what? how? δαί, colloquial form ofδή,used after interrogatives, to express wonder or curiosity, A. τίς δ. ὅμιλος ὅδ' ἔπλετο; Od. 1.225 ; ποῦ δ. νηῦς ἕστηκε; 24.299 , cf. A.D. Synt. 78.2 (but wro
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what? how? δαί, colloquial form ofδή,used after interrogatives, to express wonder or curiosity, A. τίς δ. ὅμιλος ὅδ' ἔπλετο; Od. 1.225 ; ποῦ δ. νηῦς ἕστηκε; 24.299 , cf. A.D. Synt. 78.2 (but wro
the Danaäns, Δᾰναοί,οἱ, A. the Danaäns,subjects ofΔάναος,king of Argos, but in Il. 1.42 , al., forthe Greeksgenerally (but expl. as = νεκροί (cf.δάνος(B)), EM 247.49 ): Com. Sup. Δαναώτατος Ar. Fr.
bread, δάρατος,ὁ, a Thessalian kind of A. bread, Maced. δράμις, Seleuc. ap. Ath. 3.114b : neut.δάρατον,τό, prob. in IG 9(2).1202 (Coropa,vi/v B.C.). II. unleavened bread, Nic. Fr. 184 :—also fem
entreaty, δέ-ησις,εως,ἡ, A. entreaty, Lys. 2.15 (pl.), Isoc. 8.138 (pl.), Pl. Ep. 329d (pl.), etc.; δέομαι δ' ὑμῶν . . δικαίαν δέησιν D. 29.4 ; δεήσεις ποιεῖσθαι Ev.Luc. 5.33 , cf. Wilcken Chr.
petition δέ-ησις, εως, ἡ, entreaty, [[ 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 2.15 (_plural_), 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 8.138 (_plural_), 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Epistulae” 329d (_plural_), etc.; δέο
fearful, terrible; δεινός,ή,όν, (δέος,cf. Pl. La. 198b ) A. fearful, terrible;in Hom. , of persons and things, Χάρυβδις Od. 12.260 ; κλαγγή Il. 1.49 ; ὅπλα 10.254 : freq. in neut., δεινὸν ἀῧσαι
awful δεινός, ή, όν, (δέος,[[compare 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Laches” 198b)] Refs 5th c.BC+] fearful, terrible; in [[ 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus ] Refs 8th c.BC+], of persons and things, Χάρυβδ
terribly Included with: δεινός, ή, όν, (δέος,[[compare 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Laches” 198b)] Refs 5th c.BC+] fearful, terrible; in [[ 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus ] Refs 8th c.BC+], of persons
writing-tablet, δέλτος(B) ( Cypr. δάλτος Inscr.Cypr. 135.26 H.),ἡ, A. writing-tablet, Batr. 3 (pl.), Hdt. 8.135 , etc.; ἐν . . δέλτου πτυχαῖς γράψας E. IA 98 ; χαλκῆς . . δύσνιπτον ἐκ δέλτου γρα
second, δεύτερος,α,ον, A. second,(perh. fromδύοwith Comp. termination): I. nextin Order (with a notion of Time), in Il. (not in Od. ) of one whocomes in secondin a race, 23.265 ; δ. ἐλθεῖν 22.207
secondly δεύτερος, α, ον, second, (perhaps from δύο with comparative termination): __I next in Order (with a notion of Time), in [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” (not in 8th c.BC: Odyssea
miss, want, δεύω(B), Aeol. and Ep. form ofδέω(B), A. miss, want, Act. used by Hom. only inaor.,ἐδεύησεν δ' οἰήϊον ἄκρον ἱκέσθαι he missed, failedin reaching it, Od. 9.483 , 540 :δεύει, = δεῖ , IG 1
part, separate, δια-ζεύγνῡμι, A. part, separate, διὰ γὰρ ζευγνῦς' ἡμᾶς πατρίων μελάθρων μητρὸς κατάραι E. El. 1323 (anap.), cf. Charito 8.16 ; λίθους ἀλλήλων Lib. Or. 30.38 ;opensluices, PPetr.
separation, dissolution, διά-κρῐσις,εως,ἡ, A. separation, dissolution,opp.σύγκρισις, Emp. 58 , Anaxag. 10 , Pl. Sph. 243b , al.;segregation, τῶν ἡμαρτηκότων J. BJ 2.14.8 ;discrimination, καλοῦ τ
διαβαίνω , fut. -βήσομαι : aor. -έβην, Aeol. part. ζάβαις Alc. Supp. 7.3 : intr., stride, walk or stand with legs apart, εὖ διαβάς, of a man planting himself firmly for fighting, Il. 12.458 , Tyrt. 11
to cross διαβαίνω, future -βήσομαι: aorist -έβην, Aeolic dialect participle ζάβαις [[ 7th-6th c.BC: Alcaeus Lyricus “Supp.” 7.3: ] Refs 7th c.BC+] __I intransitive, stride, walk or stand with legs a
throw διαβάλλω,fut. -βᾰλῶ:pf. -βέβληκα:— A. throworcarry overoracross, νέας Hdt. 5.33 , 34 ; in wrestling, Ar. Eq. 262 codd. 2. more freq. intr.,pass over, cross, ἐκ . . ἐς . . Hdt. 9.114 ; φυ
to accuse διαβάλλω, future -βᾰλῶ: perfect -βέβληκα:— throw or carry over or across, νέας [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 5.33, 34 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; in wrestling, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comi
delineation, διαγρᾰφ-ή,ἡ, A. delineation, Pl. R. 501a ;diagram, Plu. Phil. 4 ; ἡ δ. τῶν φύλλων outline, Thphr. HP 3.13.1 ;delimitationof land, PAmh. 2.40.11 (ii B. C.): in pl.,plans, specificati
a diagram διαγρᾰφ-ή, ἡ, delineation, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 501a ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; diagram, [[ 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Philopoemen” 4; ἡ δ. τῶν φ
taking over from διαδοχ-ή,ἡ, (διαδέχομαι) A. taking over fromanother,νεώς,of a trierarch, D. 50.1 . 2. succession, ἄλλος παρ' ἄλλου διαδοχαῖς πληρούμενοιbysuccessionsorreliefs, A. Ag. 313 ; διαδοχῇ
disposition διαθήκη,ἡ, (διατίθημι) A. dispositionof property by will,testament, Ar. V. 584 , 589 , D. 27.13 , etc.;κατὰ διαθήκηνbywill, OGI 753.8 (Cilicia), Test.Epict. 4.8 , BGU 1113.5 (i B.C.), e
covenant διαθήκη, ἡ, (διατίθημι) disposition of property by will, testament, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 584, 589, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 27.13, etc.] Refs 5th c.BC+]; κατὰ δ
minister, do service, διᾱκον-έω, Ion. διηκ-,impf. A. ἐδιακόνουν E. Cyc. 406 (dub.), Alc. Com. 13 , Nicostr.Com. 36 ; later διηκόνουν Ev.Matt. 4.11 :fut. -ήσω Hdt. 4.154 , Pl. Grg. 521a :aor.