ἔλυτρον

English (LSJ)

τό, (εἰλύω)
A covering:
1 bow-case, S.Fr.1043 (pl.); sheath of a spear, Ar.Ach.1120; mirror-case, IG2.706Ab13; χοᾶ ἐν ἐλύτρῳ ib.11 (2).219B76 (Delos, iii B.C.); case of a shield, D.S.20.11 (pl.).
2 sheath of the spinal cord, Hp.Art.45: the shard of a beetle's wing, Arist.HA532a23; shell of a crab, Ael.NA9.43; of the eyelids, Arist. de An.421b29; of the umbilical cord, Id.HA586b23.
3 husk or capsule of seeds, J.AJ3.7.6; the flowering glume of ζέα δίκοκκος, Dsc. 2.89.
4 the body, as being the case or shell of the soul, Pl.R. 588e, Poet. ap. Luc.Demon.44.
5 reservoir for water, Hdt.1.185,4.173, Paus.2.27.7, al.; tank for fish, Palaeph.27. (Cf. Skt. varútram 'cloak', varūtár- 'protector'.) [ῠ Ar.l.c.]

Spanish (DGE)

(ἔλῠτρον) -ου, τό
I 1funda, estuche, envoltura frec. de armas preciadas τοῦ δόρατος ... τοὔλυτρον Ar.Ach.1120, cf. S.Fr.1043, μάχαιρα χαλκῆ ἐν ἐλύτρῳ ἐλεφαντίνῳ IG 2².1425.267 (IV a.C.), τὰ τῶν ἀσπίδων ἔλυτρα D.S.20.11, cf. Poll.7.157, κυλιχνὶς ἐν ἐλύτρῳ ξυλίνῳ Ath.Askl.5.35 (IV a.C.), χοᾶ ἐλαηρὸν ἐν ἐλύτρῳ πυθμένα οὐκ ἔχοντα IG 11.219B.76 (Delos III a.C.), cf. Plu.2.665b, ὁ τόνος ... εἰς ἔλυτρον ἐμβληθείς ref. a una máquina, Ph.Bel.72.30, ἔ. τῷ ἀνδριάντι τὸν χρυσοῦν κίονα περιθεῖναι y que, a modo de funda protectora, rodeó la estatua con oro formando una columna para que no se viera el desnudo, Theophilus 1, τὰ πολλὰ τῶν ἄγαν τιμιωτάτων ἐν ἐλύτροις εὐτελέσι καλύπτεται Thdt.Affect.9.2
•fig. envoltura dicho del cuerpo humano τὸ ἔξω ... ἔ. en una imagen del alma en la que lo exterior no deja ver lo interior, Pl.R.588e, cf. Aristid.Quint.66.20, γαῖα λαβ' Ἀδμήτου ἔ. acoge, tierra, la envoltura de Admeto, e.e. el cuerpo poét. en Luc.Demon.44, cf. M.Ant.9.3, Basil.Ep.136.1, ἡ δ' ἀνθρώπου φύσις ... οἷον ἔ. τι τὴν πανουργίαν ἑαυτῇ περιβαλοῦσα Plu.2.562b, τοῦτο τὸ γράμμα ... τῆς τοῦ νομοθέτου γνώμης ἔ. Lib.Decl.43.40
•de la guarida de la serpiente, como una funda o estuche εἰς τὸ χωρῆσαι τὸ σῶμα ὥσπερ ἔ. Sch.Er.Il.22.93a.
2 para líquidos depósito, estanque, cisterna ὤρυσσε ἔ. λίμνῃ excavó un depósito para un lago Hdt.1.185, cf. 4.173, συγκλείων εἰς ἔ. ἰχθῦς Palaeph.27, ἔ. κρήνης, ἐς ὃ τὸ ὕδωρ συλλέγεται Paus.2.27.7, cf. Tit.Cam.158.4 (III a.C.), Paus.7.27.4, Procop.Aed.1.11.14.
II usos en cien.
1 anat. parte que recubre, recubrimiento, plu. membranas protectoras ὁ νωτιαῖος οἷσιν ἐλύτρωται ἐλύτροισιν Hp.Art.45, τὰ ὄμματα ... ἔχει ... ὥσπερ ἔ. τὰ βλέφαρα Arist.de An.421^b29, cf. Poll.2.69, περὶ δὲ τοὺς (τῶν φλεβῶν) ὑμένας ὁ ὀμφαλὸς οἷον ἔ. Arist.HA 586^b23, τὸ κάλυμμα τῆς μήτρας, ὃ καλοῦμεν ἔλυτρον Sch.Ar.Th.509D., tb. del huevo Hippiatr.2.19, 22.12.
2 entom. élitro de los insectos τὰ μὲν (ἔντομα) ἔχει ... ἔ. τοῖς πτεροῖς Arist.HA 532^a23, cf. PA 682^b14, Sud.s.u. κολεόπτερον.
3 zool. caparazón del cangrejo, Ael.NA 9.43, Opp.H.1.303, Cyr.Al.M.68.925B
•concha de caracol marino, Ael.NA 11.21, cf. 12.27
•concha, valva de una ostra, Philostr.VA 3.57, fig. οὐ τῷ ἐλύτρῳ μόνῳ τῶν γραμμάτων καλλωπιζόμενος, ἀλλὰ καὶ τὸν ἐν τούτοις κεκρυμμένον μαργαρίτην ὑποδεικνύς Thdt.Ep.49.
4 bot. estuche, vaina de una semilla o una flor ὑποτρίβειν τὴν λευκὴν μήκωνα, ἡσυχῇ φώξαντα σὺν τῷ ἐλύτρῳ Dieuch.15.82, περίεισι δ' αὐτὴν (κάλυκα) ἔ. lo rodea (el cáliz) una especie de vaina describiendo una flor, I.AI 3.174, ἐν δυσὶν ἐλύτροις ἔχουσα συνεζευγμένον τὸ σπέρμα Dsc.2.89, cf. Basil.Hex.5.8
•cáscara de nueces o castañas, Philostr.Im.1.31, Alciphr.3.24.2, Sch.Lyc.845b, del piñón, Paus.10.13.3.

