quench, put out σβέννῡμι, Hdt. 2.66 , Pl. Lg. 835e , etc.;σβεννύω, Pi. P. 1.5 , Hp. Acut. 54 , Thphr. Ign. 19 , etc.:impf. A. ἐσβέννυον Paus. 4.21.4 :fut. σβέσωApp BC 2.68 , (κατα-) A. Ag. 958 , E
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quench, put out σβέννῡμι, Hdt. 2.66 , Pl. Lg. 835e , etc.;σβεννύω, Pi. P. 1.5 , Hp. Acut. 54 , Thphr. Ign. 19 , etc.:impf. A. ἐσβέννυον Paus. 4.21.4 :fut. σβέσωApp BC 2.68 , (κατα-) A. Ag. 958 , E
feel awe σέβομαι, mostly used inpres.:impf.in Hdt. 7.197 :fut. A. σεβήσομαι POxy. 1381.202 (ii A.D.):aor. ἐσέφθην S. Fr. 164 , Pl. Phdr. 254b , Porph. Plot. 12 :—feel aweorfearbefore God,feel s
be devout σέβομαι, mostly used in present: imperfect in [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.197 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]: future σεβήσομαι [[ “POxy.” 1381.202 (2nd c.AD)] Refs 2nd c.AD+]: aorist ἐσέφθην [[
a beet τεῦτλον, τό, Ionic dialect and later Attic dialect σεῦτλον, beet, Beta maritima, [[ Batrachomyomachia 162, 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ ἄρθρων ἐμβολῆς” 63, 4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Ph
sign, mark, token σῆμα, Dor. σᾶμα Berl.Sitzb. 1927.161 (Cyrene), etc.:ατος , τό:— A. sign, mark, token, Il. 10.466 , 23.326 , Od. 19.250 , etc.; of the star on a horse's forehead, Il. 23.455 ; ἥβης
be silent σῑγάω, Doric dialect 2nd pers. singular σιγῇς [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 778 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; Cyrenaic infinitive σιγέν [[ “Berl.Sitzb.” 1927.170 ] Refs]; 1st per
keep silence σῑγάω, Dor. 2 sg. A. σιγῇς Ar. Ach. 778 ; Cyrenaicinf. σιγέν Berl.Sitzb. 1927.170 ;1 sg.opt.σιγῷμ(ι) E. Hipp. 336 :fut. -ήσομαι S. OC 113 , 980 , E. Ba. 801 , Ar. Av. 1684 , et
hiss σίζω, mostly used inpres.andimpf.:aor. 1 σίξαprob. in Theoc. 6.29 :— A. hiss, esp. of the noise made by plunging hot metal into cold water, to which is compared the hissing of the Cyclops' eye w
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
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
σκήπτω , A. Ag. 310 : fut. σκήψω ( ἐπι- ) Pl. Tht. 145c (s. v.l.): aor. ἔσκηψα E. Hel. 834 : pf. ἔσκηφα ( ἐπ- ) D.L. 1.117 :— Med. , fut. σκήψομαι Hdt. 7.28 , Ar. Ec. 1027 : aor. ἐσκηψάμην D. 6.13 :—
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
to be rare, scarce σπᾰν-ίζω, of things, A. to be rare, scarce, [καλὰ ἔργα] Βασσίδαισιν οὐ ς. Pi. N. 6.31 ; τοὐλαίου σπανίζοντος Ar. V. 252 ; τὰ παρ' ἀμφοτέροις σπανίζοντα D.S. 2.54 , etc.; of boo
be depleted σπᾰν-ίζω, of things, to be rare, scarce, [καλὰ ἔργα] Βασσίδαισιν οὐ σ. [[ 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “N.” 6.31; τοὐλαίου σπανίζοντος 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 252; τὰ πα
draw σπάω, S. Ant. 1003 , Ar. Pax 498 , etc.:fut. σπάσω [ᾰ] Lyc. 484 , (δια-) Hdt. 7.236 , (ἐπι-) S. Aj. 769 :aor. A. ἔσπᾰσα Il. 13.178 (tm.), Ep. σπάσα 5.859 (tm.), etc.:pf. ἔσπᾰκα Arist. Pr
to draw σπάω, [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Antigone” 1003, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Pax” 498, etc.: ] Refs 5th c.BC+]future σπάσω [ᾰ] [[ 3rd c.BC: Lycophron Tragicus 484, (δια-) 5th c.
make a drink-offering σπένδω, Il. 11.775 , etc.; Ep. subj. 2 sg. A. σπένδῃσθα Od. 4.591 : Ion. impf. σπένδεσκον Il. 16.227 , Od. 7.138 :fut. σπείσω LXX Nu. 28.7 , (κατα-) Hdt. 2.151 , E. O
to pour a libation σπένδω, [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 11.775, etc.] Refs 8th c.BC+]; Epic dialect subjunctive 2nd pers. singular σπένδῃσθα [[ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey
σπεύδω , Ep. inf. σπευδέμεν Od. 24.324 : fut. σπεύσω E. Med. 153 (lyr.), Ar. Eq. 926 , etc.; Cret. σπευσίω SIG 527.42 (iii B.C.) : aor. ἔσπευσα E. Supp. 161 , Pl. Cri. 45c , etc.; Ep. σπεῦσα Od. 9.250
a drop (liquid) στᾰγών, όνος, ἡ, (στάζω) drop, κροκοβαφὴς σ., of blood, [[ 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 1122 (Lyric poetry), compare “Ch.” 400 (_anapaest meter_); φόνου 5th c.BC: Soph
στάζω , Hippon. 57 , etc.: fut. στάξω LXX Je. 49(42).18 , Aeol. 3 pl. στάξοισι Pi. P. 9.63 , Dor. 1 pl. σταξεῦμες Theoc. 18.46 : aor. ἔσταξα E. HF 1355 , Ep. στάξα Il. 19.39 , Pi. N. 10.82 :— Pass. ,
to drip στάζω, [[ 6th c.BC: Hipponax Iambographus 57, etc.] Refs 6th c.BC+]: future στάξω [[ LXX.Jer.49(42).18 ] LXX], Aeolic dialect 3rd.pers. plural στάξοισι [[ 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 9.63
carpenter's line στάθμ-η,ἡ, A. carpenter's lineorrule,ξέσσε δ' ἐπισταμένως καὶ ἐπὶ στάθμην ἴθυνεν [δοῦρα] Od. 5.245 , cf. 23.197 ; [πελέκεας] ἐπὶ ς. ἴθ. 21.121 ; also στάθμη δόρυ νήϊον ἐξιθύνει Il.
make ready στέλλω, Il. 4.294 , etc.:fut. A. στελῶ S. Ph. 640 , Ep. στελέω Od. 2.287 :aor. ἔστειλα Th. 7.20 , Ep. στεῖλα Od. 14.248 :pf. ἔσταλκα Arr. An. 2.11.9 , (ἀπ-, ἐπ-) Isoc. 1.2 ,