Scaife ATLAS

δεῖπνονουn gener.mealusu. ref. to the main meal of the day, at whatever time it is taken; in the classical period, usu. an afternoon or evening meal, opp. ἄριστον breakfastHom.ref. to a more formal meal, provided for guests or friends or for the publicdinner, feast, banquetPi. Hdt. in specif.ctxts.mealref. to an animal providing the foodOd.ref. to food on a table, placed on an altar for a god, snatched by the HarpiesA.ref. to the human flesh eaten by ThyestesTrag.meal, feastfor birds of prey, ref. to a corpse or other birdHes. A. Ar.

ShortDef

the principal meal

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δεῖπνον

Headword (normalized):

δεῖπνον

Headword (normalized/stripped):

δειπνον

IDX:

8196

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-8197

Key:

δεῖπνον

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