διφυής: Difference between revisions

|Definition=ές: neut. pl. <b class="b3">διφυῆ</b>, also <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> διφυᾶ <span class="bibl">Arist. <span class="title">PA</span>669b18</span> (s. v. l.):—<b class="b2">of double nature</b> or <b class="b2">form</b>, ἔχιδνα μειξοπάρθενος δ. <span class="bibl">Hdt.4.9</span>; of Centaurs, <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Tr.</span> 1095</span>, <span class="bibl">Pherecyd.50</span> J.; of Pan, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Cra.</span>408d</span>; <b class="b3">Κέκροψ</b>, i. e. man and serpent, but expld. as <b class="b2">of double sex</b> (Suid.), or <b class="b2">of double race</b> (Egyptian and Greek), <span class="bibl">D.S.1.28</span>; δ. Ἔρως <b class="b2">sexual intercourse</b>, <span class="bibl">Orph.<span class="title">A.</span> 14</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> generally, <b class="b2">twofold, double</b>, <b class="b3">κόραι</b> Ion Lyr.<span class="bibl">16</span>; ὀφρύες <span class="bibl">Arist. <span class="title">HA</span>491b14</span>; <b class="b3">στῆθος διφυὲς μαστοῖς</b> ib.<span class="bibl">493a12</span>; ἡ τῶν μυκτήρων δύναμις <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">PA</span>657a4</span>; <b class="b3">μῦς</b>, of the biceps, <span class="bibl">Gal.<span class="title">UP</span>13.13</span>; αὐλός <span class="bibl">Aret.<span class="title">SD</span>2.13</span>.</span>