city, πόλις, Ep. alsoπτόλις(found sts. in Trag. etc., A. v. πτόλις ), ἡ: Ep. forms, acc. sg. πόληα Hes. Sc. 105 , Call. Aet.Oxy. 2080.62 ; gen.πόλιοςorπτόλιος, Il. 2.811 , 4.514 , al., πόληος 16
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city, πόλις, Ep. alsoπτόλις(found sts. in Trag. etc., A. v. πτόλις ), ἡ: Ep. forms, acc. sg. πόληα Hes. Sc. 105 , Call. Aet.Oxy. 2080.62 ; gen.πόλιοςorπτόλιος, Il. 2.811 , 4.514 , al., πόληος 16
city πόλις, Epic dialect also πτόλις (found sometimes in Trag. etc., see at {πτόλις}), ἡ: Epic dialect forms, accusative singular πόληα [[ 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Scutum Herculis” 105, Callias
business of government, act of administration, πολῑ́τ-ευμα,ατος,τό, A. business of government, act of administration, D. 18.108 , 136 : more freq. in pl.,measures of governmentorinstitutions, Pl. L
citizenship πολῑτ-ευμα, ατος, τό, business of government, act of administration, [[ 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.108, 136] Refs 4th c.BC+]: more frequently in plural, measures of government or ins
very expensive, costly, πολυ-τελής,ές, (τέλος) A. very expensive, costly,opp. εὐτελής, οἰκίη Hdt. 4.79 ; τράπεζα Democr. 210 ; παρακομιδή Th. 7.28 ; ζῶναι Pl. Hp.Mi. 368c ; παρασκευαί X. Hie
pouring forth much, yielding much, πολύ-χοοςorπολυ-χόος,ον, contr. πολύ-χους,ουν, (χέω) A. pouring forth much, yielding much,of animals,prolific, Arist. HA 629a35 , cf. Vett. Val. 10.28 ; of fruit
of olden time, ancient, πολυ-χρόνιος,ον, A. of olden time, ancient, h.Merc. 125 . 2. of long standing, τὴν πολυχρονίων(leg.-χρόνιον) Μαρμαριτῶν θρασύτητα Sammelb. 6026 (Cyrenaica,iii A.D.). II.
valuable πολυ-τελής, ές, (τέλος) very expensive, costly, opposed to εὐτελής, οἰκίη [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.79; τράπεζα 3rd c.AD: Democritus Epigrammaticus 210; παρακομιδή 5th c.BC: Thucyd
long-lived πολυ-χρόνιος, ον, of olden time, ancient, [[ hymnus ad Mercurium 125. ] Refs] __2 of long standing, τὴν πολυχρονίων (to be read -χρόνιον) Μαρμαριτῶν θρασύτητα [[ “Sammelb.” 6026 (Cyrenaic
conductor, escort, guide, πομπ-ός,ὁ, (πέμπω) A. conductor, escort, guide, Il. 13.416 , 24.153 , 182 , Od. 4.162 , Hdt. 1.121 , 122 ; epith. of Hermes (cf.πομπαῖος), A. Pers. 626 (anap.), S. OC 1548
oppressed by toils, πονηρός,ά,όν, in physical sense, A. oppressed by toils, πονηρότατος καὶ ἄριστος,of Heracles, Hes. Frr. 138 , 139 . 2. of things,toilsome, painful, grievous, ἔργα Hom. Epigr. 14
evil/bad πονηρός, ά, όν, in physical sense, oppressed by toils, πονηρότατος καὶ ἄριστος, of Heracles, [[ 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Frr.” 138,139. ] Refs 8th c.BC+] __2 of things, toilsome, pain
more evil Included with: πονηρός, ά, όν, in physical sense, oppressed by toils, πονηρότατος καὶ ἄριστος, of Heracles, [[ 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Frr.” 138,139. ] Refs 8th c.BC+] __2 of things
able to provide, resourceful, inventive, πόρ-ῐμος,ονalsoη,ον Hp. Acut. 50 :— A. able to provide, resourceful, inventive, Gorg. Pal. 25 ; πόριμον αὑτῷ, τῇ πόλει δ' ἀμήχανον Ar. Ra. 1429 ; πόριμος
destroy, ravage, plunder, πορθ-έω, collat. form ofπέρθω(more used in Prose), A. destroy, ravage, plunder, πόλεας καὶ τείχεα Il. 4.308 ; ἀνδρῶν ἀγρούς Od. 14.264 ; τοὺς χώρους Hdt. 3.58 ; πόλιν
to lay waste πορθ-έω, collateral form of πέρθω (more used in Prose), destroy, ravage, plunder, πόλεας καὶ τείχεα [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 4.308; ἀνδρῶν ἀγρούς 8th c.BC: Odyssea Home
furnish, offer, give, *πόρω, assumed aspres.toaor. Act. ἔπορονandpf. Pass. πέπρωμαι: no example occurs offut. πορῶ, Aeol. πόρσω,cited by EM 683.54 : I. aor. ἔπορον, Hom. mostly without augm.;p
sacred to Poseidon, Ποσειδώνιος,α,ον, A. sacred to Poseidon, v.l. in E. Ph. 188 (lyr.):— alsoΠοσειδᾱώνιος, AP 6.4 ( Leon. ); Dor. Ποσειδάνιος [ᾱ] Pi. O. 5.21 , 10(11).26 , B. Fr. 6 , S. OC 1494 (ly
sacred to Poseidon, Ποσῐδήϊος,η,ον, Ion. forΠοσιδεῖος(v. infr.),Π. ἄλσοςthe grove A. sacred to Poseidon, Il. 2.506 , h.Ap. 230 ; writtenΠοσείδιον ἄλσοςin Str. 8.3.20 ; but the Att. form isΠοσῐδεῖος,
fly hither and thither, ποτάομαι, poet. Frequentat. ofπέτομαι, Ep. alsoποτέομαι(imper. A. ποτεῦ Call. Fr. 1.50P. ) (v. infr.), also Alc. 43 ; Aeol. 2 sg. πότῃ Sapph. 41 (dub.); Dor. 3 sg. π
give to drink, ποτίζω, Att. fut. ιῶ Gp. 17.12.3 : (πότος):— A. give to drink, ἄκρητον ποτίσας Hp. Aph. 7.46 ; ἐπότισεν . . ὁ ἰατρὸς τὸ φάρμακον Arist. Ph. 199a34 , cf. Ruf. Fr. 118 ; οἶνον [ὑπ
to water ποτίζω, Attic dialect future ιῶ [[ “Geoponica” 17.12.3] Refs]: (πότος):— give to drink, ἄκρητον ποτίσας [[ 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “ἀφορισμοί” 7.46; ἐπότισεν.. ὁ ἰατρὸς τὸ φάρμακον 4th
prosecution of business, diligent study, πραγμᾰτ-εία, Ion. πρηγμᾰτίη, poet.πραγμᾰτίη Man. 1.38 :ἡ:— A. prosecution of business, diligent study, Isoc. 1.44 , 5.7 , Pl. Cra. 408a , al.; πόνων πολλῶν
affairs πραγμᾰτ-εία, Ionic dialectπρηγμᾰτίη, poetry πραγμᾰτίη [[ 4th c.AD(?): Manetho Astrologus 1.38 ] Refs 4th c.AD+]: ἡ:— prosecution of business, diligent study, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator