χαίτη
χαίτ-η,
ἡ,
A). loose, flowing hair, ζανθὴν ἀπεκείρατο χαίτην Il. 23.141 ;
τίλλοντό τε χαίτας Od. 10.567 , cf.
S. Aj. 634 (lyr.):
χαίταν ἐλαίᾳ .. στεφανωσάμενον B. 10.28 ; pl., of a single person,
χαίτας πεζαμένη Il. 14.175 , cf.
10.15 ,
Pi. N. 1.14 ,
B. 16.105 , etc.;
χαίτᾰς ( Dor. acc.)
ὑπὲπ κεφαλῆς Tyrt. 1.39 Diehl; used esp. of
back hair, acc.to
Ruf. Onom. 14 .
3). after
Hom., of a lion's
mane, E. Ph. 1121 ;
ὅσα χαίτην ἔχει, ὥσπερ λέων, opp.
ὅσα λοφιὰν ἔχει, ὥσπερ ἵππος, Arist. HA 498b28 , cf.
PA 658a31 : but metaph.,
φρίξας λοφιᾶς λασιαύχενα χαίταν, of Aeschylus,
Ar. Ra. 822 (hex.).
b). ὀξυβελεῖς χ., of a hedgehog's spines,
Emp. 83.2 .
5). metaph. of trees,
foliage, Call. Del. 81 : pl.,
Theoc. 6.16 ,
Anacreont. 17 /
18.12 ; also
βύβλος .. ἐπ’ ἄκρῳ χαίτην ἔχουσα Str. 17.1.15 . (Ambraciot word acc. to
AB 1095 : not in Prose of human hair; cf. Avest.
gaēsa- 'curly hair'.)
ShortDef
long, flowing hair
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Headword (normalized):
χαίτη
Headword (normalized/stripped):
χαιτη
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-112927
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">χαίτ-η</span>, <span class="gen greek">ἡ</span>, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">loose, flowing hair,</span> <span class="quote greek">ζανθὴν ἀπεκείρατο χαίτην</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:23:141" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:23.141/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 23.141 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">τίλλοντό τε χαίτας</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:10:567" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:10.567/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 10.567 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg003.perseus-grc1:634" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg003.perseus-grc1:634/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Aj.</span> 634 </a> (lyr.): <span class="quote greek">χαίταν ἐλαίᾳ .. στεφανωσάμενον</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0199.tlg001:10:28" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0199.tlg001:10.28/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">B.</span> 10.28 </a> ; pl., of a single person, <span class="quote greek">χαίτας πεζαμένη</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:14:175" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:14.175/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 14.175 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:10:15" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:10.15/canonical-url/"> 10.15 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg003.perseus-grc1:1:14" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg003.perseus-grc1:1.14/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">N.</span> 1.14 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0199.tlg002:16:105" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0199.tlg002:16.105/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">B.</span> 16.105 </a>, etc.; <span class="foreign greek">χαίτᾰς</span> ( Dor. acc.) <span class="quote greek">ὑπὲπ κεφαλῆς</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0266.tlg001:1:39" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0266.tlg001:1.39/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Tyrt.</span> 1.39 </a> Diehl; used esp. of <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">back hair,</span> acc.to <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0564.tlg003:14" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0564.tlg003:14/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ruf.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Onom.</span> 14 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> of a horse\'s <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">mane,</span> <span class="quote greek">θαλερὴ δ’ ἐμιαίνετο χαίτη</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:17:439" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:17.439/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 17.439 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:19:405" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:19.405/canonical-url/"> 19.405 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ἀμφὶ δὲ χαῖται ὤμοις ἀΐσσονται</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6:509" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:6.509/canonical-url/"> 6.509 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg013.perseus-grc1:5:5" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg013.perseus-grc1:5.5/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Eq.</span> 5.5 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg013.perseus-grc1:7:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg013.perseus-grc1:7.1/canonical-url/"> 7.1 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg021:22" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg021:22/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pel.</span> 22 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> after <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hom.</span></span>, of a lion\'s <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">mane,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg015.perseus-grc1:1121" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg015.perseus-grc1:1121/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ph.</span> 1121 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ὅσα χαίτην ἔχει, ὥσπερ λέων,</span> opp. <span class="foreign greek">ὅσα λοφιὰν ἔχει, ὥσπερ ἵππος,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:498b:28" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:498b.28/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HA</span> 498b28 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg030:658a:31" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg030:658a.31/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">PA</span> 658a31 </a>: but metaph., <span class="foreign greek">φρίξας λοφιᾶς λασιαύχενα χαίταν,</span> of Aeschylus, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg009.perseus-grc1:822" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg009.perseus-grc1:822/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ra.</span> 822 </a> (hex.). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-4"> <span><strong>b).</strong></span> <span class="foreign greek">ὀξυβελεῖς χ.,</span> of a hedgehog\'s spines, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1342.tlg001:83:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1342.tlg001:83.2/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Emp.</span> 83.2 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>4).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">crest</span> of a helmet, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg047:16" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg047:16/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Alex.</span> 16 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>5).</strong></span> metaph. of trees, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">foliage,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0533.tlg002:81" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0533.tlg002:81/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Call.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Del.</span> 81 </a>: pl., <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6:16" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6.16/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Theoc.</span> 6.16 </a>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Anacreont.</span> 17 </span>/<span class="bibl"> 18.12 </span>; also <span class="quote greek">βύβλος .. ἐπ’ ἄκρῳ χαίτην ἔχουσα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0099.tlg001.perseus-grc1:17:1:15" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0099.tlg001.perseus-grc1:17:1:15/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Str.</span> 17.1.15 </a> . (Ambraciot word acc. to <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">AB</span> 1095 </span>: not in Prose of human hair; cf. Avest. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">gaēsa-</span> \'curly hair\'.)</div> </div><br><br>'}