Πόσειδον

Ποσειδῶν

masc voc sg

λίμν-η, ἡ,

A pool of standing water left by the sea or a river, Il.21.317: hence, marshy lake, mere, distd. from ἕλος, Pl. Criti. 114e, Lg. 824c;

Βοιβηΐς λ. Il.2.711

; Γυγαίη ib. 865;

Κηφισίς 5.709

;

λ. Γοργῶπις A.Ag. 302

;

Μαιῶτις Id.Pr. 419

(lyr.), cf. 729, Pers. 871 (lyr.), Hdt.4.86;

ἡ Βόλβη λ. Th.4.103

; λ. τροχοειδής, at Delos, Hdt.2.170, cf. A.Eu.9.

b also, artificial pool or basin, Hdt.1.185, 191, al., SIG799 ii 3 (Cyzic., i A.D.).

2 in Hom. and other Poets, the sea, Il.24.79, Od.3.1;

βένθεσι λίμνης Il.13.21

, 32: so in Trag. in lyr.,

λίμνᾳ πορφυροειδεῖ A.Supp. 529

;

ἐπ' οἶδμα λίμνας S. Fr. 476

, E.Hec. 446;

Πόσειδον, ὃς γλαυκᾶς μέδεις.. λίμνας S.Fr. 371

; Μηλίδα πὰρ λ. by the Malian bay, Id.Tr. 636.

II Λίμναι, αἱ, (used without the article), a quarter of Athens (once prob. marshy), near the Acropolis, in which stood the Lenaeum, Ar.Ra. 216, Th.2.15, Is.8.35, etc., cf.

λιμναῖος 11

.

2 a quarter or suburb of Sparta, Str.8.5.1.

3 a place in Messenia, Id.8.4.9.

Ποσειδῶν (perispom. in [dialect] Att., Hdn.Gr.2.914), ὁ; gen. ῶνος, also ῶ Aristias 1; acc.

A

Ποσειδῶ Ar.Lys. 1165

, IG22.111.67; voc.

Πόσειδον S. Fr.371.1

(lyr.), Ar.Ra. 664: [var] contr. (first in Hes. Th. 732 (s.v.l.)) from [dialect] Ep. form (also used by Pi.P.4.204, al., and S.Tr. 502 (lyr.)) [full] Ποσειδάων [pron. full] [ᾱ], άωνος, acc. άωνα, voc.

Ποσείδᾱον Il.14.357

, Od.3.55, al.:—[dialect] Ion. [full] Ποσειδέων, έωνος, Hdt.1.148, al.:—[dialect] Aeol. [full] Ποσείδαν Alc.26; Lyr. [full] Ποσειδάν Pi.O.1.26, al., B.16.79; also in Crete, SIG56.15 (v B.C.); at Epidaurus, IG42(1).150 (v B.C.); at Lindus, ib. 12(1).809, etc.; and in Arc., SIG306.57 (Tegea, iv B.C.):—[dialect] Dor. [full] Ποτειδάν (oxyt., Hdn.Gr. 2.916) IG4.210, 219, al. ([place name] Corinth), SIG1000.17 (Cos, i B.C.), etc., prob. in Pi.O.13.5,40, Epich.54, 115, X.HG3.3.2; also [full] Ποτειδάϝων IG4.211, al. ([place name] Corinth), [full] Ποτειδάων GDI5085 (Crete, iii B.C.): also [full] Ποτῐδᾶς or [full] Ποτειδᾶς (codd. vary), gen. ᾶ Eup.140, acc. ᾶν Epich.81, dub. in Ar.Ach. 798 ([place name] Megarian), voc.ᾶSophr.131:—[dialect] Boeot. [full] Ποτειδάων (leg. [full] Ποτῑδάων) Corinn.1, cf. Corinn.Supp.2.26 ( BKT 5(2)p.31); gen. [Ποτ] ῑδάωνος ib.76; but dat.

Ποτειδάονι IG7.2465

([place name] Thebes):— Arc. [full] Ποσοιδάν ib.5(2).95 ([place name] Tegea):—[dialect] Lacon. [full] Πὁοιδάν ib.5(1).1228, al.:—[dialect] Aeol. (?) [full] Ποτοίδαν Schwyzer 642 (Pergam., v B.C.):—Poseidon.

πρών, ὁ, gen. πρῶνος (as pr. n., Paus.2.34.11 codd.),

A

πρωνός Id.2.35.4

, al. codd., AP9.328 (Damostr.); [dialect] Ep. dat. pl.

