| |Definition=Dor. [[σμᾶνος]] <span class="bibl">Theoc.1.107</span>, εος, τό, <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[beehive]], σμήνεσσι κατηρεφέεσσι <span class="bibl">Hes. <span class="title">Th.</span>594</span>, cf. <span class="title">IG</span>12.326.15, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">R.</span>552c</span>, <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">HA</span>624a6</span> sq. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span> [[swarm of bees]], σ. ὣς μελισσᾶν <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Pers.</span>128</span> (lyr.), cf. <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Plt.</span> 293d</span>, <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">HA</span>627b15</span>, al.; of [[wasp]]s, <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">V.</span>425</span>; of [[ἀνθρῆναι]], <span class="bibl">Arist. <span class="title">HA</span>629a7</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> generally, [[swarm]], [[crowd]], <b class="b3">βομβεῖ δὲ νεκρῶν σμῆνος</b> <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Fr.</span> 879</span>; <b class="b3">οἷον σοφιστῶν σμῆνος</b> <span class="bibl">Cratin.2</span>; <b class="b3">σμῆνος θεῶν</b>, of the [[cloud]]s, <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Nu.</span>297</span>: metaph., <b class="b3">τὸ τῶν ἡδονῶν σμῆνος, σμῆνος τι ἀρετῶν</b>, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">R.</span>574d</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Men.</span>72a</span>; ἀποικιῶν σμήνη Aristid.1.115 J.: heterocl. pl., <b class="b3">σμῆνα μελισσάων</b> Orac. ap. Plu. 2.96b. [pl. written ζμήνη, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">PCair.Zen.</span>151.4</span> (iii B.C.).]</span> | | |Definition=Dor. [[σμᾶνος]] Theoc.1.107, εος, τό,<br><span class="bld">A</span> [[beehive]], σμήνεσσι κατηρεφέεσσι Hes. ''Th.''594, cf. ''IG''12.326.15, [[Plato|Pl.]]''[[Republic|R.]]'' 552c, Arist.''HA''624a6 sq.<br><span class="bld">II</span> [[swarm of bees]], σ. ὣς μελισσᾶν A.''Pers.''128 (lyr.), cf. [[Plato|Pl.]]''[[Politicus|Plt.]]'' 293d, Arist.''HA''627b15, al.; of [[wasp]]s, Ar.''V.''425; of [[ἀνθρῆναι]], Arist. ''HA''629a7.<br><span class="bld">2</span> generally, [[swarm]], [[crowd]], <b class="b3">βομβεῖ δὲ νεκρῶν σμῆνος</b> S.''Fr.'' 879; <b class="b3">οἷον σοφιστῶν σμῆνος</b> Cratin.2; <b class="b3">σμῆνος θεῶν</b>, of the [[cloud]]s, Ar.''Nu.''297: metaph., <b class="b3">τὸ τῶν ἡδονῶν σμῆνος, σμῆνος τι ἀρετῶν</b>, [[Plato|Pl.]]''[[Republic|R.]]'' 574d, ''Men.''72a; ἀποικιῶν σμήνη Aristid.1.115 J.: heterocl. pl., <b class="b3">σμῆνα μελισσάων</b> Orac. ap. Plu. 2.96b. [pl. written ζμήνη, ''PCair.Zen.''151.4 (iii B.C.).] |