πίων: Difference between revisions

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