of twenty years εἰκοσα-ετής,ές, orεἰκοσα-έτης,ες, A. of twenty years, παῖς Hdt. 1.136 ; χρόνος Plu. 2.113d , Wilcken Chr. 41 iii 21 (iii A.D.):—betterεἰκοσιετής, fem. -ετίς, Pl. R. 460e , D.C. 5
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of twenty years εἰκοσα-ετής,ές, orεἰκοσα-έτης,ες, A. of twenty years, παῖς Hdt. 1.136 ; χρόνος Plu. 2.113d , Wilcken Chr. 41 iii 21 (iii A.D.):—betterεἰκοσιετής, fem. -ετίς, Pl. R. 460e , D.C. 5
of twenty years εἰκοσα-ετής, ές, or εἰκοσα-έτης, ες, of twenty years, παῖς [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.136; χρόνος 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.113d, Wilcken “Chr.” 41
with child ἔμπαις,παιδος,ἡ, A. with child, ἡ παῖς ἔμπαις Cratin. 287 (Kock cj.ἔκπαις no longer a child), cf. Hsch.
plotting against ἐπίβουλ-ος,ον, A. plotting against,τοῖς καλοῖς Pl. Smp. 203d : abs.,treacherous, νόσοι A. Supp. 587 (lyr.); of persons, X. Cyr. 1.6.27 , Thphr. Char. 1.7 ;[θηρίον](i.e.παῖς) Pl.
at the breast, ἐπιτίτθιος,ον, A. at the breast, παῖς AP 11.243 ( Nicarch. ):Subst.,ὁ,a suckling, Theoc. 24.54 .
good, brave, noble ἐύ̈ς,ὁ(v.εὖ), A. good, brave, noble, Ep. word freq. in nom., ἐὶ̈ς πάϊς Ἀγχίσαο Il. 2.819 , etc.; once in acc. ἐύ̈ν 8.303 ; neut. alwaysἠύ̈(v.ἠύ̈ς) (εὖonly asAdv.): irreg. gen.
come to puberty ἡβ-άσκω, Incept. ofἡβάω, A. come to puberty, Hp. Aph. 3.28 . X. An. 4.6.1 ;παῖς ἡβάσκων ἄρτιib. 7.4.7 ; of women,become marriageable, Ruf. ap. Orib. inc. 2.2 . 2. metaph.,νῦν ἔθ' ἡ
beautiful καλλῐ-, in compds., A. beautiful:καλο-is later and less common. 2. likea mereAdj.with itsSubst., asκαλλίπαις, = καλὴ παῖς .
dash down, break in pieces κατ-ᾰράσσω, Att. κάτ-ττω, A. dash down, break in pieces,ὁ παῖς ἐμπεσὼν κατήραξε(sc.τὴν κύλικα) Hippon. 38 :— Pass. , ἡ θύρη κατήρακται Herod. 2.63 : metaph.,διασείειν κα
slave κατάδουλ-ος,ὁ, A. slave, κ. παῖς PStrassb. 40.24 (vi A.D.).
to break down κατ-ᾰράσσω, Attic dialect καταράττω, dash down, break in pieces, ὁ παῖς ἐμπεσὼν κατήραξε (i.e. τὴν κύλικα) [[ 6th c.BC: Hipponax Iambographus 38:] Refs 6th c.BC+] —passive, [[ ἡ θύρη κα
κελλῶσαι: πλαγιάσαι , Hsch. κελμάς , ἡ , = κεμάς , Id. Κελμίς , name of an Idaean Dactyl, also glossed by παῖς ἢ λύκιθον (sic), Id. κελοί , οἱ , = τὰ ξύλα , Id. s.v. κελέοντας . κελλῶσαι: πλαγιάσαι, H
ivy-wreathed κισσο-φόρος, Att. κιττ-,ον, A. ivy-wreathed, of Dionysus, Pi. O. 2.27 , Ar. Th. 988 (lyr.), BCH 50.240 (Thasos,iii/ii B.C.);ὁ κ. παῖς Διόςib. 529 (Marathon,ii A.D.): metaph., κ. διθύραμ
bosom, lap κόλπος,ὁ, A. bosom, lap, παῖδ' ἐπὶ κόλπῳ ἔχουσα Il. 6.400 ;ἂψ ὁ πάϊς πρὸς κόλπον ἐκλίνθηib. 467 ;ἡ δ' ἄρα μιν κηώδεϊ δέξατο κόλπῳ(cf. 111.1 ) ib. 483 ;ἱμάντα τέῳ ἐγκάτθεο κ.put the girdl
to be a youth κουρ-ίζω(A), (κοῦροςA) intr., A. to be a youth, σάκος . . , ὃ κουρίζων φορέεσκε Od. 22.185 , cf. A.R. 1.195 ;to be a girl, Id. 3.666 ; παῖς ἔτι -ίζουσα Call. Dian. 5 , cf. Arat. 32
ice κρύσταλλος,ὁ, (κρύος, κρυσταίνομαι) A. ice, Il. 22.152 , Od. 14.477 , Hdt. 4.28 , S. Fr. 149 ; κρύσταλλος ἐπεπήγει οὐ βέβαιος Th. 3.23 ;ὁ παῖς τὸν κρύσταλλονprov., of persons who cannot keep a
lion-like λεοντώδης,ες, A. lion-like, ἤθη Arist. Pol. 1338b19 ; παῖς λ. τὴν φύσιν Plu. Alex. 2 ;τὸ λ.theleonine element, Pl. R. 590a , Plot. 1.1.7 ;lionheartedness, Plu. Fab. 1 .Adv.- δῶς Posido
bringing water λουτρο-φόρος,ον, A. bringing water:παῖς, παρθένος λ. at Athens the boy or girl who, as next of kin to the bridegroom,fetched him water from the fountain Callirrhoeon his wedding day, H
lad, stripling μειρᾰκ-ίσκος,ὁ, Dim. of μεῖραξ, A. lad, stripling, Alex. 36.2 , 178.7 , Men. Georg. 4 , Satyr. Vit.Eur.Fr. 39 xii 26 , Jul. Or. 7.223c ; ἦν δὴ παῖς μᾶλλον δὲ μ. Pl. Phdr. 237b .
the only member of a kin μονο-γενής,ές, Ep. and Ion. μουνο-, (γένος) A. the only member of a kinorkind: hence, generally,only, single, παῖς Hes. Op. 376 , Hdt. 7.221 , cf. Ev.Jo. 1.14 , Ant.Lib. 3
unique μονο-γενής, ές, Epic dialect and Ionic dialect μουνο-, (γένος) the only member of a kin or kind: hence, generally, only, single, παῖς [[ 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Opera et Dies” 376, 5th
orphaned, fatherless, ὀρφᾰν-ῐκός,ή,όν, A. orphaned, fatherless, παῖς Il. 6.432 , 11.394 ;ἦμαρ ὀ.the daywhich makes one an orphan,i.e.orphanhood, 22.490 . II. oforfor orphans, τύχη Pl. Lg. 928a
one who practises the παγκρᾰτ-ιαστής,οῦ,ὁ, A. one who practises the παγκράτιον, Pl. R. 338c , Euthd. 271c , IG 5(1).669 (Sparta), etc.; ἀνὴρ π. SIG 1073.14 (Olympia,ii A. D.); παῖς π. IG 12.846.13
guardian παιδαγωγός, -oῦ, ὁ (παῖς, ἄγω), a guide, guardian, trainer of boys, a tutor (disting. from διδάσκαλος, Xen., Lac., 3, 1), usually a trusty slave: opposite to πατήρ, 1Co.4:15; figuratively,