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μῠχός (-ός, -ῷ, -όν; -ῶν, -οῖσι, -ούς.)a glen, hollow (cf. Fränkel, D & P, 281̆{12})Ἀρκαδίας ἀπὸ δειρᾶν καὶ πολυγνάμπτων μυχῶν O. 3.26
στρατὸν μυχοῖς ἥμενον Ἄλιδος O. 10.33
μυχόν τ' ἀμφέπει μαντήιον Delphi P. 5.68 μυχῷ τ' ἐν Μαραθῶνος in the plain between Pentelikon and Parnes P. 8.79στρατῷ τ' ἀμφικτιόνων ὁ Παρνάσσιος αὐτὸν μυχὸς ἀνέειπεν P. 10.8
Κορίνθου τ' ἐν μυχοῖς at the Isthmian games N. 10.42 σέθεν, Ἀμφιτρύων, παῖδας προσειπεῖν, τὸν Μινύα τε μυχὸν (τὸν Ὀρχομενόν. Σ: presumably on the plain below Mt. Akontion) I. 1.56 μυχοὺς διζάσατο βαλλόμενος κρηπῖδας ἀλσέων fr. 51a. 4. met. νόῳ δὲ πλοῦτον ἄγει, ἄδικον οὔθ' ὑπέροπλον ἥβαν δρέπων, σοφίαν δ ἐν μυχοῖσι Πιερίδων in the realm of the arts since the Muses lived in the valleys of Helikon P. 6.49b abysm τᾶς (sc. Αἴτνας)ἐρεύγονται μὲν ἀπλάτου πυρὸς ἁγνόταται ἐκ μυχῶν παγαί P. 1.22
ἐς μυχοὺς ἁλὸς P. 6.12
c interiorἐς θαλάμου μυχὸν εὐρὺν ἔβαν N. 1.42
ἕτερον οὔ τινα οἶκον ἀπεφάνατο πυγμαχία πλεόνων ταμίαν στεφάνων μυχῷ Ἑλλάδος (at the Isthmian games; cf. West on Theog. 1015.) N. 6.26 -
42 πεδίον
πεδῐον (-ίον, -ίῳ, -ίον; -ίων.)1 plain Τεύθραντος πεδίον μολών (τὴν Μυσίαν Σ.) O. 9.71 δέξαι τέ οἱ στεφάνων ἐγκώμιον τεθμόν, τὸν ἄγει πεδίων ἐκ Πίσας i. e. from Olympia O. 13.29 “ φῶτα κελαινεφέων πεδίων δεσπόταν” Battos, founder of Cyrene P. 4.52ἔνθεν δ' ὔμμι Λατοίδας ἔπορεν Λιβύας πεδίον P. 4.259
ἦλθες ἤδη Λιβύας πεδίον P. 5.52
ἐν πεδίῳ Φλέγρας N. 1.67
( ἄρουραι)βίον ἀνδράσιν ἐπηετανὸν ἐκ πεδίων ἔδοσαν N. 6.10
χρυσὸν εὔχονται, πεδίον δ' ἕτεροι ἀπέραντον N. 8.37
“ ὅν τ' εὐσεβέστατον φάτις Ἰαολκοῦ τράφειν πεδίον” I. 8.40ὃ καὶ Μύσιον ἀμπελόεν αἶμαξε Τηλέφου μέλανι ῥαίνων φόνῳ πεδίον I. 8.50
μάχας ἐναριμβρότου ἔργον ἐν πεδίῳ κορύσσοντα the plain of Troy I. 8.54 ] έχεται πεδίων[ (from Σ it appears that the poet is mentioning the lack of flat land in Keos) Πα.. 1. ἀνὰ Δώτιον ἀνθεμόεν πεδίον πέταται *fr. 107a. 4*. Τρώιον ἂμ πεδίον fr. 172. 4. ] ν πεδίων[ (of Kirrha ?) fr. 215b. 11. -
43 πεδ(ε)ινός
-ή,-όν + A 2-13-6-0-3=24 Dt 4,43; 11,11; Jos 9,1; 10,40; 11,16flat, level, plain Dt 4,43; ἡ πεδινὴ (sc. γῆ) the plain Jos 15,33*Is 13,2 ἐπ’ ὄρους πεδινοῦ on a low mountain, on a humble mountain -על פהשׁהר־נ פהשׁ/פישׁ (Aram.) for MT על פהשׁהר־נ פהשׁ (Hebr.) on a bare mountain, cpr. IsMT 3,17Cf. SEELIGMANN 1948 50(Is 13,2); →NIDNTT -
44 σαφής
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45 λιτός
A simple, inexpensive, frugal,λιταὶ τράπεζαι Ps.-Phoc.81
;οἱ λ. χυλοί Epicur.Ep.3p.63U.
