τελεσφόρος: Difference between revisions

|Definition=(parox.), ον,<br><span class="bld">A</span> [[bringing fulfilment]]; used by Hom. always in phrase <b class="b3">τελεσφόρον εἰς ἐνιαυτόν</b>, for the [[space]] of a [[fulfilment]]-[[bringing]] [[year]], for a [[complete]] [[year]], Il.19.32, Od.4.86, al., Hes.''Th.''740; freq. in Trag., [[destined to be accomplished]], τελεσφόροι ἀραί A.''Th.''655; τ. εὐχαί Id.''Ch.''212, E.''Ph.''69; <b class="b3">εὔχομαι τοὔνειρον εἶναι τοῦτ' ἐμοὶ τελεσφόρον</b> A.''Ch.''541; <b class="b3">φάσματα δὸς τελεσφόρα</b> [[grant]] [[accomplishment]] to the [[vision]]s, S.''El.''646; <b class="b3">τελεσφόρον χάριν δοῦναι</b> [[grant]] the [[favour]] of [[fulfilment]], Id.''OC''1489; τ. διδοῦσα χρησμόν E.''Ph.''641 (lyr.).<br><span class="bld">II</span> [[able to fulfil]] or [[able to accomplish]], [[allpowerful]], [[Ζεύς]] ''h.Hom.''23.2; Μοῖρα [[Aeschylus|A.]]''[[Prometheus Vinctus|Pr.]]''511; πρὸς ἐνδίκοις φρεσὶν τελεσφόροις δίναις κυκλούμενον κέαρ Id.''Ag.''996 (lyr.); Δίκη [[Sophocles|S.]]''[[Ajax|Aj.]]'' 1390; [[πεσεῖν]] ἐς τὸ μὴ τελεσφόρον = to [[fall]] [[fruitless]], [[powerless]] to the [[ground]], A.''Ag.''1000 (lyr.); τελεσφόρος [[προθυμία]], τελεσφόρος [[πειθώ]], cited as examples of [[frigidity]] of [[style]], Arist.''Rh.''1406a3.<br><span class="bld">2</span> [[bearing fruit in due season]], χῶραι [[Theophrastus|Thphr.]] ''[[De Causis Plantarum|CP]]'' 3.23.5; [[bring]]ing their [[fruit]] to [[perfection]], δένδρα Plu.2.2e; [[favourable]] to [[production]], [[ὕδωρ]] [[Theophrastus|Thphr.]] ''[[De Causis Plantarum|CP]]'' 2.6.4.<br><span class="bld">b</span> Pythag. name for 7 and 9, ''Theol.Ar.''42 and 58.<br><span class="bld">3</span> [[having]] the [[management]] or [[ordering]], δωμάτων τ. γυνή A.''Ch.''663; cf. [[τέλειος]] ''ΙΙ''.<br><span class="bld">III</span> as pr. n., [[Τελεσφόρος]], a [[deity]] [[worship]]ped in [[company]] with [[Asclepios]] and [[Hygeia]], ''IG''22.4533.27, al.:—also [[Τελεσφορίων]], ωνος, ὁ, ''CIG''6753 (loc.inc., [[dedicate]]d to [[Ἀσκληπιός|Ἀσκληπιὸς]] [[Περγαμηνός]]).<br><span class="bld">2</span> [[title]] of [[priest]] at [[Cyrene]], ib.5145 (cf. [[τελεσφορέω]] III).<br><span class="bld">3</span> [[sorceress]], [[LXX]] ''De.''23.17(18).