motive πρόφᾰσ-ις,εως,ἡ, (προφαίνω) A. motiveorcause alleged, whether truly or falsely: then,actual motiveorcause, whether alleged or not: I. alleged motive, plea, without implication of truth or fal
- Type
- lexicon entry
- Language
- greek
Free Resources
Search the Free Resources catalog.
motive πρόφᾰσ-ις,εως,ἡ, (προφαίνω) A. motiveorcause alleged, whether truly or falsely: then,actual motiveorcause, whether alleged or not: I. alleged motive, plea, without implication of truth or fal
pretense πρόφᾰσ-ις, εως, ἡ, (προφαίνω) motive or cause alleged, whether truly or falsely: then, actual motive or cause, whether alleged or not: __I alleged motive, plea, without implication of truth
πταίω , Th. 1.122 , etc.: fut. πταίσω D. 2.20 : aor. ἔπταισα Hdt. 9.101 , etc.: pf. ἔπταικα Men. 675 , Bato 1 , Plb. 3.48.4 , ( προσ- ) Isoc. 6.82 :— Pass. , v. infr. 1 : trans., cause to stumble or f
spit out πτύω, Il. 23.697 , etc.:fut. πτύσω [ῠ] Hp. Prorrh. 2.40 ; A. πτύσομαι Id. Morb. 1.28 :aor. ἔπτῠσαib. 22 , S. Ant. 653 , etc.:pf. ἔπτῠκα S.E. M. 8.252 , Gal. 10.374 , 11.281 :— Pass. ,f
to spit πτύω, [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 23.697, etc.: ] Refs 8th c.BC+]future πτύσω [ῠ] [[ 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “προρρητικόν” 2.40 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; πτύσομαι [[ [prev. auth
shrink from, shrink πτώσσω, onlypres., A. shrink from, shrink, of birds or other animals, π. ὥστε πέρδικα Archil. 106 ; [ἀκρίδες] πτώσσουσι καθ' ὕδωρ fleeinto . ., Il. 21.14 ; also of men,πτῶσσον ὑ
bottom πυθμήν,ένος,ὁ, A. bottom, of a cup or jar, δειλὴ δ' ἐνὶ πυθμένι φειδώ Hes. Op. 369 (so prov. ἐν τῷ πυθμένι τοῦ πίθου Lib. Ep. 127.2 ); τὼ δὲ πίθω πατάγεσκ' ὀ πύθμην Alc. Supp. 25.9 , cf.
a lower branch πυθμήν, ένος, ὁ, bottom, of a cup or jar, δειλὴ δ᾽ ἐνὶ πυθμένι φειδώ [[ 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Opera et Dies” 369 (so proverbial ἐν τῷ πυθμένι τοῦ πίθου 4th c.AD: Libanius Soph
make close πυκν-όω, A. make closeorsolid, τὴν σάρκα Arist. Pr. 865b18 , cf. Phld. Mort. 8 ; of winds,νέφεσι π. τὸν οὐρανόν thickensit, Arist. Mete. 364b24 :— Pass. , of vapour and air, ib. 342a21 ,
inquiry πύστις,εως,ἡ , ̔πυνθάνομαἰ A. = πεῦσις ,inquiry,τὰς π. ἐρωτῶντες, εἰ . .introducing thequestionswhether . ., Th. 1.5 ; κοινὴ . . ἡ π. ὑπὲρ ἐμοῦ τε καὶ σοῦ Pl. La. 196c . II. that which is
sell πωλ-έω, Ion. impf. A. πωλέεσκε Hdt. 1.196 :fut. -ήσω Ar. Fr. 543 , X. Cyr. 6.2.38 ; Dor. 3 pl. πωλησεῦντι IG 12(1).3.2 (Rhodes,i A.D.):aor. ἐπώλησα Plu. Phil. 16 :— Pass. ,fut.in m
