πρεσβύτης: Difference between revisions

|Definition=[ῠ], ητος, Dor. -ας, ατος, ἡ, <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">age, seniority</b>, Test.Epict.4.28, 6.29: opp. <b class="b3">νεότας</b>, prob. rest. in <span class="title">IG</span>5(1).1427.5 (Messene).</span><br /><span class="bld">πρεσβ-ύτης</span> [ῡ], ου, ὁ, prose form of <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> πρέσβυς 1, Hp.<b class="b2">Aër</b>.10 (pl.), <span class="bibl">Th.3.67</span> (pl.), <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">EN</span>1157b14</span> (pl.), etc.; the sixth of the seven ages, <span class="bibl">Hp.<span class="title">Hebd.</span>5</span>; also in Trag. and Com., <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Ph.</span>847</span>, <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Eq.</span>525</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Nu.</span>358</span>; πατέρα π. Κρόνον <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Eu.</span>641</span>; ἀνὴρ π. <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Ach.</span>707</span>, <span class="bibl">Antipho 4.1.6</span>; ὁ ἐκ παιδὸς μέχρι πρεσβύτου χρόνος <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">R.</span>608c</span>, etc.; of animals, [λέοντες] ὅταν γένωνται πρεσβῦται <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">HA</span>629b28</span>:—fem. πρεσβῦτις, ιδος, <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Eu.</span>731</span>, <span class="bibl">1027</span>, <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Hec.</span>842</span>, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Hp.Ma.</span>286a</span>, Theopomp. Com.<span class="bibl">78</span>; πρεσβύτιδες γυναῖκες <span class="bibl">Aeschin.3.157</span>; π. ἄνθρωπος <span class="bibl">Lys.1.15</span>.</span>