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          "definition": "<i>bottom,</i> of a cup or jar, δειλὴ δʼ ἐνὶ πυθμένι φειδώ Hes. Op. 369 (so prov. ἐν τῷ πυθμένι τοῦ πίθου Lib. Ep. 127.2); τὼ δὲ πίθω πατάγεσκʼ ὀ πύθμην Alc. Supp. 25.9, cf. Arist. Pr. 936a32, Sor. 1.91; distd. from πύνδαξ, Arist. Pr. 938a14; φιάλη . . ἡ ἐπὶ τὸν π. καὶ τὸ στόμα τιθεμένη Asclep.Myrl. ap. Ath. 11.501d, cf. Apollod. ib. a; this sense is doubtful in Il. 11.635 (cf. infr. 4 and Ath. 11.488f), and in IG 1(2).282.111, 11(2).161 B 120, 287 B 89,131,143 ( Delos, iii B.C.); ἐν τῷ π. ἐπιγραφὴν ἔχουσα Inscr.Délos 313a102, cf. 320 B 45, al. (iii B.C.).",
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                "quote": "δειλὴ δʼ ἐνὶ πυθμένι φειδώ",
                "ref": "Hes. Op. 369",
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              "data": {
                "quote": "ἐν τῷ πυθμένι τοῦ πίθου",
                "ref": "Lib. Ep. 127.2",
                "urn": "urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2200.tlg001.perseus-grc2:127.2"
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              "data": {
                "quote": "τὼ δὲ πίθω πατάγεσκʼ ὀ πύθμην",
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              "data": {
                "quote": "φιάλη . . ἡ ἐπὶ τὸν π. καὶ τὸ στόμα τιθεμένη",
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              "data": {
                "quote": "ἐν τῷ π. ἐπιγραφὴν ἔχουσα",
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                  "label": "2",
                  "definition": "<i>base, foundation,</i> χθόνα ἐκ πυθμένων κραδαίνειν A. Pr. 1046 (anap.); π. γαίης, πέτρης, Orph. A. 92, L. 162; <i>foot</i> of a mountain, Arat. 989.",
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                      "urn": "urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:citations.atlas_v1:lsj-122853",
                      "data": {
                        "quote": "χθόνα ἐκ πυθμένων κραδαίνειν",
                        "ref": "A. Pr. 1046",
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                  "label": "3",
                  "definition": "<i>bottom, depth,</i> π. θαλάσσης, πόντου, λίμνης, Hes. Th. 932, Sol. 13.20, Thgn. 1035; τοῦ πελάγους Pl. Phd. 109c, cf. 112b; also Ταρτάρου, <i>abyss,</i> Pi. Fr. 207.",
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                      "data": {
                        "quote": "τοῦ πελάγους",
                        "ref": "Pl. Phd. 109c",
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                },
                {
                  "label": "4",
                  "definition": "<i>support</i> under a cupʼs handle, δύω δʼ ὑπὸ πυθμένες ἦσαν Il. 11.635 (cf. supr. I); <i>legs</i> of a tripod, 18.375.",
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                        "quote": "δύω δʼ ὑπὸ πυθμένες ἦσαν",
                        "ref": "Il. 11.635",
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                  "label": "5",
                  "definition": "<i>sockets,</i> ἐκ πυθμένων ἔκλινε κλῇθρα S. OT 1261.",
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                      "data": {
                        "quote": "ἐκ πυθμένων ἔκλινε κλῇθρα",
                        "ref": "S. OT 1261",
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                {
                  "label": "6",
                  "definition": "<i>fundus</i> of univalves, Arist. HA 529a6, PA 680a23; <i>lower parts</i> of the testes, Ruf. Onom. 105 (but, <i>upper part</i> of the uterus, Sor. 1.7, Gal. 2.889); also γενειάδος π. A. Fr. 27; <i>distal end</i> of a quince, Aët. 1.111.",
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                  "label": "7",
                  "definition": "Δίκας ἐρείδεται π. the <i>base</i> of Justice is firmly set, A. Ch. 646 (lyr.); π. κακῶν Orph. A. 893; πυθμένες λόγων <i>fundamental</i> principles, Protag. ap. D.L. 9.54; Ζεὺς π. γαίης τε καὶ οὐρανοῦ Orph. Fr. 168.4.",
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                        "quote": "π. κακῶν",
