equipment, attire, apparel σκευ-ή,ἡ, A. equipment, attire, apparel, Hdt. 7.15 , S. OC 555 , E. Ba. 180 , etc.; ς. Μηδικὰς ἐνδυόμενος Th. 1.130 ; σκευήν τινα περιθέσθαι Pl. Cri. 53d ;σκευῆς ἀνάθεσ
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equipment, attire, apparel σκευ-ή,ἡ, A. equipment, attire, apparel, Hdt. 7.15 , S. OC 555 , E. Ba. 180 , etc.; ς. Μηδικὰς ἐνδυόμενος Th. 1.130 ; σκευήν τινα περιθέσθαι Pl. Cri. 53d ;σκευῆς ἀνάθεσ
a throwing beyond ὑπερβολ-ή,ἡ, (ὑπερβάλλω) A. a throwing beyondothers, δίσκων ὑπερβολαῖς Philostr. Im. 2.19 : in intr. sense,altitudeof a star, Arist. Mete. 342b32 . 2. overshooting, superiority,
shame, dishonour αἰσχύν-η[ῡ],ἡ , A. shame, dishonour, ἐς αἰσχύνην φέρει Hdt. 1.10 , cf. 3.133 ;αἰσχύνην φέρει, ἔχει, S. Tr. 66 , E. Andr. 244 , etc.;αἰ. περιίσταταί με, συμβαίνει μοι, D. 3.8 , 18.
ἀναβολ-ή , poet. ἀμβολή , ἡ : ( ἀναβάλλω ): of things: that which is thrown up, mound of earth, bank, X. An. 5.2.5 , D.S. 17.95 ; ἀ. χωμάτων casting up of dykes, Arch.Pap. 6.132 ( Denderah ); διωρύγων
ἀορτ-ή , ἡ , ( ἀείρω ) in pl., = βρόγχια , Hp. Loc.Hom. 14 (where Littré reads ἀορτρέων, -τρῃσι ), Coac. 394 , cf. Ruf. Onom. 159 . the arteries springing from the heart, i.e. aorta and pulmonary arte
trick, fraud, deceit, ἀπᾰ́τ-η,ἡ, A. trick, fraud, deceit, νῦν δὲ κακὴν ἀπάτην βουλεύσατο Il. 2.114 , cf. 4.168 : in pl.,wiles, οὐκ ἄρ' ἔμελλες . . λήξειν ἀπατάων,says Athena to Ulysses, Od. 13.294
ἀράχν-η , ἡ , = ἀράχνης, ἀράχνης ἐν ὑφάσματι A. Ag. 1492 (lyr.), cf. AP 11.110 ( Nicarch. ); αἱ λειμώνιαι ἀ. Arist. HA 555b7 (elsewh. ἀράχνης, q.v.). spider's web, Hp. Cord. 10 , S. Fr. 286 , AP 11.10
starting-point, ἀφορμ-ή,ἡ, A. starting-point,esp. in war,base of operations, ἀναχώρησίς τε καὶ ἀ. Th. 1.90 , cf. Plb. 1.41.6 , etc.;place of safety, E. Med. 342 . 2. generally,starting-point, or
βῐοτ-ή , ἡ , = βίοτος, βίος , Od. 4.565 , Phoc. 10 ; ἑκατονταετὴς β. Pi. P. 4.282 : Trag. in lyr., A. Pers. 853 , S. Ph. 690 , E. Andr. 785 ; rare in Prose, Hdt. 7.47 , Democr. 200 , 297 , X. Cyr. 7.2
false accusation, slander, διαβολ-ή,ἡ, (διαβάλλωv) A. false accusation, slander, Epich. 148 ; ἐπὶ διαβολῇ εἰπεῖν Hdt. 3.66 , 73 ; δ. λόγου Th. 8.91 ;διαβολὰς ἐνδέχεσθαι, προσίεσθαι,to give ear t
peace εἰρήν-η(v. infr.),ἡ, A. peace, Od. 24.486 , etc.;ἐπ' εἰρήνηςintime of peace, Il. 2.797 ; ἔθηκε πᾶσιν εἰ. φίλοις A. Pers. 769 ;εἰ. τἀκεῖθεν τέκνοιςon that side they havepeace, have naught to f
putting in ἐμβολ-ή,ἡ, A. putting in, Thphr. Od. 26 (pl.): esp.putting intoits place,settingorreductionof a fracture or a dislocated limb, ἐμβολὴν ποιεῖσθαι Hp. Fract. 13 ;mode of setting, Id. Art.
