mystery μυστήρι-ον,τό, (μύστης, μυέω) A. mysteryorsecret rite: mostly in pl.,τὰ μ. the mysteries, first in Heraclit. 14 , cf. Hdt. 2.51 (ofthe mysteriesof the Cabiri in Samothrace), etc.; esp. those
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mystery μυστήρι-ον,τό, (μύστης, μυέω) A. mysteryorsecret rite: mostly in pl.,τὰ μ. the mysteries, first in Heraclit. 14 , cf. Hdt. 2.51 (ofthe mysteriesof the Cabiri in Samothrace), etc.; esp. those
sodium carbonate, νίτρ-ον,τό, in Hdt. and Att. λίτρον(q.v.), A. sodium carbonate, Sapph. 165 , Hp. Aër. 7 , Arist. Mete. 383b12 , IG 9(1).691 (Corc.,iii B.C.), PCair.Zen. 304.7 (iii B.C.), PTeb.
image carved ξόᾰν-ον,τό , ̔ξέὠ A. image carvedof wood, E. Ion 1403 , X. An. 5.3.12 : then, generally,image, statue,esp. of a god, Acus. 28 J. , E. IT 1359 , Tr. 525 (lyr.), 1074 (lyr.), BMus.Inscr.
Oeum, Οἶ-ον,τό, A. Oeum,name of two Attic demes, 1. Δεκελεικόν,in theφυλὴ Ἱπποθωντίς, IG 22.1926.127 , Harp. 2. Κεραμεικόν,in theφυλὴ Λεωντίς, IG 22.1742.84 , Harp.
site of a house, place on which a house is οἰκόπεδ-ον,τό, A. site of a house, place on which a house isorhas been built, IG 12.325.14 (prob.), X. Vect. 2.6 , Aeschin. 1.182 , Arist. Pol. 1265b24 ;bu
vine-leaf οἴνᾰρ-ον,τό, A. vine-leafortendril, X. Oec. 19.18 , Thphr. HP 9.13.5 , Babr. 34.2 ( v.l. οἰνάσιν ), etc. II. vine, Alciphr. 3.22 .
with bent hams, in crouching, cowering posture, ὀκλᾰδ-όν,Adv. A. with bent hams, in crouching, cowering posture, A.R. 3.122 , Nonn. D. 1.358 , al.; cfὀκλάξ.
antelope ὀν-έλᾰφος,ὁ, (ὄνος) a kind of A. antelope(cf.τραγέλαφος), Callix. 2 .
draw up with a windlass ὀν-εύω, A. draw up with a windlass(ὄνοςVII. 1 ),impf. ὤνευον Th. 7.25 : generally,haul up, τὸν πέπλον . . ἕλκους' ὀνεύοντες Stratt. 30 :— Med. ,-εσθαι: τείνειν, Erot. ,
little ass, ὀν-ίδιον [νῐ],τό, Dim. of ὄνος, A. little ass, Ar. V. 1306 . II. v. ὀνίς.
ass's dung, ὀν-ίς,ίδος,ἡ, A. ass's dung, Hp. Nat.Mul. 82 , Dsc. 2.80 , Gal. 12.803 : also in pl., Ar. Pax 4 , Arist. HA 552a17 ; ἡμιόνου ὀνίς Hp. Mul. 2.192 (elsewh.ἡμιονίς): butὀνίδια( ὀνιαῖα Hs
gadus ὀν-ίσκος,ὁ, Dim. of ὄνος,but only metaph. : I. a sea-fish of thegadusorcodkind, Dorio ap. Ath. 3.118c , Euthyd. ap. eund. 7.315f , Gal. 6.721 . II. prob.woodlouse(cf.ὄνοςIII), Id. 12.366 , al
organy, Origanum heracleoticum, ὀρῑ́γᾰν-ον,τό, Epich. 17 , Hp. Vict. 2.54 , Ar. Fr. 130 , Antiph. 222.4 , Amips. 35 , Thphr. HP 1.9.4 , al. :— alsoὀρίγᾰνος,ἡ, Ar. Ec. 1030 , Arist. Pr. 925a29 , HA 612
testicles, ὀρχῐ́πεδ-ον,τό, in pl., A. testicles, Ar. Eq. 772 , Av. 443 , Pl. 956 . (Fromὄρχιςandπέδον, like λακκόπεδον. )
holder of a shield ὄχαν-ον,τό, (ἔχωA) A. holder of a shield, i.e.a barorband fastened crosswise on the under side of the shield, through which the bearer passed his arm, Anacr. 91 , Hdt. 2.141 , Aen.
little παίδι-ον(parox.),τό, Dim. of παῖς(never in Trag.), A. littleoryoung child(up to 7 yrs., acc. to Hp. ap. Ph. 1.26 ), Hdt. 1.110 , 2.119 , Ar. Pax 50 ; τὰ νεωστὶ γεγονότα π. Pl. Ly. 212e ;ἐκ
steeps παίπᾰλ-ον,τό , παίπαλά τε κρημνούς τε A. steepsand crags, Call. Dian. 194 , cf. Sch. Ar. Nu. 260 .
pactum, agreement, lease, πάκτ-ον,τό,=Lat. A. pactum, agreement, lease, PLond. 1.113 (vi A. D.), etc.
marginal mark παράσημ-ον,τό, A. marginal markornote, παράσημα ποιεῖσθαι Arist. SE 177b6 . II. distinguishing mark, in various senses :ensignof a ship,παρασήμῳ Διοσκούροιςwith the Dioscuri as thesi
interpondium παράσταθμ-ον, A. interpondium, ib.
a measure of land πέλεθρ-ον,τό, A. = πλέθρον ,a measure of land, Il. 21.407 , Od. 11.577 , IG 22.1126.17 (Delph.), 9(1).693 (Corc. , from Cydonia). II. stadium, running-ground,οἰκοδομήσας π. ib. 14
portents πέλωρ-ον,τό, A. = πέλωρ , of the Gorgon , Il. 5.741 , Od. 11.634 ; of the offspring of the earth, Hes. Th. 295 , cf. 845 , 856 ; of a large stag, Od. 10.168 ; of the enchanted animals of Ci
five-petalled πεντα-φύλλος,ον, A. five-petalled, Thphr. HP 6.6.4 :
contest of the five exercises πένταθλ-ον, Lyr. and Ion. πεντάεθλον,τό, A. contest of the five exercises(viz.ἅλμα, ποδωκείην, δίσκον, ἄκοντα, πάλην, Simon. 153 ), Pi. O. 13.30 , N. 7.8 , B. 8.104 , e