θίς
ὦ διάνοια, ἐὰν ἐρευνᾷς τοὺς ἱεροφαντηθέντας λόγους μὲν θεοῦ, νόμους δὲ ἀνθρώπων θεοφιλῶν, οὐδὲν ταπεινὸν οὐδ᾽ ἀνάξιον τοῦ μεγέθους αὐτῶν ἀναγκασθήσῃ παραδέχεσθαι → if, O my understanding, thou searchest on this wise into the oracles which are both words of God and laws given by men whom God loves, thou shalt not be compelled to admit anything base or unworthy of their dignity
English (LSJ)
[ῑ], θῑνός : ὁ Il.23.693, Od.12.45, Ar.V.696, Phld. (v. infr.); ἡ S.Ant.591, Ph.1124, Arist.HA548b6, Call.Fr.126, D.H.3.44:—
A heap, πολὺς ὀστεόφιν θίς Od.12.45; θῖνες νεκρῶν A.Pers.818: metaph., θὶς πημάτων Lyc.812; esp. of sand-banks, θῖνες ψάμμου Hdt.3.26; ἄμμου, γῆς, Plu.Fab.6, Art.18; τοὺς ἐν ἄμμῳ θῖνας Phld.Piet.20; ἐν ταῖς θ. Arist.HA548b6, cf. 537a25; θῖνας καὶ ψάμμους Porph.Abst.4.21; of the sandy deserts of Libya, A.R.4.1384; Νασαμώνων αὔλια καὶ δολιχὰς θ. Call.Fr.126. 2 usu. in Hom., etc., beach, shore, freq. in oblique cases, παρὰ θῖνα . . θαλάσσης Il.1.34, cf. Od.6.236, etc.; παρὰ θῖν' ἁλὸς ἀτρυγέτοιο Il.1.316, cf. 350, etc.; alone, ἐπὶ θινί Od.7.290; παρὰ θῖνα 9.46; later θῖν' ἁλός Ar.V.1521 (parod.); πόντου S.Ph.1124 (lyr.); θαλάσσας E.Andr.109 (eleg.); θαλαττία D.H.3.44. b sand-bank, bar at the mouth of a river, Plb.4.41.6: pl., banks of a stream, D.S. 1.30. 3 sand or mud at the bottom of the sea, οἶδμα . . κυλίνδει βυσσόθεν κελαινὰν θῖνα S.Ant.591: metaph., ὥς μου τὸν θῖνα ταράττεις, i.e. trouble the very bottom of my heart, Ar.V.696, v. Sch. 4 shore-weed, θίν' ἐν φυκιόεντι Il.23.693, cf. Arist.HA598a5; θινὸς ὄζειν ib.620a15. II ἄκρης [πόλιος] θίς the temple that crowns the Acropolis, dub. in Call.Fr.anon.332.
French (Bailly abrégé)
θινός (ὁ ἡ)
I. tas, monceau, amas (d’ossements, de cadavres);
II. particul. amas de sable, d’ord.
1 sable sur le bord de la mer, dune;
2 sable à la surface de la mer, banc de sable;
3 sable au fond de la mer ; vase, limon;
4 sable d’un désert, tourbillons de sable, monticule de sable ; au pl. steppes.
Étymologie: cf. θείνω.
