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τέρμα
τέρμα, ατος, τό,

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an end, boundary

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τέρμα
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τέρμα
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τερμα
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τέρμα, ατος, τό,
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te/rma

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Children (1)
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end, boundary, chiefly poet.:
Children (2)
I
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goal round which horses and chariots had to turn at races, περὶ τέρμαθʼ ἑλισσέμεν Il. 23.309; περὶ τ. βαλούσας, εὖ σχεθέειν περὶ τέρμα, ib. 462, 466; τέρματα θεῖναι or σημῆναι, ib. 333, 358; ἔστασεν ἐν τέρμασιν ἀγῶνος Pi. P. 9.114; τ. δωδεκάγναμπτον, i.e. doubled twelve times, Id. O. 3.33; δρόμου τέρματα dub. l. in S. El. 686; ἐξωτέρω ἀποκάμπτειν τοῦ τ. Arist. Rh. 1409b23.
Citations (2)
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Il. 23.309
περὶ τέρμαθʼ ἑλισσέμεν
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Pi. P. 9.114
ἔστασεν ἐν τέρμασιν ἀγῶνος
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Children (2)
2
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mark set to show how far a quoit was thrown, ἔθηκε δὲ τέρματʼ Ἀθήνη Od. 8.193.
Citations (1)
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Od. 8.193
ἔθηκε δὲ τέρματʼ Ἀθήνη
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3
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issue, event, A. Ag. 781, 1177 (both lyr.).
II
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end, limit, δολιχῆς τ. κελεύθου Id. Pr. 286 (anap.), cf. 706, 823; ποῦ τὸ τ. τῆς φυγῆς; Id. Eu. 422: pl., ὁδοῦ τέρματα Thgn. 1166; ἐπὶ τέρμασι τοῖσι ἐκείνης (sc. τῆς Εὐρώπης) Hdt. 7.54; συνάγουσι τὰ τέρματα (oftwo rivers) they contract their bounds, i.e. draw together and so contract the space between them, Id. 4.52: metaph., πλούτου τέρμα a limit to wealth, Thgn. 227.
Citations (2)
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Id. Pr. 286
δολιχῆς τ. κελεύθου
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Thgn. 1166
ὁδοῦ τέρματα
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Children (3)
2
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end, in point of time or distance, ἐπὶ τέρμʼ ἀφίκετο reached the limit, was at the end, S. Aj. 48; Ἑρμῆς σφʼ ἄγει . . πρὸς αὐτὸ τ. Id. El. 1397 (lyr.); βιότουτ. the term or end of life, death, Simon. 85.13; τ. βίου or τοῦ βίου, A. Fr. 362, S. OT 1530 (troch.), E. Alc. 643; γήρως ἐσχάτοις πρὸς τ. Id. Andr. 1081; τ. μόχθων, πόνων, ἄθλου, A. Pr. 100 (anap.), 186 (lyr.), 259; Σισύφου πέτρος ἀνήνυτος, οὗ τὰ τέρματα αὖθις ἄρχει πόνων Pl. Ax. 371e; ἐπὶ τέρματι at last, A. Eu. 633: also τέρμα abs., like τέλος, Ps.-Phoc. 138.
Citations (1)
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Pl. Ax. 371e
Σισύφου πέτρος ἀνήνυτος, οὗ τὰ τέρματα αὖθις ἄρχει πόνων
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3
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culmination, highest point, goal, τ. ἀέθλων prize, Pi. I. 4(3).85(67); κακῶν E. Supp. 369 (lyr.); πρὸς τέρμασιν ὥρας Ar. Av. 705; τέρματα νίκης Archestr. Fr. 34.10; τ. τέχνης Parrhas. 2; ὑγιείας ἀκόρεστον τ. the bounds of health are insatiable, A. Ag. 1002 (lyr.); ἀγχόνης τέρματα Id. Eu. 746; θανάτου τ. E. Hipp. 140 (lyr.).
Citations (5)
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E. Supp. 369
κακῶν
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Ar. Av. 705
πρὸς τέρμασιν ὥρας
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Archestr. Fr. 34.10
τέρματα νίκης
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Parrhas. 2
τ. τέχνης
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Id. Eu. 746
ἀγχόνης τέρματα
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4
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highest power, supremacy, τ. Κορίνθου ἔχειν to be sovereign of Corinth, Simon. 112; θεοὶ . . πάντων τέρμʼ ἔχοντες E. Supp. 617 (lyr.); σωτηρίας γὰρ τέρμʼ ἔχεις ἡμῖν μόνη you are the arbiter . . , Id. Or. 1343; τ. τῆς σωτηρίας final pledge . . , S. OC 725; δαίμονες οἳ φιλίης τέρματʼ . . ἔχετε AP 12.170 ( Diosc.). (Cf. τέρμων, τέρθρον, Skt. tárati, tiráti ‘cross, win through, overcome’, Lat. terminus, trans, in-trare.)
Citations (2)
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E. Supp. 617
θεοὶ . . πάντων τέρμʼ ἔχοντες
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AP 12.170
δαίμονες οἳ φιλίης τέρματʼ . . ἔχετε
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Citations (From Models)

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{'quote': 'ἔθηκε δὲ τέρματʼ Ἀθήνη', 'ref': 'Od. 8.193', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:8.193'}
{'quote': 'δολιχῆς τ. κελεύθου', 'ref': 'Id. Pr. 286', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg003.perseus-grc2:286'}
{'quote': 'ὁδοῦ τέρματα', 'ref': 'Thgn. 1166', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0002.tlg001.perseus-grc2:1166'}
{'quote': 'Σισύφου πέτρος ἀνήνυτος, οὗ τὰ τέρματα αὖθις ἄρχει πόνων', 'ref': 'Pl. Ax. 371e', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg038.perseus-grc2:371e'}
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{'quote': 'πρὸς τέρμασιν ὥρας', 'ref': 'Ar. Av. 705', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg006.perseus-grc2:705'}
{'quote': 'τέρματα νίκης', 'ref': 'Archestr. Fr. 34.10', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1175.tlg001.perseus-grc2:34.10'}
{'quote': 'τ. τέχνης', 'ref': 'Parrhas. 2', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1567.tlg001.perseus-grc2:2'}
{'quote': 'ἀγχόνης τέρματα', 'ref': 'Id. Eu. 746', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg007.perseus-grc2:746'}
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{'quote': 'δαίμονες οἳ φιλίης τέρματʼ . . ἔχετε', 'ref': 'AP 12.170', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg7000.tlg001.perseus-grc2:12.170'}

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