ἀδάμας
ἀδάμ-ας,
αντος,
ὁ,(
δαμάω):—first in
Hes. (in
Hom. only as pr. n.), properly,
A). unconquerable:
I). Subst.,
adamant, i. e. the hardest metal, prob.
steel,
χλωρός, πολιός,
Hes. Sc. 231 ,
Th. 161 : metaph.,
ἀδάμαντος ἔχον κρατερόφρονα θυμόν Op. 147 ; of anything
fixed, unalterable,
ἔπος ἐρέω ἀδάμαντι πελάσσας Orac. ap.
Hdt. 7.141 ;
ἀδάμαντος δῆσεν ἅλοις fixed them with nails
of adamant, i. e. inevitably,
Pi. P. 4.71 , cf.
APl. 4.167 (Antip. Sid.);
τὸν ἐν Ἅιδα κινήσαις ἀδάμαντα Theoc. 2.34 .
ShortDef
Adamas
the untamed, unconquerable: steel, diamond
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Headword (normalized):
ἀδάμας
Headword (normalized/stripped):
αδαμας
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-1145
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">ἀδάμ-ας</span>, <span class="itype greek">αντος</span>, <span class="gen greek">ὁ</span>,(<span class="etym greek">δαμάω</span>):—first in <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hes.</span> </span> (in <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hom.</span> </span> only as pr. n.), properly, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">unconquerable:</span> </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>I).</strong></span> Subst., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">adamant</span>, i. e. the hardest metal, prob. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">steel</span>, <span class="foreign greek">χλωρός, πολιός</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg003.perseus-grc1:231" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg003.perseus-grc1:231/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hes.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Sc.</span> 231 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg001.perseus-grc1:161" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg001.perseus-grc1:161/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Th.</span> 161 </a>: metaph., <span class="quote greek">ἀδάμαντος ἔχον κρατερόφρονα θυμόν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg002.perseus-grc1:147" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg002.perseus-grc1:147/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Op.</span> 147 </a> ; of anything <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">fixed, unalterable</span>, <span class="foreign greek">ἔπος ἐρέω ἀδάμαντι πελάσσας</span> Orac. ap. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7:141" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7.141/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 7.141 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ἀδάμαντος δῆσεν ἅλοις</span> fixed them with nails <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">of adamant</span>, i. e. inevitably, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg002.perseus-grc1:4:71" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg002.perseus-grc1:4.71/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">P.</span> 4.71 </a>, cf. <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">APl.</span> 4.167 </span> (Antip. Sid.); <span class="quote greek">τὸν ἐν Ἅιδα κινήσαις ἀδάμαντα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:34" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2.34/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Theoc.</span> 2.34 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">diamond</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0093.tlg004:19" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0093.tlg004:19/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Thphr.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Lap.</span> 19 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0525.tlg001.perseus-grc1:8:18:6" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0525.tlg001.perseus-grc1:8:18:6/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Paus.</span> 8.18.6 </a>, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">Peripl. M.Rubr.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0525.tlg001.perseus-grc1:56" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0525.tlg001.perseus-grc1:56/canonical-url/"> 56 </a>; prob. so meant in <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg031:59b" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg031:59b/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ti.</span> 59b </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg008.perseus-grc1:303e" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg008.perseus-grc1:303e/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Plt.</span> 303e </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:latinLit:phi0978.phi001:37:55" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:latinLit:phi0978.phi001:37.55/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plin.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HN</span> 37.55 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> metaph., <span class="foreign greek">ὁ πόνος ἀδ άμαντος</span>, of love, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0402.tlg001:245:13" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0402.tlg001:245.13/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Alex.</span> 245.13 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> Adj., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">unbreakable</span>, <span class="quote greek">ἀνακτίτης</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0579.tlg003:192" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0579.tlg003:192/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Orph.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">L.</span> 192 </a> .</div> </div><br><br>'}