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|Definition=οῦ, ὁ (Dor. ἡ, acc. to Phryn.164, used by the [[Megarian]] in [[Aristophanes|Ar.]]''[[Acharnians|Ach.]]''743, cf. Herod.2.17, Bion ''Fr.''14.4; <b class="b3">Λιμὸς ἔχων γυναικὸς μορφήν</b> Callisth. ap. Ath.10.452b; also ''h.Cer.''311, Call.<br><span class="bld">A</span> Fr.anon.43, Plb.1.84.9, ''AP''9.89 (Phil.), ''Ev.Luc.''15.14, ''Act.Ap.''11.28):—[[hunger]], [[famine]], δίψα τε καὶ λ. Il.19.166; [[λιμῷ θανέειν]] = [[die]] of [[hunger]] Od.12.342; λιμὸν ὁμοῦ καὶ λοιμόν Hes.''Op.''243, cf. Th.2.54; λ. αἰανής Pi.''I.''1.49; [[λιμῷ συνεστεῶτας]] = stricken by [[hunger]] [[Herodotus|Hdt.]] 7.170; σκότῳ λ. ξύνοικος A.''Ag.''1642; δείπνου προφήτην λιμόν Antiph. 217.23; ἅπανθ' ὁ λ. γλυκέα πλὴν αὑτοῦ ποιεῖ Id.293; ὁ δὲ λ. ἐστιν ἀθανασίας φάρμακον Id.86.6: [[proverb|prov.]], [[ἀπολεῖτε λιμῷ Μηλίῳ]] = [[destroy]] them by [[Melian]] [[famine]], referring to the [[siege]] of [[Melos]], [[Aristophanes|Ar.]]''[[The Birds|Av.]]''186: metaph., ἤδη γὰρ εἶδον… λιμόν τ' ἐν ἀνδρὸς πλουσίου φρονήματι, γνώμην δὲ μεγάλην ἐν πένητι σώματι E.''El.'' 371.<br><span class="bld">II</span> a [[hungry]] [[wretch]], Men.''Kol.''78, Posidipp.26.12, Eust. 1828.6.