χελιδών
χελῑδ-ών,
όνος , ἡ (even of the male,
S.E. M. 1.151 ); but masc., metaph. of men, Ion Trag.
33 , cf. Hdn.Gr.
1.25 : voc.
χελιδοῖ, as if from a nom.
χελιδώ, Anacr. 67 ,
Simon. 74 ,
Ar. Av. 1411 (anap.),
AP 9.70 (
Mnasalc., with
A). v.l.
χελιδόν , as in
Anacreont. 9.2 cod.):—
swallow, Od. 21.411 ,
22.240 ,
Hes. Op. 568 ,
Hdt. 2.22 ,
Democr. 14 , etc.:
πέδοικος χ. A. Fr. 53 , cf.
Ar. Av. 714 (anap): prov.,
μία χ. ἔαρ οὐ ποιεῖ Cratin. 33 (cf.
Arist. EN 1098a18 );
δεῖσθαι δ’ ἔοικεν οὐκ ὀλίγων χ. Ar. Av. 1417 , cf.
1681 ;
χ. λευκή, of a rare event,
Thphr. Sign. 39 ; the twittering of the swallow was prov. used of barbarous tongues by the Greeks,
εἴπερ ἐστὶ μὴ χελιδόνος δίκην ἀγνῶτα φωνὴν βάρβαρον κεκτημένη A. Ag. 1050 : hence
ὁ χ., =
ὁ βάρβαρος , Ion l.c.;
Θρῃκία χ. ἐπὶ βάρβαρον ἑζομένη πέταλον Ar. Ra. 681 (lyr.);
χελιδόνων μουσεῖα bowers that ring with poetasters'
twitterings, ib.
93 (parodied from
ἀηδόνων μουσεῖα in
E., v.
Fr. 88 ).
2). metaph. of letters,
τῶν σῶν χ. αἱ ἡμέτεραι πλείους Lib. Ep. 46.2 .
III). frog in the hollow of a horse's foot (expld. by
Hsch. τὸ κοῖλον τῆς ὁπλῆς), so called from its being
forked like the swallow's tail, X. Eq. 1.3 ,
4.5 ,
6.2 ,
Poll. 1.188 .
2). the like part of a dog's foot, Suid.
3). =
λειχήν 4 ,
Cael.Aur. TP 1.138 (pl.);
a growth on the knee in horses, Sch.
Nic. Th. 945 .
4). hollow above the bend of the elbow, Hsch.
5). pudenda muliebria (with play on
Ar. Lys. 770 (hex.)),
Suid., cf.
Juv. 6.365(6).
6). a kind of ship, Suid.
7). a Peloponnesian silver coin, Id.(Χελιδφών as pr.n., IG 92(1).86 (Corinthian, found at Thermon); cf. Assyr. hinundu, Lat. hirundo.)
ShortDef
the swallow
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">χελῑδ-ών</span>, <span class="itype greek">όνος</span> <span class="foreign greek">, ἡ</span> (even of the male, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0544.tlg002:1:151" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0544.tlg002:1.151/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">M.</span> 1.151 </a>); but masc., metaph. of men, Ion Trag.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0544.tlg002:33" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0544.tlg002:33/canonical-url/"> 33 </a>, cf. Hdn.Gr.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0544.tlg002:1:25" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0544.tlg002:1.25/canonical-url/"> 1.25 </a>: voc. <span class="foreign greek">χελιδοῖ,</span> as if from a nom. <span class="foreign greek">χελιδώ,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0237.tlg001:67" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0237.tlg001:67/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Anacr.</span> 67 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0261.tlg001:74" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0261.tlg001:74/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Simon.</span> 74 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1411" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1411/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Av.</span> 1411 </a> (anap.), <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">AP</span> 9.70 </span> (<span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Mnasalc.</span></span>, with <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> v.l. <span class="ref greek">χελιδόν</span> , as in <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Anacreont.</span> 9.2 </span> cod.):—<span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">swallow,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:21:411" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:21.411/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 21.411 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:22:240" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:22.240/canonical-url/"> 22.240 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg002.perseus-grc1:568" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg002.perseus-grc1:568/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hes.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Op.</span> 568 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:22" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2.22/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 2.22 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0161.tlg001:14" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0161.tlg001:14/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Democr.</span> 14 </a>, etc.: <span class="quote greek">πέδοικος χ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg008:53" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg008:53/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 53 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg006.perseus-grc1:714" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg006.perseus-grc1:714/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Av.</span> 714 </a> (anap): prov., <span class="quote greek">μία χ. ἔαρ οὐ ποιεῖ</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0434.tlg001:33" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0434.tlg001:33/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Cratin.</span> 33 </a> (cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg010.perseus-grc1:1098a:18" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg010.perseus-grc1:1098a.18/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">EN</span> 1098a18 </a>); <span class="quote greek">δεῖσθαι δ’ ἔοικεν οὐκ ὀλίγων χ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1417" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1417/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Av.</span> 1417 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1681" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1681/canonical-url/"> 1681 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">χ. λευκή,</span> of a rare event, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0093.tlg010:39" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0093.tlg010:39/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Thphr.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Sign.