gain πορ-ισμός, ὁ, providing, procuring, τῶν ἐπιτηδείων [[ 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 3.112.2 ] Refs 2nd c.BC+]; earning a living, [[ 3rd c.BC: Chrysippus Stoicus 3.172; ἐφήμερος π. 1st c.BC: Phil
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gain πορ-ισμός, ὁ, providing, procuring, τῶν ἐπιτηδείων [[ 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 3.112.2 ] Refs 2nd c.BC+]; earning a living, [[ 3rd c.BC: Chrysippus Stoicus 3.172; ἐφήμερος π. 1st c.BC: Phil
calf, young heifer πόρτῐς,ῐος,ἡ, poet. word (in later Prose, acc. pl. A. πόρτιας Ant.Lib. 23.3 ),calf, young heifer(younger thanδαμάλη,Sch. Theoc. 1.75 ), Il. 5.162 , h.Cer. 174 , S. Tr. 530 (lyr.
heaves, surges, swirls πορφύρω [ῡ], poet. Verb, onlypres.andimpf., of the sea,ὡς ὅτε πορφύρῃ πέλαγος μέγα κύματι κωφῷas when the huge sea A. heaves, surges, swirlswith dumb swell (i.e. with waves tha
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
husband, spouse, πόσις,ὁ, poet.πόσσις AP 6.323 ( Leon. ); gen.πόσιος(no gen. isfound in Att. ,πόσεωςonly in Hdn.Gr. 2.700 ); dat.πὁσει, Ep. A. πόσεϊ Il. 5.71 ; voc. πόσι E. Alc. 323 , Ar. Th.
of what kind? ποδᾰπός, ή, όν, from what country?: hence, generally, whence? where born? [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.218 (as variant), 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Choephori” 575, 5th c.B
in which of two ways? ποτέρ-ως,Adv.ofπότερος, A. in which of two ways? π. ἂν μᾶλλον ἄνθρωποι σωφρονοῖεν, ἀργοῦντες ἢ . . ἐπιμελόμενοι;ib. 2.7.8 , cf. 1.6.15 , etc.;πότερόν ἐστιν αὐτῆς(sc.τῆς τραγῳδία
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
of Potniae, Potnian, Ποτνιάς,άδος, fem.Adj. A. of Potniae, Potnian, κέλευθοι Ποτνιάδες A. Fr. 173 ;ἡ Ποτνιὰς κρήνηa spring near the town, Ael. NA 15.25 , Paus. 9.8.1 ;Ποτνιάδες ἵπποιthe mares that
somewhere που, Ionic dialect κου, Aeolic dialect ποι [[ 7th-6th c.BC: Sappho Lyrica “Papyrus fragments” in E. Diehl, 25.17, 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 5.101, “BCH” 37.157 (Cyme, 3rd c.BC), proba
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
one who does πράκ-τωρ,ορος,ὁ, A. = πρακτήρ ,one who doesorexecutes, accomplisher, Ζεὺς ὅτου π. φανῇ S. Tr. 251 ; π. τῶν ἀκουσίων Antipho 3.2.6 ; with fem.Subst., Κύπρις . . τῶνδ' ἐφάνη π. S. T
bailiff πράκ-τωρ, ορος, ὁ, ={πρακτήρ}, one who does or executes, accomplisher, Ζεὺς ὅτου π. φανῇ [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 251; π. τῶν ἀκουσίων 5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 3.2.6 ] Ref
to calm πρᾱΰνω, Ionic dialect πρηΰνω [ῡ], future ῠνῶ: aorist ἐπράῡνα:—middle, Epic dialect aorist πρηϋνατο [[ 4th-5th c.AD(?): Nonnus Epicus “Dionysiaca” 29.276 ] Refs 4th c.AD+]:—passive, future πρα
make soft, mild, πρᾱύ̈νω, Ion. πρηύ̈νω [ῡ],fut. ῠνῶ:aor. ἐπράῡνα:— Med. , Ep. aor. A. πρηϋνατο Nonn. D. 29.276 :— Pass. ,fut. πραϋνθήσομαι Ph. 1.135 , Gal. 13.478 :aor. ἐπραύ̈νθην Pl. R. 44
ambassador, πρεσβ-ευτής,οῦ,ὁ, A. ambassador, IG 12.22.27 , Th. 5.4 , Pl. Lg. 941a , POxy. 933.31 (ii A. D.), etc.: pl.πρεσβευταίis at first less freq., later more freq., than πρέσβεις, πρεσβευτὰς π
delegation πρεσβ-εία, ἡ, age, seniority, right of the elder, κατὰ πρεσβείαν [[ 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Persae” 4 (_anapaest meter_), 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1259b12: he
burn, πρήθω,impf. ἔπρηθον(ἐν-):aor. ἔπρησα(v. infr.): — Pass. ,pf. πέπρησμαι:aor. ἐπρήσθην(v. infr.): A.R. seems to useπρήσοντα, πρήσοντοςaspres. part., 4.819 , 1537 : (for the signf. A. burn, v. πί
to bloat πρήθω, imperfect ἔπρηθον (ἐν-): aorist ἔπρησα (see. below): —passive, perfect πέπρησμαι: aorist ἐπρήσθην (see. below): [[ 3rd c.BC: Apollonius Rhodius Epicus seems to use πρήσοντα, πρήσοντος
made from the πρῑ́ν-ῐνος,η,ον, A. made from the πρῖνος, γύης Hes. Op. 429 ; ἄνθρακες Ar. Ach. 668 ;αἱ πρίνιναι(sc.βάλανοι) Dsc. 1.106.2 ; π. ὕλη Orib. 49.3.1 ;μύκητες π.fungithat grow under th
before, forth πρό, A. before, forth: A. PREP. WITH GENIT.: I. of Place,before, in front of, ἠγερέθοντο π. ἄστεος Od. 24.468 , cf. Il. 15.351 , etc.; π. πτόλιος δεδαϊγμένον 19.292 ; κείνους κιχ
before πρό, before, forth: __A PREP. WITH GENIT.: __A.I of Place, before, in front of, ἠγερέθοντο π. ἄστεος [[ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 24.468, compare 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epi