πρώνεσσι Q.S.4.520

:—foreland, headland, Hom. only in Il.,

πρὼν ἰσχάνει ὕδωρ ὑλήεις 17.747

: elsewh. in pl. πρώονες, 8.557, 12.282, 16.299; later,

πρώονές τε καὶ χαράδραι Alcm.60.2

, cf. Q.S.2.120;

πρῶνες ἔξοχοι Pi.N.4.52

;

Λοκρῶν πρῶνες S.Tr. 788

;

Πόσειδον, ὃς Αἰγαίου μέδεις πρῶνας Id.Fr. 371

(lyr.);

ἔρημοι πρῶνες ἀνθρώπων E.Cyc. 116

; πορθμοῦ κάτοπτον πρῶνα, of Geraneia, A.Ag. 307; ἀμφοτέρας ἅλιον πρῶνα κοινὸν αἴας, forelands on both sides of the Hellespont, Id.Pers. 132 (lyr.); π. ἅλιος, of the Troad, ib. 879; Δελφὸς π., of Parnassus, Pae.Delph.7:—[dialect] Ep. also [full] πρηών, ῶνος

, ὡς δ' ὅτ' ἀπὸ μεγάλου πέτρη πρηῶνος ὀρούσῃ Hes.Sc. 437

, cf. Nic.Al. 104, D.P.116, Coluth.14, 102: dat. pl.

πρηόσιν Call. Dian.52

: in later Prose, Ant.Lib.11.1, 23.5; also [full] πρεών, όνος, AP6.253 (Crin.). (Orig. [full] πρηών, όνος, whence [full] πρεών, όνος and ῶνος, also ([var] contr.) [full] πρών, πρῶνος, pl. πρῶνες (then, by 'distraction' of ω and its accent, πρώονες).)

ἐλεέω fut. ἐλεήσω; 1 aor. ἠλέησα, impv. ἐλέησον. Pass.: 1 fut. ἐλεηθήσομαι; 1 aor. ἠλεήθην; pf. pass. ptc. ἠλεημένος (s. ἔλεος; Hom.+) to be greatly concerned about someone in need, have compassion/mercy/pity τινά on or for someone (Diod S 12, 30, 4; 20, 4, 6 τοὺς πολίτας; PCairZen 145, 12 [256 B.C.]; UPZ 78, 24 [159 B.C.]; PFay 106, 16 [II A.D.] ἀξιῶ σε ἐλεῆσαί με; PFlor 378, 3; TestJob; Philo) Hv 1, 3, 2. τὸν σύνδουλον Mt 18:33. Abs. feel pity MPol 2:2. Esp. show mercy to someone, help someone (out of compassion) Mt 9:27; 15:22; 17:15; 20:30f (on κύριε ἐλέησον cp. Epict. 2, 7, 12 [TZahn, D. Stoiker Epikt. u. s. Verh. z. Christentum² 1895, 46f; FDölger, Sol salutis 1920, 62f]; Ps 6:3; 9:14 al.; EPeterson, Εἷς θεός 1926, 164–67; Achilles Tat. 3, 5, 4 ἐλέησον δέσποτα Πόσειδον; Jos., Ant. 9, 64 δέσποτα ἐλέησον); Mk 10:47f; Lk 16:24; 17:13; 18:38f; D 2:7; do acts of compassion Ro 12:8; τινά to someone (Chariton 1, 9, 5; Celsus 2, 71) ApcPt 15:30; B 20:2; D 5:2. Of God’s mercy (Epici p. 43 B.=p. 20 K.: Cypria Fgm. 1, 3 Ζεὺς ἐλέησε; Hes., astron. Fgm. 182 Rz.: Ἥφαιστος; Phanodemus [IV B.C.]: 325 Fgm. 14b Jac.: Artemis; Menand., Epitr. 855, 874 S. [535, 554 Kö.] θεῶν τις ὑμᾶς ἠλέησε; Diod S 24, 12, 2 δαιμονίου ἐλεήσαντος; UPZ 78, 24 [159 B.C.] of Isis, the θεὰ θεῶν: ἐλέησον τὰς διδύμας; Jos., Ant. 11, 1; SibOr 3, 628); Mk 5:19; Phil 2:27; Ro 9:15 (Ex 33:19), 16, 18; 11:32; 1 Cl 18:2 (Ps 50:3); 59:4; 2 Cl 1:7; B 3:5 (on the acc. of the thing cp. Diod S 18, 25, 2); Dg 9:2; AcPlCor 1:6. Pass. find or be shown mercy (PsSol 7:6; 15:13; ὑπὸ κυρίου 16:15; Appian, Hann. 28 §119 ἐλεεῖσθαι ὑπό τινος, Bell. Civ. 4, 13 §52) Mt 5:7; Ro 11:30f; 1 Ti 1:13, 16; IEph 12:1; 1 Cl 56:16. οἱ οὐκ ἠλεημένοι νῦν δὲ ἐλεηθέντες who once had not found mercy, but now have found it 1 Pt 2:10. Of a congregation ἠλεημένη that has found mercy (cp. Hos 1:6) IRo ins; IPhld ins; ISm ins; receive as a gracious gift, be favored with ἠλεημένος ὑπὸ κυρίου πιστὸς εἶναι (Herm. Wr. 13, 7 ἐλεηθεὶς ὑπὸ τ. θεοῦ) 1 Cor 7:25; cp. 2 Cor 4:1; IRo 9:2; IPhld 5:1. Also s. ἐλεάω.—DELG s.v. ἔλεος. M-M. EDNT. TW. Spicq.