German (Pape)

[Seite 803] τό (ἐλύω), Hülle, Futteral; τὸ ἔξω ἔλυτρον Plat. Rep. IX, 588 e; τοῦ δόρατος Ar. Ach. 1120; τῶν ἀσπίδων D. Sic. 20, 11 u. Sp.; τοῦ ὕδατος, Wasserbehälter, Cisterne, Her. 1, 185; ὑδάτων 4, 173, vgl. 1, 185; – die Flügeldecke der Insekten, Arist. H. A. 4, 7; Poll. 2, 69; die Schale des Krebses, Ael. N. A. 9, 43; Hülfe, Schale von Früchten, Diosc. u. A.; der Körper als Hülle der Seele, Luc. Demon. 44.

French (Bailly abrégé)

ου (τό) :
I. enveloppe, étui, fourreau;
II. p. ext. tout ce qui sert d'enveloppe;
1 le corps considéré comme enveloppe de l'âme;
2 écale de l'écrevisse;
3 réservoir pour l'eau, citerne.
Étymologie: ἐλύω.

Russian (Dvoretsky)

ἔλυτρον: τό
1 футляр, чехол (τοῦ δόρατος Arph.; τῶν ἀσπίδων Diod.; λυχνίων ἀργυρῶν Plut.);
2 оболочка, покров (τὰ ὄμματα ἔχει ὥσπερ ἔ. τὰ βλέφαρα Arst.; τὸ ἔξω ἔ. Plat.);
3 поэт. бренная оболочка, тело (γαῖα, λαβ᾽ Ἀδμήτου ἔ. Luc.);
4 вместилище: ἔ. τοῦ ὕδατος или τῶν ὑδάτων Her. водоем, бассейн;
5 зоол. надкрылье (τὰ κολεόπτερα ἐν ἐλύτρῳ ἔχει τὰ πτερά Arst.).

