ληναῖος: Difference between revisions

|Definition=α, ον, (<span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> ληνός ''1'') <b class="b2">belonging to the wine-press</b>; esp. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">1</span> epith. of Dionysus, as <b class="b2">god of the wine-press</b>, <span class="bibl">D.S.3.63</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> Λήναια (sc. [[ἱερά]]), τά, [[the Lenaea]], an Athenian (also Rhodian, <span class="title">IG</span>12(1).125) festival held in the month [[Ληναιών]] (i.e. Gamelion) in honour of Dionysus, at which there were dramatic contests, esp. of the Com. Poets, <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Ach.</span>1155</span> (lyr.). </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">3</span> Λήναιον, τό, [[the Lenaeum]], the place at Athens where the Lenaea were held, <b class="b3">οὑπὶ Ληναίῳ ἀγών</b> the <span class="title">Lenaean</span> dramatic contest, opp. <b class="b3">τὰ κατ' ἄστυ</b>, ib.<span class="bibl">504</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Prt.</span>327d</span>, Lex ap. <span class="bibl">D.21.10</span>; Διονύσια τὰ ἐπὶ Ληναίῳ <span class="title">SIG</span>1029.9 (iv B.C.).</span>

|mdlsjtxt=[[ληναῖος]], η, ον [[ληνός]]<br />belonging to the [[wine]]-[[press]]:<br /><b class="num">1.</b> epith. of [[Bacchus]] as god of the [[wine]]-[[press]], Diod.<br /><b class="num">2.</b> [[Λήναια]] (sc. [[ἱερά]]), τά, the Lenaea, an Athenian [[festival]] held in the [[month]] [[Ληναιών]] in [[honour]] of [[Bacchus]], at [[which]] [[there]] were contests of the Comic Poets, Ar.<br /><b class="num">3.</b> [[Λήναιον]], ου, τό, the Lenaeum, or [[place]] at [[Athens]] [[where]] the Lenaea were held, Ar., Plat.