νεοσσιά
Ἀναβάντα γὰρ εἰς τὴν ἀκρόπολιν, καὶ διὰ τὴν ὑπερβολὴν τῆς λύπης προσκόψαντα τῷ ζῆν, ἑαυτὸν κατακρημνίσαι → For he ascended the acropolis and then, because he was disgusted with life by reason of his excessive grief, cast himself down the height
English (LSJ)
Ion. νεοσσ-ιή, Att. νεοττιά, later νοσσιά, Ion. νοσσιή, ἡ,
A nest of young birds, Id.3.111, Ar.Av.642, Pl.R.548a, Thphr.CP 4.5.7 (in the form νοσσιῶν); νεοττιὰς ποιεῖσθαι, νεοττιὰν ποιεῖν, Arist. HA613b6, 618a8. 2 brood of young birds, Lycurg.132, Dsc.Eup. 1.21, Ev.Luc.13.34; ν. χελιδόνων Men.Pk.278: metaph., ν. τέκνων Com.Adesp.873 (= Trag.Adesp.189). 3 lair, ἐφ' ἧς ἀλώπηξ νοσσιὴν πεποίηται Herod.7.72. 4 beehive, LXX 4 Ma.14.19.
German (Pape)
[Seite 244] ἡ, att, νεοττιά, das Rest mid den Jungen; Ar. Av. 841; Lycurg. 132; νεοσσιή, Her. 3, 112; Plat. Rep. VIII, 548 a, wo der Accent schwankt; auch die Jungen selbst, die Brut der Vögel.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
νεοσσιά: Ἰων. -ιή, Ἀττ. νεοττιά, ἡ˙ - καλιὰ μικρῶν στρουθίων, Ἡροδ. 3. 111, Ἀριστοφ. Ὄρν. 641, Πλάτ. Πολ. 548Α, Θεοφρ. π. Φυτ. Αἰτ. 4. 5, 7 (ἔνθα τὰ Ἀντίγραφ. νοσσιῶν)˙ νεοττιὰν ποιεῖσθαι, Λατ. nidificare, Ἀριστ. περὶ τὰ Ζ. Ἱστορ. 6. 1, 6 κτλ. 2) γόνος νεαρῶν πτηνῶν, Λυκοῦργ. 166. 33. 3) κυψέλη μελισσῶν, Ἰωσήπ. Μακκ. 14 ἐν τέλ.
