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1 σεμνός
A revered, august, holy:I prop. of gods, e.g. Demeter, h.Cer.1, 486; Hecate, Pi.P.3.79; Thetis, Id.N.5.25; Apollo, A.Th. 800; Poseidon, S.OC55; Pallas Athena, ib. 1090 (lyr.); at Athens the Erinyes were specially the σεμναὶ θεαί, Id.Aj. 837, OC 90, 458, Ar.Eq. 1312, Th. 224, Th.1.126, Autocl. ap. Arist.Rh. 1398b26; or simply Σεμναί, A.Eu. 383 (lyr.), 1041 (lyr.), E.Or. 410; τὸ σ. ὄνομα their name, S.OC41; σ. βάθρον the threshold of their temple, ib. 100; σ. τέλη their rites, ib. 1050 (lyr.).2 of things divine, ὄργια ς. h.Cer. 478, S.Tr. 765;θέμεθλα δίκης Sol.4.14
;ὑγίεια Simon.70
;θυσία Pi.O.7.42
; σ. ἄντρον the cave of Cheiron, Id.P.9.30, cf. O.5.18; σ. δόμος the temple of Apollo, Id.N.1.72; ; σέλμα σ. ἡμένων, of the Olympian gods, Id.Ag. 183 (lyr.); σ. ἔργα, of the gods, Id.Supp. 1037 (lyr.); , E.Hipp.25; τέρμων οὐρανοῦ ib. 746; σ. βίος devoted to the gods, Id. Ion 56; σεμνὰ φθέγγεσθαι, = εὔφημα, A.Ch. 109 (v.l.), cf. Ar.Nu. 315, 364; ἦ πού τι σ. ἔστιν ὃ ξυναμπέχεις; A.Pr. 521; τὸ ς. holiness, D.21.126.II of human or half-human beings, reverend, august,ἐν θρόνῳ σεμνῷ σεμνὸν θωκέοντα Hdt.2.173
, cf. A.Ch. 975, E.Supp. 384, al.;σ. θάλος Ἀλκαϊδᾶν Pi.O.6.68
; ; αἱ φαυλότεραι.. παρὰ τὰς σεμνὰς καθεδοῦνται beside the great ladies, Ar.Ec. 617, cf. Isoc.3.42;οἱ σεμνότατοι ἐν ταῖς πόλεσιν Pl.Phdr. 257d
; ἄνθρωπος οὐ ς., i.e. a nobody, Ar.Fr.52D.; opp. χαῦνος, Pl.Sph. 227b ([comp] Comp.); opp. κομψός, X.Oec.8.19;σεμνὸς οὐ προσώπου συναγωγαῖς ἀλλὰ βίου κατασκευαῖς Isoc.9.44
: c. dat., revered by..,σ. πόλει Riv.Fil.57.379
([place name] Crete); also, worthy of respect, honourable, 1 Ep.Ti.3.8, 11, Ep.Phil. 4.8.2 of human things, august, stately, majestic, ; , cf. Ra. 1061 ([comp] Comp.);ταφή X.HG3.3.1
; πράγματα, ἔργα, Ar.V. 1472, Isoc.12.213;σεμνοτέραν τὴν πόλιν ποιῆσαι Is.5.45
; , cf. 29;ψεύδεσι [τοῦ Ὁμήρου] σ. ἔπεστί τι Pi.N.7.22
;λεγόντων.. περὶ αὐτοῦ σ. λόγους Hdt.7.6
; of Tragedy, Pl.Grg. 502b; of style, Arist.Po. 1458a21, cf.Rh. 1404b8 ([comp] Comp.); of certain metres, ib. 1408b32; ἐπὶ τὸ σ. μιμεῖσθαι to imitate it in its noble qualities, Pl.Lg. 814e; σ. τι λέγειν, πράσσειν, Id.R. 382b, E.Tr. 447;σεμνὰ ἄττα μεμαθηκότας Pl.Ep. 342a
; οὐδὲν ς. nothing very wonderful, Arist.EN 1146a15; so τί ἂν εἴη τὸ ς. (sc. τοῦ νοῦ); Id.Metaph. 1074b18; worthy of respect, E.IA 996; σεμνόν ἐστι, c. inf., 'tis a noble, fine thing to.., Pl.Cra. 392a, Isoc.Ep.9.5.III in bad sense, proud, haughty,τὰ σέμν' ἔπη S.Aj. 1107
;σεμνότερος καὶ φοβερώτερος And.4.18
; τὸ ς. haughty reserve, E.Hipp.93, cf. Med. 216.2 in contempt or irony, solemn, pompous,σ. καὶ ἅγιον Pl.Sph. 249a
; τί σεμνὸν καὶ πεφροντικὸς βλέπεις; look grave and solemn, E.Alc. 773;τὸ σ. ἄγαν καὶ τραγικόν Arist.Rh. 1406b7
: very freq. in Com.,ἀνελκτοῖς ὀφρύσι σεμνός Cratin. 355
; ὡς σ. οὑπίτριπτος how grand the rascal is! Ar.Pl. 275;ὡς σ. ὁ κατάρατος Id.Ra. 178
; λόγοι ς. Id.V. 1175;σεμνὸς σεμνῶς χλανίδ' ἕλκων Ephipp.19
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2 ἐσθλός
