ῥύμη: Difference between revisions

|Definition=[<b class="b3">ῡ], ἡ</b>, <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> [[force]], [[swing]], [[rush]] of a body in motion, <b class="b3">ῥύμῃ ἐμπίπτειν</b> with <b class="b2">a swing</b>, <span class="bibl">Th.2.76</span>; <b class="b3">πτερύγων ῥύμη</b> [[rush]] of wings, <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Pax</span>86</span>, cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Av.</span>1182</span>; <b class="b3">τροχοῦ ῥύμαισι τευκτὸν . . κύτος</b> formed by the [[whirl]] of the potter's wheel, <span class="bibl">Antiph.52.2</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Ec.</span>4</span>; <b class="b3">ἡ ῥ. τοῦ αἵματος</b> the [[flow]] of blood in the veins, <span class="bibl">Hp.<span class="title">Medic.</span>6</span>; <b class="b3">ἡ ῥ. τῆς ἐκκρούσεως</b> <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Cyn.</span>10.12</span>; <b class="b3">τῆς ῥ. τῆς ἁλιάδος ὁ ψόφος</b>, of the noise made by a boat in motion, <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">HA</span>533b19</span>: metaph., εὐτυχεῖ ῥύμῃ θεοῦ <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Rh.</span>64</span>; ἡ ῥ. τῆς τύχης <span class="bibl">Plu.<span class="title">Caes.</span>53</span>; <b class="b3">ἡ ῥ. τῆς ὀργῆς κτλ</b>. the [[vehemence]] of passion, <span class="bibl">D.21.99</span>; γλώσσης ῥ. <span class="title">Lyr.Alex.Adesp.</span>35.11, cf. <span class="bibl">Eun.<span class="title">Hist.</span> p.245</span> D. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> abs., [[rush]], [[charge]], of soldiers, <span class="bibl">Th.2.81</span>; of ships, <span class="bibl">Id.7.70</span>; τῶν ἵππων <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Cyr.</span>7.1.31</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Polyaen.4.3.5</span>, al., <span class="bibl">Ach.Tat.1.12</span>; <b class="b3">ὑπὸ τοῦ ῥοίβδου καὶ τῆς ῥ</b>. <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Nu.</span>407</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> = [[ῥοπή]], Chrysipp. ap. Sch.T <span class="bibl">Il. 22.212</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> [[street]], <span class="bibl">Aen.Tact.2.5</span>, <span class="bibl">3.4</span>; τὴν ῥ. ὁδοιπορεῖν <span class="bibl">Philippid. 13</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">LXX <span class="title">Is.</span>15.3</span>, al.; of a Roman camp, <span class="bibl">Plb.6.29.1</span>; [[lane]], [[alley]], PCair.Zen.764.142 (iii B.C.), <span class="bibl"><span class="title">PStrassb.</span>86.19</span> (ii B.C.), <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Act.Ap.</span>9.11</span>; [[slit]], [[chink]], dub.l. in <span class="bibl">Hp.<span class="title">Cord.</span>2</span>.</span>