turn of the scale, fall of the scale-pan, weight ῥοπ-ή,ἡ, (ῥέπω) A. turn of the scale, fall of the scale-pan, weight, Arist. Cael. 307b33 ;μέχρι τοῦ μέσου τὴν ῥ. ἔχειν gravitateto . ., ib. 297a28 ;do
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turn of the scale, fall of the scale-pan, weight ῥοπ-ή,ἡ, (ῥέπω) A. turn of the scale, fall of the scale-pan, weight, Arist. Cael. 307b33 ;μέχρι τοῦ μέσου τὴν ῥ. ἔχειν gravitateto . ., ib. 297a28 ;do
crux ῥοπ-ή, ἡ, (ῥέπω) turn of the scale, fall of the scale-pan, weight, [[ 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Caelo” 307b33 ] Refs 4th c.BC+]; μέχρι τοῦ μέσου τὴν ῥ. ἔχειν gravitate to.., [[[prev.
bodily strength, might ῥώμη,ἡ, (ῥώομαι) A. bodily strength, might, Xenoph. 2.11 , Hdt. 1.31 , 8.113 ;γυίων ῥ. A. Pers. 913 (anap.); μεῖζον ἢ κατ' ἐμὰν ῥώμαν S. Tr. 1019 (lyr.); ἐπ' ἀσθενοῦς ῥώμης ὀ
unsound σαθρ-ός,ά,όν, A. unsound, σκυτέες τὰ ς. ὑγιέα ποιέουσι Hp. Vict. 1.15 ; of diseased or unsound parts of the frame,τὰ ς. ὑπὸ τῶν ἰητρῶν ὑγιαίνονταιibid.;γάλλοι καὶ ς.impotent, PGnom. 244 (
rotten σαθρ-ός, ά, όν, unsound, σκυτέες τὰ σ. ὑγιέα ποιέουσι [[ 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ διαίτης” 1.15 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; of diseased or unsound parts of the frame, τὰ σ. ὑπὸ τῶν ἰητρῶν ὑγ
wag the tail, fawn σαίνω, Hes. Th. 771 : Ep. impf. A. σαῖνον Od. 10.219 :aor. ἔσηνα 17.302 ; Dor. ἔσᾱνα Pi. O. 4.6 , P. 1.52 :— Pass. , A. Ch. 194 :—prop. of dogs,wag the tail, fawn, ὅτ' ἂν
to shake σαίνω, [[ 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Theogonia” 771 ] Refs 8th c.BC+]: Epic dialect imperfect σαῖνον [[ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 10.219 ] Refs 8th c.BC+]: aorist ἔσηνα
to extinguish σβέννῡμι, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.66, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 835e, etc.] Refs 5th c.BC+]; σβεννύω, [[ 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 1.5, 5th c.BC: Hippocr
quench, put out σβέννῡμι, Hdt. 2.66 , Pl. Lg. 835e , etc.;σβεννύω, Pi. P. 1.5 , Hp. Acut. 54 , Thphr. Ign. 19 , etc.:impf. A. ἐσβέννυον Paus. 4.21.4 :fut. σβέσωApp BC 2.68 , (κατα-) A. Ag. 958 , E
Σειρήν , ῆνος , ἡ , Siren ; in pl., Σειρῆνες, αἱ , Sirens , Od. 12.39 , al., cf. Sch.ad loc.; Ep. dual gen. Σειρήνοιιν ib. 52 , 167 ; πτεροφόροι νεανίδες . . Σειρῆνες E. Hel. 169 (lyr.), cf. Fr. 911 (
a siren Σειρήν, ῆνος, ἡ, “Siren”; in plural, Σειρῆνες, αἱ, [[ “Sirens”, 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 12.39, +others, cf. Scholia (at [prev. work]); _Epic dialect_ dual _genitive_ Σειρήν