</span> 39 </a>; the twittering of the swallow was prov. used of barbarous tongues by the Greeks, <span class="quote greek">εἴπερ ἐστὶ μὴ χελιδόνος δίκην ἀγνῶτα φωνὴν βάρβαρον κεκτημένη</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg005.perseus-grc1:1050" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg005.perseus-grc1:1050/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ag.</span> 1050 </a> : hence <span class="foreign greek">ὁ χ.,</span> = <span class="ref greek">ὁ βάρβαρος</span> , Ion l.c.; <span class="quote greek">Θρῃκία χ. ἐπὶ βάρβαρον ἑζομένη πέταλον</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg009.perseus-grc1:681" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg009.perseus-grc1:681/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ra.</span> 681 </a> (lyr.); <span class="foreign greek">χελιδόνων μουσεῖα</span> bowers that ring with poetasters\' <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">twitterings,</span> ib.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg009.perseus-grc1:93" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg009.perseus-grc1:93/canonical-url/"> 93 </a> (parodied from <span class="foreign greek">ἀηδόνων μουσεῖα</span> in <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span></span>, v. <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 88 </span>). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> metaph. of letters, <span class="quote greek">τῶν σῶν χ. αἱ ἡμέτεραι πλείους</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2200.tlg001:46:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2200.tlg001:46.2/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lib.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ep.</span> 46.2 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">flying-fish, Dactylopterus volitans, hirondelle de mer,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0450.tlg001:12:5" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0450.tlg001:12.5/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ephipp.</span> 12.5 </a> (anap.), <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Speus.</span> </span> ap. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0008.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7:324f" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0008.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7.324f/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ath.</span> 7.324f </a>; <span class="quote greek">χ. θαλάττιαι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:535b:27" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:535b.27/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HA</span> 535b27 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>III).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">frog in the hollow of a horse\'s foot</span> (expld. by <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hsch.</span> </span> <span class="foreign greek">τὸ κοῖλον τῆς ὁπλῆς</span>), so called from its being <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">forked like the swallow\'s tail,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg013.perseus-grc1:1:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg013.perseus-grc1:1.3/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Eq.</span> 1.3 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg013.perseus-grc1:4:5" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg013.perseus-grc1:4.5/canonical-url/"> 4.5 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg013.perseus-grc1:6:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg013.perseus-grc1:6.2/canonical-url/"> 6.2 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0542.tlg001:1:188" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0542.tlg001:1.188/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Poll.</span> 1.188 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">the like part of a dog\'s foot,</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Suid.</span> </span> </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> = <span class="ref greek">λειχήν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg9010.tlg001:4" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg9010.tlg001:4/canonical-url/"> 4 </a>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Cael.Aur.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">TP</span> 1.138 </span> (pl.); <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">a growth on the knee in horses,</span> Sch.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0022.tlg001:945" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0022.tlg001:945/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Nic.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Th.</span> 945 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>4).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">hollow above the bend of the elbow,</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hsch.</span> </span> </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>5).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">pudenda muliebria</span> (with play on <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg007.perseus-grc1:770" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg007.perseus-grc1:770/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Lys.</span> 770 </a> (hex.)), <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Suid.</span></span>, cf. <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Juv.</span> 6.365(6)</span>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>6).</strong></span> a kind of <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">ship,</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Suid.</span> </span> </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>7).</strong></span> a Peloponnesian silver coin, Id.(<span class="foreign greek">Χελιδφών</span> as pr.n., <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IG</span> 92(1).86 </span> (Corinthian, found at Thermon); cf. Assyr. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">hinundu,</span> Lat. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">hirundo.</span>)</div> </div><br><br>'}