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

ἔλυτρον: τό, (ἐλύω) = κάλυμμα, περικάλυμμα, ὡς, 1) ἡ θήκη δόρατος, Ἀριστοφ. Ἀχ. 1120· τὸ περικάλυμμα ἀσπίδος, Διόδ. 20. 11. 2) τὸ ἐπικάλυμμα τῶν πτερῶν κανθάρου, Ἀριστ. π. τὰ Ζ. Ἱστ. 1. 4. 12., 4. 7, 8· τὸ ὄστρακον καρκίνου, Αἰλ. π. Ζ. 9. 43· ἐπὶ βλεφάρων Ἀριστ. π. Ψυχ. 2. 9, 12, πρβλ. π. τὰ Ζ. Ἱστ. 7. 8, 6. 3) τὸ περικάλυμμα σπόρων, Διοσκ. 2. 111. 4) τὸ σῶμα ὡς ὃν τὸ περικάλυμμα τῆς ψυχῆς, Πλάτ. Πολ. 588Ε, ποιητὴς παρὰ Λουκ. ἐν Δημών. 44. 5) μέρος πρὸς συναγωγὴν ὕδατος, δεξαμενή, Ἡρόδ. 1. 185., 4. 173, Παυσ. 2. 27., 7, κ. ἀλλ.

Greek Monotonic

ἔλῠτρον: τό (ἐλύω II)·
I. 1. θήκη δόρατος, σε Αριστοφ.
2. το σώμα ως περικάλλυμα της ψυχής, σε Πλάτ. παρά Λουκ.
II. μέρος για συγκέντρωση νερού, δεξαμενή, σε Ηρόδ.

Middle Liddell

ἔλῠτρον, ου, τό, ἐλύω II]
I. the case of a spear, Ar.
2. the body as the case of the soul, Plat. ap. Luc.
II. a place for holding water, a reservoir, Hdt.

English (Woodhouse)

case, cover, covering

Translations

scabbard

Albanian: mbulesë, mill, zgjebe, këllëf; Arabic: غِمْد‎, غِلَاف‎; Armenian: պատյան; Aromanian: teacã; Azerbaijani: qın, kılıf; Bashkir: ҡын; Belarusian: ножны, похва, похвы; Bulgarian: ножница; Burmese: ဓားအိမ်; Catalan: beina; Chinese Literary Chinese: 韜; Mandarin: 鞘, 劍鞘, 剑鞘, 刀鞘, 刀鞘; Czech: pochva; Danish: skede; Dutch: schede; Esperanto: glavingo; Estonian: mõõgatupp; Faroese: slíðri; Finnish: tuppi, huotra; French: fourreau; Galician: vaíña; Georgian: ქარქაში; German: Schwertscheide, Scheide; Gothic: 𐍆𐍉𐌳𐍂; Greek: θηκάρι, θήκη; Ancient Greek: γωρυτός, γόρυτος, δορατοδόχη, δοροθήκη, δουροδόκη, δουροθήκη, ἔλυτρον, κολεόν, κολεός, κουλεόν, ξιφοθήκη, περιβολή; Hebrew: נדן‎, נרתיק‎; Hindi: मियान, म्यान; Hungarian: hüvely, tok; Icelandic: skálpur, skeiðar; Ido: gaino; Irish: truaill; Italian: fodero, guaina; Japanese: 鞘; Kazakh: қын, қынап; Khmer: ស្រោមដាវ; Korean: 칼집, 대검집; Kyrgyz: кын; Lao: ຝັກ; Latin: vagina; Latvian: maksts; Lithuanian: makštis; Low German: scheed; Macedonian: канија, корица, ножница; Malayalam: വാളുറ; Maltese: għant; Maranao: tagob, tagoban; Mongolian: хуй; Ngazidja Comorian: wala; Northern Northern Norwegian: slire, skjede; Persian: غلاف‎, قراب‎, نیام‎; Polish: pochwa; Portuguese: bainha; Romanian: teacă; Russian: ножны; Scottish Gaelic: duille, fraighe, cochall, faighean, duille-sgeine; Serbo-Croatian: korice; Cyrillic: ножница; Roman: nožnica; Slovak: pošva; Slovene: nožnica; Spanish: vaina; Swedish: skida, balja, slida; Tagalog: kaluban, bayna; Tajik: ғилоф, наём; Thai: ฝัก; Turkish: kın, kılıf; Turkmen: gyn; Ukrainian: пі́хви, пі́хва; Uyghur: قىن‎, غىلاپ‎; Uzbek: qin, gʻilof; Vietnamese: vỏ, bao kiếm; Volapük: denavead; Welsh: gwain; Yiddish: שייד‎

