council of elders γερουσία, -ας, ἡ (γέρων), [in LXX (Hex. only in OT) for זָקֵן ;] a council of elders, senate; in NT, of the Sanhedrin (Cl. Rev., i, 43f.; DB, ext., 99): Act.5:21.† (AS)
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council of elders γερουσία, -ας, ἡ (γέρων), [in LXX (Hex. only in OT) for זָקֵן ;] a council of elders, senate; in NT, of the Sanhedrin (Cl. Rev., i, 43f.; DB, ext., 99): Act.5:21.† (AS)
council of elders γερουσί-α, ἡ, Council of Elders, senate, [[ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Rhesus” 401: especially at Sparta, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 20.107, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “
penthouse, mantlet γερρο-χελώνη,ἡ, A. penthouse, mantlet, used in siege-works, Ph. Bel. 98.19 .
sense of taste γεῦσ-ις,εως,ἡ, A. sense of taste, Democr. 11 , Arist. EN 1118a26 , de An. 422a29 , etc. II. a tasting, LXX Da. 5.2 . III. food, LXX Wi. 16.2 , al. IV. taste, flavour, Dsc. 1.12 , Gp
of γευσ-τικός,ή,όν, A. oforfor taste,γ. αἰσθητήριονthe seat of the senseof taste, Arist. de An. 422b5 ; αἴσθησις D.H. Comp. 12 ; δύναμις Alex.Aphr. Pr. 2.60 ; τὸ γ. Plu. 2.990a .Adv. -κῶςSch. V
that may be tasted γευσ-τός,ή,όν, A. that may be tasted, τὸ γ. Arist. Rh. 1370a23 , de An. 422a8 , Plu. 2.38a , Porph. Abst. 1.33 .
tasting γεῦσ-ις, εως, ἡ, sense of taste, [[ 3rd c.AD: Democritus Epigrammaticus 11, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ethica Nicomachea” 1118a26, “de An.” 422a29, etc. ] Refs 4th c.BC+] __II a tast
bridge-making γεφῡρ-ουργία,ἡ, A. bridge-making, Tz. H. 1.931 .
dam up γεφῡρ-όω, (γέφυρα) A. dam up(cf. γέφυρα 1 ),γεφύρωσεν δέ μιν(sc.τὸν ποταμὸν ἡ πτελέη) Il. 21.245 ; but in Prose,γ. τὸν ποταμόν throw a bridge overit, Hdt. 4.118 ;Βόσπορονib. 88 ; τοὺς τῆς θα
b γέφῡρα( Boeot. βέφυρα Stratt. 47.5 ), Lacon. δίφουρα Hsch. , Cret.δέφυρα GDI 5000 ii A. b 6 (Gortyn),ἡ(used by Hom. only in Il. , always in pl.):—dyke, dam, ποταμῷ πλήθοντι ἐοικὼς χειμάρρῳ, ὅ
land-dividing: mensuration γεω-δαισία,ἡ, (δαίω) A. land-dividing: mensuration, opp. the science of geometry, Arist. Metaph. 997b26 , Jul. Gal. 178b , Procl. in Euc. p.25 F.
hill of earth γεω-λοφία,ἡ, A. hill of earth, Str. 5.4.3 , AP 6.98 ( Zon. ).
geography γεωγρᾰφ-ία,ἡ, A. geography, Phld. Po. 5.1425.2 , Str. l. c. II. geographical work, Democr. 14c , Plu. Thes. 1 (pl.), Porph. Antr. 4 . 2. map, στρογγύλας γράφοντες τὰς γ. Gem. 16.4 .
geographical γεωγρᾰφ-ικός,ή,όν, A. geographical,γ. ἐμπειρία, γ. πίναξ, Str. 1.1.2 , 11 .Adv. -κῶς Id. 2.1.41 , etc.:τὰ -κά geographical treatise, ib. 1 ; of Strabo's work, Ath. 3.121a .
geomancy γεωμαντ-εία,ἡ, A. geomancy, Varr. ap. Isid. 8.9.13 :Subst. γεώμαντ-ις,εως,ὁ, Id. ap. Serv.Virg. A. 3.359 .
geometry γεωμετρ-ία, Ion. -ιη, ἡ, A. geometry, Hdt. 2.109 , Ar. Nu. 202 : pl., τὰ ἐν ταῖς γ. Pl. Men. 76a , cf. Man. 4.129 . II. land-survey, τῶν ἀμπελώνων καὶ παραδείσων PTeb. 24.42 (ii B. C.)
of γεωμετρ-ικός,ή,όν, A. oforfor geometry, geometrical, ἀριθμός Pl. R. 546c , etc.; ἰσότης Id. Grg. 508a ; ἀναλογία Arist. EN 1131b13 ;μεσότηςTheo Sm. p.106 H., etc. (cf.γαμετρικός) ; ἁρμονία
a surveying γεωμετρ-ία, Ionic dialect -ιη, ἡ, geometry, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.109, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Nubes” 202: _plural_, τὰ ἐν ταῖς γ. 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophu
portion of land γεωμορ-ία,ἡ, A. portion of land, Nic. Al. 10 : pl.,farms, cultivated lands, Opp. C. 4.434 . II. = γεωργία , Alciphr. 1.4 , AP 7.532 ( Isid. ). III. harvest, λιπαρὰ γ. AP 6.258 (A
concerning γεωμορ-ικός,ή,όν, A. concerning γεωμορία, γ. νόμοςanagrarianlaw, D.H. 10.39 .
tillage γεωπον-ία, Ion. -ιη, ἡ, A. tillage, Orph. Fr. 280 , Epigr.Gr. 446 (Arabia), Max. Tyr. 27.5 :—alsoγεη- Ps.-Phoc. 161 ,γη- Them. Or. 30.350a , Hld. 10.6 .
of γεωπον-ικός,ή,όν, A. oforfor agriculture, Gal. 16.311 ;τὰ γ.title of treatise on the subject compiled by Cassianus Bassus.
tillage γεωργ-ία,ἡ, A. tillage, τῆς Χερσονήσου Th. 1.11 , etc.;agriculture, farming, Pl. Smp. 187a , etc.;γ. ψιλή tillageof arable land and pasture, opp.πεφυτευμένη, of vineyards and orchards, Aris
burrowing γεώρῠχ-ος,ον, (γῆ, ὀρύσσω) A. burrowing, λαγιδεῖς Str. 3.2.6 , cf. Hsch. s.v. σκάλοψ :—fem.γεωρῠχίς,ἡ,mole, prob. cj. inGloss.(pl.).