ἀνδρεῖος

English (LSJ)

α, ον, Ion. ἀνδρ-ήιος, η, ον (codd. of Hdt. have the common form in the Comp. and Sup. ἀνδρειότερος, -ότατος, 1.79,123), Delph. ἀνδρέος GDI1724, al.:—

   A of or for a man, στέγη dub. in A.Fr.124; θαἰμάτια Ar.Ec.75; opp. γυναικεῖος, Id.Th.154, Archipp.6D., Pl.R. 451c, X.Mem.2.7.5; πέπλοι Theoc.28.10 (where ἀνδρέϊοι) ; αὐλός (v. αὐλός) Hdt.1.17; ἀ. ἀγορά the men's market, CIG3657 (Cyzicus); ἀνδρεῖος (sc. σύλλογος) Test.Epict.1.22, 2.29; ἀνδρεῖα ἠμπίσχετο vestem virilem, D.L.3.46; ἀ. ἱμάτιον, = toga virilis, Plu.Brut.14.    II manly, masculine, courageous, ῥώμη Hdt.7.153, etc.; even of women, Arist.Pol.1277b22, Po.1454a23; and in bad sense, stubborn, ἀναίσχυντος καὶ ἀ. τὰ τοιαῦτα Luc.Ind.3: neut., τὸ ἀνδρεῖον, = ἀνδρεία, Th. 2.39; καὶ τοῦτ' ἐμοὶ τἀνδρεῖον ἡ προμηθία E.Supp.510; ἔβησαν εἰς τἀνδρεῖον Id.Andr.683. Adv. -ως Ar.Pax498, al.: Sup. -ότατα Pl.Plt. 262a.    2 of animals, Arist.HA488b17, cf. Pl.La.196d, 196e.    3 of things, strong, vigorous, λαφυγμός Eup.148; θήρατρον Ael.VH 1.1.    III ἀνδρεῖα, τά, the public meals of the Cretans, also the older name for the Spartan φειδίτια or φιλίτια (q.v.), Alcm.22, Arist. Pol.1272a3, Plu.Lyc.12, Str.10.4.18 (v.l. ἄνδρια:—also ἀνδρήιον, τό, Cretan for the public hall, GDI4992 a ii 9, cf. 5040.38, al.    IV ἀνδρεῖον, τό, = σίνηπι ἄγριον, Ps.-Dsc.2.154.