robbery, piracy λῃστ-εία,ἡ, A. robbery, piracy, Th. 1.5 , Pl. Lg. 823e , etc.;ἀπὸ λῃστείας βίον ἔχειν, ζῆν, X. An. 7.7.9 , Arist. Pol. 1256a36 : in pl., πόλιν . . κατὰ γῆν λῃστείαις πορθουμένην Th.
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robbery, piracy λῃστ-εία,ἡ, A. robbery, piracy, Th. 1.5 , Pl. Lg. 823e , etc.;ἀπὸ λῃστείας βίον ἔχειν, ζῆν, X. An. 7.7.9 , Arist. Pol. 1256a36 : in pl., πόλιν . . κατὰ γῆν λῃστείαις πορθουμένην Th.
pirate λῃστ-ρίς,ίδος,ἡ, fem. of foreg.,νῆες λ. A. piratevessels, D. 52.5 , cf. D.S. 16.5 , Plu. Nic. 29 , etc.; λ. γυνή Id. Thes. 9 , cf. Herod. 6.10 .
chief of robbers λῃστάρχ-ης,ου,ὁ, A. chief of robbers, Plu. Crass. 22 . -ία,ἡ,chieftainship of robbers, Lyd. Mag. 3.72 .
forget λῆστις,εως,ἡ, A. = λήθη , E. Cyc. 172 , Critias 6.12 D. ;λῆστιν ἴσχειν, = ἐπιλανθάνεσθαι ,forget, S. OC 584 .
public priestess λῄτ-ειρα,ἡ, A. public priestess, Call. Fr. 123 , Hsch. ; cf.λείτειραι.
of Λητώ, Dor. Λᾱτώ,όος, contr. οῦς,ἡ,Leto, mother of Apollo and Artemis, Il. 21.497 , Hes. Th. 406 , cf. 918 , al.; on the accent of the acc. sg.,v.Hdn.Gr. 2.33 ; voc. A. Λητοῖ Il. 21.498 , h.Ap
receiving λῆμψις (Rec. λῆψις, so in cl.), -εως, ἡ (λαμβάνω), [in LXX (λῆψ-): Pro.15:29; λ. δώρων, Pro.15:27 (מַתָּנָה); λ. καὶ δόσις, Sir.41:19 42:7 * ;] receiving: δόσις καὶ λ., Php.4:15.† (AS)
made of frankincense, λῐβᾰ́ν-ινος,η,ον, A. made of frankincense, Gloss. II. frankincensecoloured, POxy. 114.5 (ii A.D.).
consisting in frankincense λῐβᾰν-ωτικός,ή,όν, A. consisting in frankincense, φορτία Raccolta Lumbroso 119 (iii B.C.), OGI 132.11 (ii B.C.). II. oforfor the manufacture of frankincense, [ἐργασία]
prepared with frankincense λῐβᾰν-ώτῐνος,η,ον, A. prepared with frankincense,μύρονApollon. Herophil. ap. Ath. 15.689b .
rosemary frankincense λῐβᾰν-ωτίς(A),ίδος,ἡ, A. rosemary frankincense,λ. κάρπιμος Lecokia cretica, Thphr. HP 9.11.10 , Dsc. 3.74.1 , Gal. 12.60 ; λ. καχρυφόρος Nic. Th. 850 . 2. λ. [κάρπιμος] ἑτέρα
Cultes Égyptiens λῐβᾰν-ωτίς(B),ίδος,ἡ, A. = λιβανωτρίς , IG 22.840.7 , 11(2).110 , 111 , al. (Delos,iii B.C.), RousselCultes Égyptiens p.217 (ibid.,ii B.C.), Polyaen. 4.8.2 .
incensebox, Poxy. λῐβᾰνο-θήκη,ἡ, A. incensebox, Poxy. 978 (iii A.D.),Gloss.
burning of incense λῐβᾰνο-κᾰί̈α,ἡ, A. burning of incense, ib.
frankincense λίβανος, -ου, ὁ (rarely ἡ), (from the Semitic; cf. the Heb. equiv.), [in LXX for לְבוֹנָה Exo.30:34, Isa.60:6; Sir.24:15, al. ;] __1. in cl., the frankincense-tree. __2. (Occas. in cl.
censer λῐβᾰνωτός, ὁ, also ἡ [[ 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus “Sam.fragment” 1 ] Refs 4th c.BC+]:— frankincense, the gum of the tree λίβανος, used to burn at sacrifices, [[ 6th c.BC: Xenophanes Poeta
bearing frankincense λῐβᾰνωτοφόρος,ον, A. bearing frankincense, Hdt. 2.8 , 3.107 ;ἡ λ.(sc.χώρα) Str. 16.4.25 , Peripl.M.Rubr. 31 .
censer λῐβᾰνωτρίς,ίδος,ἡ, A. censer, Carnead. ap. Plu. 2.477b , Keil-PremersteinZweiter BerichtNo. 20 (Thyatira), RamsayStudiesin the Eastern Rom.Provinces p.319 (Pisidia), Hsch.
western, λῐβικός,ή,όν, (λίψ) A. western, PIand. 52.23 (i A.D.), PFlor. 50.3 , al.(iii A.D.), etc.
Libya Λῐβύη [ῠ], ἡ, [[ “Libya”, 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 4.85, 14.295, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.46, etc.; also for “Africa” generally, [prev. author] 4.42, +others] Refs 8th
thick smoke mixed with flame, murky fire λιγνύς,ύος , ἡ(parox. in Call. Fr. 1.57 P.), A. thick smoke mixed with flame, murky fire(such as is made by burning resinous substances, Arist. Mete. 387b6 ,
clearness, sweetness λῐγῠρότης,ητος,ἡ, A. clearness, sweetness, of Homer, prob. in Phld. Herc. 1677.21 .
stony λῐ́θ-αξ,ᾰκος,ὁ,ἡ, A. stony, λίθακι ποτὶ πέτρῃ Od. 5.415 . II. as fem.Subst., = λίθος , Arat. 1112 , Orph. A. 613 ;κωφὴ λ., of agravestone, AP 7.392 ( Heraclid. Sinop.); of aprecious stone,
stone λῐθ-άς,άδος,ἡ, A. = λίθος ,stone, σεῦεν κύνας . . πυκνῇσιν λιθάδεσσιν Od. 14.36 ; θάλαμον δέμον . . πυκνῇσιν λ. 23.193 ; collectively,shower of stones, A. Th. 158 (lyr.);heap of stones,λιθ