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Ὁπόσον τῷ ποδὶ περρέχει τᾶς γᾶς, τοῦτο χάρις → Every inch of his stature is grace

Theocritus, Idylls, 30.3
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Full diacritics: λοφῐά Medium diacritics: λοφιά Low diacritics: λοφιά Capitals: ΛΟΦΙΑ
Transliteration A: lophiá Transliteration B: lophia Transliteration C: lofia Beta Code: lofia/

English (LSJ)

Ion. λοφ-ῐή, ἡ, (λόφος)

   A mane or bristly ridge on the back of animals, mane of horses, bristly back of boars and hyenas (cf. Arist.PA658a30, HA 498b30, 579b16), φρίξας εὖ λοφιήν, of a wild boar, Od.19.446; ὀρθὰς ἐν λοφιῇ φρίσσει τρίχας ἀμφί τε δειρήν Hes.Sc.391; ἀντὶ λόφου ἡ λοφιὴ κατέχρα the mane served for a plume, Hdt.7.70, cf. 2.71.    2 backfin of dolphins and similar fishes, D.S.3.41, AP9.222 (Antiphil.), Philostr.Im.1.19.    II = λόφος 11, ridge, LXX Jo.15.2, al., AP9.249 (Maec.).

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

λοφῐά: Ἰων. -ιή, ἡ, (λόφος) ἡ χαίτη ἢ ἡ τριχοφόρος ῥάχις τῶν χοίρων καὶ ὑαινῶν (πρβλ. Ἀριστ. π. Ζ. Μορ. 2. 14, 4, π. τὰ Ζ. Ἱστ. 2, 1, 19., 6. 32, 1), φρίξας εὖ λοφιήν, ἐπὶ ἀγρίου χοίρου, Ὀδ. Τ. 446· οὕτω, ὀρθὰς ἐν λοφιῇ φρίσσει τρίχας ἀμφί τε δειρὴν Ἡσ. Ἀσπ. Ἡρ. 391· ἀντὶ λόφου ἡ λοφιὴ κατέχρα, ἡ χαίτη ἐχρησίμευεν ἀντὶ λόφου, Ἡρόδ. 7. 70, πρβλ. 2. 71. 2) τὸ ἐπὶ τοῦ πτερυγίου τῆς ῥάχεως τῶν δελφίνων καὶ ὁμοίων ἰχθύων, Διόδ. 3. 41, Φιλόστρ. 793, Ἀνθ. Π. 9. 222. ΙΙ. = λόφος, αὐτόθι 249, Ἑβδ. (Ἰησ. Ν. ΙΕ΄, 2, κ. ἀλλ.).