ἄροτος
ἀκίνδυνοι δ' ἀρεταὶ οὔτε παρ' ἀνδράσιν οὔτ' ἐν ναυσὶ κοίλαις τίμιαι → but excellence without danger is honored neither among men nor in hollow ships
English (LSJ)
[ᾰ], ὁ,
A corn-field, οὔτ' ἄρα ποίμνῃσιν καταΐσχεται οὔτ' ἀρότοισιν Od.9.122: metaph., Ἄρη τὸν ἀρότοις θερίζοντα βροτοὺς ἐν ἄλλοις A. Supp.638 (lyr.). 2 crop, S.OT270: metaph., seed, τέκνων ὃν ἔτεκες ἄροτον E.Med.1281 (lyr.); ὅσον εὐσεβίᾳ κρατοῦμεν ἄδικον ἄροτον (cj. Barnes for ἄροτρον) ἀνδρῶν Id.Ion1095. 3 tillage, ploughing, Hes.Op.384,458; ζῆν ἀπ' ἀρότου live by husbandry, Hdt.4.46; ἄ. ἱερός ritual ploughing, ceremonial at Athens, Plu.2.144a: pl., Ar.Ra. 1034. 4 metaph., procreation of children, ὁ ἄ. ὁ ἐν γυναικί Pl. Cra.406b; παίδων ἐπ' ἀρότῳ γνησίων, in Athen. marriage-contracts, Men.720, cf. Pk.436, Luc.Tim.17; τέκνων ἀρότοισιν E.Hyps.Fr.1iii 25. II season of tillage, seed-time, Hes.Op.450, Thphr.HP8.1.2, Arat.267, etc.: hence, season, year, τὸν παρελθόντ' ἄ. S.Tr.69; δωδέκατος ἄ. ib.825 (lyr.).
