitch κύων[ῠ], ὁandἡ, both in Hom. , the masc. more freq., gen.κῠνός, dat.κῠνί, acc.κύνα, voc. A. κύον Il. 8.423 , κύων Archipp. 6 : pl., nom.κύνες, gen.κυνῶν, dat. κυσί Il. 17.272 , al.,
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
very, exceedingly μάλα[μᾰλᾰ; but Hom. sts. uses the ult. long beforeλ, Il. 3.214 , 4.379 ; beforeμ, 10.172 ],Adv. A. very, exceedingly, prefixed or subjoined to Adjectives, Verbs, and Adverbs: 1. st
by all means μάλα [μᾰλᾰ; but [[ 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus ] Refs 8th c.BC+] sometimes uses the ultima long before λ, [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 3.214, 4.379 ] Refs 8th c.BC+]; before μ
especially Included with: μάλα [μᾰλᾰ; but [[ 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus ] Refs 8th c.BC+] sometimes uses the ultima long before λ, [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 3.214, 4.379 ] Refs 8th c.B
more: rather Included with: μάλα [μᾰλᾰ; but [[ 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus ] Refs 8th c.BC+] sometimes uses the ultima long before λ, [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 3.214, 4.379 ] Refs 8th c
contrivance μηχᾰν-ή, Dor. μᾱχᾰνά,ἡ, (μῆχος): I. contrivance, esp.machinefor lifting weights and thelike,crane, Hdt. 2.125 , IG 11(2).161 A 69 , al. (Delos,iii B. C.);μ. τετράκωλος, δίκωλος, Rev.Phi
a machine μηχᾰν-ή, Doric dialect μᾱχᾰνά, ἡ, (μῆχος): __I contrivance, especially machine for lifting weights and the like, crane, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.125, “IG” 11(2).161 A 69, +other
corpse, νεκρός,ὁ(of a woman, Diph. 129 ), A. corpse, Hom. , etc.: asSubst., in early writers always of mankind, νεκροὺς συλήσετε τεθνηῶτας Il. 6.71 ; ν. ἔρυον κατατεθνηῶτας 18.540 : freq. of tho
dead νεκρός, ὁ (of a woman, [[ 4th-3rd c.BC: Diphilus Comicus 129)] Refs 4th c.BC+], corpse, [[ 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus, etc.] Refs 8th c.BC+]: as substantive, in early writers always of mankind, νε
to be half asleep, doze, νυστ-άζω,fut.-άξω LXX Is. 5.27 :aor. A. ἐνύσταξα Thphr. Char. 7.8 , LXX 2 Ki. 4.6 , al. ; ἐνύστασα Dionys.Com. 2.43 , AP 12.135 ( Asclep. ) :— mostlypres.,to be half as
to doze νυστ-άζω, future -άξω [[ LXX.Isa.5.27 ] LXX]: aorist ἐνύσταξα [[ 4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “Characteres” 7.8, LXX.2Ki.4.6, +others; ἐνύστασα 4th c.BC: Dionysius Comicus 2.43, “An