whiten over λευκ-όω, A. whiten over, [πυξίον] Aen.Tact. 31.14 ; βωμόν IG 22.1672.140 :— Med. ,λευκοῦσθαι τὰ ὅπλα whiten theirshields, X. HG 2.4.25 , cf. 7.5.20 ;λ. πόδα barethe foot, AP 9.403 ( Mae
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whiten over λευκ-όω, A. whiten over, [πυξίον] Aen.Tact. 31.14 ; βωμόν IG 22.1672.140 :— Med. ,λευκοῦσθαι τὰ ὅπλα whiten theirshields, X. HG 2.4.25 , cf. 7.5.20 ;λ. πόδα barethe foot, AP 9.403 ( Mae
Λευκᾰθ-έα , ἡ , goddess worshipped in Thessaly ( = Λευκοθέα ), IG 9(2).422 ( Pherae ), Ἀρχ. Ἐφ. 1910.380 ( Larissa ). neut. pl. Λευκάθεα , τά , festival at Teos, CIG 3066.25 :—hence Λευκᾰθ-εών , ῶνος
make white λευκαίνω, lateaor. 1 inf. λευκᾶναι(v. infr.):pf. Pass. A. λελεύκασμαι Diph.Siph. ap. Ath. 2.54b , Orib. Fr. 102 :—make white, λεύκαινον ὕδωρ ξεστῇς ἐλάτῃσιν Od. 12.172 ; ἅλα ῥοθίοισι
to bleach λευκαίνω, late aorist 1 infinitive λευκᾶναι (see. below): perfect passive λελεύκασμαι [[ 3rd c.BC: Diphilus Siphnius Rerum Naturalium Scriptor cited in 2nd c.AD: Athenaeus Epigrammaticus 2.
white poplar λεύκ-η, ἡ, a cutaneous disease, so called from its colour: a kind of leprosy or elephantiasis, λέπρην ἢ λεύκην ἔχειν [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.138; λειχῆνες καὶ λέπραι καὶ λεῦκ
forgetting, forgetfulness λήθ-η, Dor. λάθα,ἡ, A. forgetting, forgetfulness, personified in Hes. Th. 227 ; μηδέ σε λήθη αἱρείτω Il. 2.33 ; [ Περσεφόνη] βροτοῖς παρέχει λήθην, βλάπτουσα νόοιο Thgn.
forgetfulness λήθ-η, Doric dialect λάθα, ἡ, forgetting, forgetfulness, personified in [[ 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Theogonia” 227; μηδέ σε λήθη αἱρείτω 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 2.
λῃστ-ρικός , ή , όν , = λῃστικός , for which it is a freq. v.l., of ships, τριακόντορος λ. (cf. λῃστρίς ) Th. 4.9 , cf. App. Pun. 25 , etc.; λ. σκάφη D.S. 3.43 : metaph., of ἑταῖραι, τὰ λ. τῆς Ἀφροδίτ
throwing stones, pelting with stones λῐθόβολ-ος,ον, (parox.) A. throwing stones, pelting with stones: -βόλοι,οἱ ,stone-throwers, distd. fromσφενδονῆται, Th. 6.69 , cf. J. BJ 3.7.18 ; γυμνῆτες λ. καὶ
struck with stones, stoned λῐθοβόλ-ος, ον, (paroxytone) throwing stones, pelting with stones: -βόλοι, οἱ, stone-throwers, distinguished from σφενδονῆται, [[ 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 6.69, comp
part the grain from the chaff, winnow λικμ-άω,fut.-ήσω X. Oec. 18.8 :aor. A. ἐλίκμησα B. Fr. 34 :—part the grain from the chaff, winnow, ἀνδρῶν λικμώντων Il. 5.500 ; σῖτον λ. X. Oec. 18.6 ;κα
to crush λικμ-άω, future -ήσω [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Oeconomicus” 18.8 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist ἐλίκμησα [[ 5th c.BC: Bacchylides Lyricus “fragment” 34 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]:— part the gr
form stagnant pools λιμν-άζω, of the sea or rivers, A. form stagnant pools, Arist. Mete. 352b35 , 356a7 ;ὅσοι ποταμοὶ -άζουσιν εἰς ἕληrivers whichstagnateinto marshes, Id. Pr. 938a3 : impers., -άζει
poor, forlorn, outcast λῐπερν-ής,ῆτος, A. poor, forlorn, outcast, ὦ λιπερνῆτες πολῖται Archil. 50 (borrowed by Cratin. 198 ); context doubtful in BCH 11.161 (Lagina);= pupillus,ὀρφανός,Gloss.:—also
count, reckon λογ-ίζομαι, Att. fut.-ιοῦμαι Id. Ra. 1263 , Th. 5.87 , etc.:aor. A. ἐλογισάμην E. Or. 555 , Th. 6.31 , etc.:pf. λελόγισμαι Lys. 32.24 , 27 , D. 28.12 :— Pass. ,v.infr. 111 : (λό
to count λογ-ίζομαι, Attic dialect future -ιοῦμαι [[ [prev. author = 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus] “Ra.” 1263, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 5.87, etc.] Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist ἐλογισάμην [[
of λογῐκ-ός,ή,όν, (λόγος) A. oforfor speakingorspeech,μέρη λ.the organsof speech, Plu. Cor. 38 :λογική,ἡ ,speech, opp.μουσική, D.H. Comp. 11 ; λ. φαντασία expressed in speech, Stoic. 2.61 . 2. ofo
spiritual λογῐκ-ός, ή, όν, (λόγος) of or for speaking or speech, μέρη λ. the organs of speech, [[ 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Coriolanus” 38: λογική, ἡ ] Refs 1st c.AD+], spee
the place λογιστ-ήριον,τό, A. the placeat Athenswhere the λογισταί met, Decr. ap. And. 1.78 (pl.), Lys. 20.10 ; later of anyoffice, λ. τῶν νομαρχικῶν Klio 12.365 (Alexandria,ii B. C.), cf. PPetr. 2
reviler λοίδορ-ος, ον, railing, abusive, ἔρις [[ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Cyclops” 534; πομπεῖαι 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus “Per.fragment” 4; ῥήματα “IG” 14.1857; φωναί 1st c.BC: Philodemus
release on receipt of a ransom, hold to ransom λυτρ-όω, A. release on receipt of a ransom, hold to ransom,τινὰ χρημάτων ὅσων δοκεῖ forsuch a sum as is agreed on, Pl. Tht. 165e ;redeema pledge, λ. τὰ
to ransom λυτρ-όω, release on receipt of a ransom, hold to ransom, τινὰ χρημάτων ὅσων δοκεῖ for such a sum as is agreed on, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Theaetetus” 165e ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; red
rose campion, Lychnis coronaria λυχν-ίς,ίδος,ἡ, A. rose campion, Lychnis coronaria, used for garlands, Thphr. HP 6.8.3 , AP 4.1.23 ( Mel. ), Dsc. 3.100 . 2. λ. ἀγρία corn cockle, Agrostemma Githago,
rest, give over λωφ-άω, A. rest, give over, ὅδε μὲν τάχα λωφήσει Il. 21.292 ;εἰ λωφήσω τρεῖς ὥραςdub. in Phld. Herc. 1251.18 . 2. c. gen. (cf.καταλωφάω),take restorabate from, recover from,χόλου,