celebrants of this festival, Ταίνᾰρος,ἡ,Taenarus, a promontory at the southern end of Laconia, Pi. P. 4.44 , 174 ; also masc. or neut., Th. 1.128 , 133 , 7.19 ; A. Ταίναρον ἠνεμόεντα Orph. A. 1370
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celebrants of this festival, Ταίνᾰρος,ἡ,Taenarus, a promontory at the southern end of Laconia, Pi. P. 4.44 , 174 ; also masc. or neut., Th. 1.128 , 133 , 7.19 ; A. Ταίναρον ἠνεμόεντα Orph. A. 1370
fit for ordering τακ-τικός,ή,όν, A. fit for ordering, orarranging, esp. in war,τ. ἀνήρ tactician, X. Cyr. 8.5.15 ;τακτικὸν ἡγεῖσθαί τιto think ita good piece of tactics, ibid.;οἱ τ. ἀριθμοίtheregular
melting in the mouth, tender τᾰκερός,ά,όν, (τᾰκῆναι, τήκω) A. melting in the mouth, tender, ἀκροκώλια Ar. Fr. 4 , Hp. Mul. 2.169 ; σχελίδες τακερώταται Pherecr. 108.13 ; τακεροὺς ποιῆσαι τοὺς ἐρε
tactician τακ-τικός, ή, όν, fit for ordering, or arranging, especially in war, τ. ἀνήρ tactician, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 8.5.15 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; τακτικὸ
ordered, prescribed τακτός,ή,όν, (τάσσω) A. ordered, prescribed, τακτόν τι παρὰ τοῦ Κύρου παραγγέλλων X. Cyr. 8.3.28 ;τ. ἀργύριονafixedorstatedsum, Th. 4.65 ; τ. χρήματα Pl. Lg. 746a ;σῖτος τ.a f
appointed τακτός, ή, όν, (τάσσω) ordered, prescribed, τακτόν τι παρὰ τοῦ Κύρου παραγγέλλων [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 8.3.28 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; τ. ἀργύριον a
daughter of T. ταντᾰλ-ίς,ίδος, A. daughter of T., i.e. Niobe, APl. 4.134 ( Mel. ), cf. 131 (Antip.). (Derived by Pl. fromταλάντατοςin reference to hisenduranceof torment, or fromταλαντεία(τανταλείαco
lowly τᾰπεινός, ή, όν, low: __1 of Place, low-lying, χώρη [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.191, compare 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Meteorologica” 352b32 (_comparative_)] Refs 5th c.BC+];
stretch τείνω, Il. 16.365 , etc.:fut. A. τενῶ Ar. Th. 1205 , (ἀπο-) Pl. Grg. 458b , (ἐκ-) E. Med. 585 :aor. ἔτεινα Il. 4.124 , Ep. τεῖνα 3.261 :pf. τέτᾰκα D.H. 19.12 , etc., (ἀπο-) Pl. Gr
to stretch out τείνω, [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 16.365, etc.] Refs 8th c.BC+]: future τενῶ [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Thesmophoriazusae” 1205, (ἀπο-) 5th-6th c.BC: Plato
sure sign τεκμήρι-ον,τό , ̔τεκμαίρομαἰ A. = τέκμαρ 11 (cf. Arist. Rh. 1357b8 , 9 ), asure signortoken, Hdt. 2.13 , 9.100 , etc.; τεκμηρίοισιν ἐξ οἰμωγμάτων A. Ag. 1366 ;καὶ μὴν στίβοι γε, δεύτερο
clear proof τεκμήρι-ον, τό, (τεκμαίρομαι) ={τέκμαρ}[[ 11 (compare 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Rhetorica” 1357b8, 9)] Refs 4th c.BC+], a sure sign or token, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.
practised τεκτον-ικός,ή,όν, A. practisedorskilled in building, Pl. Grg. 460b : asSubst.,a good carpenterorbuilder, Id. R. 443c , etc.; as opp. to a smith (χαλκευτικός), X. Mem. 1.1.7 :ἡ -κή(sc.τέχνη)
a woodworker τεκτον-ικός, ή, όν, practised or skilled in building, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Gorgias” 460b ] Refs 5th c.BC+]: as substantive, a good carpenter or builder, [[ [prev. author]
perfect τέλειοςandτέλεος,α,ον, in Trag., Att. , and Dor. alsoος,ον, A. Eu. 382 (lyr.), Pl. Phlb. 67a , Arist. EN 1153b16 , SIG 265 (Delph.,iv B.C.), etc.: the formτέλειοςis alone used by Hom. , neithe
perfect τέλειος and τέλεος, α, ον, in Trag., Attic dialect, and Doric dialectalso ος, ον, [[ 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Eumenides” 382 (Lyric poetry), 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Philebus
completely Included with: τέλειος and τέλεος, α, ον, in Trag., Attic dialect, and Doric dialectalso ος, ον, [[ 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Eumenides” 382 (Lyric poetry), 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Phi
money paid τέλεσ-μα,ατος,τό, (τελέω) A. money paidorto be paid, payment, D.S. 29.19 , Sch. Ar. Ach. 615 ; τ. σιτικὰ καὶ ἀργυρικά OGI 669.47 (Egypt,i A.D.), cf. BGU 1067.14 (ii A.D.), Cod.Just. 10.
fit for finishing τελεσ-τικός,ή,όν, A. fit for finishingoraccomplishing, Arist. Phgn. 813a4 ; τελεστικὸς τῶν ἁπάντων bringing to fulfilment, Theol.Ar. 60 . 2. connected with mystic rites, μαντικὸς
one of the Telchines Τελχίς(Hdn.Gr. 1.17 , Choerob. in Theod. 2.267 H.), laterΤελχίν( Choerob. l.c., Sch. rec. A. Pers. 353 ),ῖνος,ὁ, A. one of the Telchines, described as inhabitants of Crete (hence
to be a τελων-έω,pf. A. τετελώνηκα Phld. Rh. 1.344 S. :—to be a τελώνης, PPetr. 2p.108 (iii B.C.), Plu. 2.236b , Luc. Pseudol. 30 ; in bad sense, κλέπτει, τελωνεῖ Apollod.Com. 13.13 , cf. Phld.
to collect taxes τελων-έω, perfect τετελώνηκα [[ 1st c.BC: Philodemus Gadarensis Epigrammaticus “Rh.” 1.344 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus ] Refs 5th c.BC+]:—to be a τελώνης, [[ “PPetr.” 2p.108 (3rd c.
shoal-water, shallows, lagoon τένᾰγ-ος,εος,τό, A. shoal-water, shallows, lagoon, whether in the sea or in rivers, Pi. N. 3.24 ;ἕλεά τε καὶ τ. Hdt. 1.202 , cf. 7.176 , 8.129 , Th. 3.51 , PPetr. 2p.17
talk marvels τερᾰτ-εύομαι, A. talk marvels, Ar. Eq. 627 , Ra. 834 ;ἀποθαυμάζων καὶ τ. Aeschin. 1.94 ;τ. τῷ σχήματι indulge in strangegesticulation, Id. 2.49 ;ψεύδεται καὶ τ. ib. 98 , cf. 3.160 ; ἐν τ