;λ. βίος Men.633
, Crates Theb.10;τροφὴ λιτοτάτη Ath.5.191f
;λιτὴ δίαιτα Plu.2.668f
, cf. 125d, etc.; τὸ λ. τῆς διαίτης, κατὰ τὴν δίαιταν, Epicur.Fr. 478, M.Ant.1.3; παρέξοδος (q.v.) - οτέρη Hp.Decent.8;λ. χλαμύδιον Men.442
;τὰ ἱμάτια λ. καὶ σώφρονα Jul.Caes. 317c
;μίτρη λιτὴ στυππείου Michel832.17
(Samos, iv B. C.); ὑποκεφάλαια δύο ἡμιτυβίου λιτά ib.l.23; [ἀσπίδας] χαλκᾶς λιτὰς δύο, opp. περίχρυσος μία, IG22.1491.31 (iv B. C.); ἅλα λιτὸν ἐπέσθων frugal salt, Call.Epigr.48;λ. ὀξίς Nicostr.Com.9
(cj. for λοιπή); λ. ὕδωρ πίνων D.L.8.13
; λ. χρίματα simple or plain unguents, Call. Lav.Pall.25;λ. ταφή Phld.Mort.30
; λ. ζωμός thin (chicken-) broth, Gal.12.295; of medicines, ἡ διὰ κωδυῶν λιτή (sc. δύναμις) Crito ap. Gal.13.38;ἡ διὰ μόρων λιτή Archig.
ap. eund.12.973;λ. ἔμπλαστροι Androm.
ap. eund.13.495, cf. 486; χάρτης λιτός, as a cargo, perh. cheap or coarse papyrus, Cat.Cod.Astr.1.104.28.2 of persons, poor, λ. γενόμενος τοῖς ἔχουσι μὴ φθόνει dub. in Dionys.Com.10 ( = Dionys.Trag.8); frugal,αὐτάρκεις καὶ λ. Plb.6.48.7
;κατὰ τὴν ἐσθῆτα καὶ σίτησιν ἀφελὴς καὶ λ. Id.11.10.3
;λ. περὶ δίαιταν Plu.2.709b
. Adv. - τῶς frugally, Sotad.Com.1.6, AP7.156 (Isid.);λ. βιοῦν D.L. 6.105
;λ. καὶ σωφρόνως ζῆν Ephor.149
J.; λαμπρῶς ἢ λ. ἐξενεχθέντας Phld.l.c.II metaph., of style, plain, simple, unadorned, Arist. Rh. 1416b25, D.H.Th.23, al.III paltry, petty, small,τάφος AP 7.73
(Gemin.), cf. 7.18 (Antip.Thess.); of persons, opp. μέγας, Call. Ap.10;πολισμάτια Plb.32.8.3
. Adv. - τῶς slightly,ἡψημένα Artem. 1.70
;λ. ἑφθά Diocl.Fr.141
; dub. sens. in Alc.Oxy. 1788 Fr.2.11. [ῑ, but [pron. full] ῐ late,λῐτὰ δεῖπνα Nonn.D.17.59
.]------------------------------------λῐτός (A), ή, όν, epith. of γαῖα, dub. sens. in Alex.Aet.1, Orph. A.92; λιτὴ χθών· ἀπὸ τοῦ προσκυνεῖσθαι καὶ λιτανεύεσθαι, Hsch.------------------------------------ -
46 πεδιακός
II π., οἱ, in Attica, party of the plain, Arist.Pol. 1305a24,Ath.13.4 ; cf. πεδιάσιος, πεδιεῖς.Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > πεδιακός
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47 πεδιάσιος
πεδῐάσιος, ον,A of the plain,σμύρνα Dsc.1.64
(v.l. -άσιμος) ; οἱ π. dwellers in the plain, Str.15.1.58 ; = πεδιεῖς, Phot., Suid. s.v. πάραλοι.Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > πεδιάσιος
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48 πεδιεινός
A flat, level,χῶρος Hdt.7.198
(v.l. πεδινός); πεδιναὶ ὑποχωρήσεις Plb.1.34.8
; , Aen.Tact.1.2, Onos.18, Plu.Nic.26 : [comp] Comp.πεδιεινότερος Pl.Lg. 704d
;πεδινώτερος X.An.5.5.2
.II of the plain, found on the plain, opp.ὄρειος, λαγώς Id.Cyn.5.17
