λέων

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δόξειε δ' ἂν τῆς κυριωτάτης καὶ μάλιστα ἀρχιτεκτονικῆς. τοιαύτη δ' ἡ πολιτικὴ φαίνεται → It would seem to belong to the most authoritative art and that which is most truly the master art. And politics appears to be of this nature.

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Full diacritics: λέων Medium diacritics: λέων Low diacritics: λέων Capitals: ΛΕΩΝ
Transliteration A: léōn Transliteration B: leōn Transliteration C: leon Beta Code: le/wn

English (LSJ)

οντος, ὁ, Ep. dat. pl.

   A λείουσι Il.5.782, etc., λεόντεσσι IG12(2).285 (Mytil., prob.):—lion, ὠμοφάγοι λ. Il.l.c.; αἴθων 18.161; χαροποί Od.11.611; ὀρεσίτροφος 6.130, cf. Hdt.7.126; cf. λίς: metaph., of Artemis, σὲ λέοντα γυναιξὶ Ζεὺς θῆκεν Zeus made thee a lion toward women (because she was supposed to cause their sudden death), Il. 21.483; used of savage persons, A.Ch.938 (lyr.); but also, of brave men, Id.Ag.1259, E.Or.1401 (lyr.), 1555; of a baby, Ar.Th.514 (but by way of contrast, of a coward, λέοντ' ἄναλκιν, of Aegisthus, A.Ag. 1224); οἴκοι μὲν λέοντες, ἐν μάχῃ δ' ἀλώπεκες Ar.Pax1189 (lyr.); ἀντὶ λέοντος πίθηκον γίγνεσθαι Pl.R.590b; ξυρεῖν ἐπιχειρεῖν λέοντα, of a dangerous undertaking, 'to bell the cat', ib.341c.    2 Leo, the sign in the Zodiac, Eudox. ap. Hipparch.1.2.8, Euc.Phaen.p.12 M., Arat.148, IG14.1307.    3 = λεοντῆ, lion's skin, Luc.Hist.Conscr.10.    4 as an ornament, BGU387ii5 (ii A.D.).    II a kind of crab, Diph.Siph. ap.Ath.3.106c, Ael.NA14.9.    III a kind of serpent, Nic.Th.463, f.l. in Artem.2.13.    IV = λεοντίασις, Aret.SD2.13.    V a kind of dance, Ath.14.629f, Poll.4.104.    VI title of grade of initiates in the mysteries of Mithras, Porph.Abst.4.16.    VII a sea-monster, Ael.NA9.49, Opp.H.1.367, Nonn.D.1.273.    VIII = ὀροβάγχη, Dsc.2.142, Gp.2.42 tit.

German (Pape)

[Seite 37] οντος, ὁ, 11 der Löwe, Hom. u. Folgde; er heißt bei Hom. ὀρεσίτροφος, Od. 6, 130, αἴθων, 18, 161, ἠϋγένειος, 18, 318, χαροπός, Od. 11, 610, κρατερός, u. ä. ἐρίβρομος, βαρύκομπος u. βαρυφθέγκτης Pind. Ol. 10, 21 P. 5, 58; ὠμηστής, Aesch. Ag. 801, wie ὠμοφάγος, Il. 5, 782. – Oft übtr., wie bei uns, οἴκοι μὲν λέοντες, ἐν μάχῃ δ' ἀλώπεκες, Ar. Par 1189 u. a. D.; auch Plat. sagt ὅταν τις τὸ θυμοειδὲς ἐθίζῃ ἐκ νέου ἀντὶ λέοντος πίθηκον γενέσθαι, Rep. IX, 590 b. – Hom. auch von der Artemis, Ζεύς σε λέοντα γυναιξὶ θῆκε, Zeus machte dich den Weibern zum Löwen, d. i. zur Verderberinn, Il. 21, 483, denn plötzliche Todesfälle der Frauen schrieb man der Artemis zu. – Sprichwörtlich λέοντα ξυρεῖν, Plat. Legg. IV, 707 a, u. λέων ξίφος ἔχων, Paroem. App. 3, 64. Die poet. Formen λείων u. λῖς s. besonders. – Auch als Himmelszeichen, Arat. 147; = λεοντῆ, Luc. hist. conscr. 10. – 2) eine Krebsart, μείζων τοῦ ἀστακοῦ, Ath. III, 106 c; – eine Schlangenart, Nic. Ther. 464; – eine Krankheit, Aret.; – ein Tanz, Ath. XIV, 629 f; Poll. 4, 104. – S. auch nom. pr.