any sharp point κέντρον,τό, (κεντέω) A. any sharp point: 1. horse-goad, [ ἵπποι] ἄνευ κέντροιο θέοντες Il. 23.387 , cf. 430 , Ar. Nu. 1297 , X. Cyr. 7.1.29 , etc.; διπλοῖς κέντροισι S. OT 809 ;
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any sharp point κέντρον,τό, (κεντέω) A. any sharp point: 1. horse-goad, [ ἵπποι] ἄνευ κέντροιο θέοντες Il. 23.387 , cf. 430 , Ar. Nu. 1297 , X. Cyr. 7.1.29 , etc.; διπλοῖς κέντροισι S. OT 809 ;
sting κέντρον, τό, (κεντέω) any sharp point: __1 horse-goad, [ἵπποι] ἄνευ κέντροιο θέοντες [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 23.387, compare 430, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Nubes”
horn κέρᾰς, τό, Epic dialect genitive Κέρᾰος, Attic dialect contraction κέρως; Epic dialect dative κέρᾰϊ (elided) or κέραι or κέρᾳ [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 11.385, cf. Hdn.Gr. 2.75,
Aër. κέρᾰς,τό, Ep. gen.Κέρᾰος, Att. contr. κέρως; Ep. dat.κέρᾰϊ(elided) orκέραιor A. κέρᾳ Il. 11.385 , cf. Hdn.Gr. 2.75 ,κέρᾳalso in Th. 2.90 , 7.6 : nom. pl.κέρᾱ(v. infr.), gen.κεράων, κερῶν, d
taunt, sneer at κερτομ-έω, A. taunt, sneer at, c.acc.pers., μή μιν κερτομέωσιν Od. 16.87 , cf. 18.350 , A. Pr. 986 , E. Ba. 1293 : abs.,sneer, μή τις . . κερτομέοι ἐπέεσσι Od. 7.17 ; κατθανοῦσι κ
sum κεφάλαι-ος [ᾰ], α, ον, (κεφαλή) of the head: metaphorically, principal, chief, ῥῆμα κ. (with a play on κεφαλίτης λίθος) [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 854; τὸ κ. μέρος “PMasp.” 151
make famous, celebrate in song, κλῄζω(A), Ar. Th. 117 (lyr.), etc.; Ion. κληί̈ζω Hp. Art. 42 , Dor. κλεί̈ζω v.l. in Pi. O. 1.110 , cf. Eust. 1497.50 :impf. A. ἔκλειζον Epigr.Gr. 254 (Cyprus,iv
oven Included with: κρίβᾰν-ος, ὁ, Attic dialect for κλίβανος (which is called Doric dialect in [[ “EM” 538.19, compare 5th c.BC: Epicharmus Comicus 143, and is the usually form in Papyrus, “PPetr.” 3
twist by spinning, spin κλώθω,aor. A. ἔκλωσα Nonn. D. 2.678 , (ἐπ-) Od. 3.208 :—twist by spinning, spin, λίνον Hdt. 5.12 , cf. POxy. 1414.5 (iii A.D.); μίτον Luc. Fug. 12 ;κ. ἄτρακτον turnit,
to twine κλώθω, aorist ἔκλωσα [[ 4th-5th c.AD(?): Nonnus Epicus “Dionysiaca” 2.678, (ἐπ-) 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 3.208 ] Refs 8th c.BC+]:—twist by spinning, spin, λίνον [[ 5th c.B
safflower, Carthamus tinctorius κνῆκος,ἡ, Thphr. HP 6.4.5 , PCair.Zen. 223.4 (iii B.C.),PRev.Laws(v. infr.), butὁ Thphr. HP 1.13.3 , CP 5.18.4 , Dsc. (v. infr.), Gal. 6.354 , al.:—alsoκνήκη,ἡ, Sch.
