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χεῖλος
χεῖλος ( Dor. χῆλος Cerc. 1.5, Aeol. χέλλος Choerob. in An.Ox. 2.278), εος, τό: pl., gen. χειλῶν Arist. HA 492b26; χειλέων Herod. 3.4, LXX Pr. 12.13, al., Plu. Cat.Ma. 12, v.l. in D.H. Comp. 14: poet. dat. χείλεσσι (v. infr.):—

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lip

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χεῖλος
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χεῖλος ( Dor. χῆλος Cerc. 1.5, Aeol. χέλλος Choerob. in An.Ox. 2.278), εος, τό: pl., gen. χειλῶν Arist. HA 492b26; χειλέων Herod. 3.4, LXX Pr. 12.13, al., Plu. Cat.Ma. 12, v.l. in D.H. Comp. 14: poet. dat. χείλεσσι (v. infr.):—
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Children (1)
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lip, Hom., etc.: prov., ἐγέλασσε χείλεσιν laughed with the lips only, Il. 15.102; χείλεα μέν τʼ ἐδίηνʼ, ὑπερῴην δʼ οὐκ ἐδίηνε wetted the lips, but not the palate, i.e. drank sparingly, 22.495; νέκταρ ἐν χείλεσσι στάξοισι Pi. P. 9.63; πειθώ τις ἐπεκάθιζεν ἐπὶ τοῖς χ., of Pericles, Eup. 94.5; χείλεσιν διδοὺς ὀδόντας E. Ba. 621 (troch.); χείλεσιν ἀμφιλάλοις, of incessant talk, Ar. Ra. 678 (lyr.); δάκνων τὰ χ., of one in a difficulty, Eub. 53.6; ἄχρις ἡ ψυχή . . ἐπὶ χειλέων λειφθῇ Herod. l.c.; ἐπὶ τοῖς χείλεσι τὰς ψυχὰς ἔχοντες ‘with their hearts in their mouths’, D.Chr. 32.50; ἀπὸ χειλέων, opp. ἀπὸ καρδίας, Plu. l.c.; ἀπʼ ἄκρου χ. φιλοσοφεῖν on the surface only, Luc. Apol. 6; ἐπʼ ἄκρου τοῦ χ. on the tip of oneʼs tongue, Id. Ind. 26; προσαρμόσαι τὰ χ. (sc. τῇ κύλικι) Id. DDeor. 8[5].2; προσαρμόζειν τὰ χ., χείλη προσεγγίσαι χείλεσιν, of persons kissing, Id. DMeretr. 5.3, Am. 53; χείλεσιν διερρυηκόσιν with gaping lips, Ar. Nu. 873; ἐν τοῖς χ. τιμᾶν LXX Is. 29.13; ἐν χ. ἑτέρων λαλεῖν, i.e. in strange speech, 1 Ep.Cor. 14.21; χ. ἓν πάντων LXX Ge. 11.6, cf. Pr. 10.19.
Citations (6)
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Pi. P. 9.63
νέκταρ ἐν χείλεσσι στάξοισι
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E. Ba. 621
χείλεσιν διδοὺς ὀδόντας
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ἄχρις ἡ ψυχή . . ἐπὶ χειλέων λειφθῇ
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Luc. Apol. 6
ἀπʼ ἄκρου χ. φιλοσοφεῖν
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LXX Is. 29.13
ἐν τοῖς χ. τιμᾶν
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LXX Ge. 11.6
χ. ἓν πάντων
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Children (2)
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X. Eq. 6.8: of birds, bill, beak, E. Ion 1199, Opp. H. 3.247, AP 9.333 ( Mnasalc.).
II
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edge, brink, rim, of a bowl, χρυσῷ δʼ ἐπὶ χείλεα κεκράανται Od. 4.616, cf. 132; Ἐλπὶς . . ἔμιμνε πίθου ὑπὸ χείλεσιν Hes. Op. 97, cf. Hdt. 3.123, Ar. Ach. 459; of a ditch, Il. 12.52, Hdt. 1.179, Th. 3.23; of the ocean, Mimn. 11.7, cf. LXX Ge. 22.17; τῶν τῆς γῆς τροχῶν Pl. Criti. 115e; of rivers, lakes, Hdt. 2.70, 94, Arist. HA 570a22; of the whorls, Pl. R. 616d, 616e; αὐλαίας, τείχους, LXX Ex. 26.4, Plb. 10.44.11; of the womb, Arist. HA 583a16; of a wound, Gal. 11.127.
Citations (3)
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Od. 4.616
χρυσῷ δʼ ἐπὶ χείλεα κεκράανται
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Hes. Op. 97
Ἐλπὶς . . ἔμιμνε πίθου ὑπὸ χείλεσιν
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Pl. Criti. 115e
τῶν τῆς γῆς τροχῶν
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Citations (From Models)

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{'quote': 'Ἐλπὶς . . ἔμιμνε πίθου ὑπὸ χείλεσιν', 'ref': 'Hes. Op. 97', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg002.perseus-grc2:97'}
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