. ( πεδινός, v.l. πεδεινός); [δένδρα] πεδεινά Thphr.HP1.8.1
, cf. 3.11.2 ; πεδινὸν ἄνθος, = ἀργεμώνη, Ps.-Dsc.2.177. ( πεδιεινός may have become πεδῑνός (written also πεδεινός) about 150 B.C. ; πεδῐνός is dub., since πεδινώτερος may be f. l. in X.An. l. c.)Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > πεδιεινός
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49 πλάξ
A anything flat and broad, esp. flat land, plain,πᾶσαν ἠπείρου πλάκα A.Pers. 718
; Φλεγραίαν π. Id.Eu. 295; νυχίαν π., of Psyttaleia (fort. μυχίαν), Id.Pers. 953 (lyr.);πλακὸς ὑλίας Berl.Sitzb.1927.7
([dialect] Locr., v B.C.);νεκύων πλάκα S.OC 1564
(lyr.); νεκρῶν πλάκες ib. 1577 (lyr.); also of sea and sky, πόντου πλάξ the ocean- plain, Pi.P.1.24 ; ; ποντία, πελαγία π., E.Fr.578.4, Ar.Ra. 1438;κατ' Αἰγαίην πόντου πλάκα BMus.Inscr.1012
(Chalcedon, i B.C./i A.D.);αἰθερία πλάξ E. El. 1349
(anap.); flat top of a hill, table-land, Σουνίου, Οἴτης π., S.Aj. 1220, Ph. 1430; ; ἀπ' ἄκρας πυργώδους πλακός from the flat top of the towering hill, S.Tr. 273;τὰς π. τοῦ ὄρους Ant.Lib.4.1
.2 flat stone, tablet,ἐργώνας τᾶν πλακῶν τᾶς τομᾶς εἰς τὸν ὀχετόν IG42(1).109
iii 154 (Epid., iii B.C.);π. ἐπιγεγραμμέναι OGI672.12
(Egypt, i A.D.), cf. Luc.Somn.3, etc.; of the Tables of the Jewish Law, αἱ π. τοῦ μαρτυρίου, τῆς διαθήκης, LXXEx. 31.18, Ep.Hebr.9.4;λίθων πλαξὶ λείαις Luc.Am.12
;οὐκ ἐν πλαξὶν λιθίναις ἀλλ' ἐν π. καρδίας 2 Ep.Cor.3.3
; tombstone, AP7.324, cf. IG 12(5).329 (pl., Paros): pl., slabs of marble, Chor.p.89 B., cf. eund. in Rev.Phil.1877.79; ὥσπερ μαρμάρου π., of ice, Jul.Mis. 341b.b πλάκες χρυσίου gold plates, Str.4.2.1;σαπφείροιο D.P.1105
; ἡ ἐντὸς π. τῶν κογχυλίων the inner surface.., Thphr.Sens.73.c ἡ π. τοῦ βαλανίου τούτου prob. part of the furnace, PMag.Osl.1.340. d. pl., flakes of ἀρσενικὸν τὸ πλακῶδες, Dsc.5.104.4 κοπτῆς πλάκες,πλακοῦντες, AP12.212 (Strat.). (Cf. Lett. plakt 'become flat'.) -
50 ἁπλόος
A twofold, and so,I single, , cf. X. Cyr.1.3.4 ([comp] Comp.);ἁπλῷ τείχει περιτειχίζειν Th.3.18
;δὶς τόσ' ἐξ ἁπλῶν κακά S.Aj. 277
; ; .II simple, plain, straightforward,κελεύθοις ἁπλόαις ζωᾶς Pi.N.8.36
;ἁ. ὁ μῦθος A.Ch. 554
;ἁ. λόγῳ Id.Pr. 610
,al.; ὡς ἁ. λόγῳ ib.46, Ar.Ach. 1151; ἁ. λόγος the matter is simple, E.Hel. 979; ἁ. διήγησις simple narrative (without dialogue), Pl.R. 392d; οὐκ ἐς ἁπλοῦν φέρει leads to no simple issue, S.OT 519;ἁπλᾶ γε καὶ σαφῆ λέγω μαθεῖν Alex.240.7
;οὐδὲν ἔχω ἁπλούστερον λέγειν X.Cyr.3.1.32
; of single-membered periods, Demetr.Eloc.17, etc.; of habits,ἁπλούστατος βίος Plb.9.10.5
;νόμοι λίαν ἁ. καὶ βαρβαρικοί Arist.Pol. 1268b39
;ἁπλοῦν ἦν.. ἀποθανεῖν
a plain course,Men.
