scarcity of bread, ὀλῐγ-αρτία,ἡ, A. scarcity of bread, EM 621.47 , Suid.
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scarcity of bread, ὀλῐγ-αρτία,ἡ, A. scarcity of bread, EM 621.47 , Suid.
having but little arable land, ὀλῐγ-αῦλαξ,ᾰκος,ὁ,ἡ, A. having but little arable land, AP 6.226 ( Leon. ,ὀλιγόλαυξcod.Pal. ;ὀλιγῶλαξ( Dor. ) Brunck).
want of arable land, ὀλῐγ-ηροσίη,ἡ, (ἄροσις) A. want of arable land,ib. 6.98 ( Zon. ).
oligarchy, government in the hands of a few families ὀλῐγαρχ-ία, Ion. A. -ιη IG 12(8).262.3 (Thasos,v B. C.), etc. :ἡ:—oligarchy, government in the hands of a few familiesorpersons, Hdt. 3.82 , 5
oligarchical, ὀλῐγαρχ-ικός,ή,όν, A. oligarchical, ὀ. κόσμος Th. 8.72 ; ξυνωμοσία Id. 6.60 ;δίκαιον, νόμος, Arist. Pol. 1280a8 , 1281a37 ;πολιτεῖαιib. 1288a22 ;[πόλις]ib. 1316b7 ;τοῦτο -ώτερονib
weakness, faintness, ὀλῐγηπελ-ία, Ion. -ιη, ἡ, A. weakness, faintness, Od. 5.468 ; cf.εὐηπελία, κακηπελία.
production of few offspring, ὀλῐγο-γονία,ἡ, A. production of few offspring,opp.πολυγονία, Pl. Prt. 321b .
contentment with little, ὀλῐγό-δεια,ἡ, A. contentment with little,ib. 307 ,al.
fewness of years, youth, ὀλῐγο-ετία,ἡ, A. fewness of years, youth, X. Cyr. 1.4.3 .
possession of little heat, ὀλῐγο-θερμία,ἡ, A. possession of little heat, Mich. in PN 132.22 .
with small horns, ὀλῐγο-κέρως,ωτος,ὁ,ἡ, A. with small horns, Gp. 18.1.3 .
small compass, ὀλῐγο-μέρεια,ἡ, A. small compass, τῆς ἀναγραφῆς PGnom. Prooem.(dat. written-ίᾳ).
the having few feet, ὀλῐγο-μετρία,ἡ, in Prosody, A. the having few feet, Eust. 353.39 .
speaking little, ὀλῐγο-μῡθία,ἡ, A. speaking little, Democr. 274 .
fewness of children, ὀλῐγο-παιδία,ἡ, A. fewness of children, Muson. Fr. 15 A p.77H.
with few children, ὀλῐγό-παις,παιδος,ὁ,ἡ, A. with few children, Pl. Lg. 930a .
sparingness in labour, idleness, ὀλῐγο-πονία,ἡ, A. sparingness in labour, idleness, Plb. 16.28.3 .
moderation in drinking, ὀλῐγο-ποσία,ἡ, A. moderation in drinking, Aret. CD 1.4 , Luc. Par. 16 ; butὀλῐγο-ποτίη Aret. CD 1.2 .
a retired life, ὀλῐγο-πραγμοσύνη,ἡ, A. a retired life, Chrysipp.Stoic. 3.176 .
the consisting of few lines, ὀλῐγο-στῐχία,ἡ, A. the consisting of few lines, AP 4.2.6 ( Phil. ).
with few companions, ὀλῐγο-στός,ή,όν, A. with few companions, ὀ. ὁρμᾶν Beros. ap. J. AJ 10.11.1 , cf. Plu. Caes. 49 , Ant. 51 , etc. II. like ὀλίγιστος, ὀ. χρόνον for the smallest spaceof time,
fewness of syllables, ὀλῐγο-συλλᾰβία,ἡ, A. fewness of syllables, Eust. 25.35 .
fewness, ὀλῐγό-της,ητος,ἡ, opp.πλῆθοςin all senses : 1. fewness, Pl. Lg. 678c , Arist. Metaph. 984a10 ,al., LXX Ps. 101(102).23 , Plu. Alex. 20 ;fewness of rulers, Arist. Pol. 1279b27 . 2. smallne
fewness of friends, ὀλῐγο-φῐλία,ἡ, A. fewness of friends, Antipho Fr. 75 , Arist. Rh. 1386a10 .