shin Σ ς, σίγμαorσῖγμα(both accents are found in codd.),τό, twentyfirst letter of the Etruscan abecedaria, IG 14.2420 , and prob. of the oldest Gr. alphabets (corresponding to the twenty-first Hebrew
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shin Σ ς, σίγμαorσῖγμα(both accents are found in codd.),τό, twentyfirst letter of the Etruscan abecedaria, IG 14.2420 , and prob. of the oldest Gr. alphabets (corresponding to the twenty-first Hebrew
BMus.Cat. Coins (Troas Σαπφώ,οῦς, acc.οῦν Greg.Cor. p.427S. , voc.οῖ , ἡ:—Sappho, Alc. 55 , etc.; Aeol. ψάπφω Sapph. 1.20 , Sapph. Supp. 23.5 , A. BMus.Cat. Coins (Troas, etc.) p.200 (Mytil.); sts
his shrine Σαρπηδών,όνος,ὁ,Sarpedon, Il. 16.327 , al.: also gen.Σαρπήδοντος, dat.-οντι, 12.379 , 392 , voc. A. Σαρπῆδον 5.633 , as if from nom.Σαρπήδων:—Σαρπηδονεῖον,τό,his shrineat Xanthos, App.
Satan Σᾰτάν or Σατᾶν, ὁ, “Satan”, Hebrew word for adversary, opponent, [[ LXX.1Ki.11.14, 23 ] LXX]; translated by ἐπίβουλος in [[ LXX.1Ki.29.4 ] LXX]; also accuser, translated by ὁ διάβολος in [[ LXX
adversary, opponent ΣᾰτάνorΣατᾶν,ὁ,Satan, Hebr. word for A. adversary, opponent, LXX 3 Ki. 11.14 , 23 ; transl. byἐπίβουλοςin LXX 1 Ki. 29.4 ; alsoaccuser, transl. byὁ διάβολοςin Jb. 1.6 sq., Za. 3.1
Satan Included with: Σᾰτάν or Σατᾶν, ὁ, “Satan”, Hebrew word for adversary, opponent, [[ LXX.1Ki.11.14, 23 ] LXX]; translated by ἐπίβουλος in [[ LXX.1Ki.29.4 ] LXX]; also accuser, translated by ὁ διά
extortions σεῖσμα, ατος, τό, (σείω) shaking, κοσκίνου [[ LXX.Sir.27.4. ] LXX] __2 plural, metaphorically, extortions [[compare (σείω 1.4), “PTeb.” 41.22 (2nd c.BC), “PMasp.” 58 ii 11 (6th c.AD, σῖσμ
today σήμερον, adverb to-day, [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 7.30, 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 17.186, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Rhesus” 683, “PHib.” 1.65.13 (3rd c.BC)
make rotten σήπω, A. Ch. 995 , Pl. Ti. 84d , etc.:fut. A. σήψω A. Fr. 275 :aor. ἔσηψα(δι-) Ael. NA 9.62 :—make rottenorputrid, A. Fr. l.c.; of a serpent's poison, A. Ch. l.c.; of the sting of theσ
to rot σήπω, [[ 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Choephori” 995, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Timaeus” 84d, etc.] Refs 5th c.BC+]: future σήψω [[ 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Fragmenta - Am
Σηστός , ἡ , Hdt. 7.78 , 9.115 , and Att. acc. to St.Byz. ; also ὁ , X. HG 4.8.5 , 6 , Ephor. 155 J. :— Sestos , a town on the European side of the Hellespont, over against Abydos, Il. 2.836 , etc.:—
be silent σῑγάω, Doric dialect 2nd pers. singular σιγῇς [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 778 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; Cyrenaic infinitive σιγέν [[ “Berl.Sitzb.” 1927.170 ] Refs]; 1st per
keep silence σῑγάω, Dor. 2 sg. A. σιγῇς Ar. Ach. 778 ; Cyrenaicinf. σιγέν Berl.Sitzb. 1927.170 ;1 sg.opt.σιγῷμ(ι) E. Hipp. 336 :fut. -ήσομαι S. OC 113 , 980 , E. Ba. 801 , Ar. Av. 1684 , et
cucumber-bed σῐκῠ-ών,ῶνος,ὁ, A. cucumber-bed, Eust. 291.36 , etc. II. as pr. n.Σῐκῠών,ῶνος,ἡ,Sicyon, Pi. N. 9.53 , etc.; alsoὁ, X. HG 4.2.14 , 7.2.11 ; gender indeterm. in Il. 2.572 , 23.299 ; asAdj
temple of S. Σίσῠφος[ῑ],ὁ ,Sisyphus, Il. 6.153 , Od. 11.593 : prov., A. πλείονα δ' εἰδείης Σισύφου Thgn. 702 ; μηχαναὶ Σισύφου Ar. Ach. 391 ; nickname of the Spartan Dercyllidas, X. HG 3.1.8 :—A
a little corn σῑτ-άριον,τό, Dim. of σῖτος, A. a little cornorbread, a bit of cornorbreadstuff: sg., PCair.Zen. 160.10 (iii B.C.), Plu. 2.1097d : pl., Philem. 98.3 , PTeb. 750.16 (ii B.C.), Plb. 16
st! σίττᾰ, a cry of drovers to urge on or guide their flocks ( Hsch. ), A. st! σίττα, νέμεσθε Theoc. 8.69 ; σίτθ', ὁ λέπαργος Id. 4.45 ; whenἀπόfollows, to drive them off,οὐκ ἀπὸ τᾶς κράνας σίττ
dig σκάπτω, h.Merc. 90 , etc.:fut. A. σκάψω Pl. Lg. 778e , (κατα-) E. HF 566 :aor. ἔσκαψα Hp. Art. 12 , (κατ-) Hdt. 7.156 , etc.:pf. ἔσκᾰφα(κατ-) Isoc. 14.7 , 35 :— Pass. ,fut. σκᾰφήσομαι(ἀπο-)
to dig σκάπτω, [[ “hymnus ad Mercurium” 90, etc.] Refs]: future σκάψω [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 778e, (κατα-) 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hercules Furens” 566 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]: ao
parrot-wrasse, Scarus cretensis σκάρος,ὁ, a sea-fish, the A. parrot-wrasse, Scarus cretensis, supposed by the ancients to chew the cud, Epich. 54 , Arist. HA 508b11 , Archestr. Frr. 13 , 41 (whereσπά
one must reflect σκεπ-τέον, (σκέπτομαι) A. one must reflectorconsider, Ar. Eq. 35 , Th. 1.72 ; οὐ ταύτῃ ς. ὃ ζητοῦμεν Pl. Tht. 188c ; περί τινος Id. Ti. 28b ; τόδε, εἰ . . X. Eq. 3.4 ; τίς κτῆσ
darkness σκότος, ὁ, more rarely σκότος, εος, τό (see. entry near the end), darkness, gloom, [[ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 19.389, 5th c.BC: Empedocles Poeta Philosophus 121.4, 5th c.B
Smyrna Σμύρνα, Ionic dialect Σμύρ-νη, ἡ, [[ “Smyrna”, in Ionia, 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus “Epigrammata” 4.6, 6th c.BC: Mimnermus Lyricus 9.6 ] Refs 8th c.BC+] (where it is called Aeolic,[[compare 5th
Smyrna Σμύρνα, Ionic dialect Σμύρ-νη, ἡ, [[ “Smyrna”, in Ionia, 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus “Epigrammata” 4.6, 6th c.BC: Mimnermus Lyricus 9.6 ] Refs 8th c.BC+] (where it is called Aeolic,[[compare 5th