μέλισσα
μέλισσα, Att. μέλιττα, ης, ἡ, (perh. by haplology for μελι-λιχ-y α ‘honey-licker’, cf. Skt. madhu-lih- (corresp. with Gr. *μεθυ-λιχ-) ‘beeʼ)
Scaife ATLAS
LSJ
ShortDef
a bee
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Headword:
μέλισσα
Headword (normalized):
μέλισσα
Headword (normalized/stripped):
μελισσα
Intro Text:
μέλισσα, Att. μέλιττα, ης, ἡ, (perh. by haplology for μελι-λιχ-y α ‘honey-licker’, cf. Skt. madhu-lih- (corresp. with Gr. *μεθυ-λιχ-) ‘beeʼ)
IDX:
66257
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionaries.v1:lsj-n66048
Key:
me/lissa^
Senses and Citations (From Data)
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Children (1)
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bee, Od. 13.106, etc.; of wild bees, that live in rocks, Il. 2.87, cf. 12.167; of honey-bees, that live in hives, Hes. Th. 594; σμῆνος μελισσᾶν A. Pers. 128 (lyr.), cf. Hdt. 4.194, 5.10:—Phrases: ὥσπερ μέλιττα τὸ κέντρον ἐγκαταλιπών Pl. Phd. 91c; ὄνος ἐν μελίτταις ‘a hornets’ nest’, Crates Com. 36; cf. μέλι I.2 fin.
Citations (9)
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Od. 13.106, etc.; of
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Il. 2.87, cf.
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12.167; of
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Hes. Th. 594;
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A. Pers. 128
σμῆνος μελισσᾶν
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Hdt. 4.194,
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5.10:—Phrases:
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Pl. Phd. 91c
ὥσπερ μέλιττα τὸ κέντρον ἐγκαταλιπών
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Crates Com. 36; cf. μέλι I.2 fin.
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Children (3)
II
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μέλισσα was applied
Children (3)
1
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poets, from their culling the beauties of nature, ἔνθεν ὡσπερεὶ μ. Φρύνιχος . . μελέων ἀπεβόσκετο καρπόν Ar. Av. 748; μ. Μούσης Id. Ec. 974 (lyr.); μ. Ἤρινναν Μουσῶν ἄνθεα δρεπτομέναν AP 7.13 ( Leon. or Mel.); esp. of Sophocles, Sch. Ar. V. 460.
Citations (4)
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Ar. Av. 748
ἔνθεν ὡσπερεὶ μ. Φρύνιχος . . μελέων ἀπεβόσκετο καρπόν
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Id. Ec. 974
μ. Μούσης
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AP 7.13
μ. Ἤρινναν Μουσῶν ἄνθεα δρεπτομέναν
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Ar. V. 460.
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2
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priestesses of Delphi, Pi. P. 4.60; of Demeter and Artemis, Sch. Pi. l.c., Porph. Antr. 18; of Cybele, Did. ap. Lact. Inst. 1.22.
Citations (2)
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Pi. P. 4.60; of Demeter and Artemis, Sch.
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Porph. Antr. 18; of Cybele,
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3
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any pure, chaste being, of souls coming to birth, Porph. Antr. 19; of the Moon, ib. 18.
Citations (2)
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Porph. Antr. 19; of the Moon, ib.
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18.
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III
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honey, ὕδατος, μελίσσης, μηδὲ προσφέρειν μέθυ S. OC 481: metaph., γλώσσης μελίσσῃ καταρρυηκέναι Id. Fr. 155; of poetry, AP 9.505.6; ἑσμὸς μελίσσης appears to be corrupt in Epin. 1.7.
Citations (4)
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S. OC 481
μελίσσης, μηδὲ προσφέρειν μέθυ
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Id. Fr. 155
γλώσσης μελίσσῃ καταρρυηκέναι
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AP 9.505.6;
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Epin. 1.7.
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IV
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Hsch.
Citations (From Models)
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