πταίω , Th. 1.122 , etc.: fut. πταίσω D. 2.20 : aor. ἔπταισα Hdt. 9.101 , etc.: pf. ἔπταικα Men. 675 , Bato 1 , Plb. 3.48.4 , ( προσ- ) Isoc. 6.82 :— Pass. , v. infr. 1 : trans., cause to stumble or f
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πταίω , Th. 1.122 , etc.: fut. πταίσω D. 2.20 : aor. ἔπταισα Hdt. 9.101 , etc.: pf. ἔπταικα Men. 675 , Bato 1 , Plb. 3.48.4 , ( προσ- ) Isoc. 6.82 :— Pass. , v. infr. 1 : trans., cause to stumble or f
to stumble πταίω, [[ 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.122, etc.] Refs 5th c.BC+]: future πταίσω [[ 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 2.20 ] Refs 4th c.BC+]: aorist ἔπταισα [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historic
furnish with feathers πτερόω, (πτερόν) A. furnish with feathersorwings,τινα Ar. Av. 1334 , 1361 , Ra. 1437 , Pl. R. 467d ; forπτεροῦν βυβλίον, v. γλυφίς :— Pass. ,to beorbecome feathered, to be fled
flying, winged πτηνός,ή,όν, Dor. πτανός,ά,όν; alsoός,όν Pl. Prt. 320e : (πτῆναι, πέτομαι):— A. flying, winged,Διὸς π. κύων, i.e. eagle, A. Pr. 1022 , cf. Ag. 136 (lyr.); π. ὄφις Id. Eu. 181 ;ὄρνι
bird πτηνός, ή, όν, Doric dialect πτανός, ά, όν; also ός, όν [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Protagoras” 320e ] Refs 5th c.BC+]: (πτῆναι, πέτομαι):— flying, winged, Διὸς π. κύων, i.e. eagle, [[ 4
young branch, shoot, sucker, sapling πτόρθ-ος,ὁ, A. young branch, shoot, sucker, sapling, Od. 6.128 ; ὥς τις π. ηὐξόμην E. Hec. 20 ; πτόρθοισι δάφνης Id. Ion 103 (anap.); μαλάχης Ar. Pl. 544 ;
spit out πτύω, Il. 23.697 , etc.:fut. πτύσω [ῠ] Hp. Prorrh. 2.40 ; A. πτύσομαι Id. Morb. 1.28 :aor. ἔπτῠσαib. 22 , S. Ant. 653 , etc.:pf. ἔπτῠκα S.E. M. 8.252 , Gal. 10.374 , 11.281 :— Pass. ,f
to spit πτύω, [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 23.697, etc.: ] Refs 8th c.BC+]future πτύσω [ῠ] [[ 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “προρρητικόν” 2.40 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; πτύσομαι [[ [prev. auth
shrink from, shrink πτώσσω, onlypres., A. shrink from, shrink, of birds or other animals, π. ὥστε πέρδικα Archil. 106 ; [ἀκρίδες] πτώσσουσι καθ' ὕδωρ fleeinto . ., Il. 21.14 ; also of men,πτῶσσον ὑ
beggar πτωχός,ή,όν, alsoός,όν A. Ag. 1274 , S. OC 444 , 751 :— A. beggar, Od. 14.400 , 18.1 , Hdt. 3.14 , etc.; πρὸς γὰρ Διός εἰσιν ἅπαντες ξεῖνοί τε πτωχοί τε Od. 6.208 , cf. 17.475 ; πτωχὸς πτωχ
poor πτωχός, ή, όν, also ός, όν [[ 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 1274, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 444, 751 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]:— beggar, [[ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus
fist πυγμ-ή,ἡ, (πύξ) A. fist, Hp. Art. 71 , E. IT 1368 ; τῇ π. θενών Ar. V. 1384 ; πυγμῇ πατάξαι LXX Ex. 21.18 , cf. Is. 58.4 . 2. boxing, as an athletic contest, πυγμῇ νικήσαντα Il. 23.669 ;
fist πυγμ-ή, ἡ, (πύξ) fist, [[ 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ ἄρθρων ἐμβολῆς” 71, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Taurica” 1368; τῇ π. θενών 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 1
make close πυκν-όω, A. make closeorsolid, τὴν σάρκα Arist. Pr. 865b18 , cf. Phld. Mort. 8 ; of winds,νέφεσι π. τὸν οὐρανόν thickensit, Arist. Mete. 364b24 :— Pass. , of vapour and air, ib. 342a21 ,
to box πυκτ-εύω, Boeotian dialect πουκτ-, box, spar, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Respublica Lacedaemoniorum” 4.6, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 4.40; οὕτω πυκτεύω ὡς οὐκ ἀέρα δέρων NT.1Cor.9
learn πυνθάνομαι, Od. 2.315 , etc.; poet. alsoπεύθομαι(q.v.): Ep. impf. A. πυνθανόμην 13.256 :fut. πεύσομαι Il. 18.19 , etc., Dor. πευσοῦμαι Theoc. 3.51 (so cod. Med. in A. Pr. 988 ):aor.
to inquire πυνθάνομαι, [[ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 2.315, etc.] Refs 8th c.BC+]; poetry also πεύθομαι (which see): Epic dialect imperfect πυνθανόμην [[ 13.256 ] Refs]: future πεύσομ
with the fist πύξ,Adv. A. with the fist,π. ἀγαθὸς Πολυδεύκηςgoodwith the fist, i.e.at boxing, Il. 3.237 ;πολὺ φέρτατος . . π. Od. 8.130 ; οὐ γὰρ π. γε μαχήσεαι Il. 23.621 ;π. μὲν ἐνίκησα Κλυτομήδεα
discharge from a sore, matter πύον[ῠ],τό , A. discharge from a sore, matter, Hp. Aph. 2.47 , Arist. GA 777a11 , etc.: pl. πύα Hp. Int. 2 , Aret. SD 1.10 , etc.: alsoπύος,εος,τό, Hp. Morb. 1.15 , al
fiery-eyed, fiery πῠρ-ωπός,όν, (ὤψ) A. fiery-eyed, fiery, κεραυνός A. Pr. 667 ; γλῆνος Id. Fr. 300.4 ; δι' ἀστέρων διῆλθε τὰν π. κέλευθον IG 9(1).880.7 (Corc.); [ ῥόδον] τῇ ὄψει π. Plu. 2.648a
tower πύργος,ὁ, A. tower, esp. such as were attached to the walls of a city, Il. 7.219 , al., Hes. Sc. 242 , Hdt. 3.74 , al., Th. 2.17 , al., Plb. 5.99.9 , etc.: in pl.,city wallsorramparts with thei
tower πύργος, ὁ, tower, especially such as were attached to the walls of a city, [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 7.219, +others, 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Scutum Herculis” 242, 5th c.
beestings curdled by heating over embers πῠρι-άτη[ᾱ], ἡ( Poll. 1.248 , 6.54 , Phot. , who says,πυριάτη θηλυκῶς, οὐχὶ πυρίατος, οὐδὲ πυριατή ὀξυτόνως), A. beestings curdled by heating over embers, ἐμπ
scorched πῠρί-καυστος, ον, burnt in fire, [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 13.564, 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.922a, 2nd c.AD: Vettius Valens Astrologus 127.32 ] Re