revered, august, holy σεμνός,,ή,όν, (σέβομαι) A. revered, august, holy: I. prop. of gods, e.g. Demeter, h.Cer. 1 , 486 ; Hecate, Pi. P. 3.79 ; Thetis, Id. N. 5.25 ; Apollo, A. Th. 800 ; Poseidon, S.
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revered, august, holy σεμνός,,ή,όν, (σέβομαι) A. revered, august, holy: I. prop. of gods, e.g. Demeter, h.Cer. 1 , 486 ; Hecate, Pi. P. 3.79 ; Thetis, Id. N. 5.25 ; Apollo, A. Th. 800 ; Poseidon, S.
noble σεμνός,, ή, όν, (σέβομαι) revered, august, holy: __I properly of gods, e.g. Demeter, [[ “hymnus ad Cererem” 1, 486; Hecate, 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 3.79; Thetis, [prev. author] “N.” 5.
make rotten σήπω, A. Ch. 995 , Pl. Ti. 84d , etc.:fut. A. σήψω A. Fr. 275 :aor. ἔσηψα(δι-) Ael. NA 9.62 :—make rottenorputrid, A. Fr. l.c.; of a serpent's poison, A. Ch. l.c.; of the sting of theσ
to rot σήπω, [[ 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Choephori” 995, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Timaeus” 84d, etc.] Refs 5th c.BC+]: future σήψω [[ 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Fragmenta - Am
silently σῖγα,Adv., (σιγή) A. silently, used in Trag. (and late Ep. , A.R. 1.267 ), σῖγ' ἔχοντες S. Ph. 258 ; σῖγ' ἔχουσα πρόσμενε Id. El. 1236 ;ἀλλὰ ς. πρόσμενεib. 1399 ;ἄκουε ς. Id. Fr. 815 ;κά
quiet σῖγα, adverb, (σιγή) silently, used in Trag. (and late Epic dialect, [[ 3rd c.BC: Apollonius Rhodius Epicus 1.267), σῖγ᾽ ἔχοντες 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 258; σῖγ᾽ ἔχουσα πρόσ
covering, shelter, protection σκέπ-η,ἡ,=σκέπας, A. covering, shelter, protection, Hp. VM 16 ; ς. ἄκαπνος Id. Acut. 65 ; of clothes, Id.Aër. 8 ; of arms, Plb. 6.22.3 , etc.; of the flesh asthe cove
σκέπ-τομαι , Il. 17.652 , Thgn. 1095 , and Ion. , Hdt. 3.37 , al., Hp. Prog. 2 , Herod. 7.92 ; but Att. writers (before Arist. ) hardly ever have the pres. and impf. σκέπτομαι, ἐσκεπτόμην (exc. Pl. La
a shelter σκέπ-η, ἡ, = σκέπας, covering, shelter, protection, [[ 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ ἀρχαίης ἰητρικῇς” 16; σ. ἄκαπνος [prev. author] “Acut.” 65 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; of clothes, [[[prev.
to look about σκέπ-τομαι, [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 17.652, 6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus 1095 ] Refs 8th c.BC+], and Ionic dialect, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.37, +others, 5
to be σκην-έω, Dor. σκᾱνέω(q.v.), A. to beordwell in a tent, encamp, also generally,to be quarteredorbilleted,οἰκίαι . . ἐν αἷς αὐτοὶ ἐσκήνησαν( v.l. -ωσαν, -ουν ) Th. 1.89 ; ἐν τῇ οἰκίᾳ -οῦντι PSI
pretext, plea, excuse σκῆψις,εως,ἡ, ( A. σκήπτω 1.2 )pretext, plea, excuse, τοιάδε μέντοι ς. οὐ δόλον φέρει A. Ag. 886 ; μὴ ς. οὐκ οὖσαν τίθης S. El. 584 : c. gen.,κατὰ φόνου τινὰ ς. pleading
disperse σκίδνημι, collat. form ofσκεδάννυμι(q.v.), A. disperse, Heraclit. 91 , Aret. SD 1.5 , Plu. 2.933d ; used by Hom. in compd.διασκίδνημι. II. mostly Pass. σκίδναμαι, onlypres.andimpf.,to be s
curved, bent σκολιός,ά,όν, A. curved, bent(opp.ὀρθός, εὐθύς) , ς. σίδηρος Hdt. 2.86 ; ς. σκίπωνι E. Hec. 65 (anap.); of rivers and paths,winding, ποταμός Hdt. 1.185 , cf. 2.29 ; Μαίανδρος ς. εἰ
crooked σκολιός, ά, όν, curved, bent (opposed to ὀρθός, εὐθύς), σ. σίδηρος [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.86; σ. σκίπωνι 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hecuba” 65 (_anapaest meter_) ] Refs 5th c.
crookedly Included with: σκολιός, ά, όν, curved, bent (opposed to ὀρθός, εὐθύς), σ. σίδηρος [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.86; σ. σκίπωνι 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hecuba” 65 (_anapaest mete
one that watches, one that looks about σκοπ-ός,ὁ(alsoἡ, Od. 22.396 , Call. Del. 66 ): (σκέπτομαι):— A. one that watches, one that looks aboutorafterthings, παρὰ δὲ σκοπὸν εἷσεν Il. 23.359 ;γυναικῶν
goal σκοπ-ός, ὁ (also ἡ, [[ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 22.396, 3rd c.BC: Callimachus Epicus “Hymnus in Delum” 66)] Refs 8th c.BC+]: (σκέπτομαι):— one that watches, one that looks abou
with a ruddy complexion Σκυθ-ικός,ή,όν,Scythian, A. Ch. 161 (lyr.), etc.; of persons A. with a ruddy complexion, Alc. 48 B, Cratin. 336 :τὸ -κόνtheScythian race, Zos. 4.20 , cf. Luc. Tox. 54 ;-κὸν ξύ
vessel for holding σορός,ἡ, A. vessel for holdinghuman remains,cinerary urn, ὣς δὲ καὶ ὀστέα νῶϊν ὁμὴ ς. ἀμφικαλύπτοι Il. 23.91 ;coffin, Hdt. 1.68 , 2.78 , Ar. Ach. 691 , Lys. 600 , etc.; of stone,
bier σορός, ἡ, vessel for holding human remains, cinerary urn, ὣς δὲ καὶ ὀστέα νῶϊν ὁμὴ σ. ἀμφικαλύπτοι [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 23.91 ] Refs 8th c.BC+]; coffin, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodo
cleverness σοφία, Ion. -ιη, ἡ, prop. A. clevernessorskillin handicraft and art, as in carpentry,τέκτονος, ὅς ῥά τε πάσης εὖ εἰδῇ ς. Il. 15.412 ; of the Telchines, Pi. O. 7.53 ;ἡ ἔντεχνος ς., of Heph
wisdom σοφία, Ionic dialect -ιη, ἡ, properly cleverness or skill in handicraft and art, as in carpentry, τέκτονος, ὅς ῥά τε πάσης εὖ εἰδῇ σ. [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 15.412 ] Refs 8
scattered σπορ-άς,άδος,ὁ,ἡ, mostly pl., A. scattered, Hdt. 4.113 ; of shipscatteredby a storm or a defeat, Th. 1.49 , 3.69 , 77 ;βουκολικαὶ Μοῖσαι ς. ποκά, i.e.not collectedinto a volume, AP 9.205 (