a small shield πέλτ-η, Doric dialect πέλτα [[ “Tab.Heracl.” 1.5, 2.4] Refs]: ἡ:— small light shield of leather without a rim, originally Thracian, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.75; Θρῃκίας π. ἄ
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a small shield πέλτ-η, Doric dialect πέλτα [[ “Tab.Heracl.” 1.5, 2.4] Refs]: ἡ:— small light shield of leather without a rim, originally Thracian, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.75; Θρῃκίας π. ἄ
trust, confidence, boldness πεποίθ-ησις,εως,ἡ, A. trust, confidence, boldness, LXX 4 Ki. 18.19 , Phld. Lib. p.22 O., Ph. 2.444 , Ep.Eph. 3.12 , Philum. Ven. 2.4 ; π. ἐπὶ τῇ δυνάμει J. AJ 1.3.1 ;ἡ ἀ
bend forward and look round timidly. περι-νεύω, A. bend forward and look round timidly. App. BC 4.46 . II. incline first to one side then to the other, sway, Arist. Phgn. 808a15 ; of a chariot, = ἀ
feed on all round περιβόσκομαι, of beasts, fishes, etc., A. feed on all round, Nic. Al. 391 , Th. 611 , Luc. Asin. 17 ; of tribes, π. ἔθνεα γαῖαν D.P. 383 : metaph., οὐδέ ποτε χθιζὸν περιβόσκεται ἄ
wind round περισπειράω, A. wind round, τὴν ἐσθῆτα τῇ κεφαλῇ Plu. Cam. 25 :— Med. ,τὰ μέσα . . ὁπλίταις περιεσπειραμένος having concentrated histroopsaround. . , Id. Ages. 31 :— Pass. ,form round, ἀ
prick περιστίζω, A. prickordot all round,περιέστιζε [τοῖσι μαζοῖσι] τὸ τεῖχοςshestuckthe wallall roundwith the breasts, Hdt. 4.202 ;περιστίξαντες( v.l. περιστήσαντες, πέριξ στήσαντες Dobree)κατὰ τὰ ἀ
overflow, πλημῡ́ρ-ω, A. = πλημυρέω ,overflow, Call. Del. 263 , AP 5.203 ( Mel. ), Orph. A. 1053 : hence,to be filled with food, Panyas. 12.18 ; of the Nile, PLond. 3.924.10 (ii A. D.); γαῖα . . α
one who sits in the first place, president, πρόεδρ-ος,ὁ, A. one who sits in the first place, president, Th. 8.67 ; ἐν δίκῃ Pl. Lg. 949a , cf. PPetr. 3p.44 (iii B.C.): metaph., ὁ τῆς μαντείας π. ἀ
attachment προσάρτ-ησις,εως, Ion. ιος,ἡ, (from Pass. ) A. attachment, τῶν καρπῶν Thphr. CP 2.9.3 , 5.4.2 , cf. Sor. 1.71 ; opp.σύμφυσις, etc., Gal. 2.350 (pl.), UP 3.3 . 2. place of attachment, ἄ
to moor/anchor προσορμ-ίζω, bring a ship to anchor at or near, Κνίδῳ προσορμίσαι (i.e. τὴν ναῦν) [[ 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Am.” 11, compare “PTeb.” 802.11 (2nd c.BC)] Refs 2nd c.BC+]; π. τοῖς α
funeral pyre πυρ-κᾰϊά, Ep. and Ion. πυρ-ϊή,ἡ: trisyll. A. πυρκαιά E. Supp. 1207 :(καίω):—funeral pyre, νεκροὺς πυρκαϊῆς ἐπενήνεον Il. 7.428 ; πυρκαϊὴ ἐμαραίνετο 23.228 ;κατὰ πυρκαϊὴν σβέσαν α
