τελεσφόρος: Difference between revisions

|Definition=(parox.), ον, <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[bringing fulfilment]]; used by Hom. always in phrase <b class="b3">τελεσφόρον εἰς ἐνιαυτόν</b>, for the [[space]] of a [[fulfilment]]-[[bringing]] [[year]], for a [[complete]] [[year]], <span class="bibl">Il.19.32</span>, <span class="bibl">Od.4.86</span>, al., <span class="bibl">Hes.<span class="title">Th.</span>740</span>; freq. in Trag., [[destined to be accomplished]], τελεσφόροι ἀραί <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Th.</span>655</span>; τ. εὐχαί <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Ch.</span>212</span>, <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Ph.</span>69</span>; <b class="b3">εὔχομαι τοὔνειρον εἶναι τοῦτ' ἐμοὶ τελεσφόρον</b> <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Ch.</span>541</span>; <b class="b3">φάσματα δὸς τελεσφόρα</b> [[grant]] [[accomplishment]] to the [[vision]]s, <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">El.</span>646</span>; <b class="b3">τελεσφόρον χάριν δοῦναι</b> [[grant]] the [[favour]] of [[fulfilment]], <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">OC</span>1489</span>; τ. διδοῦσα χρησμόν <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Ph.</span>641</span> (lyr.). </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span> [[able to fulfil]] or [[able to accomplish]], [[allpowerful]], [[Ζεύς]] <span class="bibl"><span class="title">h.Hom.</span>23.2</span>; Μοῖρα <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Pr.</span>511</span>; πρὸς ἐνδίκοις φρεσὶν τελεσφόροις δίναις κυκλούμενον κέαρ <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Ag.</span>996</span> (lyr.); Δίκη <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Aj.</span> 1390</span>; <b class="b3">πεσεῖν ἐς τὸ μὴ τελεσφόρον</b> to [[fall]] [[fruitless]], [[powerless]] to the [[ground]], <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Ag.</span>1000</span> (lyr.); τ. [[προθυμία]], [[πειθώ]], cited as examples of [[frigidity]] of [[style]], <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Rh.</span>1406a3</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> [[bearing fruit in due season]], χῶραι <span class="bibl">Thphr.<span class="title">CP</span>3.23.5</span>; [[bringing their fruit to perfection]], δένδρα Plu.2.2e; [[favourable to production]], [[ὕδωρ]] <span class="bibl">Thphr.<span class="title">CP</span>2.6.4</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">b</span> Pythag. name for <span class="bibl">7</span> and <span class="bibl">9</span>, <span class="title">Theol.Ar.</span>42 and 58. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">3</span> [[having]] the [[management]] or [[ordering]], δωμάτων τ. γυνή <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Ch.</span>663</span>; cf. τέλειος ''ΙΙ''. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">III</span> as pr. n., [[Τελεσφόρος]], a [[deity]] [[worship]]ped in company with [[Asclepios]] and [[Hygeia]], <span class="title">IG</span>22.4533.27, al.:—also [[Τελεσφορίων]], ωνος, ὁ, <span class="title">CIG</span>6753 (loc.inc., [[dedicated]] to <b class="b3">Ἀσκληπιὸς Περγαμηνός</b>). </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> [[title]] of [[priest]] at [[Cyrene]], ib.5145 (cf. [[τελεσφορέω]] III). </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">3</span> [[sorceress]], <span class="bibl">LXX <span class="title">De.</span>23.17(18)</span>.</span>