wheat, Triticum vulgare πῡρός(in dialects alsoσπυρός(q. v.)),ὁ, A. wheat, Triticum vulgare,μελίφρονα, μελιηδέα πυρόν, Il. 8.188 , 10.569 ;κατὰ πυρὸν ἄλεσσανgroundit, Od. 20.109 ; given to geese, 19.5
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wheat, Triticum vulgare πῡρός(in dialects alsoσπυρός(q. v.)),ὁ, A. wheat, Triticum vulgare,μελίφρονα, μελιηδέα πυρόν, Il. 8.188 , 10.569 ;κατὰ πυρὸν ἄλεσσανgroundit, Od. 20.109 ; given to geese, 19.5
to sprinkle ῥαίνω, [[ 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “I.” 8(7).50, 4th c.BC: Xenarchus Comicus 7.7 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]: future ῥᾰνῶ [[ 4th c.BC: Antiphanes Comicus 217.12, 3rd c.BC: Lycophron Tragicus 1104
recitation of Epic poetry ῥαψῳδ-ία,ἡ, A. recitation of Epic poetry, Pl. Ion 533b ;ἆθλα . . οἱ πατέρες ἔθεσαν ῥ. Id. Ti. 21b . 2. Epic composition, opp. lyric (κιθαρῳδία), ἐπιδεικνύναι ῥ. Id. Lg. 658
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
flow, run, stream, gush ῥέω, Il. 22.149 , etc.; Ep. ῥείω Hes. Fr. 263 (dub.), D.P. 1074 , AP 7.36 ( Eryc. ), but not in Hom. :impf. 3 sg. A. ἔρρει Il. 17.86 , Telecl. 1.4 , but elsewhere in Hom.
to flow ῥέω, [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 22.149, etc.] Refs 8th c.BC+]; Epic dialect ῥείω [[ 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Fragmenta” 263 (uncertain), 2nd c.AD: Dionysius Periegeta 10
cause to strike root ῥιζ-όω, A. cause to strike root: metaph.,plant, fix firmly, ὅς μιν [τὴν ναῦν] λᾶαν θῆκε καὶ ἐρρίζωσεν ἔνερθεν Od. 13.163 ; [νήσους] κατὰ βυσσὸν πρυμνόθεν(s. v.l.) Call. Del. 35
to root ῥιζ-όω, cause to strike root: metaphorically, plant, fix firmly, ὅς μιν [τὴν ναῦν] λᾶαν θῆκε καὶ ἐρρίζωσεν ἔνερθεν [[ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 13.163 ] Refs 8th c.BC+]; [νήσ
move with a whistling ῥοιβδ-έω, A. move with a whistlingorrustling sound,ῥοιβδοῦσα κόλπον αἰγίδος lettingthe swelling aegisrustle(as she flies), A. Eu. 404 : intr., of wind,whistle, ῥοιβδήσας Εὖρος
rushing stream, mountain torrent ῥύαξ[ῠ],ᾱκος,ὁ,(ῥέω) A. rushing stream, mountain torrent, Th. 4.96 , Dsc. 3.51 , prob. in OGI 335.111 (Pergam.,ii B.C.). 2. esp.stream of lavafrom a volcano, ὁ ῥ. το
an overflow ῥύαξ [ῠ], ᾱκος, ὁ, (ῥέω) rushing stream, mountain torrent, [[ 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.96, 1st c.AD: Dioscorides (Dioscurides) Medicus 3.51, probably in “OGI” 335.111 (Pergam., 2
cleanse, wash ῥύπ-τω, (ῥύπος) A. cleanse, wash, esp. with soap or lye, ῥ. τὰ ἱμάτια Id. Mete. 359a22 ; τὰν γλῶτταν Ti.Locr. 100e ; τὰς χεῖρας Phylotim. ap. Ath. 3.79c :— Med. ,wash oneself, Ant
reverential awe σέβ-ας,τό, only nom., acc., and voc. sg.; pl. A. σέβη A. Supp. 755 , as if fromσέβος, τό: (σέβομαι):—reverential awe, which prevents one from doing something disgraceful (cf.σέβομα
light, brightness, flame σέλ-ας,αος , τό: Hom. uses (besides nom.) dat. A. σέλαϊ Il. 17.739 , contr. σέλᾳ Od. 21.246 ; gen. σέλαος Plot. 6.7.33 , σέλατος Conon 49.2 : pl. σέλᾱ Arist. Mu. 3
put in quick motion, drive σεύω, B. 17.10 , Opp. H. 2.445 , Q.S. 7.487 , Ep. inf. A. σευέμεν A.R. 2.296 ; withςdoubled after the augm., as always in Hom. (exc. inἐξεσύθη( Zenod. and most codd. fo
fine cloth σινδών,όνος , ἡ(ὁ, A. Fr. 153 ; acc. pl. in Hsch. σινδούς, asεἰκούςfromεἰκών), A. fine cloth, usuallylinen, Hdt. 1.200 , 2.95 , A. l.c., S. Fr. 210.67 ; βρόχῳ μιτώδει σινδόνος Id. Ant. 1
linen σινδών, όνος, ἡ (ὁ, [[ 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Fragmenta - American Journal of Philology” 153; _accusative_ _plural_ in 5th c.AD(?): Hesychius Legal icographus σινδούς, as εἰκούς from
behold, contemplate σκοπ-έω, used by early writers only inpres.andimpf. Act. and Med. (v. infr. 11 ), the other tenses being supplied byσκέπτομαι(q.v.):—but in later writers we findfut. σκοπήσω, Anon
to watch out σκοπ-έω, used by early writers only in present and imperfect active and middle (see. below 11), the other tenses being supplied by σκέπτομαι (which see):—but in later writers we find fut
worm σκώληξ, ηκος, ὁ, worm, especially earthworm, ὥς τε σκώληξ ἐπὶ γαίῃ κεῖτο ταθείς [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 13.654. ] Refs 8th c.BC+] __2 plural, grubs or larvae of insects, [[ 5
wipe σμάω,3 sg. contr. σμῇ(ἐπι-) Cratin. 90 , Ar. Th. 389 ;inf. A. σμῆν Luc. Lex. 3 ;3 sg. Pass. σμῆται Antiph. 148.4 ; but in Ion. and late Proseσμᾷ, σμᾶται, Hdt. 9.110 , Luc. Anach. 29 (ἀπ
light summer garment σπειρ-ίον,τό, Dim. of σπεῖρον, A. light summer garment, X. HG 4.5.4 . II. Dim. of σπεῖρα 1.8 ,base-moulding of a column, Hero Aut. 3.1 . III. (cf. σπεῖρα 1.3 fin.)ring-s
to conceive σπερμ-ᾰτίζω, sow, τι εἰς γῆν [[ 2nd-3rd c.AD: Hermes Trismegistus cited in 5th c.AD: Stobaeus, Joannes 1.21.9] Refs 2nd c.AD+]:—passive, of a woman, conceive, become pregnant, [[ LXX.Lev.
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