a signal σημεί-ωσις, εως, ἡ, indication, notice, [[ 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.961c. ] Refs 1st c.AD+] __II inference from a sign, [[ 1st c.BC: Philodemus Philosophus “περὶ
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a signal σημεί-ωσις, εως, ἡ, indication, notice, [[ 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.961c. ] Refs 1st c.AD+] __II inference from a sign, [[ 1st c.BC: Philodemus Philosophus “περὶ
Σηστός , ἡ , Hdt. 7.78 , 9.115 , and Att. acc. to St.Byz. ; also ὁ , X. HG 4.8.5 , 6 , Ephor. 155 J. :— Sestos , a town on the European side of the Hellespont, over against Abydos, Il. 2.836 , etc.:—
cheek σῐᾱγών, Ionic dialect σῐηγών, όνος, ἡ, jaw-bone, jaw, [[ 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “ἐπιδημίαι” 3.17.β, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Fragmenta” 112, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Frag
jaw-bone, jaw σῐᾱγών, Ion. σῐηγών,όνος,ἡ, A. jaw-bone, jaw, Hp. Epid. 3.17 .β́, S. Fr. 112 , Ar. Fr. 287 , PCair.Zen. 76.12 (iii B.C.), LXX Jd. 15.14 , al.; of an ox, Cratin. 163 ; of a camel, prob
Σιβύλλ-ειος , ον , Sibylline , Σ. βίβλοι , at Rome, Plu. Fab. 4 ; τὰ Σ . D.H. 6.17 , Plu. Marc. 3 , etc.; also Σιβυλλ-ιακός , ή , όν , D.S. 34 / 5.10 . Σιβύλλ-ειος,ον,Sibylline,Σ. βίβλοι, at Rome, Plu
iron σίδηρος [ῐ], Doric dialect σίδᾱρος [[ “IG” 42(1).102.61 (Epid., 4th c.BC)] Refs 4th c.BC+], etc.: ; also ἡ, [[ 2nd c.BC: Nicander Epicus “Theriaca” 923 ] Refs 2nd c.BC+]: neuter σίδηρον, τό, [[
Σῐκελ-ία , Ion. -ιη, ἡ , Sicily , Pi. P. 1.19 , al., Hdt. 1.24 , etc.: hence Σῐκελίδης , ου , ὁ , Dor. Σικελίδας , name given by Theoc. ( 7.40 ) to Asclepiades, and variously expld. in Sch.ad loc. [ Σ
Σῐκελ-ικός , ή , όν , Sicilian , Ar. V. 838 , etc.; Σ. ποικιλία ὄψου , for the Sicilian banquets were proverbial, Pl. R. 404d , cf. Luc. DMort. 9.2 , Philostr. Gym. 44(74) . Adv. -κῶς Ephipp. 22 . Σικ
σίκινν-ῐς [σῐ] , or σίκῑνις ( E. Cyc. 37 ), ιδος , ἡ , acc. Σίκιννιν D.H. 7.72 :— Sicinnis , a dance of Satyrs used in the Satyric drama, S. Fr. 772 , E. l.c., D.H. l.c., Luc. Salt. 22 : named from it
cucumber-bed σῐκῠ-ών,ῶνος,ὁ, A. cucumber-bed, Eust. 291.36 , etc. II. as pr. n.Σῐκῠών,ῶνος,ἡ,Sicyon, Pi. N. 9.53 , etc.; alsoὁ, X. HG 4.2.14 , 7.2.11 ; gender indeterm. in Il. 2.572 , 23.299 ; asAdj
snub-nosed, flat-nosed σῑμός,ή,όν, A. snub-nosed, flat-nosed, of the Ethiopians and their gods, Xenoph. 16 ; of the Scythians, Hdt. 4.23 , cf. Ar. Ec. 617 ( Comp. ), 705 , Theoc. 3.8 ; represented as
a Σίντιες,οἱ, theSintians, a name (variously expld. in Eust. 158.4s q.) of early inhabitants of Lemnos, Il. 1.594 , Od. 8.294 , Hellanic. 71 ( A. a), (c) J. :—henceΣιντηί̈ς,ί̈δος,ἡ , old name of Lemn
commissariat, victualling department, σῑταρχ-ία,ἡ, A. commissariat, victualling department, IG 5(2).266.36 (Mantinea,i B.C.), Ph. 2.64 , etc. II. a soldier's pay in money, Arist. Oec. 1350a36 ( v.l
tube, pipe σίφων,ωνος,ὁ,=ἡ καλάμη τοῦ ἀγρίου καλάμου,Gloss.: hence, A. tube, pipe, Aen.Tact. 18.10 , Anon.Lond. 26.51 ;καλάμινος ς. Dsc. Eup. 2.35 ; esp., 1. siphon, used for drawing wine out of the
σκεπ-αστικός , ή , όν ,= σκεπαστήριος , Arist. GA 719b17 ; ἀγγεῖον ς. σωμάτων Id. Metaph. 1043a16 ; ς. ὅπλα Ath. 5.193c . Adv. -κῶς Hp. Medic. 4 . metaph., sheltering , BGU 1185.8 (i B.C.) , OGI 665.4
thoughtful, reflective σκεπ-τικός,ή,όν, A. thoughtful, reflective, Phld. Rh. 1.191 S. :οἱ ς.(alsoἀπορητικοί, ἐφεκτικοί) theScepticsorphilosophers who asserted nothing positively, followers of Pyrrho
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
of squills σκιλλῑτικός,ή,όν, (σκίλλα) A. of squills,ὄξος ς. vinegarof squills, Dsc. 2.171 , Archig. ap. Orib. 44.26.11 , etc.; sts. wrongly writtenσκιλλητικός:—alsoσκιλλητικώδης,ες(leg.σκιλλιτ-),=σκι
hardness σκληρότης, ητος, ἡ, hardness, opposed to μαλακότης, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 523e, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Partibus Animalium” 644b14, +others ] Refs 5th
with a ruddy complexion Σκυθ-ικός,ή,όν,Scythian, A. Ch. 161 (lyr.), etc.; of persons A. with a ruddy complexion, Alc. 48 B, Cratin. 336 :τὸ -κόνtheScythian race, Zos. 4.20 , cf. Luc. Tox. 54 ;-κὸν ξύ
Σκύλλᾰ , ης , ἡ , A. Ag. 1233 , Ep. Σκύλλη , Scylla , Od. 12.85 , al., cf. A. l.c., etc.; Σκύλλαν αὐλεῖν , in allusion to a composition bearing that name, Arist. Po. 1461b32 ; ταῖς λεγομέναις Ἐχίδναις
a stave σκῠτάλη [ᾰ], ἡ, staff, cudgel, club, [[ 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 3.8 ] Refs 1st c.BC+]; σ. ἀγριέλαιος, of Heracles' club, [[ Anthologia Graeca 9.237 (1st c.BC: Erycius Epigrammat
staff, cudgel, club σκῠτάλη[ᾰ],ἡ , A. staff, cudgel, club, D.S. 3.8 ;ς. ἀγριέλαιος, of Heracles'club, AP 9.237 ( Eryc. ); cf.σκύταλον:—Special usages: 1. at Sparta,stafforbaton, used as a cypher fo
emerald σμάραγδος[μᾰ], ἡ(ὁ, Str. 16.4.20 , Orph. L. 614 ), name of several green stones, including the A. emerald, Hdt. 2.44 , 3.41 , Pl. Phd. 110d , Thphr. Lap. 23 , al., LXX Ex. 28.9 , al., Str.l.c