προπύλαιος

From LSJ
Revision as of 00:15, 9 February 2013 by Spiros (talk | contribs) (10)
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)

Τοῦ ὅλου οὖν τῇ ἐπιθυμίᾳ καὶ διώξει ἔρως ὄνομα → Love is the name for our pursuit of wholeness, for our desire to be complete

Plato, Symposium, 192e10
Click links below for lookup in third sources:
Full diacritics: προπύλαιος Medium diacritics: προπύλαιος Low diacritics: προπύλαιος Capitals: ΠΡΟΠΥΛΑΙΟΣ
Transliteration A: propýlaios Transliteration B: propylaios Transliteration C: propylaios Beta Code: propu/laios

English (LSJ)

[ῠ], α, ον, (πύλη)

   A before the gate, of the statues of gods, Ἀγυιεῦ τοὐμοῦ προθύρου προπύλαιε Ar.V.875; π. Ἑρμῆς Paus.1.22.8; Ἄρτεμις Id.1.38.6.    II προπύλαια, τά, gateway, entrance, of Egyptian temples, Hdt.2.63, 101, 121, etc.; on the Acropolis at Athens, IG12.92.34, 366.45, Hdt.5.77, Ar.Eq.1326, Th.2.13, D.13.28, 22.13, Aeschin.2.105, Plu.Per.13; at Eleusis, τὰ π. τῆς Δήμητρος καὶ τῆς Κόρης IG22.1187.25; at Epidaurus, ib.42(I).742.23 (ii/iii A.D., prob.): also in sg., τὸ τοῦ Διονύσου π. And.1.38, cf.IG12.363.2, 22.1668.5, D.S.1.67, AP6.297 (Phan.).