λιτός

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Full diacritics: λῑτός Medium diacritics: λιτός Low diacritics: λιτός Capitals: ΛΙΤΟΣ
Transliteration A: litós Transliteration B: litos Transliteration C: litos Beta Code: lito/s

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ή, όν,

   A simple, inexpensive, frugal, λιταὶ τράπεζαι Ps.-Phoc.81; οἱ λ. χυλοί Epicur.Ep.3p.63U.; λ. βίος Men.633, Crates Theb.10; τροφὴ λιτοτάτη Ath.5.191f; λιτὴ δίαιτα Plu.2.668f, cf. 125d, etc.; τὸ λ. τῆς διαίτης, κατὰ τὴν δίαιταν, Epicur.Fr.478, M.Ant.1.3; παρέξοδος (q.v.) -οτέρη Hp.Decent.8; λ. χλαμύδιον Men.442; τὰ ἱμάτια λ. καὶ σώφρονα Jul.Caes.317c; μίτρη λιτὴ στυππείου Michel832.17 (Samos, iv B. C.); ὑποκεφάλαια δύο ἡμιτυβίου λιτά ib.l.23; [ἀσπίδας] χαλκᾶς λιτὰς δύο, opp. περίχρυσος μία, IG22.1491.31 (iv B. C.); ἅλα λιτὸν ἐπέσθων frugal salt, Call.Epigr.48; λ. ὀξίς Nicostr.Com.9 (cj. for λοιπή) ; λ. ὕδωρ πίνων D.L.8.13; λ. χρίματα simple or plain unguents, Call. Lav.Pall.25; λ. ταφή Phld.Mort.30; λ. ζωμός thin (chicken-) broth, Gal.12.295; of medicines, ἡ διὰ κωδυῶν λιτή (sc. δύναμις) Crito ap. Gal.13.38; ἡ διὰ μόρων λιτή Archig. ap. eund.12.973; λ. ἔμπλαστροι Androm. ap. eund.13.495, cf. 486; χάρτης λιτός, as a cargo, perh. cheap or coarse papyrus, Cat.Cod.Astr.1.104.28.    2 of persons, poor, λ. γενόμενος τοῖς ἔχουσι μὴ φθόνει dub. in Dionys.Com.10 ( = Dionys.Trag.8); frugal, αὐτάρκεις καὶ λ. Plb.6.48.7; κατὰ τὴν ἐσθῆτα καὶ σίτησιν ἀφελὴς καὶ λ. Id.11.10.3; λ. περὶ δίαιταν Plu.2.709b. Adv. -τῶς frugally, Sotad.Com.1.6, AP7.156 (Isid.); λ. βιοῦν D.L. 6.105; λ. καὶ σωφρόνως ζῆν Ephor.149 J.; λαμπρῶς ἢ λ. ἐξενεχθέντας Phld.l.c.    II metaph., of style, plain, simple, unadorned, Arist. Rh.1416b25, D.H.Th.23, al.    III paltry, petty, small, τάφος AP 7.73 (Gemin.), cf. 7.18 (Antip.Thess.); of persons, opp. μέγας, Call. Ap.10; πολισμάτια Plb.32.8.3. Adv. -τῶς slightly, ἡψημένα Artem. 1.70; λ. ἑφθά Diocl.Fr.141; dub. sens. in Alc.Oxy.1788 Fr.2.11. [ῑ, but ῐ late, λῐτὰ δεῖπνα Nonn.D.17.59.]
λῐτός (A), ή, όν, epith. of γαῖα, dub. sens. in Alex.Aet.1, Orph. A.92; λιτὴ χθών· ἀπὸ τοῦ προσκυνεῖσθαι καὶ λιτανεύεσθαι, Hsch.
λῐτός (B), ή, όν,

   A suppliant, supplicatory, θυσίαι Pi.O.6.78; ἐπαοιδαί Id.P.4.217.