| |Definition=τό, <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[meal]]: in Hom. sometimes [[noonday meal]], <span class="bibl">Il.11.86</span>; sometimes = [[ἄριστον]], [[morning meal]], <span class="bibl">2.381</span>, <span class="bibl">10.578</span>, <span class="bibl">19.171s</span>q., <span class="bibl">Od.15.94s</span>q., <span class="bibl">500</span>; sometimes = [[δόρπον]], [[evening meal]], <span class="bibl">17.176</span>, <span class="bibl">20.390s</span>q.; later, the [[midday meal]], σῖτον εἰδέναι διώρισα, ἄριστα, δεῖπνα, δόρπα θ' αἱρεῖσθαι τρίτα <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Fr.</span>182</span>; later, the [[afternoon meal]], [[dinner]] or [[supper]], σοὶ δὲ μελήσει, ὅτανᾖ δεκάπουν τὸ [[στοιχεῖον]], λιπαρῷ [[χωρεῖν]] ἐπὶ δ. <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Ec.</span>652</span>: freq. in plural, <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">OT</span> 779</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">El.</span>203</span>(lyr.); δ. Θυέστου <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Or.</span>1008</span>(lyr.); <b class="b3">ἀπὸ δείπνου</b> [[straight-way]] [[after]] the [[meal]], ἀπὸ δ. αὐτοῦ θωρήσσοντο <span class="bibl">Il.8.54</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Antipho 1.17</span>; <b class="b3">καλεῖν ἐπὶ δεῖπνον, κεκλῆσθαι ἐπὶ δ</b>., <span class="bibl">Eub.72</span>,<span class="bibl">119.2</span>; δ. παρασκευάζειν <span class="bibl">Pherecr.45</span>,<span class="bibl">172</span>; παραθεῖναι <span class="bibl">Id.184</span>; ποιεῖν <span class="bibl">Dionys.Com.2.4</span>; of animals, etc., <span class="bibl">Hom.<span class="title">Epigr.</span>11</span>, <span class="bibl">Ael.<span class="title">VH</span>1.12</span>, <span class="bibl">12.27</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> generally, [[food]], [[provender]], ἵπποισιν δεῖπνον δότε <span class="bibl">Il.2.383</span>; ὄρνισι δεῖπνον <span class="bibl">A. <span class="title">Supp.</span>801</span>; [[κοράκεσσιν]] Epigr. ap. <span class="bibl">Philostr.<span class="title">Her.</span>19.17</span>.</span> | | |Definition=τό,<br><span class="bld">A</span> [[meal]]: in Hom. sometimes [[noonday meal]], Il.11.86; sometimes = [[ἄριστον]], [[morning meal]], 2.381, 10.578, 19.171sq., Od.15.94sq., 500; sometimes = [[δόρπον]], [[evening meal]], 17.176, 20.390sq.; later, the [[midday meal]], σῖτον εἰδέναι διώρισα, ἄριστα, δεῖπνα, δόρπα θ' αἱρεῖσθαι τρίτα A.''Fr.''182; later, the [[afternoon meal]], [[dinner]] or [[supper]], σοὶ δὲ μελήσει, ὅτανᾖ δεκάπουν τὸ [[στοιχεῖον]], λιπαρῷ [[χωρεῖν]] ἐπὶ δ. Ar.''Ec.''652: freq. in plural, S.''OT'' 779, ''El.''203(lyr.); δ. Θυέστου E.''Or.''1008(lyr.); <b class="b3">ἀπὸ δείπνου</b> [[straight-way]] [[after]] the [[meal]], ἀπὸ δ. αὐτοῦ θωρήσσοντο Il.8.54, cf. Antipho 1.17; <b class="b3">καλεῖν ἐπὶ δεῖπνον, κεκλῆσθαι ἐπὶ δ.</b>, Eub.72,119.2; δ. παρασκευάζειν Pherecr.45,172; παραθεῖναι Id.184; ποιεῖν Dionys.Com.2.4; of animals, etc., Hom.''Epigr.''11, Ael.''VH''1.12, 12.27.<br><span class="bld">2</span> generally, [[food]], [[provender]], ἵπποισιν δεῖπνον δότε Il.2.383; ὄρνισι δεῖπνον A. ''Supp.''801; [[κοράκεσσιν]] Epigr. ap. Philostr.''Her.''19.17. |
