σιδήρεος: Difference between revisions

|Definition=α, Ion. and Ep. η, ον, Att. contr. σιδηροῦς, ᾶ, οῦν <span class="title">SIG</span>144.14, etc.; Ep. also σιδήρειος, η, ον, v. infr.; also late, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Stud.Pal.</span>20.217.9</span> (vi A.D.) (fem. <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> -ειος Theognost.<span class="title">Can.</span> 56); Dor. σιδάρεος [ᾱ] <span class="title">IG</span>42(1).103.114 (Epid., iv B.C.), and v. infr. 11, also σιδάριος <span class="title">SIG</span>246 ii 67 (Delph., iv B.C.); Aeol. σιδάριος <span class="bibl">Theoc.29.24</span>:—<b class="b2">made of iron</b> or [[steel]], ἄξων <span class="bibl">Il.5.723</span>; σιδηρείη κορύνη <span class="bibl">7.141</span>; πύλαι <span class="bibl">8.15</span>; ὑποκρητηρίδιον <span class="bibl">Hdt.1.25</span>; σκύταλον <span class="bibl">Theoc.17.31</span>; <b class="b3">χεὶρ σ</b>. <b class="b2">grappling-iron</b>, <span class="bibl">Th.4.25</span>, <span class="bibl">7.62</span>: also <b class="b3">σ. ὀρυμαγδός</b>, i.e. the clang <b class="b2">of arms</b>, <span class="bibl">Il.17.424</span>; <b class="b3">σ. οὐρανός</b> the [[iron]] sky, the firmament, which the ancients held to be of metal, <span class="bibl">Od.15.329</span> (cf. [[χάλκεος]]) <b class="b3">; σ. γένος</b>, of the <span class="title">Iron</span> age, <span class="bibl">Hes.<span class="title">Op.</span>176</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> metaph., <b class="b3">ἦ γὰρ σοί γε σ. ἐν φρεσὶ θυμός</b> a soul <b class="b2">of iron</b>, i.e. <b class="b2">hard, stubborn as iron</b>, <span class="bibl">Il. 22.357</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Od.23.172</span>; οὐδέ μοι . . θυμὸς ἐνὶ στήθεσσι σ., ἀλλ' ἐλεήμων <span class="bibl">5.191</span>; οὐδ' εἴ οἱ κραδίη γε σ. ἔνδοθεν ἦεν <span class="bibl">4.293</span>; σιδήρειόν νύ τοι ἦτορ <span class="bibl">Il.24.205</span>,<span class="bibl">521</span>; <b class="b3">ἦ ῥά νυ σοί γε σ. πάντα τέτυκται</b> thou art [[iron]] all! <span class="bibl">Od. 12.280</span>; <b class="b3">πυρὸς μένος . . σ</b>. the [[iron]] force of fire, <span class="bibl">Il.23.177</span>; of Heracles, the [[ironsided]], <span class="bibl">Simon.8</span>; of men, <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Ach.</span>491</span>; σὰρξ σ. <span class="bibl">Theoc.22.47</span>; <b class="b3">ὦ σιδήρεοι</b> O ye <b class="b2">ironhearted!</b> <span class="bibl">Aeschin.3.166</span>; εἰ μὴ σιδηροῦς ἐστιν, οἴομαι ἔννουν γεγονέναι <span class="bibl">Lys.10.20</span>; σ. λόγοι <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Grg.</span>509a</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> <b class="b3">σιδάρεοι, οἱ</b>, <b class="b2">Byzantine iron coins</b>, always used in Dor. form, even at Athens, <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Nu.</span>249</span>, <span class="bibl">Pl.Com.96</span>, <span class="bibl">Stratt.36</span>.</span>