τελήεις: Difference between revisions

|Definition=εσσα, εν, (τελέω) Ep. Adj. <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> = [[τέλειος]], [[perfect]], [[complete]], of victims, in Il. and Od. always <b class="b3">τεληέσσας ἑκατόμβας</b>, i.e. hecatombs [[of full tale]] or [[number]], or [[of full-grown beasts]], or [[of beasts without blemish]], <span class="bibl">Il.1.315</span>, <span class="bibl">2.306</span>, <span class="bibl">Od.4.352</span>, <span class="bibl">17.50</span>, al.; <b class="b3">τελήεντες οἰωνοί</b> birds [[of sure augury]], as if they brought about what they betokened, opp. [[μαψιλόγοι]], <span class="bibl"><span class="title">h.Merc.</span>544</span> (as perhaps <b class="b3">τελειότατος πετεηνῶν</b>, cf. [[τέλειος]] <span class="bibl">1.1a</span>): in this sense <span class="bibl">Tyrt.4.2</span> has <b class="b3">τελέεντ' ἔπεα</b> [[sure]] predictions, from the form [[τελέεις]]. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span> <b class="b3">Ὠκεανοῖο τελήεντος ποταμοῖο</b> prob. the river [[in which all others end]], or [[ending in itself]], [[ever-circling]], <span class="bibl">Hes. <span class="title">Th.</span>242</span>,<span class="bibl">959</span>.</span>