14.b of persons, or their words, thoughts, and acts, simple, open, frank, ;ἁ. καὶ γενναῖος Pl.R. 361b
, etc.;ἁ. τρόποι E.IA 927
; opp. δόλος, Ar.Pl. 1158;πρὸς τοὺς φίλους ὡς ἁπλούστατον εἶναι X. Mem.4.2.16
.c simple-minded,ὁ κριτὴς ὑπόκειται εἶναι ἁ. Arist. Rh. 1357a12
, cf. HA 608b4 ([comp] Comp.), Rh. 1367a37; in bad sense, simple, silly, Isoc.2.46;λίαν γὰρ ἁπλοῦν τὸ νομίζειν.. Arist.Mete. 339b34
.III simple, opp. compound or mixed, Pl.R. 547e, etc.; opp. μεμιγμένος, κεκραμένος, Arist.Metaph. 989b17, Sens. 447a18;ἁ. χρώματα Id.Col. 791a1
; ἁ. ὀνόματα, opp. διπλᾶ, Id.Po. 1457a31; also of nouns, without the article, A.D.Synt.98.17, al.; of the positive adjective, Plu.2.412e, etc.b ἁ. βιβλία rolls containing a single author, Id.Ant.58.d ἁ. ἐπίδεσμος, a kind of bandage, Hp.Off.7, etc.3 simple, unqualified (cf.ἁπλῶς 11.3
),οὐ πάνυ μοι δοκεῖ.. οὕτως ἁπλοῦν εἶναι ὥστε.. Pl.Prt. 331b
, cf. Smp. 206a, Tht. 188d, al.IV Adv. ἁπλῶς, v. sub voc.V [comp] Comp. and [comp] Sup. ἁπλούστερος, ἁπλούστατος, v. supr.; irreg. [comp] Sup.ἁπλότατος AP6.185
(Zos.). (Cf. δι-πλόος; ἁ- = sṃ; - πλόος perh. identical with πλοῦς 'voyage', cf. Serb. jedan put '(one journey, hence) once'; transition from 'once' to 'simple' as in Lett. vienkars?ἁπλόοςXs 'simple' (cf. Lith. vienkart 'once').) -
51 ὑπεράκριος
A over or beyond the heights, οἱ Ὑπεράκριοι, = οἱ Διάκριοι, the poor inhabitants of the Attic uplands beyond the heights (which bound the plain of Athens), opp. to the richer classes of the plains and coasts (cf.πεδιακός 11
,πάραλος 11
), Hdt.1.59, D.H.1.13.2 τὰ ὑ. the heights above the plain, the uplands, Hdt.6.20.Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > ὑπεράκριος
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52 πεδίον
A Homeric dictionary (Greek-English) (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ομηρικό λεξικό) > πεδίον
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53 νειός
Grammatical information: f.Meaning: `fallow field' (Hom., Hes., Call., Arist., Thphr.); on the meaning below.Derivatives: Besides, in meaning quite deviating, the adv. νει-όθεν `from below (K 10, hell. poet.), νει-όθε `id.' (poet. inscr. IIIp, Luc.), νει-όθι `below' (Φ 317, Hes. Th. 567, hell. poet.). -- Sup. νείατος (ep.), νέατος, Arc. νήατος, H. νῆτος `most below, utmost' (Il.), after ἔσχατος, πύματος, cf. μέσος: μέσατος; f. νεάτη (Cratin., Pl.), contr. νήτη (Arist., Ptol.), sc. χορδή `the lowest string' (with the highest tone); νειότατον κατώτατον H.; also νήϊστος in νήϊστα ἔσχατα, κατώτατα H., prob also in Νήϊσται (Boeot. -ϊτται) πύλαι in Thebes (A. Th. 460, E. Ph. 1104). -- Fem. νείαιρα ( νέαιρα Simon.) `the lowest', as subst. (sc. γαστήρ) `belly, abdomen' (Il., Hp., hell.), cf. γέραιρα a.o. (Chantraine Form. 104, 234; cf. also Benveniste Origines 112); contr. νεῖρα (A. Ag. 1479, E. Rh. 794 [readings not quite certain], H.), here m. νειρός (Lyc., H.) with f. νειρη κοίλη κοιλία ἐσχάτη H. (Schwyzer 475). Cf. on the whole Schwyzer 503. -- Denomin. νεάω `plough a fallow land' (Hes. Op. 462, com., Thphr.), early connected with νέος `new', if not even derived from it, cf. on νέος; νεατός m. `working of fallow land' (X. Oik. 7, 20; like ἀλοατός), νέασις f. `id.' (Thphr.) with νεάσιμος (Gloss.; Arbenz 87).Etymology: If νειόθεν, νείατος, νείαιρα are at all cognate with νειός, νειός (sc. γῆ, χώρα), it must have meant prop. *'lying low, lowlying plain'; the meaning `fallow land', which is also possible for Homer, but not compulsory (rather `field, plain' ?), could rest on the early connection with νέος `new'; cf. Lat. novalis, -e `fallow land'. -- Except for the ending νειός \< *νειϜός can be identical with a Slavic word fur `field', e.g. OCS njiva (with dark nj-), Russ. níva f., IE *neiu̯ó-s (Slav. -ā secondary); Fick BB 1, 335f., Schulze KZ 27, 603f. (= Kl. Schr. 373f.). If we separate a formantic u̯o-element, we can connect the IE adv. *ni `low' in Skt. ní etc.; here a.o. OHG ni-dar `to below', OE neowol `slanting' from * ni-wol (cf. νει-Ϝό-ς). The writing νη- in νήϊστος, νήατος is not convincingly explained. As old lengthened grade, esp. in a superlative, is very improbable, the η must be secondary. Hypotheses in Seiler Steigerungsformen 110ff., esp. on Νήϊται πύλαι; s. also WP. 2, 335 (= Pok. 313: η = closed ē from ει before palat. vowel?). On the Slav. words s. also Vasmer s. níva, with other explanations. -- Cf. also νέατος s. νέος.Page in Frisk: 2,Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό) > νειός
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54 πλάξ
πλάξ, - ακόςGrammatical information: f.Meaning: `plane, plain, surface of a sea, a mountain' (Pi., trag.), `flat stone, board, table' (hell.).Derivatives: 1. Dimin. πλακ-ίον n. (Troizen IVa), - ίς κλινίδιον... H. 2. - άς f. `floor of a wine cellar' (pap. IIp). 3. - ίτας ἄρτος `flat cake' (Sophr.), - ῖτις f. `kind of calamine or alum' (Gal.). 4. Adj. - ερός `flat' (Theoc.), - όεις `id.' (D.P.), - ινος `made of marble slabs' (inscr.), - ώδης `overdrawn with panes, a crust' (Arist.). 5. - οῦς, - οῦντος (from - όεις) m. `(flat) cake' (com. etc.) with - ούντ-ιον, - ικός. - ινος, - ᾶς a.o. 6. - όω `to cover with slabs of marble' (Syria) with - ωσις f. (Asia Minor), - ωτή f. `kind of calamine' (Dsc.). 7. PlN: Πλάκος m. name of a side-branch of the Ida (mountain) (Il.) with ὑποπλάκ-ιος (Z 397), - ος (Str.); Πλακίη f. name of a Pelasg. colony on the Propontis (Hdt.) with πλακιανόν n. name of a eye-unguent (Aët.).Origin: XX [etym. unknown]Etymology: With pl. πλάκ-ες agrees exactly a northgerm. word, OWNo. flær f. pl. `rock-terrace', PGm. * flah-iz, IE *plák-es; to this the innovated sg. flā, PGm. * flah-ō (would be Gr. *πλάκ-η). To this several Germ. words: with grammatic change Nord. flaga f., MLG vlage f. `thin layer (of the earth), flatness'; with long vowel: OWNo. flō f. `layer, course' (PGm. * flōh-ō), OHG fluoh, NHG Flüche, Schweiz. Fluh f. `rockwall' etc. From Balt. still e.g. Lett. plaka f. `low lying place, plain', also `cow's excrement', plakt `become flat'. Here prob. also with metaph. meaning Lat. placidus `quiet, calm, still' (orig. meaning `even, flat' still in aqua placida a.o.?), placeō `be pleasant'. -- Beside IE plak stands with final voiced cons. plag- in πλάγιος, (doubtful πέλαγος, s. vv.), all velar enlargements of an in no language retained verb * pelā- `broaden'(?); s. also πλάσσω, παλάμη, παλαστή; to this WP. 2, 90 f., Pok. 831 f., W.-Hofmann s. placeō w. further forms and rich lit. -- From πλακοῦς, - οῦντος with unclear development Lat. placenta `a kind of flat cake'; s. W.-Hofmann s. v. (cf. also pollenta `peeled barley'). -- A form * plak- is impossible in IE; the root * pelh₂- cannot give a short a in Greek. So πλακ- must be a loan (from a Eur. substratum?)Page in Frisk: 2,550-551Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό) > πλάξ
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55 Γεννησαρέτ
