πίων: Difference between revisions

|Definition=[ῑ], ὁ, ἡ, neut. [[πῖον]], gen. [[πίονος]] (irreg. fem. [[πίειρα]], [[quod vide|q.v.]]), <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[fat]], in Hom. of beasts, πίονος αἰγός <span class="bibl">Il.9.207</span>; ὗν… μάλα πίονα <span class="bibl">Od.14.419</span>; π. μῆλα <span class="bibl">Il.12.319</span>, etc.; μῆλα πίονα δημῷ <span class="bibl">Od.9.464</span>; βοῦν πίονα δημῷ <span class="bibl">Il.23.750</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">2.403</span>; πίονα μηρία καῖε βοός <span class="bibl">11.773</span>; <b class="b3">νῶτα βοὸς π</b>. <span class="bibl">Od.4.65</span>; <b class="b3">π. δημός</b> [[rich]] [[fat]], <span class="bibl">Il.22.501</span>; <b class="b3">ἔγκατα πίονι</b> (fort. [[πίονα]]) δημῷ <span class="bibl">Hes. <span class="title">Th.</span>538</span>; of oil, <span class="bibl">Hdt.2.94</span>; λύχνου π. ἔαρ <span class="bibl">Call.<span class="title">Fr.</span>201</span>; ὀπώρας ποτός <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Tr.</span>703</span>; πλακοῦς <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Eq.</span>1190</span>; νεφροί <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">PA</span>672a35</span>; πίονα μαζὸν αἰγός <span class="bibl">Call.<span class="title">Jov.</span>48</span>; π. καὶ μαλακῷ… διανήματι <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Plt.</span>309b</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> of men, <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Ra.</span>1092</span> (anap.), <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Pl.</span>560</span> (anap.), <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">R.</span>422b</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span> metaph., of soil, [[rich]], [[ἀγρός]], [[δῆμος]], etc., <span class="bibl">Il.23.832</span>, <span class="bibl">16.437</span>, etc.; <b class="b3">πίονα ἔργα</b> [[rich]] [[crop]]s, <span class="bibl">12.283</span>; τέμενος <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">P.</span>4.56</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> of persons and places, [[wealthy]], [[abounding]], [[οἶκος]], [[νηός]], <span class="bibl">Od.9.35</span>, <span class="bibl">Il.2.549</span>; ἄδυτον <span class="bibl">5.512</span>; πίονας πλούτου πνοάς <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Ag.</span>820</span>; [[πίονι μέτρῳ]] = in [[plenteous]] [[measure]], <span class="bibl">Theoc.7.33</span>, etc.; [[abundant]], <b class="b3">κλαυθμὸς π</b>. <span class="bibl">LXX <span class="title">Ge.</span>46.29</span>; <b class="b3">ἐν καταφορᾷ πίονι</b> in a state of [[deep]] [[lethargy]], Herod.Med. in <span class="title">Rh.Mus.</span>58.79 (sed [[πλείονι]] ib.72); <b class="b3">τὸ πῖον</b>, v. [[λιπαρός]] 1.2. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">3</span> [[fattening]], [[fertilizing]], Ζέφυρος B.<span class="title">Fr.</span>34 (Sup.). </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">III</span> Comp. [[πιότερος]], as if from [[πῖος]] ([[quod vide|q.v.]]), <span class="bibl"><span class="title">h.Ap.</span>48</span>, <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">HA</span>596a18</span>, <span class="bibl">Thphr.<span class="title">CP</span>2.4.5</span>: Sup., πιότατον πεδίον <span class="bibl">Il. 9.577</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Hes.<span class="title">Op.</span>585</span>, <span class="bibl">Hp.<span class="title">Carn.</span>4</span>, <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">HA</span>600a31</span>. Adv., [[πιοτέρως]] [[διαιτᾶν]] <span class="bibl">Hp.<span class="title">Aph.</span>1.10</span>. (Cf. Skt. pī΄van-, fem. pī΄varī 'fat', 'rich'.)</span>