κομιδή

English (LSJ)

ἡ, (κομίζω)

   A attendance, care, Hom., etc.; in Il., of care bestowed on horses, 8.186, 23.411; in Od., of care bestowed on men, 8.453, 14.124; also, care bestowed on a garden, οὐ πρασιή τοι ἄνευ κομιδῆς κατὰ κῆπον 24.247, cf. 245: hence dat. κομιδῇ used as Adv. (q.v.).    2 provision, supplies, ἐπεὶ οὐ κ. κατὰ νῆα ἦεν ἐπηετανός 8.232.    II carriage, conveyance, esp. of supplies and provisions, τῶν ἐπιτηδείων τὴν περὶ τὴν Πελοπόννησον κ. Th.4.27; ὅθεν ῥᾴδιαι αἱ κ. ὧν προσέδει Id.6.21, cf. Isoc.11.14, etc.; λίθων IG42(1).103.75 (Epid.); gathering in of harvest, τοῦ καρποῦ, καρπῶν κ., X.Cyr.5.4.25, Arist. Pol.1335a21; σίτου κ. Plb.5.95.5.    b Medic., removal, extraction, ὀδόντων Sor.2.62 (pl.); ἡ διὰ τομῆς κ. (sc. of stone in bladder) Gal. 1.391.    2 (from Med.) carrying away for oneself, rescue, recovery, κατὰ Ἑλένης κομιδήν Hdt.9.73; esp. recovery of a debt, D.38.9, Arist. EN1167b31, Oec.1349a7; μὴ ἔστω αὐτῷ κ. PHal.1.259 (iii B.C.).    3 (from Pass.) going or coming, ποιεύμενοι ταύτῃ τὴν κ. endeavouring to pass this way, Hdt.6.95; escape, safe return, κομιδῆς πέρι . . αὐτῷ μελήσειν ὥστε ἀσινέας ἀπικέσθαι ἐς τὴν Ἑλλάδα Id.8.19; οὔτε τις κ. τὸ ὀπίσω φανήσεται ib.108, cf. 4.134, al.; μένων δ' ὁ θεῖος ἀνὴρ πρίατο μὲν θανάτοιο κομιδὰν πατρός Pi.P.6.39, cf. A.R.3.1140, 4.1275.