tower πύργος,ὁ, A. tower, esp. such as were attached to the walls of a city, Il. 7.219 , al., Hes. Sc. 242 , Hdt. 3.74 , al., Th. 2.17 , al., Plb. 5.99.9 , etc.: in pl.,city wallsorramparts with thei
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tower πύργος,ὁ, A. tower, esp. such as were attached to the walls of a city, Il. 7.219 , al., Hes. Sc. 242 , Hdt. 3.74 , al., Th. 2.17 , al., Plb. 5.99.9 , etc.: in pl.,city wallsorramparts with thei
tower πύργος, ὁ, tower, especially such as were attached to the walls of a city, [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 7.219, +others, 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Scutum Herculis” 242, 5th c.
how? πῶς, Ion. κῶς, interrog.Adv.of Manner, A. how? Il. 1.123 , etc.; sts. to express displeasure, 4.26 , S. OT 391 , Ph. 1031 , Tr. 192 ; to express astonishment or doubt,π. εἶπας; A. Pers. 798 ,
how?! πῶς, Ionic dialect κῶς, interrogative adverb of Manner, how? [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 1.123, etc.] Refs 8th c.BC+]; sometimes to express displeasure, [[ 4.26, 5th c.BC: Sophoc
flood-tide ῥᾱχία, Ion. ῥηχίη,ἡ, A. flood-tide, opp.ἄμπωτις, Hdt. 2.11 , 7.198 ; joined withπλημυρίς(s. v. l.), Id. 8.129 , cf. Hp. ap. Gal. 19.135 . 2. the roar of the breakers, metaph. of a crowd
to be cold, shiver ῥιγ-όω,fut. A. -ώσω X. Mem. 2.1.17 , Ep. inf. -ωσέμεν Od. 14.481 :aor. ἐρρίγωσα Hp. Epid. 3.1 .ς́,(ἐν-) Ar. Pl. 846 :pf. ἐρριγωκότες Thphr. Ign. 74 (vv. ll.ἐρριγότες,
fan for raising the fire ῥῑπ-ίς,ίδος,ἡ, (ῥίψ) A. fan for raising the fire, Ar. Ach. 669 , 888 ;ῥ. δ' ἐγείρει . . Ἡφαίστου κύνας, i.e. the slumbering flames, Eub. 75.7 ; πτερίνα ῥ. AP 6.306 (Aristo)
bull-roarer ῥόμβοςorῥύμβος,ὁ, (ῥέμβω) A. bull-roarer, instrument whirled round on the end of a string, used in the mysteries, ῥόμβου θ' εἱλισσομένα κύκλιος ἔνοσις αἰθερία E. Hel. 1362 , cf. Archyt.
6 Σ ς, σίγμα or σῖγμα (both accents are found in codices), τό, twentyfirst letter of the Etruscan abecedaria, [[ “IG” 14.2420] Refs], and probably of the oldest Gr. alphabets (corresponding to the tw
rotten, putrid σαπρός,ά,όν, (σήπω) A. rotten, putrid, Hippon. 23 , Hp. Oss. 13 ; of the lungs,diseased, Id. Morb. 1.13 ; of bone,carious, Id. Fract. 33 ; of wood, etc.,rotten, ἱστίον Ar. Eq. 918 ;
rotten σαπρός, ά, όν, (σήπω) rotten, putrid, [[ 6th c.BC: Hipponax Iambographus 23, 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ ὀστέων φύσιος” 13 ] Refs 6th c.BC+]; of the lungs, diseased, [[ [prev. author]
of thyself σεαυτοῦ,-ῆς, alsoσαυτοῦ,-ῆς, Ion. σεωυτοῦ,ῆς, reflexive Pron. of2nd pers., A. of thyself, etc., in masc. and fem. of gen., dat., and acc. sg., first in Alc. 87 , Pi. Fr. 97 , Hdt. 1.45 ,
yourself σεαυτοῦ, -ῆς, also σαυτοῦ, -ῆς, Ionic dialect σεωυτοῦ, ῆς, reflexive pronoun of 2nd pers., of thyself, etc., in masculine and feminine of genitive, dative, and accusative singular, first in
feel awe σέβομαι, mostly used inpres.:impf.in Hdt. 7.197 :fut. A. σεβήσομαι POxy. 1381.202 (ii A.D.):aor. ἐσέφθην S. Fr. 164 , Pl. Phdr. 254b , Porph. Plot. 12 :—feel aweorfearbefore God,feel s
be devout σέβομαι, mostly used in present: imperfect in [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.197 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]: future σεβήσομαι [[ “POxy.” 1381.202 (2nd c.AD)] Refs 2nd c.AD+]: aorist ἐσέφθην [[
silence σῑγ-ή, Dor. σιγά,ἡ, A. silence,ς. ἔχεινkeepsilence, Hdt. 1.86 ;ς. ποιήσασθαιmakesilence, Id. 6.130 ; παρέχειν S. Tr. 1115 , etc.; ς. φυλάσσετε E. IA 542 ; ς. τῶνδε θήσομαι πέρι Id. Med.
silence σῑγ-ή, Doric dialect σιγά, ἡ, silence, σ. ἔχειν keep silence, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.86 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; σ. ποιήσασθαι make silence, [[ [prev. author] 6.130; παρέχειν 5th c.BC:
spear σῐγύνης[ῡ],ου,ὁ , A. spear, Hdt. 5.9 , Opp. C. 1.152 ; alsoσίγῡνος,ὁ, A.R. 2.99 , AP 6.176 codd. ( Maced. );σίγῡνον,τό, Arist. Po. 1457b6 , AP 7.578 ( Agath. ); and in Lyc. 556 ,σίγυμνον(in dat
made of iron σῐδήρ-εος,α, Ion. and Ep. η,ον, Att. contr. σιδηροῦς,ᾶ,οῦν SIG 144.14 , etc.; Ep. alsoσιδήρειος,η,ον,v.infr.; also late, Stud.Pal. 20.217.9 (vi A.D.)(fem. A. -ειος Theognost. Can.
iron σῐδήρ-εος, α, Ionic dialect and Epic dialect η, ον, Attic dialect contraction σιδηροῦς, ᾶ, οῦν [[ “SIG” 144.14, etc.] Refs]; Epic dialect also σιδήρειος, η, ον, see below; also late, [[ “Stud.Pa
tube, pipe σίφων,ωνος,ὁ,=ἡ καλάμη τοῦ ἀγρίου καλάμου,Gloss.: hence, A. tube, pipe, Aen.Tact. 18.10 , Anon.Lond. 26.51 ;καλάμινος ς. Dsc. Eup. 2.35 ; esp., 1. siphon, used for drawing wine out of the
left, on the left hand σκαι-ός,ά,όν, A. left, on the left hand, poet. forἀριστερός(used by Prose writers in metaph. sense, and once by Pl. in literal sense, Phdr. 266a ; also in Dor. Prose,ἐν σκαιάν,
staff σκῆπτρον,τό: Dor. σκᾶπτον( Pi. O. 7.28 , P. 1.6 , etc.), laterσκᾶπτρον( AP 7.428 ( Mel. )), butσκῆπτρονin lyr. passages of Trag., as S. Ph. 140 : (σκήπτω):— A. stafforstick, used by the lame o
a chiefdom σκῆπτρον, τό: Doric dialect σκᾶπτον [[(5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 7.28, “P.” 1.6, etc.)] Refs 5th c.BC+], later σκᾶπτρον [[(“Anthologia Graeca” 7.428 (1st c.BC: Meleager Epigrammaticu