ring, clash Κομπ-έω, (κόμπος) A. ring, clash, κόμπει χαλκὸς ἐπὶ στήθεσσι φαεινός Il. 12.151 . 2. c. acc.,κ. χύτραν ringa pot to see if it be sound, D.L. 6.30 (restored from Eust. 896.61 forσκοποῦμ
boast, brag κομπάζω,fut.-άσομαι B. 7.42 :— A. = κομπέω ,boast, brag, A. Th. 436 , Ag. 1671 , etc.; κ. μέγα S. Aj. 1122 ; μάτην E. Hipp. 978 ;κ. ἐπί τινι speak bigagainst . . , A. Th. 480 (but a
refine upon κομψ-εύω, A. refine upon,κόμψευέ νυν τὴν δόξανaye,quibble onthe wordδόξα(referring to the previous line), S. Ant. 324 :—mostly in Med. ,to be smart, ingenious,ἥδεσθαι κομψευόμενοςto be fo
order, arrange κοσμ-έω, A. order, arrange, esp.setan armyin array, marshalit, Il. 14.379 ; κοσμῆσαι ἵππους τε καὶ ἀνέρας 2.554 :— Pass. , ἐπεὶ κόσμηθεν ἅμ' ἡγεμόνεσσιν ἕκαστοι 3.1 ;πένταχα κοσμηθ
to arrange κοσμ-έω, order, arrange, especially set an army in array, marshal it, [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 14.379; κοσμῆσαι ἵππους τε καὶ ἀνέρας 2.554 ] Refs 8th c.BC+]:—passive, ἐπε
light, nimble κοῦφος,η,ον, A. light, nimble, Hom. only in neut. pl. asAdv.,κοῦφα ποσὶ προβιβάςsteppinglightlyon, Il. 13.158 , cf. Hes. Sc. 323 ; κοῦφα βιβῶν Pi. O. 14.16 ; κ. ποσὶν ἄγ' ἐς κύκλον A
light (in weight) κοῦφος, η, ον, light, nimble, [[ 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus only in _neuter_ _plural_ as ] Refs 8th c.BC+] adverb, κοῦφα ποσὶ προβιβάς stepping lightly on, [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus
nimbly Included with: κοῦφος, η, ον, light, nimble, [[ 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus only in _neuter_ _plural_ as ] Refs 8th c.BC+] adverb, κοῦφα ποσὶ προβιβάς stepping lightly on, [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Home
swing κρᾰδαίνω, (v.κραδάω) A. swing, ἀπάνευθε πόνοιο νόου φρενὶ πάντα κραδαίνει Xenoph. 25 ;wave, brandish, ἔγχος E. HF 1003 ; λόφους Ar. Ach. 965 ; δόρυ Anacreont. 27 A 9 ;shake, χθόνα δ' ἐκ
croak κράζω, not common inpres., Ar. Eq. 287 , Arist. HA 609b24 , Po. 1458 b31 , Thphr. Sign. 52 , POxy. 717 (i B. C.), etc.:fut. A. κεκράξομαι Eup. 1 , Ar. Eq. 285 , 487 , Ra. 258 , Men. Sam.
to cry κράζω, not common in present, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 287, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 609b24, “Po.” 1458 b31, 4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Phi
ṇ-y κραίνω, Od. 19.567 :fut. A. κρᾰνέω Emp. 111.2 ; Att. contr. κρᾰνῶ A. Ch. 1075 , E. Supp. 375 [κρᾱνῶin compd. ἐπικρᾱνεῖ A. Ag. 1340 codd., nisi leg. -κράνῃvel -κραίνει]:aor. ἔκρᾱναib. 369
strong, mighty κρᾰται-ός,ά,όν, poet. form ofκρατερός, A. strong, mighty, μοῖρα κραταιή Il. 16.334 , etc.; of men, Od. 15.242 , 18.382 , Pi. N. 4.25 , B. 17.18 ; of a lion, κραταιοῦ θηρὸς ὑφ' ὁρμῆς