ἔλα: ἥλιος, αὐγή, καῦμα ( Lacon. ), Hsch. ( ϝελ- , cf. βέλα, γέλαν ). imper. of ἐλάω , v. ἐλαύνω . ἐλάα , Att. for ἐλαία . ἐλάαν , Ep. inf. pres. of ἐλάω, ἐλαύνω , Hom. : but fut. in Il. 17.496 . ἔλα:
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ἔλα: ἥλιος, αὐγή, καῦμα ( Lacon. ), Hsch. ( ϝελ- , cf. βέλα, γέλαν ). imper. of ἐλάω , v. ἐλαύνω . ἐλάα , Att. for ἐλαία . ἐλάαν , Ep. inf. pres. of ἐλάω, ἐλαύνω , Hom. : but fut. in Il. 17.496 . ἔλα:
salted, steeped in brine, ἁλμ-άς,άδος,ἡ, A. salted, steeped in brine, ἐλάα Ar. Fr. 141 :Subst.,salted olive, ἐς τὰς ἁ.(sc.ἐλάας) Hermipp. 81 , cf. Eup. 255 , Ar. Fr. 393 , Apollon. ap. Gal. 12.999
ripened on the tree, quite ripe, δρῠπεπής,ές, A. ripened on the tree, quite ripe, ἐλάα Chionid. 7 , Eup. 312 ;αἱ δρυπεπεῖς(sc.ἰσχάδες) Ar. Lys. 564 , Callias Com. 21 : by a com. metaph., μᾶζαι δ.
young olive-tree ἐλάδιον,τό, Dim. of ἐλάα, A. young olive-tree, Alciphr. 3.13 (pl.). II. a little oil, Teles p.41H. , Sotad.Com. 1.7 , Arched. 2.11 , PSI 4.418.11 (iii B.C.). (Writtenἐλαδ-in codd.
olive-tree ἐλαία, Att. ἐλάα, ἡ, A. olive-tree, Hom. , esp. in Od.,11.590 , al.;ἱερὴ ἐ. 13.372 , cf. Pi. O. 3.13 , Hdt. 8.55 , S. OC 701 (lyr.), etc.; ἡμέρη ἐλαίη Hdt. 5.82 (opp.ἀγρία ἐ. orκότινος)
crushed, bruised θλαστ-ός,ή,όν, A. crushed, bruised, ἐλάα Ar. Fr. 391 , Diph. 14.5 , cf. PSI 5.535.52 . 2. capable of being crushedorcompressed, opp.θραυστός(q.v.), Arist. HA 523b7 , cf. Mete. 386
nourishing young life παιδότροφ-ος,ον, A. nourishing young life, Simon. 12.4 ; ἐλάα S. OC 701 (lyr.). 2. as fem.Subst.,mother, E. HF 902 (lyr.). 3. title of Artemis in Messenia, Paus. 4.34.6 .