minister λειτουργ-ός, ὁ, (λήϊτος, ἔργον) one who performed a λειτουργία (which see), [[ “POxy.” 82.3 (3rd c.AD), etc.] Refs 3rd c.AD+]; λ. τῶν ἐν παισὶ λειτουργιῶν [[ “CIG” “Corpus Inscriptionum Grae
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minister λειτουργ-ός, ὁ, (λήϊτος, ἔργον) one who performed a λειτουργία (which see), [[ “POxy.” 82.3 (3rd c.AD), etc.] Refs 3rd c.AD+]; λ. τῶν ἐν παισὶ λειτουργιῶν [[ “CIG” “Corpus Inscriptionum Grae
made of white marble λευκό-λῐθος,ον, A. made of white marble, ἔργα Supp.Epigr. 4.270 (Panamara); τὰ ἐν τῷ θεάτρῳ λ. OGI 510 (= Ephes. 2 No. 39 ,ii A.D.);στήλη, στάλα λ., IPE 12.40.42 (Olbia), al
smooth, level, even λευρός,ά,όν(alsoός,όν A. Pr. 371 ), poet.Adj. A. smooth, level, even, λευρῷ ἐνὶ χώρῳ Od. 7.123 , Orac. ap. Hdt. 1.67 ;Σικελίας λευροὺς γύαςA.l.c.;λ. οἶμος αἰθέροςib. 396 ; ἐν ψ
oil-flask λήκῠθος( Dor. λάκυθος [ᾱ] IG 42(1).123.130 (Epid.,iv B.C.)),ἡ, A. oil-flask, δῶκεν δὲ χρυσέῃ ἐν ληκύθῳ ὑγρὸν ἔλαιον Od. 6.79 , cf. 215 , Hp. Morb. 4.51 , Ph. Bel. 102.41 , etc.;casket f
smoky, sooty λιγνῠόεις,εσσα,εν, A. smoky, sooty, καπνός A.R. 2.133 , 3.1291 .
to stone λιθάζω (λίθος), [in LXX (before ἐν λίθοις): 2Ki.16:6 16:13 (סָקַל pi.)* ;] __1. to throw stones (Arist., Polyb., al.). __2. = λιθοβολέω (LXX, NT), to pelt with stones, to stone: with accus
fattiness λῐπᾰρ-ότης,ητος,ἡ, A. fattiness, ὑπάρχει ἐν γάλακτι λ. Arist. HA 522a21 , cf. PA 652a29 : in pl.,fatty substances, Hp. Prog. 12 . II. brilliancy, ὀμμάτων Plu. 2.670f .
to be poor λῐπερν-έω, A. to be poor, Suid. (who also hasλιφερνῶνsine gloss.);λῐφερνέω,to be meagre, στάχυς J. AJ 2.5.5 :—but Hsch. hasλιφερνοῦντες: ἐν συνδένδρῳ τόπῳ προσφιλῶς διάγοντες.
land that lacks rain λῐπήμεροι: οἱ ἐν τῷ προσήκοντι χρόνῳ μὴ γεννώμενοι, Hsch. Λιπ[ι]ϋί̈α,ἡ, A. land that lacks rain, coined as etym. ofΛιβύηby Varro ap. Serv. ad Verg. A. 1.22 .
desertion λῐπο-ταξία,ἡ, A. desertion, D. 21.166 codd. (-ιονCobet): metaph.,διάλυσις τῶν ἐν τῷ ζῴῳ πάντων καὶ λ. συμβαίνει(after death) Anatoliusap. Theol.Ar. 35 .
gluttonous λίχνος,η,ον, alsoος,ον E. Hipp. 913 , A. gluttonous, X. Mem. 1.2.2 , Pl. R. 354b , Plb. 3.57.7 , Gal. 6.716 ; τὰ περὶ τὴν τροφὴν λίχνοι Clitarch. 1 J. : c. gen., τῶν ἐν διαίτῃ ποικιλμάτ
counting, calculation λογ-ισμός,ὁ, A. counting, calculation, τῶν ἡμερῶν Th. 4.122 ; τυγχάνειν τοῦ ἀληθοῦς λ. Id. 3.20 ; ἐκ τοιοῦδε λ. ἔξεστί τῳ σκοπεῖν Id. 5.68 ; ἐν λ. ἁμαρτάνειν Pl. R. 340d
thought λογ-ισμός, ὁ, counting, calculation, τῶν ἡμερῶν [[ 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.122; τυγχάνειν τοῦ ἀληθοῦς λ. [prev. author] 3.20; ἐκ τοιοῦδε λ. ἔξεστί τῳ σκοπεῖν [prev. author] 5.68; ἐν
crested λοφό-εις,εσσα,εν, A. crested, Tryph. 68 . II. hilly, Nonn. D. 2.37 .
that which is born, child λόχ-ευμα,ατος,τό, A. that which is born, child, E. Ion 921 (anap.), Ph. 816 (lyr.), BCH 26.187 (Syria). II. in pl., = λοχεία ,child-birth, E. El. 1124 : metaph.,κάλυκος ἐν
like the lyre λῠρό-εις,εσσα,εν, A. like the lyre, σκινδαψός Theopomp.Coloph. ap. Ath. 4.183b . II. fitted for the lyre, lyric, AP 7.30 (Antip. Sid., prob. forλυρόθεν).
lampstand λυχνοῦχος,ὁ, (ἔχω) A. lampstand, καὶ τὸν λ. ἔκφερ' ἐνθεὶς τὸν λύχνον Pherecr. 40 ; διαστίλβονθ' ὁρῶμεν ὥσπερ ἐν καινῷ λ. Ar. Fr. 8 ; ἐξελὼν ἐκ τοῦ λυχνούχου τὸν λύχνον Alex. 102 , cf.
outrageous λωβ-ήεις,εσσα,εν, A. outrageous, A.R. 3.801 , Tryph. 261 .
overgrown with lotus λωτό-εις,εσσα,εν, A. overgrown with lotus,πεδία λωτοῦντα(v.l.-εῦντα)lotus-plains, Il. 12.283 ; or.blooming( λωτέω 11 ).
play the μᾰγᾰδ-ίζω, A. play the μάγαδις, Theophil. 7 . II. of a choir,sing a succession of notes in octaves, μ. ἐν τῇ διὰ πασῶν συμφωνίᾳ Arist. Pr. 921a12 , cf. 918b40 .
enclosed space μάνδρα,ἡ, A. enclosed space, 1. for cattle,fold, byre, Call. Cer. 106 , Theoc. 4.61 , Plu. 2.648a ; for horses, μάνδραις ἐν ἱππείαισιν S. Fr. 659.3 : in reference to the bezel in wh
boast, brag μεγᾰλ-αυχέω, A. boast, brag, A. Ag. 1528 (anap.), LXX Ez. 16.50 , Ph. 1.284 , AP 5.272 ( Agath. ); ἐπί τινι Plb. 12.13.10 ; ἐν ταῖς εὐπραγίαις Id. 8.21.11 ; διά τι D.S. 15.16 :—also
leap, rush upon μεθάλλομαι, used by Hom. only in Ep. aor. part. μετάλμενος:— A. leap, rush upon, of warriors, οὔτασε . . μετάλμενος ὀξέϊ δουρί Il. 5.336 ; οὔτασε δουρὶ μ. 14.443 ; Τρώεσσι μ. ἐν
transposition, re-tuning μεθαρμ-ογή,ἡ, A. transposition, re-tuning,ἐν ταῖς τῶν τόνων(modes) μ. Ptol. Harm. 2.11 , cf. 3.1 .