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|Definition=ἡ, <span class="title">Lesbos</span>, <span class="bibl">Il.24.544</span>, <span class="bibl">Od.4.342</span>, etc.; the seventh in magnitude of islands known to the Greeks, <span class="bibl">Alex.268.6</span>:—hence Adv. Λεσβ-όθεν, <span class="sense"> | |Definition=ἡ, <span class="title">Lesbos</span>, <span class="bibl">Il.24.544</span>, <span class="bibl">Od.4.342</span>, etc.; the seventh in magnitude of islands known to the Greeks, <span class="bibl">Alex.268.6</span>:—hence Adv. Λεσβ-όθεν, <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[from Lesbos]], <span class="bibl">Il.9.664</span>; Λεσβ-όθι, [[at Lesbos]], EM25.15:—Adj. Λέσβιος, α, ον, Sapph.92, <span class="bibl">Hdt.1.23</span>, etc.: prov., <b class="b3">μετὰ Λέσβιον ᾠδόν</b>, of those who are judged second best, <span class="bibl">Cratin.243</span>; <b class="b3">Λέσβιον κῦμα</b> or [[κυμάτιον]], v. [[κῦμα]] <span class="bibl">1.3</span>, <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Fr.</span>78</span>, Vitr.4.6.2; so <b class="b3">τὸ Λέσβιον</b> (without [[κ]].) <span class="bibl"><span class="title">PCair.Zen.</span> 445.11</span> (iii B.C.); Λεσβία οἰκοδομία <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">EN</span>1137b30</span>; Λ. πώματος οὐκ ἔστιν ἄλλος οἶνος ἡδίων πιεῖν <span class="bibl">Alex.274</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Philyll.24</span>; <b class="b3">ἡδίων ὁ Λ</b>. (sc. [[οἶνος]]), with a play on words, indicating a preference for Theophrastus (of Lesbos) over Eudemus (of Rhodes), Arist. ap. Gell.13.5. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span> <b class="b3">Λέσβιον, τό</b>, </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">1</span> part of a ship, <b class="b3">ἡ δευτέρα τρόπις</b> acc. to <span class="bibl">Poll.1.85</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> [[drinking-cup]], Hedyl. ap. <span class="bibl">Ath.11.486b</span>.</span> | ||
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Revision as of 19:35, 29 December 2020
English (LSJ)
ἡ, Lesbos, Il.24.544, Od.4.342, etc.; the seventh in magnitude of islands known to the Greeks, Alex.268.6:—hence Adv. Λεσβ-όθεν, A from Lesbos, Il.9.664; Λεσβ-όθι, at Lesbos, EM25.15:—Adj. Λέσβιος, α, ον, Sapph.92, Hdt.1.23, etc.: prov., μετὰ Λέσβιον ᾠδόν, of those who are judged second best, Cratin.243; Λέσβιον κῦμα or κυμάτιον, v. κῦμα 1.3, A.Fr.78, Vitr.4.6.2; so τὸ Λέσβιον (without κ.) PCair.Zen. 445.11 (iii B.C.); Λεσβία οἰκοδομία Arist.EN1137b30; Λ. πώματος οὐκ ἔστιν ἄλλος οἶνος ἡδίων πιεῖν Alex.274, cf. Philyll.24; ἡδίων ὁ Λ. (sc. οἶνος), with a play on words, indicating a preference for Theophrastus (of Lesbos) over Eudemus (of Rhodes), Arist. ap. Gell.13.5. II Λέσβιον, τό, 1 part of a ship, ἡ δευτέρα τρόπις acc. to Poll.1.85. 2 drinking-cup, Hedyl. ap. Ath.11.486b.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
Λέσβος: ἡ, νῆσος κατὰ τὴν δυτικὴν παραλίαν τῆς μικρᾶς Ἀσίας, Ὅμ., κλ.· ἡ ἑβδόμη κατὰ τὸ μέγεθος ἐκ τῶν γνωστῶν τοῖς Ἕλλησι νήσων, Ἄλεξ. ἐν Ἀδήλ. 30· ― Ἐπίρρ. Λεσβόθεν, ἐκ Λέσβου, Ἰλ. Η. 664· Λεσβόθι, ἐν Λέσβῳ, Ἐτυμολ. Μέγ. 25. 13· ― ἐπίθετ. Λέσβιος, α, ον, ἐκ Λέσβου, Ἡρόδ., κλ.· παροιμ., μετὰ Λέσβιον ᾠδόν, ἐπὶ ἐκείνων οἵτινες θεωροῦνται δεύτεροι μετὰ τοὺς ἀρίστους, ἴδε Meineke εἰς Κωμ. 2. σ. 159· Λέσβιον κῦμα ἢ κυμάτιον (ἴδε ἐν λέξ. κῦμα Ι. 2), Αἰσχύλ. Ἀποσπ. 72. 2, Βιτρούβ. 4. 6, 2· Λεσβία οἰκοδομὴ Ἀριστ. Ἠθ. Ν. 5. 10, 7· ― ὁ οἶνος τῆς Λέσβου μεγάλως ἐτιμᾶτο, Φιλύλλ. ἐν Ἀδήλ. 6, Ἄλεξ. ἐν Ἀδήλ. 4 κἑξ. ΙΙ. Λέσβιον, τό, 1) μέρος πλοίου, ἡ δευτέρα τρόπις κατὰ τὸν Πολυδ. Α΄, 85. 2) ποτηρίου εἶδος, Ἀνθ. Π. παράρτ. 31. 4, Ἡδύλ. παρ’ Ἀθην. 486Β.
French (Bailly abrégé)
ου (ἡ) :
Lesbos (auj. Mytilini) île de la mer Égée.
English (Autenrieth)
Lesbos, the island opposite the gulf of Adramyttium, Od. 3.169, Il. 24.544 . —Λεσβόθεν, from Lesbos, Il. 9.664 . — Λεσβίς, ίδος: Lesbian woman, Il. 9.129, 271.
Greek Monotonic
Λέσβος: ἡ, νησί Λέσβος, στη δυτική παραλία της Μικράς Ασίας, σε Όμηρ., κ.λπ.· επίρρ., Λεσβόθεν, από τη Λέσβο, σε Ομήρ. Ιλ.
Russian (Dvoretsky)
Λέσβος: ἡ Лесбос (остров у берегов Мисии с главным городом Μυτιλήνη) Hom., Xen. etc.
Middle Liddell
Λέσβος, ἡ,
Lesbos, an island on the W. coast of Asia Minor, Hom., etc.