                        "ref": "Orph. A. 893",
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                      "urn": "urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:citations.atlas_v1:lsj-122858",
                      "data": {
                        "quote": "Ζεὺς π. γαίης τε καὶ οὐρανοῦ",
                        "ref": "Orph. Fr. 168.4",
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              "label": "II",
              "definition": "<i>stock, root of a tree,</i> παρὰ πυθμένʼ ἐλαίης Od. 13.122, 372, cf. 23.204; ἐν π. φηγοῦ Hes. Fr. 134.8; π. δρυός Ion Trag. 28; ὁ π. τῆς ῥίζης Dsc. 4.104, cf. 3.126; σεύτλου πυθμένες beet- <i>roots,</i> BGU 1118.17 (i B.C.); ἁλικακκάβων π. ib. 1120.37 (i B.C.); ἀμπέλου Str. 2.1.14, cf. PPetr. 1p.78 (iii B.C.); ἐπὶ τοῦ αὐτοῦ π. Thphr. HP 2.2.9, cf. CP 3.13.3: metaph., ἐκ νεάτου π. ἐς κορυφήν Sol. 13.10.",
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                  "data": {
                    "quote": "παρὰ πυθμένʼ ἐλαίης",
                    "ref": "Od. 13.122",
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                },
                {
                  "urn": "urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:citations.atlas_v1:lsj-122860",
                  "data": {
                    "quote": "ἐν π. φηγοῦ",
                    "ref": "Hes. Fr. 134.8",
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                },
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                  "data": {
                    "quote": "ὁ π. τῆς ῥίζης",
                    "ref": "",
                    "urn": ""
                  }
                },
                {
                  "urn": "urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:citations.atlas_v1:lsj-122862",
                  "data": {
                    "quote": "ἀμπέλου",
                    "ref": "Str. 2.1.14",
                    "urn": "urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0099.tlg001:2.1.perseus-grc2.14"
                  }
                },
                {
                  "urn": "urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:citations.atlas_v1:lsj-122863",
                  "data": {
                    "quote": "ἐκ νεάτου π. ἐς κορυφήν",
                    "ref": "Sol. 13.10",
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                  "label": "2",
                  "definition": "<i>stem, stalk,</i> πυροῦ, κριθῶν, Arist. GA 728b36, D.S. 1.14; σύκων Poll. 2.170; τυτθὸν . . ἐν χθονὶ πυθμένα τείνει Nic. Th. 639.",
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                        "quote": "σύκων",
                        "ref": "Poll. 2.170",
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                        "quote": "τυτθὸν . . ἐν χθονὶ πυθμένα τείνει",
                        "ref": "Nic. Th. 639",
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                    }
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                      "label": "b",
                      "definition": "<i>stem, stock</i> of a family, A. Ch. 260, Supp. 106 (lyr.); σμικροῦ γένοιτʼ ἂν σπέρματος μέγας π., i.e. great things might come from small, Id. Ch. 204; πυθμένες θάλλουσιν ἐσθλῶν B. 5.198; π. δικῶν, of a litigious person, Com.Adesp. 896.",
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                            "quote": "πυθμένες θάλλουσιν ἐσθλῶν",
                            "ref": "B. 5.198",
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                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "label": "III",
              "definition": "<i>base</i> of a series, i.e. <i>lowest number possessing a given property,</i> π. ὁ δέκα (of the numbers such that the previous integers contain an equal number of primes and non-primes) Speus. ap. Theol.Ar. 62; ἐπίτριτος π. the <i>first</i> couple of numbers giving the ratio 4:3, Pl. R. 546c, cf. Nicom. Ar. 1.21, 2.19. [ ῠ in A. ll. cc.; ῡ by position in Ep., etc.] (Cf. Skt. budhnás ‘bottom, base’, Lat. fundus, OE. botm.)",
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