turn the scale, sink ῥέπ-ω, mostly used inpres.andimpf.:fut. A. ῥέψω Hdt. 7.139 , Paus. 9.37.8 :aor. ἔρρεψα Hp. Art. 38 , 48 , Pl. Phlb. 46e ; poet. ἔρεψα Cerc. 4.32 :—turn the scale, sink,ἐτ
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turn the scale, sink ῥέπ-ω, mostly used inpres.andimpf.:fut. A. ῥέψω Hdt. 7.139 , Paus. 9.37.8 :aor. ἔρρεψα Hp. Art. 38 , 48 , Pl. Phlb. 46e ; poet. ἔρεψα Cerc. 4.32 :—turn the scale, sink,ἐτ
throw to and fro, toss about ῥιπτ-άζω, Frequentat. ofῥίπτω, A. throw to and fro, toss about, ῥιπτάζων κατὰ δῶμα θεούς Il. 14.257 ;ὀφρύσι ῥιπτάζεσκε movedthe eyebrowsup and down, h.Merc. 279 :— Pas
part the lips and show the closed teeth σαίρω(A), only found inpf.withpres.senseσέσηρα, A. part the lips and show the closed teeth(cf. Gal. 18(2).597 ),grin, σέσηρεν ἄν τε βούλητ' ἄν τε μή Alex. 98.
silence σῐωπ-ή, rarelyσωπή(q.v.),ἡ, A. silence, S. OT 1075 , Fr. 928 , E. Hipp. 911 ; ς. ὑπεσημάνθη Th. 6.32 ;ς. ποιεῖν, ποιεῖσθαι, X. HG 6.3.10 , Isoc. 12.234 ;ἦν ς. there wasa hushorcalm, S. OC 1
silence σῐωπ-ή, rarely σωπή (which see), ἡ, silence, [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 1075, “fragment” 928, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hippolytus” 911; σ. ὑπεσημάνθη 5th c.BC: Th
σκέπ-τομαι , Il. 17.652 , Thgn. 1095 , and Ion. , Hdt. 3.37 , al., Hp. Prog. 2 , Herod. 7.92 ; but Att. writers (before Arist. ) hardly ever have the pres. and impf. σκέπτομαι, ἐσκεπτόμην (exc. Pl. La
to look about σκέπ-τομαι, [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 17.652, 6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus 1095 ] Refs 8th c.BC+], and Ionic dialect, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.37, +others, 5
to leap σκιρτ-άω, Ionic dialect σκιρτ-έω [[ 3rd c.AD: Oppianus Apamensis Epicus “Cynegetica” 4.342:] Refs 3rd c.AD+] — _frequentative verb_ of σκαίρω, spring, leap, bound, of young horses, αἱ δ᾽ ὅτε
play the sophist, deal σοφισ-τεύω, A. play the sophist, dealorargue as one, D. 61.48 , Arist. SE 165a28 , Epicur. Nat. 14.6 ;occupy oneself with academic pursuits, Cic. Att. 2.9.3 , 9.9.1 ;practise t
ashes σποδός, ἡ, wood-ashes, embers, [[ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 9.375, “hymnus ad Mercurium” 238 ] Refs 8th c.BC+]: generally, ashes, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.140 ] Refs
haste, speed σπουδή,ἡ, (σπεύδω) A. haste, speed,σπουδὴν ἔχεινmakehaste, Hdt. 9.89 ;ς. ἔσται τῆς ὁδοῦ hasteon the journey, Th. 7.77 ; ὅκως ἂν αὐτὸν ὁρῶσι σπουδῆς ἔχοντα Hdt. 9.66 ;χωρίον . ., οἷ σπο
diligence σπουδή, ἡ, (σπεύδω) haste, speed, σπουδὴν ἔχειν make haste, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 9.89 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; σ. ἔσται τῆς ὁδοῦ haste on the journey, [[ 5th c.BC: Thucydides Histori
στᾰσι-άζω , fut. -άσω Hdt. 8.3 : ( στάσις B. 111 ): intr., to be at variance , τινι with one, X. An. 2.5.28 , etc.; πρός τινα ib. 6.1.29 , Pl. R. 545d , etc. in the Greek states, form a party or facti
placing, setting στάσις[ᾰ],εως,ἡ,(ἵστημι) A. placing, setting, (sc.δικτύων) X. Cyn. 2.8 , 9.16 ; τῶν κλιμάκων Plb. 5.60.7 ;erectionof a statue, εἰκόνος IG 7.411.34 (Oropus,ii B.C.);στήληςib. 22.6
uprising στάσις [ᾰ], εως, ἡ, (ἵστημι) placing, setting, (i.e. δικτύων) [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Cynegeticus” 2.8, 9.16; τῶν κλιμάκων 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 5.60.7 ] Refs 5th c.BC+
walk, march, go στείχω, Il. 2.287 , Alc. 19 , A. Th. 467 , etc.; alsoστίχω, Hdt. 3.14 , Hsch. ;subj. A. στίχῃ Hdt. 1.9 ( v.l. στείχῃ ): Ep. impf. στεῖχον Il. 9.86 , etc.:aor. 1 ἔστειξα(only in
sigh deeply στενάζω, A. Pr. 696 , etc.:fut. A. -άξω Aeschin. 3.259 , Lyc. 973 , (ἀνα-) E. IT 656 (lyr.):aor. ἐστέναξα Diph. 33.6 , etc.:— Pass. ,pf. ἐστέναγμαι Lyc. 412 :—prop. Frequentat. o
to groan στενάζω, [[ 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 696, etc.] Refs 4th c.BC+]: future -άξω[[ 4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 3.259, 3rd c.BC: Lycophron Tragicus 973, (ἀνα-) 5th c.B
put round στέφω, Od. 8.170 , S. Ant. 431 , Hyp. Fr. 103 :impf. A. ἔστεφον Il. 18.205 , A. Th. 50 ; στέφον Hes. Op. 75 :fut. στέψω S. Aj. 93 , E. Tr. 576 (anap.):aor. ἔστεψα Pl. Phd. 58c :—
march in rows στῐχάομαι, Ep. , used by Hom. only in Ep. 3 pl. impf. ἐστιχόωντο: (Στίξ, στείχω):— A. march in rowsorranks, esp. of soldiers, Il. 2.92 , 4.432 , etc.; of ships in line, 2.516 , 602 , e
equipment στόλος,ὁ, (στέλλω) A. equipment, esp. for warlike purposes,expeditionby land or (more frequently) sea, freq. in Hdt. ; στόλον . . οὐκέτι κατὰ θάλασσαν στείλαντες ἀλλὰ κατ' ἤπειρον 5.64 ;
stand with the feet together συμβαίνω,fut. A. -βήσομαι Hdt. 2.3 , etc.:pf. -βέβηκα,3 pl. -βεβᾶσι E. Hel. 622 , Ion. inf. -βεβάναι Hdt. 3.146 :pf. inf. Pass. -βεβάσθαι Th. 8.98 :aor. 2 σ
to happen συμβαίνω, future -βήσομαι[[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.3, etc.: ] Refs 5th c.BC+]perfect -βέβηκα, 3rd.pers. plural -βεβᾶσι[[ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Helena” 622 ] Refs 5th c.BC+
fall together, meet violently συμπίπτω, Ion. Iterat. A. συμπίπτεσκον Emp. 59 :—fall together, meet violently, of winds, σὺν δ' Εῦ̓ρός τε Νότος τ' ἔπεσον Od. 5.295 ; of two champions beginning to