χελιδών

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τῶν δ᾽ ὀρθουμένων σῴζει τὰ πολλὰ σώμαθ᾽ ἡ πειθαρχία → But of those who make it through, following orders is what saves most of their lives (Sophocles, Antigone 675f.)

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Full diacritics: χελῑδών Medium diacritics: χελιδών Low diacritics: χελιδών Capitals: ΧΕΛΙΔΩΝ
Transliteration A: chelidṓn Transliteration B: chelidōn Transliteration C: chelidon Beta Code: xelidw/n

English (LSJ)

όνος, ἡ (even of the male, S.E.M.1.151); but masc., metaph. of men, Ion Trag.33, cf. Hdn.Gr.1.25: voc. χελιδοῖ, as if from a nom. χελιδώ, Anacr.67, Simon.74, Ar.Av.1411 (anap.), AP9.70 (Mnasalc., with

   A v.l. χελιδόν, as in Anacreont.9.2 cod.):—swallow, Od.21.411, 22.240, Hes.Op.568, Hdt.2.22, Democr.14, etc.: πέδοικος χ. A.Fr.53, cf. Ar.Av.714 (anap): prov., μία χ. ἔαρ οὐ ποιεῖ Cratin.33 (cf. Arist.EN1098a18); δεῖσθαι δ' ἔοικεν οὐκ ὀλίγων χ. Ar.Av.1417, cf. 1681; χ. λευκή, of a rare event, Thphr.Sign.39; the twittering of the swallow was prov. used of barbarous tongues by the Greeks, εἴπερ ἐστὶ μὴ χελιδόνος δίκην ἀγνῶτα φωνὴν βάρβαρον κεκτημένη A.Ag.1050: hence ὁ χ., = ὁ βάρβαρος, Ion l.c.; Θρῃκία χ. ἐπὶ βάρβαρον ἑζομένη πέταλον Ar.Ra.681 (lyr.); χελιδόνων μουσεῖα bowers that ring with poetasters' twitterings, ib.93 (parodied from ἀηδόνων μουσεῖα in E., v. Fr.88).    2 metaph. of letters, τῶν σῶν χ. αἱ ἡμέτεραι πλείους Lib.Ep.46.2.    II flying-fish, Dactylopterus volitans, hirondelle de mer, Ephipp.12.5 (anap.), Speus. ap. Ath.7.324f; χ. θαλάττιαι Arist.HA535b27.    III frog in the hollow of a horse's foot (expld. by Hsch. τὸ κοῖλον τῆς ὁπλῆς), so called from its being forked like the swallow's tail, X.Eq. 1.3, 4.5, 6.2, Poll.1.188.    2 the like part of a dog's foot, Suid.    3 = λειχήν 4, Cael.Aur.TP1.138 (pl.); a growth on the knee in horses, Sch.Nic.Th.945.    4 hollow above the bend of the elbow, Hsch.    5 pudenda muliebria (with play on Ar.Lys.770 (hex.)), Suid., cf. Juv.6.365(6).    6 a kind of ship, Suid.    7 a Peloponnesian silver coin, Id. (Χελιδφών as pr.n., IG92(1).86 (Corinthian, found at Thermon); cf. Assyr. hinundu, Lat. hirundo.)

German (Pape)

[Seite 1348] όνος, ἡ, voc. χελιδοῖ, Simonds. frg. 118 bei Schol. Ar. Av. 1406, bei Gramm. χελιδόν, vgl. Anacr. 9, 2 u. Jac. A. P. p. LXVII, – 1) die Schwalbe; Il. 21, 411. 22, 240; Hes. O. 570; Her. 2, 22; εἴπερ ἐστὶ μὴ χελιδόνος δίκην ἀγνῶτα φωνὴν βάρβαρον κεκτημένη Aesch. Ag. 1020 (vgl. χελιδονίζω); Ar. oft, βαδίζειν ὥςπερ αἱ χελιδόνες Av. 1679, οὐκ ὀλίγων δεῖσθαι χελιδόνων 1417, mit Bezug auf das Sprichwort μία χελιδὼν ἔαρ οὐ ποιεῖ, wie der Schol. anführt (s. Arist. eth. 1, 7); ὅταν χελιδὼν ἠρινὰ φωνῇ κελαδῇ Pax 774. – 2) ein fliegender Meerfisch von der Farbe der Schwalbe, exocoetus volitans oder evolans Linn.; Ephipp. bei Ath. VII, 322 d; Arist. H. A. 4, 9; Ael. N. A. 2, 50. – 3) die Höhlung unten im Hufe der Pferde od. im eigentlichen Strahle, rana, Xen. equit. 1, 6; – eine ähnliche Höhlung unter dem Fuße des Hundes, Suid.; – eine Höhlung über dem Ellenbogen im Buge, id.