to sell πωλ-έω, Ionic dialectimperfect πωλέεσκε [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.196 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]: future -ήσω[[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Fragmenta” 543, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon His
petrify πωρ-όω, (πῶρος) A. petrify, λίθος πεπωρωμένος Ael. NA 10.13 . II. cause a stoneorcallus to form:— Pass. , ofa stone formingin the bladder, Hp. Aër. 9 . 2. unite fractured bones by a cal
to harden πωρ-όω, (from {πῶρος}) petrify, λίθος πεπωρωμένος [[ 2nd-3rd c.AD: Aelianus “De Natura Animalium - Ar.Byzantine Epit.” 10.13. ] Refs 2nd c.AD+] __II cause a stone or callus to form:—passiv
the lower part of the back, the chine ῥᾰ́χ-ις,ιος, Att. εως , ἡ(butὁ IG 42 (v. infr.)), A. the lower part of the back, the chine,συὸς ῥ. Il. 9.208 . 2. spineorbackbone, σύγκειται ἡ ῥ. ἐκ σφονδύλων
a spine ῥᾰχ-ις, ιος, Attic dialect εως, ἡ (but ὁ [[ “IG” 42 (see. below))] Refs], the lower part of the back, the chine, συὸς ῥ. [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 9.208. ] Refs 8th c.BC+] _
breakage, fracture ῥῆγ-μα,ατος,τό, (ῥήγνυμι) A. breakage, fracture, joined withσπάσμα, Hp. Aër. 4 , cf. D. 18.198 , Dsc. 3.74 ; withστρέμμα(a strain), D. 2.21 , 11.14 . 2. laceration, rupture, Gal
destruction ῥῆγ-μα, ατος, τό, (ῥήγνυμι) breakage, fracture, joined with σπάσμα, [[ 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “Aër.” 4,compare 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.198, 1st c.AD: Dioscorides (Dioscurid
root ῥίζ-α, ης, ἡ: Ionic dialect nominative ῥίζη [[ 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus cited in 1st c.AD: Erotianus Grammaticus, _accusative_ ῥίζην 2nd c.AD: Marcellus Sidetes Poeta Medicus 89 (before a v
blow up ῥῑπ-ίζω, (ῥιπίς) A. blow uporfanthe flame, πολέμου ἔριν Cypr. Fr. 1 ; στάσιν ἀνεγείρει καὶ ῥιπίζει Ar. Ra. 360 ; ῥ. πῦρ Plu. Flam. 21 ; φλόγα AP 5.121 ( Diod. ):— Pass. ,τεμάχη ῥιπίζε
to toss about ῥῑπ-ίζω, (ῥιπίς) blow up or fan the flame, πολέμου ἔριν [[ 5th c.AD: Cypria “fragment” 1; στάσιν ἀνεγείρει καὶ ῥιπίζει 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 360; ῥ. πῦρ 1st-2nd c.A
throwing, hurling ῥῖψις,εως,ἡ, A. throwing, hurling,τοξικὴ καὶ πᾶσα ῥ. Pl. Lg. 813e , cf. Arist. Ph. 243a20 , 257a3 , Str. 6.1.1 . 2. pl.,glances, ῥίψεις ὀμμάτων Plu. Sull. 35 ; butῥῖψις ὄμματος d
stream, flow of water, current ῥόος,ὁ, Cypr. A. ῥόϝος Inscr.Cypr. 135.19 H., Att. contr. ῥοῦς: Ion. and later writers have the heterocl. dat.ῥοί̈(likeνοί̈fromνοῦς), Hellanic. 28J. , Ach.Tat. 3.2
force, swing, rush ῥύμ-η[ῡ],ἡ , A. force, swing, rushof a body in motion,ῥύμῃ ἐμπίπτεινwitha swing, Th. 2.76 ;πτερύγων ῥύμη rushof wings, Ar. Pax 86 , cf. Av. 1182 ;τροχοῦ ῥύμαισι τευκτὸν . . κύτοςfo