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1 σκυτάλη
A staff, cudgel, club, D.S.3.8; σ. ἀγριέλαιος, of Heracles' club, AP9.237 (Eryc.); cf. σκύταλον:—Special usages:1 at Sparta, staff or baton, used as a cypher for writing dispatches, a strip of leather being rolled slantwise round it, on which the dispatches were written lengthwise, so that when unrolled they were unintelligible: commanders abroad had a staff of like thickness, round which they rolled these strips, and so were able to read the dispatches:—hence σκυτάλη came to mean a Spartan dispatch, Th.1.131, X.HG3.3.8, Ar.Lys. 991, Plu.Lys.19, Gell.17.9.15; and, generally, dispatch, message, as Pi. calls the bearer of his odeσκυτάλα Μοισᾶν O.6.91
, where the Sch. quotes ἀχνυμένη σκυτάλη (dub. sens.) from Archil. (Fr.89.2); ἡ σκυτάλης περιτροπή, of labour in vain (cf. ὕπερος), Pl.Tht. 209d.3 strickle for levelling grain piled up in a measure,σ. δικαία PTeb.823.15
, PAmh.2.43.10 (both ii B.C.), cf. Poll.4.170.5 strip or rod of metal or ivory,κασσιτέρου Inscr.Délos 442
B 170 (ii B.C.); ἐλέφαντος ibid.; cf. Hld.9.15.7 handle or lever in a machine, Orib.49.3.3; handspike for turning a wheel, Ph.Bel.68.6, 85.2, Hero Bel.86.12 (pl.).III cylinder or roller wherewith weights are moved, Arist.Mech. 852a16, cf. CPHerm. 95.16 (iii A.D.).IV a serpent, of uniform roundness and thickness, Nic.Th. 384, Sor. ap. Philum.Ven.27.3 (for Plu.Crass.32 v. Σκύλλα).V finger-bone, phalanx, Paul.Aeg.6.43, Tz.H.9.126.Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > σκυτάλη
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2 αποστολής
ἀποστολεύςone who dispatches: masc nom plἀποστολεύςone who dispatches: masc nom /voc plἀποστολήsending off: fem gen sg (attic epic ionic) -
3 ἀποστολῆς
ἀποστολεύςone who dispatches: masc nom plἀποστολεύςone who dispatches: masc nom /voc plἀποστολήsending off: fem gen sg (attic epic ionic) -
4 αποστολείς
ἀποστολεύςone who dispatches: masc acc plἀποστολεύςone who dispatches: masc nom /voc pl (parad-form) -
5 ἀποστολεῖς
ἀποστολεύςone who dispatches: masc acc plἀποστολεύςone who dispatches: masc nom /voc pl (parad-form) -
6 αποστολέων
ἀποστολεύςone who dispatches: masc gen plἀποστολέω̆ν, ἀποστολεύςone who dispatches: masc gen plἀποστολήsending off: fem gen pl (epic ionic) -
7 ἀποστολέων
ἀποστολεύςone who dispatches: masc gen plἀποστολέω̆ν, ἀποστολεύςone who dispatches: masc gen plἀποστολήsending off: fem gen pl (epic ionic) -
8 αποστολέως
ἀποστολέω̆ς, ἀποστολεύςone who dispatches: masc gen sgἀποστολεύςone who dispatches: masc nom sg (epic ionic) -
9 ἀποστολέως
ἀποστολέω̆ς, ἀποστολεύςone who dispatches: masc gen sgἀποστολεύςone who dispatches: masc nom sg (epic ionic) -
10 αποστολή
ἀποστολῆι, ἀποστολεύςone who dispatches: masc dat sg (epic ionic)ἀποστολήsending off: fem dat sg (attic epic ionic) -
11 ἀποστολῇ
ἀποστολῆι, ἀποστολεύςone who dispatches: masc dat sg (epic ionic)ἀποστολήsending off: fem dat sg (attic epic ionic) -
12 αποστολεύς
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13 ἀποστολεύς
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14 αποστολέα
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15 ἀποστολέα
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16 αποστολέας
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17 ἀποστολέας
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18 επιστολιαφόρος
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19 ἐπιστολιαφόρος
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20 σύνθημα
A anything agreed upon, preconcerted signal, Hdt. 8.7; given by means of a beacon-fire, Th.4.112; συνθήματα εἶναι τὰ ὀνόματα that names are conventional signs, Pl.Cra. 433e; τὰ παρὰ φύσιν ς. Id.Grg. 492c; so δέλτοι ἐγγεγραμμένην ξυνθήμαθ' having ciphers inscribed upon it, S.Tr. 158; dispatches or letters in cipher, Plb.8.15.9; military signal-code, Ph.Bel.90.45, al.; cf. συνθηματικός.2 password, Hdt.9.98, Th.7.44, etc.; σ. παρέρχεται the word is passed round, X.An.1.8.16, cf. 6.5.25; σ. παραδιδόναι to pass it, ib.7.3.34;σ. παρφέροντι E.Ph. 1140
; παραγγέγγειν, παρεγγυῆσαι, X. An.1.8.16, Cyr.7.1.10; signal for battle,τοῦ σ. δοθέντος Plu.Sull.28
;ἐνδιδόναι Luc.Salt.10
.3 any token or sign,ξυμφορᾶς ξ. ἐμῆς S.OC 46
; τὰ Θησέως Πειρίθου τε.. ξυνθήματα the tokens or pledges of their compact, ib. 1594; = Lat. tessera, Plb.6.34.8; passport, Jul.Ep.13; symbol, Dam.Pr. 210, 213; τῆς τελετῆς τὸ ς. IG3.173 (iv A.D.).4 = συνθῆκαι, agreement, covenant,σ. ποιήσασθαι X.An.4.6.20
;σ. ἦν.. παίειν Id.HG5.4.6
; ἀπὸ συνθήματος by agreement, Hdt.5.74, Th.4.67, 6.61, etc.; so ἐκ ς. Hdt.6.121; ἀφ' ἑνὸς ς. Plu.Aem.19; ὑφ' ἑνὶ ς. Hdn.2.13.4.II communion, connexion, τί σ. ἀσπίδι καὶ βακτηρίᾳ; Ath.5.215e.Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > σύνθημα
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