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|Definition=ας, ἡ, <span class="sense"><p> <span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">ball</b>, <b class="b3">σφαίρῃ παίζειν</b> play <b class="b2">at ball</b>, <span class="bibl">Od.6.100</span>; <b class="b3">σφαῖραν ἔρριψε</b> ib.<span class="bibl">115</span>; σ. καλὴν μετὰ χερσὶν ἕλοντο <span class="bibl">8.372</span>; <b class="b3">σφαίρῃ ἀν' ἰθὺν πειρήσαντο</b> ib.<span class="bibl">377</span>; ὥσπερ σφαῖραν ἐκδεξάμενος τὸν λόγον <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Euthd.</span> 277b</span>; <b class="b3">ῥαπτὴ σ</b>. <span class="title">AP</span>12.44 (Glauc.), cf. <span class="bibl">Nicom.Com.1.25</span>, <span class="bibl">Antiph.234</span>; διὰ σφαίρας . . ἐκπονῆσαι τὸ σῶμα Gal.6.134, cf. <span class="bibl">Sor.1.49</span>,<span class="bibl">93</span>; ἡ διὰ τῆς σ. ὄρχησις <span class="bibl">Ath.1.14d</span>: metaph., <b class="b3">σφαῖραν ἐποίησε τὴν οὐσίαν</b> (cf. | |Definition=ας, ἡ, <span class="sense"><p> <span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">ball</b>, <b class="b3">σφαίρῃ παίζειν</b> play <b class="b2">at ball</b>, <span class="bibl">Od.6.100</span>; <b class="b3">σφαῖραν ἔρριψε</b> ib.<span class="bibl">115</span>; σ. καλὴν μετὰ χερσὶν ἕλοντο <span class="bibl">8.372</span>; <b class="b3">σφαίρῃ ἀν' ἰθὺν πειρήσαντο</b> ib.<span class="bibl">377</span>; ὥσπερ σφαῖραν ἐκδεξάμενος τὸν λόγον <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Euthd.</span> 277b</span>; <b class="b3">ῥαπτὴ σ</b>. <span class="title">AP</span>12.44 (Glauc.), cf. <span class="bibl">Nicom.Com.1.25</span>, <span class="bibl">Antiph.234</span>; διὰ σφαίρας . . ἐκπονῆσαι τὸ σῶμα Gal.6.134, cf. <span class="bibl">Sor.1.49</span>,<span class="bibl">93</span>; ἡ διὰ τῆς σ. ὄρχησις <span class="bibl">Ath.1.14d</span>: metaph., <b class="b3">σφαῖραν ἐποίησε τὴν οὐσίαν</b> (cf. [[συστρογγύλλω]]) <span class="bibl">Alex.246.3</span>: prov., <b class="b3">σ. κατὰ πρανοῦς</b>, of accelerating motion, <span class="bibl">Eust.249.1</span>. </span><span class="sense"> <span class="bld">2</span> <b class="b2">any globe</b>, <span class="bibl">Parm.8.43</span>; <b class="b2">sphere</b>, as a geom. figure, <span class="bibl">Ti.Locr.95d</span>, etc.; esp. <b class="b2">the terrestrial globe, earth</b>, <span class="bibl">Str.2.3.1</span>; <b class="b2">an artificial globe</b>, <span class="bibl">Hermesian.7.88</span>, <span class="bibl">Str.12.3.11</span>. </span><span class="sense"> <span class="bld">3</span> <b class="b2">hollow sphere</b> or <b class="b2">globe</b>: in the Ancient Physics, from the time of Anaximander (cf. <span class="title">Placit.</span> 2.16.5), of the <b class="b2">spheres</b> believed to revolve round the earth carrying the heavenly bodies, and according to the Pythagoreans arranged after the intervals of the musical scale (cf. Alex.Eph. ap. Theon.Sm.<span class="bibl">p.139</span> H., Cic. <span class="title">de Rep.</span>6.18), <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Metaph.</span>1073b18</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Cael.</span> 286b24</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Mete.</span>341b20</span>, <span class="bibl">354b24</span>, <span class="bibl">Thphr.<span class="title">Ign.</span>4</span>; <b class="b3">σ. ἀπλανής</b>, = [[ἡ τῶν ἀπλανῶν σ]]. the <b class="b2">sphere</b> of the fixed stars, <span class="bibl">Procl.