γλῶσσα

English (LSJ)

Ion. γλάσσα, Herod.3.84, al., SIG1002.7 (Milet.), Schwyzer 692 (Chios), Att. γλῶττα, ης, ἡ,

   A tongue, Od.3.332, etc.    b γ. λάρυγγος, = γλωττίς, larynx, Gal.UP7.13.    2 tongue, as the organ of speech, γλώσσης χάριν through love of talking, Hes.Op.709, A.Ch. 266; γλώσσῃ ματαίᾳ Id.Pr.331, cf.Eu.830; γλώσσης ἀκρατής Id.Pr.884 (lyr.); μεγάλης γ. κόμποι S.Ant.128; γλώσσῃ δεινός, θρασύς, Id.OC806, Aj.1142; ἡ γ. ὀμώμοχ' ἡ δὲ φρὴν ἀνώμοτος E.Hipp.612: with Preps., ἀπὸ γλώσσης by frankness of speech, Thgn.63; φθέγγεσθαι Pi.O.6.13 (but ἀπὸ γ. ληίσσεται, opp. χερσὶ βίῃ, of fraud opp. violence, Hes. Op.322); also, by word of mouth, Hdt.1.123, Th.7.10, Arr.An.2.14.1; τῷ νῷ θ' ὁμοίως κἀπὸ τῆς γ. λέγω S.OC936; τὰ γλώσσης ἄπο, i.e. our words, E.Ba.1049; ἀπὸ γ. φράσω by heart, opp. γράμμασιν, Cratin.122; οὐκ ἀπὸ γλώσσης not from mere word of mouth, but after full argument, A.Ag.813; μὴ διὰ γλώσσης without using the tongue, E.Supp.112; ἐν ὄμμασιν . . δεδορκὼς κοὐ κατὰ γλῶσσαν κλύων S.Tr. 747:—phrases: πᾶσαν γλῶτταν βασάνιζε try every art of tongue, Ar. V.547; πᾶσαν ἱέναι γλῶσσαν let loose one's whole tongue, speak withoutrestraint, S.El.596; πολλὴν γ. ἐγχέας μάτην Id.Fr.929; κακὰ γ. slander, Pi.P.4.283: pl., ἐν κερτομίοις γλώσσαις, i.e. with blasphemies, S.Ant.962 (lyr.), cf.Aj.199 (lyr.): βοῦς, κ ῇς ἐπὶ γλώσσῃ, v. βοῦς, κλείς.    3 of persons, one who is all tongue, speaker, of Pericles, μεγίστη γ. τῶν Ἑλληνίδων Cratin.293, cf. Ar.Fr.629 (s. v. l.).    4 ἡ γ. τοῦ ταμιείου the advocacy of the fiscus, Philostr. VS2.29.    II language, ἄλλη δ' ἄλλων γ. μεμιγμένη Od.19.175, cf. Il.2.804; γλῶσσαν ἱέναι speak a language or dialect, Hdt.1.57; γ. Ἑλληνίδα, Δωρίδα ἱέναι, Id.9.16, Th.3.112, cf. A.Pers.406, Ch.564; γλῶσσαν νομίζειν Hdt.1.142, 4.183; γλώσσῃ χρῆσθαι Id.4.109; κατὰ τὴν ἀρχαίαν γ. Arist.Rh.1357b10; dialect, ἡ Ἀττικὴ γ. Demetr.Eloc.177; but also Δωρὶς διάλεκτος μία ὑφ' ἥν εἰσι γ. πολλαί Tryph. ap. Sch.D.T.p.320 H.    2 obsolete or foreign word, which needs explanation, Arist. Rh.1410b12, Po.1457b4, Plu.2.406f: hence Γλῶσσαι, title of works by Philemon and others.    3 people speaking a distinct language, LXX.Ju.3.8 (pl.), interpol. in Scyl.15.    III anything shaped like the tongue (cf. γλῶσσαι ὡσεὶ πυρός Act.Ap.2.3).    1 in Music, rced or tongue of a pipe, Aeschin.3.229, Arist.HA565a24, Thphr.HP4.11.4, etc.    2 tongue or thong of leather, shoe-latchet, Pl.Com.51, Aeschin.Socr.57.    3 tongue of land, App.Pun.121, cf. 95.    4 ingot, γ. χρυσῆ LXX Jo.7.21.    5 marking on the liver, in divination, Hsch. (γλῶσσα from γλωχ-y[acaron], cf. γλώξ, γλωχίς; γλάσσα from *γλᾰχ-y[acaron], weak grade of same root.)