Γεννησαρέτ indecl., ἡ (more correctly Γεννησάρ as 1 Macc 11:67; Joseph., Talmud; so also the foll. witnesses in Mt and Mk: D, It., Syr. Sin. and Cur., Pesh.; s. RHarris, ET 40, 1929, 189f) Gennesaret, prob. name of the fertile and (in I A.D.) thickly populated plain south of Capernaum, now El-Ghuweir (Jos., Bell. 3, 516ff) Mt 14:34; Mk 6:53. This was also the name of the large lake adjacent to the plain, λίμνη Γ. (Jos., Bell. 3, 506 λίμνη Γεννησάρ; 1 Macc 11:67 τὸ ὕδωρ τοῦ Γεννησάρ; Stephan. Byz. s.v. Τιβεριάς: this is a city πρὸς τῇ Γεννεσιρίτιδι λίμνῃ) Lk 5:1, less precisely termed θάλασσα τῆς Γαλιλαίας (Mt 4:18; Mk 1:16), and θάλ. τῆς Τιβεριάδος (J 21:1).—Dalman, Orte3 118 (Eng. tr. 121–22); Westm. Hist. Atlas 17 etc.; CKopp, Holy Places of the Gospels, ’63, 167–203; BHHW I 546f. -
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57 Πεδία
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58 Πεδίοιο
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59 Πεδίοις
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60 Πεδίοισι
Πεδίονplain: neut dat pl (epic ionic aeolic)
См. также в других словарях:
plain — plain … Dictionnaire des rimes
plain — plain, aine 1. (plin, plè n ) adj. 1° Qui est sans inégalités, uni. • Si le pays est bossu ou plain, couvert de bois ou découvert, VAUBAN. Dîme, p. 223. • Des cascades dans des lieux plains et sablonneux, J. J. ROUSS. Hél. IV, 11.… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
Plain — Plain, a. [Compar. {Plainer}; superl. {Plainest}.] [F., level, flat, fr. L. planus, perhaps akin to E. floor. Cf. {Llano}, {Piano}, {Plan}, {Plane} level, a level surface.] 1. Without elevations or depressions; flat; level; smooth; even. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
plain — PLAIN, [pl]aine. adj. Il signifie proprement, Qui est uni, plat, & sans inegalitez: & il reçoit divers sens selon les divers substantifs, ausquels il se joint. Ainsi on dit, qu Une maison est en plain champ, en plaine campagne, pour dire, qu Elle … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
plain — plain1 [plān] adj. [OFr < L planus, flat, level < IE base * plā , broad, flat > FLOOR, FIELD] 1. Obs. flat; level; plane 2. free from obstructions; open; clear [in plain view] 3. clearly understood; evident; obvious [to make one s meani … English World dictionary
plain — adj 1 plane, flat, *level, even, smooth, flush Antonyms: solid 2 clear, distinct, obvious, *evident, manifest, patent, apparent, palpable Analogous words: *clear, lucid, perspicuous: *explicit, express, definite, specific, categorical Antonyms:… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
plain — [adj1] clear, obvious apparent, audible, big as life*, broad, comprehensible, definite, distinct, evident, legible, lucid, manifest, open, open and shut*, palpable, patent, talking turkey*, transparent, understandable, visible; concepts… … New thesaurus
Plain — Plain, n. [Cf. OF. plaigne, F. plaine. See {Plain}, a.] 1. Level land; usually, an open field or a broad stretch of land with an even surface, or a surface little varied by inequalities; as, the plain of Jordan; the American plains, or prairies.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Plain — Plain, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plained}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Plaining}.] [Cf. {Plane}, v.] 1. To plane or level; to make plain or even on the surface. [R.] [1913 Webster] We would rake Europe rather, plain the East. Wither. [1913 Webster] 2. To make… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Plain — ist der Name folgender Personen: Honest John Plain Maria Plain sowie des Adelsgeschlechts: Grafen von Plain Plain ist ein Ortsname: Plain (Wisconsin) Diese Seite ist eine … Deutsch Wikipedia
Plain — Plain, adv. In a plain manner; plainly. To speak short and pleyn. Chaucer. To tell you plain. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English