crowning, στεφᾰ́ν-ωσις,εως,ἡ, A. crowning, IG 12(1).155d67 (Rhodes), Ath. 15.673a sq.;μετὰ τὴν ς. τῶν δήμωνafterbeing crownedby the peoples, CIG 3067.24 (Teos,ii B.C.), cf. 3068a . 19 (ibid., pl.);ἀ
consort συζῠγ-ής,ὁ,ἡ, A. consort, LXX 3 Ma. 4.8 . II. Adj. = σύζυγος 1.1 , Plot. 6.6.5 , Procl. Inst. 42 . 2. Geom.,ς. διάμετροι conjugatediameters, defined in Apollon. Perg. Con. 1 Def. 6 ;ς. ἄ
watching with σύμφρουρος,ον, A. watching with,μέλαθρον ξύμφρουρον ἐμοίthe chamberthat keeps watch withme, i.e.in which I lie sleepless, S. Ph. 1453 (anap.). II. Thess.σύμφρουρος,ὁ ,joint -φρουρός, Ἀ
to pile up σωρ-εύω, heap one thing on another, τι πρός τι [[ 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Rhetorica” 1390b18; ἐπὶ τοῦ κοσκίνου τὰ τεθλιμμένα 1st c.AD: Dioscorides (Dioscurides) Medicus 4.150; ἄ
of τεμεν-ικός,ή,όν, A. oforfor a τέμενος, Anaxandr. 12 (dub.);τεμενικόν,τό ,name of the temple ofso-and-so, St.Byz. s.v. Ἰσεῖον . EM 278.35 . II. τ. πρόσοδοιthe rentof τεμένη, Did. ap. Harp. s.v. ἀ
the sum of the first four numbers τετρακτύς,ύος,ἡ, (τετράς) Pythagorean name for A. the sum of the first four numbers, i.e. 10 (= 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 ), ναὶ μὰ τὸν ἁμετέρᾳ ψυχᾷ παραδόντα τετρακτύν, παγὰν ἀ
τρόνα: ἀγάλματα, ἢ ῥάμματα ἄνθινα, Hsch. (Cf. θρόνον 1 .) τρόνοι: στύππιοι, στήμων, ἁρπεδόνη, ἄτρακτος, Id. τρόνα: ἀγάλματα, ἢ ῥάμματα ἄνθινα, Hsch. (Cf. A. θρόνον 1 .)τρόνοι: στύππιοι, στήμων, ἁ
Tyrannus τύραννος [ῠ], ὁ, also ἡ (see. below 1.2), an absolute ruler, unlimited by law or constitution, first in [[ “hymnus ad Martem” 5 (unless the hymn is late)] Refs], where it is used of a god, Ἆ
drive beyond the frontier, banish, ὑπερορ-ίζω, A. drive beyond the frontier, banish, τοὺς πολίτας D.C. 57.15 : c. gen., τῶν βασιλείων θυρῶν Lib. Or. 18.135 :— Pass. , Aeschin. 3.131 , 252 ; ἐξ ἁ
slight stop, ὑποδια-στολή,ἡ, A. slight stop,between words in speaking or reading, Quint. Inst. 11.3.35 . II. mark to divide words from one another(most Greek writing being continuous), e. g.ἔστιν, ἄ
note down for remembrance, make a memorandum of, ὑπομνημᾰτ-ίζομαι, Med. , A. note down for remembrance, make a memorandum of, τι Plu. 2.120d , etc. 2. write memoirsorannals, Plb. 5.33.5 ; ὑ. τὰς Ἀ
to suppose ὑπονο-έω, suspect, τι [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 9.88, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Aulidensis” 1132; μηδὲν εἴς τινα 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Plutus” 361; ὑ. α
muzzle, φῑμ-όω, A. muzzle, οὐ φιμώσεις βοῦν ἀλοῶντα LXX De. 25.4 ;shut up as with a muzzle, φ. τῷ ξύλῳ τὸν αὐχένα to make fasthis neck in the pillory, Ar. Nu. 592 (troch.);close, seal up, στόμα [ἄ