χήρα: Difference between revisions

|Definition=Ion. [[χήρη]], ἡ, <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[widow]], χῆραι γυναῖκες <span class="bibl">Il.2.289</span>; μήτηρ χ. <span class="bibl">22.499</span>; μὴ παῖδ' ὀρφανικὸν θήῃς χ. τε γυναῖκα <span class="bibl">6.432</span>; λείπειν τινὰ χ. ἐν μεγάροισιν <span class="bibl">22.484</span>, <span class="bibl">24.725</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Aj.</span>653</span>, <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Andr.</span>348</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Tr.</span>380</span>; χήρας δὲ γυναῖκας ἐποίησαν <span class="bibl">Lys.2.71</span>; as a name of Hera, <span class="bibl">Paus.8.22.2</span> (<b class="b3">χῆραι· αἱ μὴ ἔχουσαι ἄνδρας</b>, Hsch.; ἡ μονωθεῖσα ἀπ' ἀνδρὸς χ. <span class="bibl">Poll.3.47</span>). </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> Com., of a dish, [[widowed]], i.e. [[without sauce]], <span class="bibl">Sotad.Com.1.26</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">3</span> later masc. χῆρος, [[widower]], <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">HA</span>612b34</span> (of birds), <span class="bibl">Call.<span class="title">Epigr.</span> 17</span>, Gramm. post <span class="bibl">Hdn.<span class="title">Epim.</span>286</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span> χῆρος, α, ον, Adj, metaph., [[bereaved]], χῆρα μέλαθρα <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Alc.</span>862</span> (anap.); μάνδραι <span class="bibl">Call.<span class="title">Cer.</span>106</span>; βίος <span class="title">Epigr.Gr.</span>406.13 (Iconium); εὐνή <span class="title">IG</span>14.1389 i 12; δόμος <span class="bibl">Call.<span class="title">Epigr.</span> 22</span>; <b class="b3">δρυμοὶ χ</b>. [[bereft]] of men, <span class="title">AP</span>9.84 (Antiphan.): c. gen., <span class="bibl">Il.6.408</span>; φάρσος . . στελεοῦ χῆρον ἐλαϊνέου <span class="title">AP</span>6.297 (Phanias), cf. <span class="bibl">Vett.Val. 117.6</span>; χήρους γυναικῶν οἰκεῖν <span class="bibl">Str.7.3.4</span>; τὰ χῆρα φρονήσεως <span class="bibl">Ph.1.601</span>; ναῦς ὕδατος χ. <span class="bibl">Ael.<span class="title">NA</span>13.28</span>. (Cf. [[χωρίς]], [[χατίζω]], Skt. [[jáhāti]] 'abandon, renounce'.)</span>