patroness πρόστᾰτ-ις, ιδος, feminine of προστάτης, ἐὰν.. θέληθ᾽ ὁμοῦ προστάτισι ταῖς σεμναῖσι.. θεαῖς (Dind. for ἐὰν.. θέλητέ μου πρὸς ταῖσι ταῖς σ.) [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus
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patroness πρόστᾰτ-ις, ιδος, feminine of προστάτης, ἐὰν.. θέληθ᾽ ὁμοῦ προστάτισι ταῖς σεμναῖσι.. θεαῖς (Dind. for ἐὰν.. θέλητέ μου πρὸς ταῖσι ταῖς σ.) [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus
ball of the foot προστηθ-ίς,ίδος,ἡ, A. ball of the foot(cf.στῆθος), ib. 198 .
mouthpiece προστομ-ίς,ίδος,ἡ, A. mouthpiece, Apollod. Poliorc. 152.4 .
prophetess προφῆτις, -ιδος, ἡ fem, of προφήτης, [in LXX: Exo.15:20, Jdg.4:4, 4Ki.22:14, 2Ch.34:22, Isa.8:3 (נְבִיאָה) * ;] a prophetess: Luk.2:36, Rev.2:20.† (AS)
prophetess προφῆτις, ιδος, feminine of προφήτης, especially of the Pythia, [[ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Ion” 42, 321, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedrus” 244a, 1st c.BC: Philodemus Philoso
quinquennial debauchery πρωκτοπεντετηρίς,ίδος,ἡ, A. quinquennial debauchery, Ar. Pax 876 .
male fern, Aspidium Filix-mas πτερ-ίς,ίδος, orπτέρις,εως,ἡ, acc. A. πτέριν Dsc. 4.185 : nom. pl. πτέρεις Plb. 3.71.4 :—male fern, Aspidium Filix-mas, Thphr. HP 1.10.5 , 8.7.7 , 9.20.5 , Theoc. 3
bottom πτερν-ίς,ίδος,ἡ, A. bottomof a dish, Alex. 329 , Ael.Dion. Fr. 289 .
bird-killing πτην-ολέτις,ιδος,ἡ, A. bird-killing,νεφέλη, of a net, AP 6.185 ( Zos. ).
slab πτῠχ-ίς,ίδος,ἡ, A. slab, in sg. as collective, μαρμάρων πτυχίς Procop.Gaz. Ecphr. p.151B. ; = ἀκροστόλιον , the part of a ship on which the name was inscribed, Poll. 1.86 ; cf.πτύξ v.
tumbler πτωμᾰτ-ίς,ίδος,ἡ, A. tumbler, i.e. cup that will not stand upright, and therefore must be emptied at once, Mosch. ap. Ath. 11.485e .
with legs set far back πῡγο-σκελίς,ίδος,ὁ, waterbird A. with legs set far back,likethe grebe or puffin, Id.
fire-tail πῡγολαμπίς,ίδος,ἡ, (πυγή) A. fire-tail, i.e.glow-worm, Lampyris noctiluca, Arist. HA 523b21 ( v.l. πτερόποδες ), 551b24 ( v.l. πυρολαμπίδες ); cf.πυριλαμπίς.
setting, socket of the stone πῠελ-ίς,ίδος,ἡ, in a seal-ring, A. setting, socket of the stone, Ar. Fr. 315 , Lys. Fr. 106S. 2. bearingoraxlebox, Hero Aut. 5.3 , Apollod. Poliorc. 148.8 . 3. eye-sock
sacred mission Πῡθα-ί̈ς,ί̈δος,ἡ , A. sacred missionorθεωρίαsent to Delphi, Is. 7.27 , SIG 696 A 6 (Delph.,ii B.C.), prob. ib. 296 (iv B.C.).
picture, πυκτίς(A),ίδος,ἡ, as ifπτυκτίς, A. picture, AP 9.346 ( Leon. Alex. ). II. parchment codex, Gal. 12.423 .
badger πυκτίς(B),ίδος, prob.ἡ, an unknown animal, perhaps the A. badger,v.l. in Ar. Ach. 879 (sed leg.πικτίδας).
door-keeper πῠλαῖτις,ιδος,ἡ, (πύλη) A. door-keeper, epith. of Athena, Lyc. 356 .
little gate, postern πῠλίς,ίδος,ἡ, Dim. of πύλη, A. little gate, postern, Hdt. 1.180 , 186 , Th. 4.110 , SIG 813 B 6 (Delph.,i A.D.), etc.;ὁ Ἑρμῆς ὁ πρὸς τῇ π. D. 47.26 ; π. χάρακος Onos. 10.20 ;
box of box-wood πυξ-ίς,ίδος,ἡ, A. box of box-wood: generally,box(cf. A.D. Synt. 249.1 ), PRyl. 125.26 (i A.D.), Sammelb. 4324.17 , Luc. Asin. 12 , Philops. 21 , etc.; π. χαλκῆ Trypho Trop. 1.2 ; π
bird πῠρᾰλίςorπῠραλλίς,ίδος,ἡ, an unknown A. bird, perh. a kind ofpigeon, Arist. HA 609a18 , Call. Fr. 100c4 , Ael. NA 4.5 ;πυρραλίς, Hsch. 2. aninsectsaid to live in fire, Plin. HN 11.119 . II. ἐλ
pyramid πῡρᾰμίς,ίδος,ἡ, A. pyramid, Hdt. 2.8 , 124 , D.S. 1.63 , Str. 17.1.33 , OGI 666.13 (Egypt,i A.D.), etc.; as a sepulchral monument, PLips. 30.14 (iii A.D.). 2. pyramid, as a geometrical figu
cupboard, cabinet πυργ-ίς,ῖδος,ἡ, A. cupboard, cabinet, Herod. 7.15 .
of a tower πυργ-ίτης[ῑ],ου,ὁ , A. of a tower,στρουθὸς π.house-sparrow, Gal. 6.435 . II. fem.πυργῖτις,ιδος,ἡ, a plant, Hsch.