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stir, poke σκᾰλ-εύω, A. = σκάλλω ,stir, poke, ἄνθρακας Ar. Pax 440 ;πῦρ μαχαίρᾳ μὴ ς., i.e. don't provoke an angry m<*>n, Pythag. prov. in Arist. Fr. 197 , cf. Plu. Num. 14 , Luc. VH 2.28 , <*>L.
trough, tub, basin σκᾰ́φ-η,ἡ: I. trough, tub, basin, orbowl( Hom. only in Dim. σκαφίς), Hdt. 4.73 , Ar. Ec. 742 , etc.;kneading-troughorbaker's tray, Timocl. 33 , cf. Poll. 10.102 ;wash-tub, bath, A
lifeboat σκᾰφ-η, ἡ: __I trough, tub, basin, or bowl [[(8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus only in _diminutive_ σκαφίς), 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.73, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ecclesiazusae” 7
small bowl σκάφιον [ᾰ](A) (notσκαφίον),τό, Dim. of σκάφη, A. small bowlorbasin, Thphr. CP 4.16.3 , PLond. 2.402 ii 13 (ii B.C.), PHamb. 10.36 (ii A.D.), etc.; used in baths, Lyc. ap. Ath. 11.501f
scatter, disperse σκεδάννῡμι, Thphr. CP 3.6.4 , etc.:—alsoσκεδάω, Nic. Al. 583 :fut. σκεδάσω [ᾰ] Thgn. 883 (ἀπο-), J. BJ 4.9.6 , Plu. Cor. 12 , etc.; Att. A. σκεδῶ A. Pr. 25 , 925 , (ἀπο-) S. OT 1
covering, shelter, protection σκέπ-η,ἡ,=σκέπας, A. covering, shelter, protection, Hp. VM 16 ; ς. ἄκαπνος Id. Acut. 65 ; of clothes, Id.Aër. 8 ; of arms, Plb. 6.22.3 , etc.; of the flesh asthe cove
σκέπ-τομαι , Il. 17.652 , Thgn. 1095 , and Ion. , Hdt. 3.37 , al., Hp. Prog. 2 , Herod. 7.92 ; but Att. writers (before Arist. ) hardly ever have the pres. and impf. σκέπτομαι, ἐσκεπτόμην (exc. Pl. La
a shelter σκέπ-η, ἡ, = σκέπας, covering, shelter, protection, [[ 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ ἀρχαίης ἰητρικῇς” 16; σ. ἄκαπνος [prev. author] “Acut.” 65 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; of clothes, [[[prev.
to look about σκέπ-τομαι, [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 17.652, 6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus 1095 ] Refs 8th c.BC+], and Ionic dialect, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.37, +others, 5
prepare, make ready σκευάζω,fut. A. -άσω Ar. Eq. 372 :aor. ἐσκεύασα Id. Ach. 739 , etc.; Dor. -αξα(κατ-) Ti.Locr. 99a :pf. ἐσκεύακα Men. Sam. 254 :— Med. ,aor. ἐσκευασάμην Din. Fr. 89.31
banqueters σκην-άω, A. = σκηνέω ,v.l. in X. An. 7.4.12 ;τοῖς σκηνῶσινthebanqueters, ib. 5.3.9 . II. elsewh. in Med. , withpf.andplpf. Pass. ,encamp, σκηνᾶσθαι παρὰ τὸν ποταμόν Pl. R. 621a ; σκη
shadow σκῐά, ᾶς, Ionic dialect σκῐή, ῆς, ἡ, shadow, [[ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 11.207 ] Refs 8th c.BC+]; σκιὰ ἀντίστοιχος ὥς like the shadow that is one's double, [[ 5th c.BC: Euri
shadow σκῐά,ᾶς, Ion. σκῐή,ῆς,ἡ, A. shadow, Od. 11.207 ;σκιὰ ἀντίστοιχος ὥς liketheshadowthat is one's double, E. Andr. 745 ; ὑπὸ κίονος σκιὰν ἔπτηξεν Id. HF 973 : prov., τὴν αὑτοῦ ς. δέδοικεν Ar.
painting with the shadows σκῐᾱγρᾰφ-ία,ἡ, A. painting with the shadows(cf.σκιαγραφέω),so as to produce an illusion of solidity at a distance,scene-painting, ς. ἀσαφεῖ καὶ ἀπατηλῷ χρώμεθα Pl. Criti. 1
to shade σκῐάζω, [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Fragmenta” 776, etc.: ] Refs 5th c.BC+]future Attic dialect σκιῶ (κατα-) [[ [prev. author] “OC” 406 ] Refs]: aorist ἐσκίασα [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homeru
overshadow, shade, darken σκῐάζω, S. Fr. 776 , etc.:fut. Att. σκιῶ(κατα-) Id. OC 406 :aor. A. ἐσκίασα Il. 21.232 , Hes. Op. 613 (συ-), Luc. Zeux. 5 :— Pass. , ἐσκιάσθην E. Andr. 1115 (v.l.), A
song which went round crookedly at banquets σκόλιον,τό, prop. neut. ofσκολιός(sc.μέλος), A. song which went round crookedly at banquets, being sung to the lyre by the guests one after another in irre
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
garlic, Allium sativum σκόροδον,τό, contr. σκόρδον(q.v.), A. garlic, Allium sativum, Hdt. 2.125 , 4.17 , Gal. 12.126 : pl., Schwyzer 725.5 (Milet.,vi B.C.), Hp. Acut. 37 ; σκορόδων κεφαλαί Ar. Pl.
stick σκῠτᾰλ-ίς,ίδος,ἡ, Dim. of σκυτάλη, A. stick, Hdt. 4.60 . 2. = σκυτάλιον 1.3 , esp. as used by fishermen for drawing the net to land, Ael. NA 12.43 . 3. = σκυτάλη 1.2 , J. AJ 3.6.3 . 4.
part of the neck σκύτη: κεφαλή, Hsch. ; alsoσκύτα: τὸν τράχηλον, Σικελοί, Id.; freq. in Hp. acc. to Psell. ap. Zonar. 1 p.cxviii. 8 Tittm.; cited fr. Hp. by Erot. and expld. as A. part of the neckors
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 .
the Sminthian Σμινθεύς,έως,ὁ, epith. of Apollo, Il. 1.39 ; either (fromΣμίνθοςorΣμίνθηa town in the Troad, Hsch. , St. Byz.) A. the Sminthian; or (fromσμίνθος)mouse-killer, Sch. ad loc., cf. Str. 13.
myrrh σμύρνα, freq. writtenζμύρναas in PSI 4.328.2 (iii B.C.), PTeb. 35.4 (ii B.C.), PMag.Par. 1.781 , etc.,ἡ,=μύρρα, A. myrrh, the gum of an Arabian tree,Balsamodendron Myrrha(itself called σμύρνα