σκεῦος: Difference between revisions

|Definition=εος, τό, <span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> [[vessel]] or [[implement of any kind]], in sg., <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Th.</span>402</span>, <span class="bibl">Th.4.128</span>; in dual, σκεύη δύο χρησίμω <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Eq.</span>983</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">R.</span>596b</span>; and in pl., <b class="b3">κλῖναι καὶ . . τἆλλα σκεύη</b> ib.<span class="bibl">373a</span>, al.:—but the pl. is freq. used in a collective sense, <b class="b2">all that belongs to a complete outfit, house-gear, utensils, chattels</b>, opp. live-stock and fixtures, <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Pax</span> 1318</span>, <span class="bibl">Lys.19.31</span>, etc.; <b class="b3">σ. γεωργικά</b> farming [[implements]], <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Pax</span>552</span>; <b class="b3">ἱερὰ σ</b>. sacred [[vessels and implements]], <span class="bibl">Th.2.13</span>, cf. <span class="title">IG</span>12.313.20; a druggist's [[stores]], <span class="bibl">Thphr.<span class="title">HP</span>9.17.3</span>; <b class="b3">σ. τὰ ἐπιτράπεζα</b> table-[[furniture]], <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Lap.</span>42</span>; military [[accoutrements]], [[equipment]], <b class="b3">τὰ περὶ τὸ σῶμα σ</b>. <span class="bibl">Th.6.31</span>; <b class="b3">τὰ τῶν ἵππων σ</b>. <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Cyr.</span>4.5.55</span>; [[baggage]] of an army, and, generally, [[baggage]], [[luggage]], <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Ra.</span>12</span>, <span class="bibl">15</span>, <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Mem.</span>3.13.6</span>; <b class="b3">ὄνοι αὐτοῖς σκεύεσι</b> [[packs]] and all, <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">HG</span>5.4.17</span>; [[tackle]], [[gear]] of ships, [[naval stores]], etc., <span class="title">IG</span>12.74.14, 22.1611.10, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Criti.</span>117d</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">La.</span>183e</span>, <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Oec.</span>8.11</span>, <span class="bibl">Arist. <span class="title">Ath.</span>46.1</span>; σ. τριηρικά <span class="bibl">D.47.19</span>; <b class="b3">τὰ σκέα</b> ( σκεύη) τοῦ πλοίου <span class="bibl"><span class="title">PSI</span>4.437.2</span> (iii B.C.) (so, collectively, in sg., <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Act.Ap.</span>27.17</span>): various kinds of [[σκεύη]] catalogued by Pollux (<span class="bibl">10</span>). </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> [[inanimate object]], [[thing]], opp. <b class="b3">ζῷον, σῶμα</b>, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">R.</span>601d</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Grg.</span>506d</span>; opp. [[ὄργανον]], <span class="bibl">Democr. 159</span>; Protagoras gave the name of [[σκεύη]] to neut. nouns, ἄρρενα καὶ θήλεα καὶ σκεύη <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Rh.</span>1407b8</span>; <b class="b3">ὑπηρετικὸν σ</b>. a subordinate [[person]], [[a mere tool]] or [[chattel]], <span class="bibl">Plb.13.5.7</span>; σ. ἀγχίνουν καὶ πολυχρόνιον <span class="bibl">Id.15.25.1</span>: in <span class="title">NT</span>, in good sense, <b class="b3">σ. ἐκλογῆς</b> a chosen [[instrument]], of Paul, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Act.Ap.</span>9.15</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> <b class="b3">τὸ σ</b>. the [[body]], as the [[vessel]] of the soul, a metaph. clearly expressed in <span class="bibl"><span class="title">2 Ep.Cor.</span>4.7</span>, <b class="b3">ἔχομεν δὲ τὸν θησαυρὸν τοῦτον ἐν ὀστρακίνοις σκεύεσιν</b>, cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">1 Ep.Thess.</span>4.4</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">1 Ep.Pet.</span> 3.7</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">III</span> = [[αἰδοῖον]], <span class="title">APl.</span>4.243 (Antist.), <span class="bibl">Ael.<span class="title">NA</span>17.11</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">IV</span> [[sarcophagus]], Jahresh.26 <span class="title">Beibl.</span>13 (Ephesus, ii A.D.).</span>