show by a sign, indicate, point out σημαίνω, Il. 10.58 , etc.;σᾱμαίνω, Schwyzer 686.23 (Pamphylia): Ion. impf. A. σημαίνεσκον Q.S. 4.193 :fut. σημᾰνῶ A. Ag. 497 , Th. 6.20 , Ion. -ᾰνέω Od. 1
to signify σημαίνω, [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 10.58, etc.] Refs 8th c.BC+]; σᾱμαίνω, [[ “Schwyzer” 686.23 (from Pamphylia)] Refs]: Ionic dialect imperfect σημαίνεσκον [[ 4th c.AD(?):
mark σημεῖον,τό, Ion. σημήϊον, Dor. σᾱμήϊον IG 12(3).452 (Thera,iv B.C.),σᾱμεῖον IPE 12.352.25 (Chersonesus,ii B.C.), IG 5(1).1390.16 (Andania,i B.C.),σᾱμᾶον CIG 5168 (Cyrene):—=σῆμαin all senses
sign σημεῖον, τό, Ionic dialect σημήϊον, Doric dialect σᾱμήϊον [[ “IG” 12(3).452 (Thera, 4th c.BC)] Refs 4th c.BC+], σᾱμεῖον [[ “IPE” 12.352.25 (Chersonesus, 2nd c.BC), “IG” 5(1).1390.16 (Andania, 1s
strength, might σθένος,εος,τό, A. strength, might, esp.bodily strength, freq. in Il. , less freq. in Od. ; κάρτεί̈ τε σθένεί̈ τε Il. 17.329 ;ἀλκῆς καὶ σθένεοςib. 499 ; χερσίν τε ποσίν τε καὶ σθένει
strength (physical) σθένος, εος, τό, strength, might, especially bodily strength, frequently in [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad”, less frequently in 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odysse
to have strength σθένω, used only inpres.andimpf., Trag. Verb, found also in late Ep. , and in later Prose, LXX 3 Ma. 3.8 , Ael. NA 11.31 : (σθένος):— A. to have strengthormight, be strongormighty,οὐ
be able σθένω, used only in present and imperfect, Trag. Verb, found also in late Epic dialect, and in later Prose, [[ LXX.3Mac.3.8, 2nd-3rd c.AD: Aelianus “De Natura Animalium - Ar.Byzantine Epit.”
σίνομαι , Aeol. σίννομαι dub. in Sapph. 12 ; 2 sg. pres. or aor. subj. σίνηαι Od. 12.139 : Ion. impf. σινέσκετο, -οντο , Hes. Fr. 117 , Od. 6.6 : fut. σινήσομαι f.l. in Hp. Mul. 1.52 : aor. 3 pl. ἐσίν
grain, corn σῑτ-ίον,τό, mostly in pl.σιτία(sg. in Hp. Acut. (Sp.) 44 , de Arte 10 , VM 6 , Pl. R. 338d , Phdr. 241c , and later Prose, as Archig. ap. Orib. 8.1.15 , Pythagorei ap. Plu. 2.12f , Porph.
food σῑτ-ίον, τό, mostly in plural σιτία (singular in [[ 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “Acut.” (“Sp.”) , “de Arte” 10, “VM” 6, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 338d, “Phdr.” 241c ] Refs 5
shadow σκῐά, ᾶς, Ionic dialect σκῐή, ῆς, ἡ, shadow, [[ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 11.207 ] Refs 8th c.BC+]; σκιὰ ἀντίστοιχος ὥς like the shadow that is one's double, [[ 5th c.BC: Euri
shadow σκῐά,ᾶς, Ion. σκῐή,ῆς,ἡ, A. shadow, Od. 11.207 ;σκιὰ ἀντίστοιχος ὥς liketheshadowthat is one's double, E. Andr. 745 ; ὑπὸ κίονος σκιὰν ἔπτηξεν Id. HF 973 : prov., τὴν αὑτοῦ ς. δέδοικεν Ar.