snow χιών, όνος, ἡ: (see. entry near the end):— snow, in [[ 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus ] Refs 8th c.BC+] mostly of fallen snow, [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 10.7, 22.152; ὡς δὲ χ. κατατήκ
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snow χιών, όνος, ἡ: (see. entry near the end):— snow, in [[ 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus ] Refs 8th c.BC+] mostly of fallen snow, [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 10.7, 22.152; ὡς δὲ χ. κατατήκ
ψέλλιον καλοῦσι τὸ ἄκρον: ὅθεν καὶ ἡμεῖς τὴν ἐπ' ἄκρων χειλέων λεγομένην προσῳδίαν ψιλὴν ἐκαλέσαμεν, ὥς φησι Τρύφων Ammon. Diff. p.143V. ( ψέλιον is distd. from ψάλιον by Ammon. Diff. p.142 V., Ptol.A
not laughable ἀγέλοιος,ον, A. not laughable,οὐκ ἀγέλοιον no bad joke, Henioch. 4.6 .Adv. -ως Arg. 1 Ar. Ra.
taking no gifts, incorruptible ἄδωρος,ον, A. taking no gifts, incorruptible, c. gen., -ότατος χρημάτων Th. 2.65 .Adv. -ως Poll. 8.11 : Sup. , D.C. 72.10 . b. receiving no gifts, Max. Tyr. 11.8
expose to the air, cool αἰθρ-ιάω, A. expose to the air, cool, αἰθριήσας Hp. Morb. 3.17 ; cf.αἰθριάζω. II. intr.,clear up, of the sky, ὡς δ' ᾐθρίᾱσε Babr. 45.9 .
in riddles, darkly αἰνιγμ-ατικός,ή,όν, A. = -ώδης .Adv. -ῶς in riddles, darkly, Sch. E. Hipp. 337 .
to shift rapidly to and fro αἰόλλω, onlypres., A. to shift rapidly to and fro, ὡς δ' ὅτε γαστέρ' ἀνὴρ . . αἰόλλῃ Od. 20.27 . II. variegate, Nic. Th. 155 :— Pass. ,shift colour, ὄμφακες αἰόλλονται
not to be despised ἀκατα-φρόνητος,ον, A. not to be despised, X. Ages. 6.8 , J. AJ 9.11.2 , Plu. 2.483a , etc.Adv. -ως without negligence, P Lond. 1.113(4).15 (vi A. D.).
unbidden ἀκέλευστος,ον, A. unbidden, A. Ag. 731 (lyr.), S. Aj. 1284 , E. El. 71 , Pl. Lg. 953d .Adv. -ως Suid. s.v. ἀπαγγέλτως .
uncared for ἀκηδ-ής,ές, I. Pass. ,uncared for: esp.unburied,ὄφρα μὲν Ἕκτωρ κεῖται ἀ. Il. 24.554 ;ἢ αὔτως κεῖται ἀ. Od. 20.130 ; σώμοτ' ἀκηδέα κεῖται Od. 24.187 , cf. 6.26 , 19.18 .Adv. -ῶς Suid.
thronged, crowded, in a mass ἁλής,ές, Ion. ,= Att. ἁθρόος, A. thronged, crowded, in a mass, πολλὰ ἁλέα Hp. Mul. 1.5 , cf. Hdt. 1.133 ; ὡς ἁλέες εἴησαν οἱ Ἕλληνες Hdt. 9.15 , cf. 7.104 , al.: sg
inexorable, ἀλιτάνευτος,ον, A. inexorable, PMag.Par. 1.1176 ,Gloss.; cf.ἀλλ-.Adv. -ως AB 374 , EM 57.30 .
might, strength ἀλκί [ῐ], metapl. poet. dat. ofἀλκή, A. might, strength: λέων ὣς ἀλκὶ πεποιθώς Il. 5.299 , cf. Od. 6.130 , Thgn. 949 ; of Hector, Il. 18.158 , cf. Nonn. D. 39.34 , etc.
allegorical, ἀλλήγορ-ος,ον, A. allegorical, Et.Gud. 515.42 .Adv. -ως allegorically, Anon. (fort. Tz. )ap. Sch. A. Pr. 428 .
mutual sureties ἀλληλ-έγγυοι,α, A. mutual sureties, BGU 1001 (i B. C.), 1106.41 (i B. C.): sg., Hsch. Adv. -ως Just. Edict. 9.3 , Nov. 99 .
this way and that, irregular ἀλλήναλλος,ον, A. this way and that, irregular, κίνησις Theo Sm. p.151 H.Adv. -ως Eustr. in APo 149.29 .
without ἄλογος,ον, A. without λόγος,hence, I. speechless, Pl. Lg. 696e .Adv. -ως without speech, S. OC 131 , Isoc. 3.9 :—ἄ. ἡμέρα, =Lat.dies nefastus, on which no business may be done, Luc. Lex
unreasonable ἄλογος, ον, without λόγος, hence, __I speechless, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 696e] Refs 5th c.BC+]. adverb -ως without speech, [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus C
bubbling up, ἀμβολ-άδην[ᾰδ,]Adv., poet. forἀναβολάδην: ((ἀναβολή):— A. bubbling up, ὡς δὲ λέβης ζεῖ ἔνδον . . πάντοθεν ἀ. Il. 21.364 , cf. Hdt. 4.181 : metaph.,by jets,i.e.capriciously, AP 10.70
not imparting, sharing, ἀμετά-δοτος,ον, A. not imparting, sharing, τινόςSch. E. Hipp. 145 : abs.,niggardly, βίοςNic.Dam. p. 144b 28 D. ; of persons, opp.κοινωνητικοί, Epict. Sent. 6 .Adv. -ως, ζῆνli
unmingled, that will not mingle, ἄμικτος,ον, A. unmingled, that will not mingle, Emp. 35.8 ;ἄ. βοήcriesthat will not blendorharmonize, A. Ag. 321 ; ὡς ἄμικτον ἀνθρώποις ἐρᾶν λεόντων Babr. 98.19 .
giving like for like, retributive, ἀμοιβ-αῖος,ον, alsoα,ον, A. giving like for like, retributive, δεῖπνα Pi. O. 1.39 ;retributive, νέμεσις, φόνος, AP 10.123 ( Aesop. ), Opp. C. 2.485 .Adv. -ως a
teach otherwise ἀνα-δῐδάσκω, A. teach otherwiseorbetter, ἀ. ὡς. . Hdt. 4.95 ; τινά τι Luc. Pseudol. 13 ; simply,instruct, inform, Th. 1.32 , al., Ar. Pl. 563 , etc.:— Pass. ,to be better instructe
throw the head back ἀνα-νεύω,fut. A. -νεύσομαι Pl. R. 350e , -νεύσω Luc. Sat. 1 :aor. ἀνένευσα,etc.:—throw the head backin token of denial,make signs of refusal,opp. κατανεύω, ἐπινεύω, ὡς ἔφατ'