ἐσθλός, ή, όν, [dialect] Aeol. [full] ἔσλος Sapph.28, Alc.96: [dialect] Dor. [full] ἐσλός, ά, όν, Pi.P.8.73, etc. (never in B.); Arc. [full] ἑσλός Inscr.Olymp.266 (v B. C.): [comp] Comp. and [comp] Sup. -ότερος, -ότατος, AP9.156 (Antiphil.), 6.240 (Phil.): —poet. Adj.,I of persons, brave, stout,ἐσθλὸν ἐνὶ προμάχοισι Il.4.458
, etc. ; opp. δειλός, Hes.Op. 214 ; noble, opp.κακός, οὔ τινα γὰρ τίεσκον..οὐ κακὸν οὐδὲ μὲν ἐ. Od.22.415
; ;τόκηες Id.Supp.25.12
; ;ἐσθλοῦ πατρὸς παῖς Id.Ph.96
;ἀπ' ἐσθλῶν δωμάτων E.Andr. 772
(lyr.), etc. ; of horses, wellbred, Il.23.348.2 morally good, faithful, ;εἰς ἡμᾶς γεγώς Id.El.24
; τινι Naumach. ap. Stob.4.23.7 ;κύνα ἐσθλὴν ἐκείνῳ, πολεμίαν τοῖς δύσφροσιν A.Ag. 608
.II of things, good of their kind, φάρμακα, κτήματα, κειμήλια, Il.11.831, Od.2.312, Il.9.330, etc.2 of mind, qualities, etc.,νόος Od.7.73
;βουλή Il.9.76
;ἔπος 1.108
;κλέος 5.3
, Pi.P.4.175 : freq. in neut. pl.,μυρί'..ἐσθλὰ ἔοργε Il.2.272
;ἔσθλ' ἀγορεύοντες, κακὰ δὲ φρεσὶ βυσσοδόμευον Od.17.66
;ἔσλων ἢ κάλων Sapph.28
, cf. Supp.2.4.3 fortunate, lucky,ὄρνιθες Od. 24.311
;ὕπαρ 19.547
;χάρματα Pi.O.2.19
; ; ;ἀράσαντο πάμπαν ἔσλα τῷ γάμβρῳ Sapph.51.4
; ἐσθλόν, τό, good luck, prosperity, opp. κακόν, Il.24.530 ;παρὰ καὶ κακῷ ἐσθλὸν ἔθηκεν Od.15.488
;ἐσλὸν βαθύ Pi.O.12.12
.4 Subst. ἐσθλά, τά, goods,πυρὴν ἐμπλησέμεν ἐσθλῶν Od.10.523
;εἴ τις ἐσλὰ πέπαται Pi. P.8.73
.5 ἐσθλόν [ἐστι] c. inf., it is good, expedient to.., Il.24.301 : also pl.,οὐ γὰρ ἐσθλὰ..κερτομέειν Archil.64
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3 σεμνός
σεμνός, ή, όν (σέβομαι; Hom. Hymns+) pert. to evoking special respectⓐ of living entitiesα. human beings worthy of respect/honor, noble, dignified, serious (ὁ ς. φιλόσοφος Orig., C. Cels. 4, 48, 21) of eccl. assistants 1 Ti 3:8. Of aged men Tit 2:2. Of women (s. X., Mem. 1, 2, 24 and the ins in CB I/2, 656 no. 590) 1 Ti 3:11. W. δίκαιος (Jos., Bell. 4, 319) and other good qualities Hs 8, 3, 8.β. transcendent beings worthy of reverence, august, sublime, holy (fr. the beginning an epithet of divine beings; s. Sb 4094, 8 [I A.D.] ἡ σεμνὴ ῏Ισις) ὁ σεμνότατος ἄγγελος the most reverend angel (of repentance) Hv 5:2 (SEG VIII, 550, 2 [I B.C.] ῏Ισι σεμνοτάτη); m 5, 1, 7.ⓑ of characteristics, states of being, and things honorable, worthy, venerable, holy, above reproachα. adj. (Maximus Tyr. 3, 5c νόμοι; Jos., C. Ap. 2, 221; Just., D. 3, 1 ἦθος) Phil 4:8 (Lucian, Enc. Patr. 1 ὅσα σεμνὰ κ. θεῖα; cp. Cicero, Tusc. Disp. 5, 23 [67]). ἔργα (Philo, Sacr. Abel. 49) Hv 3, 8, 7 (w. ἁγνά [as EpArist 31] and θεῖα). ἐπιθυμία m 12, 1, 1 (w. ἀγαθή; cp. SibOr 5, 262). ἀγωγή 1 Cl 48:1 (w. ἀγνή). συνείδησις 1:3b (w. ἄμωμος and ἁγνή; missing in the ancient versions). κανών 7:2 (w. εὐκλεής). ὄνομα (2 Macc 8:15; Philo, Dec. 136) 1:1 (w. περιβόητον and ἀξιαγάπητον). πνεῦμα Hm 3:4 (w. ἀληθές). κλῆσις (Philo, Leg. ad Gai. 163) m 4, 3, 6 (w. μεγάλη). (On usage in Hermas s. Leutzsch 421 n. 386.)β. the neut. as subst. (Demosth. 21, 126; BGU 1024 VIII, 7; Philo; Ath. 16, 1; 20, 3) τὸ σεμνὸν τῆς φιλαδελφίας ὑμῶν the worthy character of your brotherly love 1 Cl 47:5. Pl. (Menand., Mon. 336 Mei. [461 Jaekel]; Polyb. 15, 7, 6 τὰ ς. καὶ καλά; Philo, Aet. M. 77) μέτρια καὶ σεμνὰ νοεῖν have moderate and seemly thoughts 1 Cl 1:3a.—DELG s.v. σέβομαι III. M-M. TW. Spicq. Sv.
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