πεῖραρ

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βορβόρῳ δ' ὕδωρ λαμπρὸν μιαίνων οὔποθ' εὑρήσεις ποτόνonce limpid waters are stained with mud, you'll never find a drink

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Full diacritics: πεῖραρ Medium diacritics: πεῖραρ Low diacritics: πείραρ Capitals: ΠΕΙΡΑΡ
Transliteration A: peîrar Transliteration B: peirar Transliteration C: peirar Beta Code: pei=rar

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(also πεῖρας, v. infr. 1.5), ᾰτος, τό, Ep., Ion., and Lyr. form of πέρας,

   A end, limit, οὐδ' εἴ κε τὰ νείατα πείραθ' ἵκηαι γαίης καὶ πόντοιο Il. 8.478, cf. Od. 5.463, 11.13.    2 completion, οὐ γάρ πω πάντων ἐπὶ πείρατ' ἀέλων ἤλθομεν the end of our labours, 23.248.    3 achievement, execution, mode or means of execution, ᾧ παιδὶ ἑκάστου πείρατ' ἔειπε Il.23.350 ; πείρατ' ἀέθλων δείκνυεν Pi. P.4.220 ; εἰ δέ τις ἀνδρῶν ἡμετέρης τέχνης πείρατά φησιν ἔχειν says he possesses the secret ( = power of execution) of my art, Zeuxisin PLG2.318, cf. IG 3.399 ; νίκης πείρατ' ἔχονται ἐν ἀθανάτοισι θεοῖσι the achievement of victory is dependent on the gods, Il. 7.102 ; νίκης ἐν θεοῖσι πείρατα Archil. 55.    4 final decision, verdict, ἐπὶ ἴστορι πεῖραρ ἑλέσθαι Il.18.501.    5 doom, ἐκφυγέειν μέγα π. ὀϊζύος Od.5.289 ; ὥς κεν θᾶσσον ὀλέθρου πείραθ' ἵκηαι Il.6.143 ; πεῖρας θανάτου Pi.O.2.31.    II instrument, tool, ἦλθε δὲ χαλκεὺς ὅπλ' ἐν χερσὶν ἔχων χαλκήϊα, πείρατα τέχνης, ἄκμονά τε σφῦράν τ' εὐποίητόν τε πυράγρην Od.3.433, cf. Sch. Dad loc.    2 esp. tackle, rope, δησάντων σ'. . ὀρθὸν ἐν ἱστοπέδῃ, ἐκ δ' αὐτοῦ πείρατ' ἀνήφθω Od.12.51 ; οὐδ' ἔτι δεσμά σ' ἔρυκε, λύοντο δὲ πείρατα πάντα h.Ap. 129 : metaph., πτολέμοιο πεῖραρ . . τάνυσσαν Il.13.359 : Τρώεσσιν ὀλέθρου πείρατ' ἐφῆπται 7.402 ; πᾶσιν ὀλέθρου πείρατ' ἐφῆπτο Od. 22.33 ; καιρὸν εἰ φθέγξαιο, πολλῶν πείρατα συντανύσαις ἐν βραχεῖ Pi.P.1.81. (περ-Fṛ-, περ-Fṇ-τ-, cogn. with πείρω, πόρος.)