πότιμος: Difference between revisions

|Definition=πότιμον, ([[πότος]], [[πίνω]]) mostly of water,<br><span class="bld">A</span> [[drinkable]], [[fresh]], Heraclit.61, Hdt.8.22, Hp.''Medic.''2, X.''HG''3.2.19; κρήνη Plb.34.9.5: generally, τὰ π. [[Theophrastus]] ''De Odoribus'' 65.<br><span class="bld">2</span> metaph., [[fresh]], [[sweet]], [[pleasant]], καρποὶ γλυκεῖς καὶ π. Id.''CP''4.4.12; <b class="b3">π. λόγος</b>, opp. <b class="b3">ἁλμυρὰ ἀκοή</b>, Pl.''Phdr.''243d; of the writings of Isoc., Phld.''Rh.''1.200S., cf. ''Lib.''p.46O. (Comp.); <b class="b3">π. δόγματα, ἔννοιαι</b>, Ph.2.275, 1.72; <b class="b3">τὰ χρηστὰ καὶ π.</b>, opp. <b class="b3">τὰ δυσχερῆ καὶ μοχθηρά</b>, Plu.2.469c.<br><span class="bld">b</span> of persons, [[pleasant]], [[sociable]], Theoc.29.31 (Comp.); so also [[ποτιμώτερον]] συμπόσιον Hld.3.10. Adv., σοφῶς καὶ π. Philostr. ''VS''1.8.4.<br><span class="bld">3</span> [[porous]], [[λίθος]] Pl.''Lg.''947d.<br><span class="bld">4</span> [[watered]], [[irrigated]], Apollon.''Lex.'' [[sub verbo|s.v.]] [[πείσεα]].<br><span class="bld">5</span> = [[δευτερίας]], Dsc.5.6.15.