seed σπέρμ-α,ατος,τό, (σπείρω) A. seed, only once in Hom. , in metaph. sense,v.infr. 1.2 : I. mostly,seedof plants,ς. ἀνιέναι, κρύπτειν, h.Cer. 307 , cf. Hdt. 3.97 : pl., Hes. Op. 446 ;ς. τῇ γῇ διδό
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seed σπέρμ-α,ατος,τό, (σπείρω) A. seed, only once in Hom. , in metaph. sense,v.infr. 1.2 : I. mostly,seedof plants,ς. ἀνιέναι, κρύπτειν, h.Cer. 307 , cf. Hdt. 3.97 : pl., Hes. Op. 446 ;ς. τῇ γῇ διδό
seed: offspring σπέρμ-α, ατος, τό, (σπείρω) seed, only once in [[ 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus, in _metaphorically_ sense, see below 1.2: ] Refs 8th c.BC+] __I mostly, seed of plants, σ. ἀνιέναι, κρύπτε
seed(s) σπέρμ-α, ατος, τό, (σπείρω) seed, only once in [[ 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus, in _metaphorically_ sense, see below 1.2: ] Refs 8th c.BC+] __I mostly, seed of plants, σ. ἀνιέναι, κρύπτειν, [[ “
babbler σπερμολόγος, -ον (σπέρμα, λέγω) a seed picker; __(a) prop., of birds (Arist., Aristoph, al.); __(b) in Attic slang, of an idler who lives on scraps picked up in the agora; hence, as subst.
set in rapid motion σπέρχω, Il. 13.334 , etc. ( Act. only inpres.andimpf.):— Med. ,fut. σπέρξομαι,aor. ἐσπερξάμην, Hsch. :— Pass. , Il. 19.317 , etc.:aor. part. A. σπερχθείς Pi. N. 1.40 , Hdt. 1.3
of the kind used at libations σπονδει-ακός,ή,όν, A. of the kind used at libations,τρόπος(in Music) Plu. 2.1137b ; αὐλοί Poll. 4.81 ; μέλος Iamb. VP 25.112 ;ῥυθμοί, i.e.spondaic, Hermog. Id. 2.12
σπουδάζω , S. OC 1143 , Ar. Pax 471 (lyr.), etc.: Att. fut. -άσομαι Pl. Euthphr. 3e , D. 21.213 , later -άσω Plb. 3.5.8 , D.S. 1.58 , etc.: aor. ἐσπούδασα E. HF 507 , Pl. Phd. 114e : pf. ἐσπούδακα Ar.
be eager σπουδάζω, [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 1143, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Pax” 471 (Lyric poetry)] Refs 5th c.BC+], etc.: Attic dialectfuture -άσομαι[[ 5th-6th c
standing fast, firm, fixed στᾰθερ-ός,ά, Ion. ή,όν, A. standing fast, firm, fixed,γαῖα, opp.ἄστατος, Opp. C. 2.412 ; of the sea,calm, still, ς. χεῦμα A. Fr. 276 ; βύθος D.H. 1.71 ;σταθερῆς(sc.θαλ
weight of a balance σταθμ-ίονorστάθμιον,τό, Dim. (in form) of A. σταθμός 111 ,weight of a balance,v.l. in Hp. Fract. 8 . 2. a specific weight of wool, PTeb. 116.23 , 26 (ii B.C.), 117.17 (i B.
a scale-weight σταθμ-ίον or στάθμιον, τό, diminutive (in form) of σταθμός 111, weight of a balance, variant in [[ 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ ἀγμῶν” 8. ] Refs 5th c.BC+] __2 a specific weigh
checking, stopping στάσῐμος[ᾰ],ον,(στάσις): I. Act. ,checking, stopping,τὰ ς. τοῦ αἵματος styptics, Hp. Mul. 2.110 ; of foods,= στατικός 1 , Id. Vict. 2.54 , 55 . II. Pass. ,brought to a stand,
placed, standing στᾰτός,ή,όν, (ἵστημι) A. placed, standing,ς. ἵπποςastalledhorse, Il. 6.506 ;ς. ὕδωρ standingwater, S. Ph. 716 (lyr.);στατοῖς λίκνοισι set upas votive offerings, Id. Fr. 844 ;λίθος ς.
wreath, garland, chaplet στέμμα,ατος,τό, (στέφω) mostly in pl. (sg. in Il. 1.28 , Ar. Pax 948 ), A. wreath, garland, chaplet, esp. of the priest's laurel-wreath, wound round a staff, στέμματ' ἔχων ἐν
wreath στέμμα, ατος, τό, (στέφω) mostly in plural (singular in [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 1.28, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Pax” 948)] Refs 8th c.BC+], wreath, garland, chaple
moan, sigh, groan στένω, onlypres.andimpf.: Ep. impf. A. στένον Hom. (v. infr.):— Poet. Verb,moan, sigh, groan, μέγα δ' ἔστενε κυδάλιμον κῆρ Il. 10.16 , Od. 21.247 , cf. Il. 18.33 ; ἐν δέ τέ οἱ
to moan στένω, only present and imperfect: Epic dialect imperfect στένον [[ 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus (see. below)] Refs 8th c.BC+]:— poetical Verb, moan, sigh, groan, μέγα δ᾽ ἔστενε κυδάλιμον κῆρ [[
narrow στενωπ-ός, Ion. and Ep. στεινωπός,όν, (στενός, ὀπή) A. narrow, στεινωπὸς ὁδός Il. 7.143 , 23.416 ; στενωπότεραι αἱ διέξοδοι τροφῆς Hp. Vict. 2.40 ;πόντος στειν. A.R. 2.1191 ; στειν. παλάμ
firm, solid στερεός,ά,όν, alsoστερρός(q.v.), A. firm, solid, ς. λίθος ἠὲ σίδηρος Od. 19.494 ; βοέαι Il. 17.493 ;αἰχμὴ ς. πᾶσα χρυσέηall ofsolidgold, Hdt. 1.52 , cf. 183 ; ἕρμα ς. γῆς E. Hel. 854
strong στερεός, ά, όν, also στερρός (which see), firm, solid, σ. λίθος ἠὲ σίδηρος [[ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 19.494; βοέαι 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 17.493 ] Refs 8th
to be without, lack, lose στέρομαι, Dor. imper.3 sg. σταρέστω BCH 50.15 (Delph.,iv B.C.); only used inpres.andimpf., the other tenses being derived fromστερέομαι(v.στερέω):— A. to be without, lack,
στεφᾰν-όω , Med. , Syracusan 2 sg. imper. στεφάνουσο Sch. Theoc. 11.42 :— Pass. , fut. -ώσομαι Aristid. 1.496 J. ; -ωθήσομαι Aeschin. 3.20 , al., PCair.Zen. 60.7 (iii B.C.) : used by Hom. and Hes. onl
to crown στεφᾰν-όω, middle, Syracusan 2nd pers. singular imperative στεφάνουσο [[Scholia 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 11.42 ] Refs 3rd c.BC+]:—passive, future -ώσομαι[[ 2nd c.AD: Aristides Rh
put round στέφω, Od. 8.170 , S. Ant. 431 , Hyp. Fr. 103 :impf. A. ἔστεφον Il. 18.205 , A. Th. 50 ; στέφον Hes. Op. 75 :fut. στέψω S. Aj. 93 , E. Tr. 576 (anap.):aor. ἔστεψα Pl. Phd. 58c :—