Phthia
ὅτι χρὴ τοῦ μέλιτος ἄκρῳ δακτύλῳ, ἀλλὰ μὴ κοίλῃ χειρὶ γεύεσθαι → that honey should be tasted with the fingertip and not by the handful
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
Φθία, ἡ, V. also Γαῖα Φθιάς (-άδος) ἡ. (Eur., And. 925).
Man of Phthia: Φθιώτης, -ου, ὁ.
Of Phthia, fem. adj.: Φθιῶτις, -ίδος, or Φθιάς, -άδος.
Land of Phthia: Φθιῶτις (-ιδος), ἡ (Thuc. 1, 3).
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Phthīa: ae, f., = Φθία>,
I a city in Thessaliotis, the birthplace of Achilles, Mel. 2, 3, 4; Verg. A. 1, 284.—Hence,
A Phthīas, ădis, f., a Phthian woman, Ov. H. 7, 165 (al. Phthia).—
B Phthīōta, ae, and Phthī-ōtes, ae, m., = Φθιώτης>, a Phthiote, Cic. Tusc. 1, 10, 21.—In <number opt="n">plur.</number>, the Phthiotes, Plin. 4, 7, 14, § 28; Liv. 33, 32; 34; 36, 15.—
C Phthīōtis, ĭdis, f., = Φθιῶτις, Phthiotis, a district of Thessaly, in which Phthia lay, Plin. 4, 8, 15, § 29; Liv. 28, 6.—
D Phthī-ōtĭcus, a, um, adj., = Φθιωτικός, of Phthiotis, Phthiotian, poet. for Thessalian: ager, Liv. 33, 3: Tempe, Cat. 64, 35.—
E Phthīus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Phthia: vir, i. e. Achilles, Prop. 2, 13, 38 (2, 5, 22); cf. Achilles, Hor. C. 4, 6, 4: rex, i. e. Peleus, Ov. Am. 2, 17, 17.
