ὕδρα

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ὑπὸ δὲ τῆς φιλαυτίας παρηγμένοι ἄλογα φασὶν τὰ ζῷα ἐφεξῆς τὰ ἄλλα σύμπαντα → it is self-love which leads them to say that all the other animals without exception are non-rational

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Full diacritics: ὕδρα Medium diacritics: ὕδρα Low diacritics: ύδρα Capitals: ΥΔΡΑ
Transliteration A: hýdra Transliteration B: hydra Transliteration C: ydra Beta Code: u(/dra

English (LSJ)

Ion. ὕδρη, ἡ, (cf. ὕδωρ)

   A water-serpent, but esp. of the Lernaean hydra, Hes.Th.313, S.Tr.574,836 (lyr.), 1094; Ὕδραν τέμνειν, prov. of labour in vain, because two heads sprang up for every one which was cut off, Pl.R.426e: pl., but still with reference to the Lernaean hydra, E.Heracl.950, Ph.[1136]: prov., ὕδρης ποικιλώτερος Herod.3.89 (ἐπὶ τῶν δολερῶν Diogenian.7.69).    II name of a constellation, = ὕδρος 111, Arat.444, etc.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

ὕδρα: Ἰων. ὕδρη, ἡ, (ἴδε ὕδωρ) ὡς τὸ ὕδρος, ὄφις ἐν ὕδασι διαιτώμενος, «νεροφίδα», ἐπὶ τῆς Λερναίας Ὕδρας, Ἡσ. Θεογ. 313, Σοφ. Τρ. 574, 836, 1094· ὕδραν τέμνειν, παροιμ. ἐπὶ ματαιοπονίας, ἐπειδὴ δύο κεφαλαὶ ἀναφύονται ἀντὶ μιᾶς ἀποκοπείσης, Πλάτ. Πολ. 426Ε· - ἐν τῷ πληθ., ἀλλὰ πάλιν ἐν σχέσει πρὸς τὴν Λερναίαν Ὕδραν, Εὐρ. Ἡρακλ. 950, Φοίν. 1136. - Καθ’ Ἡσύχ.: «ὕδρα· ὁ ὕδρος ὄφις· οἱ δὲ τὸν χέρουδρον». ΙΙ. ὄνομα ἀστερισμοῦ, Ἄρατ. 444, κλπ.