cistern

Albanian: cisternë, hauz, bot; Arabic: صِهْرِيج‎, فِنْطَاس‎, حَوْض‎; Armenian: ցիստերն; Azerbaijani: sistern; Belarusian: цыстэрна, бак, рэзервуар, рэзэрвуар; Bulgarian: резервоар, цистерна; Burmese: ရေလှောင်ကန်; Catalan: cisterna; Chinese Mandarin: 水槽; Czech: cisterna; Dalmatian: cistierna; Danish: cisterne; Dutch: cisterne, waterreservoir, regenput, regenwaterput, regenbak, waterkelder; Esperanto: akvujo, cisterno; Estonian: tsistern; Finnish: vesisäiliö, sadevesisäiliö; French: citerne, cuve; Middle French: cisterne; Friulian: cistierne; Galician: canfurna, cisterna, alxube, alxibe; Georgian: ცისტერნა; German: Zisterne; Greek: δεξαμενή, στέρνα; Ancient Greek: ἀποδοχεῖον, δεξαμενή, ἐκδοχεῖον, ἔλυτρον, κολυμβήθρα, λάκκος, σκεπτούριον, συστάς, ὑδρεῖον, ὑδρίον, ὑδροδοχεῖον, ὑδροδόχος, ὑδροθήκη, ὑδροστάσιον, ὑδροχοεῖον, φρέαρ, φρεατία, ψυχαγώγιον; Hebrew: גֵּב‎; Hindi: टंकी, जलाशय, हौज़; Hungarian: ciszterna, víztároló; Ido: aquuyo; Indonesian: perigi; Irish: sistéal; Istriot: zustierna; Italian: cisterna; Japanese: 水槽, 貯水槽, タンク; Kazakh: шанаш, цистерна; Korean: 탱크, 수조(水槽); Kyrgyz: цистерна; Latin: cisterna, lacus; Latvian: cisterna; Lithuanian: cisterna; Macedonian: цистерна; Maori: kurawai; Middle English: cisterne; Ngazidja Comorian: isima; Norwegian Bokmål: sisterne, cisterne; Nynorsk: sisterne, cisterne; Persian: سیسترن‎, حوض‎; Polish: cysterna; Portuguese: cisterna; Romanian: cisternă; Russian: цистерна, бак, резервуар; Sardinian: chisterra, cisterra, gisterra; Scots: cistren; Scottish Gaelic: amar; Serbo-Croatian Cyrillic: цѝсте̄рна; Roman: cìstērna; Sicilian: jisterna, sterna; Slovak: cisterna, rezervoár; Slovene: cisterna; Spanish: aljibe, cisterna; Swedish: cistern; Tajik: систерн, ҳавз; Thai: ถังน้ำ, แท็งก์น้ำ, ถังเก็บน้ำ; Tibetan: ཆུ་སྒྲོམ; Tigrinya: ጋው; Turkish: sarnıç; Ukrainian: цистерна, бак, резервуар; Urdu: حَوضْ‎; Uzbek: sisterna; Welsh: seston, dyfrgist