| |Definition=ῆτος, Dor. [[ἐσθάς]], ᾶτος, <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">P.</span>4.79</span>, <span class="bibl">253</span>, ἡ, acc. <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> ἐσθήν <span class="title">SIG</span> 1215.7 (Myconos, iii/ii B.C.): ([[ἕννυμι]]):—[[clothing]], [[raiment]], χαλκόν τε χρυσόν τε ἅλις ἐσθῆτά τε δόντες <span class="bibl">Od.5.38</span>; <b class="b3">χρηστηρία ἐσθής</b> the [[dress]] of [[prophetess]]es, <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Ag.</span>1270</span>; Ἀργολὶς ἐσθής <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Supp.</span>237</span>; <b class="b3">μετρίᾳ ἐσθῆτι χρήσασθαι</b> to [[dress]] simply, <span class="bibl">Th.1.6</span>: <b class="b3">καθαρὰ ἐσθής</b>, = Lat. [[toga pura]], Nic. Dam.<span class="title">Fr.</span>127 J.; <b class="b3">τὴν ἐσθῆτα μεταβαλεῖν</b>, = Lat. [[mutare vestem]], put on mourning, <span class="bibl">D.C.37.33</span> (but τὰς ἐσθῆτας μεταβαλέσθαι <span class="bibl">Plu.<span class="title">Pomp.</span>59</span>): in plural, of the clothes of [[several]] persons, <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Th.</span>872</span> (anap.); of [[one]], <span class="bibl">E. <span class="title">Hel.</span>421</span>: abstract pl., πλούτους καὶ τρυφὰς καὶ ἐσθῆτας Pl.<span class="title">Alc.</span>1.122c, cf. cj. in <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Rh.</span>1386a32</span>, dub. in <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Grg.</span>465b</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span> collectively, [[clothes]], <b class="b3">ἐσθῆτα ἔσφερον εἴσω</b>, i.e. the [[clothes]] just [[wash]]ed, <span class="bibl">Od.7.6</span>; ἔντυον εὐνὴν ἐσθῆτος μαλακῆς <span class="bibl">23.290</span>; τὰ ἐσθῆτος ἐχόμενα εἶχον κατηρείκοντο <span class="bibl">Hdt.3.66</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">An.</span>3.1.19</span>: rarely in later Gr., <span class="bibl">Plu.<span class="title">CG</span>2</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">PThead.</span>49.4</span>(iv A.D.), <span class="bibl"><span class="title">POxy.</span>2110.5</span> (iv A.D.). </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">III</span> metaph., <b class="b3">ἐσθής τῆς πόλεως</b>, of [[wall]]s, <span class="bibl">Demad.<span class="title">Fr.</span>4</span>.</span> | | |Definition=ῆτος, Dor. [[ἐσθάς]], ᾶτος, Pi.''P.''4.79, 253, ἡ, acc.<br><span class="bld">A</span> ἐσθήν ''SIG'' 1215.7 (Myconos, iii/ii B.C.): ([[ἕννυμι]]):—[[clothing]], [[raiment]], χαλκόν τε χρυσόν τε ἅλις ἐσθῆτά τε δόντες Od.5.38; <b class="b3">χρηστηρία ἐσθής</b> the [[dress]] of [[prophetess]]es, A.''Ag.''1270; Ἀργολὶς ἐσθής Id.''Supp.''237; <b class="b3">μετρίᾳ ἐσθῆτι χρήσασθαι</b> to [[dress]] simply, Th.1.6: <b class="b3">καθαρὰ ἐσθής</b>, = Lat. [[toga pura]], Nic. Dam.''Fr.''127 J.; <b class="b3">τὴν ἐσθῆτα μεταβαλεῖν</b>, = Lat. [[mutare vestem]], put on mourning, D.C.37.33 (but τὰς ἐσθῆτας μεταβαλέσθαι Plu.''Pomp.''59): in plural, of the clothes of [[several]] persons, A.''Th.''872 (anap.); of [[one]], E. ''Hel.''421: abstract pl., πλούτους καὶ τρυφὰς καὶ ἐσθῆτας Pl.''Alc.''1.122c, cf. cj. in Arist.''Rh.''1386a32, dub. in [[Plato|Pl.]]''[[Gorgias|Grg.]]'' 465b.<br><span class="bld">II</span> collectively, [[clothes]], <b class="b3">ἐσθῆτα ἔσφερον εἴσω</b>, i.e. the [[clothes]] just [[wash]]ed, Od.7.6; ἔντυον εὐνὴν ἐσθῆτος μαλακῆς 23.290; τὰ ἐσθῆτος ἐχόμενα εἶχον κατηρείκοντο Hdt.3.66, cf. X.''An.''3.1.19: rarely in later Gr., Plu.''CG''2, ''PThead.''49.4(iv A.D.), ''[[Oxyrhynchus Papyri|POxy.]]''2110.5 (iv A.D.).<br><span class="bld">III</span> metaph., <b class="b3">ἐσθής τῆς πόλεως</b>, of [[wall]]s, Demad.''Fr.''4. |