a drop (liquid) στᾰγών, όνος, ἡ, (στάζω) drop, κροκοβαφὴς σ., of blood, [[ 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 1122 (Lyric poetry), compare “Ch.” 400 (_anapaest meter_); φόνου 5th c.BC: Soph
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a drop (liquid) στᾰγών, όνος, ἡ, (στάζω) drop, κροκοβαφὴς σ., of blood, [[ 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 1122 (Lyric poetry), compare “Ch.” 400 (_anapaest meter_); φόνου 5th c.BC: Soph
troops στράτ-ευμα [ᾰ], ατος, τό, expedition, campaign, ἐφ᾽ Ἑλλάδα [[ 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Persae” 758 (troch.); τὸ σ. τὸ ἐπὶ Σάμον 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.49 ] Refs 5th c.BC+];
assessment συλλογ-ισμός, ὁ, computation, calculation, κατὰ τοὺς τῶν πατέρων σ. according to the (military) ratings of their fathers, [[ 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 17.94 ] Refs 1st c.BC+];
an arranged order σύνταγμα, ατος, τό, that which is put together in order: __1 body of troops drawn up in order, τὸ σ. τῶν συμμάχων their contingent, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia G
commotion/plot συστροφ-ή, ἡ, twisting together, σ. χαύνην λαμβάνειν to be loosely twisted, of yarn, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Politicus” 282e. ] Refs 5th c.BC+] __2 turning round, variant
sacrificial victim σφᾰγ-ιον, τό, victim, offering, σφάγιον ἔθετο ματέρα [[ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Orestes” 842 (Lyric poetry); σὴν παῖδ᾽ Ἀχιλεῖ σ. θέσθαι [prev. author] “Hec.” 109 (_anapaest m
gear σκευ-ή, ἡ, equipment, attire, apparel, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.15, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 555, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Bacchae” 180, etc.; σ. Μηδικὰς ἐ
a warp στήμων, Doric dialect στάμων [ᾱ] [[“Anthologia Graeca” 6.160.6 (Antip. Sid.)] Refs], ονος, ὁ: (ἵστημι, compare στῆσαι τὸν σ. [[ 2nd c.AD(?): Pollianus Epigrammaticus 7.32)] Refs 2nd c.AD+]:—th
an extortioner σῡκοφάντ-ης, ου, ὁ, common informer, voluntary denouncer (there being no Public Prosecutor), e.g. of contraband imports, καὶ σ. εἴ τις ἦν ὠνείδισας; did you dare to reproach a ς.? [[ 5
unsteady σφᾰλερός, ά, όν, (σφάλλω) likely to make one stumble or trip metaphorically, slippery, perilous, τυραννὶς χρῆμα σ. [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.53 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; γνωμέω.. τὴν -ωτέ
to make wise σοφ-ίζω, make wise, instruct, [[ LXX.Psa.18(19).8; τινὰ εἰς σωτηρίαν NT.2Tim.3.15. ] LXX+NT] __2 passive, become or be clever or skilled in a thing, with genitive of things, ναυτιλίης σ
to bind with συνδέω, bind or tie together, of two or more things, συνέδησα πόδας δεινοῖο πελώρου [[ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 10.168; σὺν δὲ πόδας χεῖράς τε δέον 22.189; οἶνος σ. πόδ
trumpet σάλπ-ιγξ, ιγγος, ἡ, war-trumpet, ὅτε τ᾽ ἴαχε σάλπιγξ [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 18.219; σ. ἡ ἱερά 2nd c.AD: Artemidorus Daldianus Onirocriticus 1.56, compare 6th c.AD: Lydus,
to disturb συντᾰράσσω, Attic dialect συνταράττω, throw into confusion or disorder, σὺν δ᾽ ἵππους ἐτάραξε [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 8.86; σὺν δ᾽ ἡμῖν δαῖτα ταρ. 1.579; τὴν κρήνην σ. κ
earthquake σεισμ-ός, ὁ, (σείω) shaking, shock, γῆς σ. earthquake, [[ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hercules Furens” 862, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 3.87; χθονός 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iph
stadium στάδιος [ᾰ], α, ον, (ἵστημι) standing fast and firm, σ. ὑσμίνη close fight, fought hand to hand, [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 13.314, 713, compare 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicu
sympathetic συμπαθ-ής, ές, affected by like feelings, sympathetic, οὐδεὶς ὁμαίμου -έστερος φίλος [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Comicus 192; σ. ἐστιν ὁ ἀκροατὴς τῷ ᾄδοντι 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “P
to (ful)fill συμπληρ-όω, help to fill, σ. τοῖσι Ἀθηναίοισι τὰς νέας help them in manning.. , [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 8.1. ] Refs 5th c.BC+] __II fill up or completely, ἑξήκοντα ναῦς man th
to break συντρίβω [ῑ] rub together, σ. τὰ πυρεῖα rub dry sticks together to procure a light, [[ 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “VH” 1.32] Refs 2nd c.AD+]; grind, φάρμακα (for paints) [[ 1st-2nd c.AD: Pl
a double-horse chariot συνωρ-ίς, ίδος, ἡ, pair of horses (with or without a chariot or carriage, σ. χωρὶς δίφρου [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Critias” 119b), 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Rhes
6 Σ ς, σίγμα or σῖγμα (both accents are found in codices), τό, twentyfirst letter of the Etruscan abecedaria, [[ “IG” 14.2420] Refs], and probably of the oldest Gr. alphabets (corresponding to the tw
a cheer σημᾰσία, ἡ, (σημαίνω [[ 11)] Refs] the giving a signal or command, [[ LXX.Num.29.1 ] LXX]; αἱ ἀπὸ τῶν ἄρκτων σ. [[ 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 2.54. ] Refs 1st c.BC+] __II indicati
a baker σῑτοποι-ός, ον, ἀνάγκη σ. the task of grinding and baking, [[ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hecuba” 362. ] Refs 5th c.BC+] __II substantive, one that ground the corn in the hand-mill, miller
clothing σκέπ-ασμα, ατος, τό, a covering, τῶν σ. ὑποπετάσματα μὲν ἄλλα, περικαλύμματα δὲ ἕτερα [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Politicus” 279d ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; of a cap or shoe, [[ [prev. autho