<span class="title">Hyp.</span>5.1</span>; so <b class="b3">ἡ ἀπλανής</b>, without ς., ib.<span class="bibl">7.25</span>; <b class="b3">αἱ πλανώμεναι σ</b>. planetary <b class="b2">spheres</b>, Plu.2.1028a; Astrol., <b class="b3">ἡ ὀρθὴ σ</b>. right <b class="b2">sphere</b>, i.e. the celestial sphere as viewed from the equator, Rhetorius in <span class="title">Cat.Cod.Astr.</span>8(1).231. </span><span class="sense"> <span class="bld">4</span> <b class="b2">a weapon ofboxers</b>, prob. <b class="b2">iron ball</b>, worn with padded covers (ἐπίσφαιρα) instead of boxing-gloves (ἱμάντες) in the <b class="b3">σφαιρομαχίαι</b>, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Lg.</span>830b</span>, cf. Plu. 2.80b. </span><span class="sense"> <span class="bld">5</span> <b class="b3">αἱ σ. τῶν ὀμμάτων</b> eye-<b class="b2">balls</b>, <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Pr.</span>958a7</span>. </span><span class="sense"> <span class="bld">6</span> <b class="b3">σ. θαλάττιαι</b> sea-<b class="b2">balls</b>, <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">HA</span>616a20</span>, Crito ap.Gal.12.437. </span><span class="sense"> <span class="bld">7</span> <b class="b2">pill</b>, Archig. ap. <span class="bibl">Orib.8.2.18</span>. </span><span class="sense"> <span class="bld">8</span> <b class="b3">πλατάνου σφαῖραι</b>, i.e. globular catkins, Dsc.4.73. </span><span class="sense"> <span class="bld">9</span> as a quantitative measure, ἐπίβαλε . . φύκους στυπτηρίου ὡς σφαῖραν <span class="bibl"><span class="title">PHolm.</span>16.32</span>.</span> | ||
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Revision as of 12:42, 7 January 2017
English (LSJ)
ας, ἡ,
A ball, σφαίρῃ παίζειν play at ball, Od.6.100; σφαῖραν ἔρριψε ib.115; σ. καλὴν μετὰ χερσὶν ἕλοντο 8.372; σφαίρῃ ἀν' ἰθὺν πειρήσαντο ib.377; ὥσπερ σφαῖραν ἐκδεξάμενος τὸν λόγον Pl.Euthd. 277b; ῥαπτὴ σ. AP12.44 (Glauc.), cf. Nicom.Com.1.25, Antiph.234; διὰ σφαίρας . . ἐκπονῆσαι τὸ σῶμα Gal.6.134, cf. Sor.1.49,93; ἡ διὰ τῆς σ. ὄρχησις Ath.1.14d: metaph., σφαῖραν ἐποίησε τὴν οὐσίαν (cf. συστρογγύλλω) Alex.246.3: prov., σ. κατὰ πρανοῦς, of accelerating motion, Eust.249.1. 2 any globe, Parm.8.43; sphere, as a geom. figure, Ti.Locr.95d, etc.; esp. the terrestrial globe, earth, Str.2.3.1; an artificial globe, Hermesian.7.88, Str.12.3.11. 3 hollow sphere or globe: in the Ancient Physics, from the time of Anaximander (cf. Placit. 2.16.5), of the spheres believed to revolve round the earth carrying the heavenly bodies, and according to the Pythagoreans arranged after the intervals of the musical scale (cf. Alex.Eph. ap. Theon.Sm.p.139 H., Cic. de Rep.6.18), Arist.Metaph.1073b18, Cael. 286b24, Mete.341b20, 354b24, Thphr.Ign.4; σ. ἀπλανής, = ἡ τῶν ἀπλανῶν σ. the sphere of the fixed stars, Procl.Hyp.5.1; so ἡ ἀπλανής, without ς., ib.7.25; αἱ πλανώμεναι σ. planetary spheres, Plu.2.1028a; Astrol., ἡ ὀρθὴ σ. right sphere, i.e. the celestial sphere as viewed from the equator, Rhetorius in Cat.Cod.Astr.8(1).231. 4 a weapon ofboxers, prob. iron ball, worn with padded covers (ἐπίσφαιρα) instead of boxing-gloves (ἱμάντες) in the σφαιρομαχίαι, Pl.Lg.830b, cf. Plu. 2.80b. 5 αἱ σ. τῶν ὀμμάτων eye-balls, Arist.Pr.958a7. 6 σ. θαλάττιαι sea-balls, Id.HA616a20, Crito ap.Gal.12.437. 7 pill, Archig. ap. Orib.8.2.18. 8 πλατάνου σφαῖραι, i.e. globular catkins, Dsc.4.73. 9 as a quantitative measure, ἐπίβαλε . . φύκους στυπτηρίου ὡς σφαῖραν PHolm.16.32.