running over, inroad ἐπιδρομ-ή,ἡ, A. running over, inroad, κυμάτων Arist. Mu. 400a26 (pl.);onward motion, IGRom. 4.503.34 (Pergam.). 2. . metaph.,brief notice, Phld. Rh. 2.268S. ;ἐν τῇ ἐ. τῶν φιλ
round gourd, Cucurbita maxima κολοκύνθ-η, Arist. HA 591a16 , al. (v.l.-τη), Sor. 1.124 , etc.; Att. κολοκυνθ-κύντη,ἡ(cf. Phryn. 401 ), Thphr. 1.13.3 , 7.1.2 , al., Mnesim. 4.30 (v.l.-τα , -θα), also
care, attention μελέτ-η,ἡ, A. care, attention, Hes. Op. 412 , Epich. [284] : pl., Emp. 110.2 : c. gen. objecti,μ. πλεόνων care formany things, Hes. Op. 380 ;μελέτην τινὸς ἐχέμεν, = μελετᾶν, ἐπιμελεῖ
contrivance μηχᾰν-ή, Dor. μᾱχᾰνά,ἡ, (μῆχος): I. contrivance, esp.machinefor lifting weights and thelike,crane, Hdt. 2.125 , IG 11(2).161 A 69 , al. (Delos,iii B. C.);μ. τετράκωλος, δίκωλος, Rev.Phi
numbness, deadness νάρκ-η,ἡ, A. numbness, deadness, caused by palsy, frost, fright, etc., Hp. VM 22 , Aph. 5.25 ; ν. κατὰ τῆς χειρὸς καταχεῖται Ar. V. 713 , cf. Arist. HA 515b20 , Pr. 867b29 , 954a
οἰκοδομ-ή , ἡ , = -δόμησις, -δομία , PCair.Zen. 499.93 (iii B. C.) , prov. Lacon. ap. Suid. s.v. ἵππους , LXX 1 Ch. 26.27 , PGrenf. 1.21.17 (ii B.C.) , OGI 655.2 (i B.C.) , D.S. 1.46 , Eratosth. ap. S
passive state πᾰ́θ-η,ἡ, A. passive state, Pl. Ti. 80b ;what is doneorhappensto a person orthing, opp.πρᾶξις, Id. Lg. 903b , cf. Epin. 983d ;τὰς ἐκεῖ . . π. what happenedthere, S. Aj. 295 ;πᾶσαν τὴν ἑ
a containing, enclosing περιοχ-ή,ἡ, (περιέχω) A. a containing, enclosing, Plu. 2.1078b , Herm. ap. Stob. 1.49.69 . 2. compass, circumference, σφαίρας Placit. 3 Prooem., cf. J. BJ 5.4.3 , Cleom. 1.
exhortation, encouragement προτροπ-ή,ἡ, A. exhortation, encouragement, Democr. 181 , Ti.Locr. 104a (pl.), S.E. M. 1.98 , etc.; opp.ἀποτροπή, Arist. Rh. 1358b8 , Phld. Rh. 1.65 S. , cf. Stoic. 2.287
cutting up into small pieces συγκοπ-ή,ἡ, A. cutting up into small pieces, Plu. 2.912e , POxy. 1654.6 (ii A.D.), Sch. Luc. Vit.Auct. 19 ;cutting of metal into piecesfor coinage, Peripl.M.Rubr. 6 : me
drawing together, drawing up, contraction συστολ-ή,ἡ, (συστέλλω) A. drawing together, drawing up, contraction,ς. εἰς αὑτάς(of souls in pain) Plu. 2.564b ; [ τὴν ψυχὴν] ποτὲ μὲν εἰς ἡδονὰς καὶ διαχύσε
softness, delicacy, daintiness, τρῠφ-ή,ἡ, (θρύπτω) A. softness, delicacy, daintiness, E. Fr. 892.4 , Pl. Lg. 900e , etc.;στολίδος κροκόεσσαν . . τρυφάν(sic leg. proστολίδα . . τρυφᾶς) E. Ph. 1491 (l