bed
οὐ γὰρ συμφύεται τὰ πεπηγότα ὤσπερ τὰ ὑγρά (Aristotle, Meteorologica 348a.14) → since solid bodies/frozen drops cannot coalesce like liquid ones
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
subs.
P. and V. κοίτη, ἡ (Plat.), κλίνη, ἡ, στρωμνή, ἡ, V. λέκτρον, τό, or pl., δέμνιον, τό, or pl., Ar. and V. λέχος, τό, or pl., εὐνή, ἡ (also used in the phrase ἐν ταῖς εὐναῖς, in their beds, in Thuc. 3, 112, and 4, 32).
Put to bed, v.: Ar. and P. κατακλίνειν, V. εὐνάζειν.
Go to bed: P. and V. κοιμᾶσθαι, κοιμίζεσθαι, V. εὐνάζεσθαι.
Make a bed, v.: Ar. and V. στορεννύναι, στορνύναι.
Trucklebed: Ar. and P. σκίμπους, ὁ.
Bed of leaves: P. and V. στιβάς, ἡ (Plat.).
Of a mountain stream: Ar. and P. χαράδρα, ἡ.
Of the sea: use P. ἔδαφος, τό.
Of a garden: P. πρασία, ἡ (Homer).
Marriage bed: see under marriage.
Getting in each other's way in the bed of the river: P. ἐν κοίλῳ ὄντι τῷ ποταμῷ ἐν σφίσιν αὐτοῖς ταρασσόμενοι (Thuc. 7, 84).
