χήν
χήν,
ὁ and
ἡ, Dor.
χάν (q.v.), gen.
χηνός: Ion. gen. pl.
χηνῶν (not
χηνέων)
Hdt. 2.45 ; irreg. acc. pl.
2). tame goose, χῆν’ ἥρπαξ’ ἀτιταλλομένην ἐνὶ οἴκῳ Od. 15.174 , cf.
161 ;
χῆνές μοι κατὰ οἶκον ἐείκοσι πυρὸν ἔδουσιν 19.536 ;
χ. τιθασός S. Fr. 866 ;
ὥσπερ χῆνα σιτευτὸν .. ἔτρεφέ με Epigen.
2 ;
γάλακτι χηνός, of an unknown luxury,
Eub. 90.5 ;
ἥπατα χηνῶν Plu. 2.965a .
3). νὴ or
μὰ τὸν χῆνα was Socrates' oath,
Ar. Av. 521 (anap., ubi v. Sch.),
Cratin. 231 ,
Zen. 5.81 . (Cf. Skt.
haṃsás, Lith.
žąsìs, OHG.
gans, all =
goose.)
ShortDef
the tame goose
Debugging
Headword (normalized):
χήν
Headword (normalized/stripped):
χην
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-113876
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">χήν</span>, <span class="gen greek">ὁ</span> and <span class="gen greek">ἡ</span>, Dor. <span class="orth greek">χάν</span> (q.v.), gen. <span class="foreign greek">χηνός</span>: Ion. gen. pl. <span class="foreign greek">χηνῶν</span> (not <span class="foreign greek">χηνέων</span>) <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:45" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2.45/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 2.45 </a>; irreg. acc. pl. <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="quote greek">χένας</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">AP</span> 7.546 </span> :—<span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">wild goose, Anser cinereus,</span> <span class="quote greek">χηνῶν ἢ γεράνων ἢ κύκνων</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:460" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:2.460/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 2.460 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">χ. πλατυγίζων καὶ κεχηνώς</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0458.tlg001:115" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0458.tlg001:115/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Eub.</span> 115 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:593b:22" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:593b.22/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HA</span> 593b22 </a>; <span class="quote greek">εἰ μὴ σὺ χηνὸς ἧπαρ ἢ ψυχὴν ἔχεις</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0458.tlg001:101" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0458.tlg001:101/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Eub.</span> 101 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">tame goose,</span> <span class="quote greek">χῆν’ ἥρπαξ’ ἀτιταλλομένην ἐνὶ οἴκῳ</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:15:174" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:15.174/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 15.174 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:161" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:161/canonical-url/"> 161 </a>; <span class="quote greek">χῆνές μοι κατὰ οἶκον ἐείκοσι πυρὸν ἔδουσιν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:19:536" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:19.536/canonical-url/"> 19.536 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">χ. τιθασός</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg008.perseus-grc1:866" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg008.perseus-grc1:866/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 866 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">ὥσπερ χῆνα σιτευτὸν .. ἔτρεφέ με</span> Epigen.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg008.perseus-grc1:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg008.perseus-grc1:2/canonical-url/"> 2 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">γάλακτι χηνός,</span> of an unknown luxury, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0458.tlg001:90:5" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0458.tlg001:90.5/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Eub.</span> 90.5 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ἥπατα χηνῶν</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> 2.965a </span> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> <span class="foreign greek">νὴ</span> or <span class="foreign greek">μὰ τὸν χῆνα</span> was Socrates\' oath, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg006.perseus-grc1:521" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg006.perseus-grc1:521/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Av.</span> 521 </a> (anap., ubi v. Sch.), <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0434.tlg001:231" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0434.tlg001:231/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Cratin.</span> 231 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0596.tlg001:5:81" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0596.tlg001:5.81/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Zen.</span> 5.81 </a>. (Cf. Skt. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">haṃsás,</span> Lith. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">žąsìs,</span> OHG. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">gans,</span> all = <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">goose.</span>)</div> </div><br><br>'}