ψακάς
ψᾰκάς, Ion. and later (cf. Moer.
p.419 P.)
ψεκάς,
άδος , ἡ:—
A). drop of rain, ὅταν μὲν κατὰ μικρὰ φέρηται, ψακάδες, ὅταν δὲ κατὰ μείζω μόρια, ὑετὸς καλεῖται Arist. Mete. 347a11 , cf.
348a7 , al.;
particle, ib.
373b16 : mostly collect.,
drizzle, ψακὰς δὲ λήγει, i. e. heavy rain (
ὄμβρος) is coming,
A. Ag. 1534 (lyr.); opp.
ὑετοί, X. Cyn. 5.4 (pl.);
ὕσθησαν αἱ Θῆβαι ψακάδι Hdt. 3.10 : generally,
rain, ὑπὸ στέγῃ πυκνῆς ἀκοῦσαι ψακάδος S. Fr. 636 , cf.
E. Hel. 2 ,
Ar. Th. 856 ; so
ψεκάς Hp. Epid. 2.3.1 :
ψεκάδες showers, Gal. 17(1).37 ; also
φοίνισσα ψακάς a shower of blood,
Simon. 106 ;
βάλλει μ’ ἐρεμνῇ ψακάδι φοινίας δρόσου A. Ag. 1390 ;
Βρομίου ψακάδεσσι, i. e.
drops of wine,
Critias 1.10 .
2). Comic name for
a sputterer, Ar. Ach. 1150 (lyr.), cf.
Suid. s.v.
II). metaph. of solids,
ἀργυρίου μηδὲ ψακάς not a
drop of money,
Ar. Pax 121 ;
[ψάμμου] ψεκάς grains of sand,
AP 12.145 .(
ψακάς prob. by assimilation from
ψεκάς.)
ShortDef
any small piece broken off, a grain, morsel, bit
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">ψᾰκάς</span>, Ion. and later (cf. Moer.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg008.perseus-grc1:p.419" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg008.perseus-grc1:p.419/canonical-url/"> p.419 </a> P.) <span class="orth greek">ψεκάς</span>, <span class="itype greek">άδος</span> <span class="foreign 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;">drop of rain,</span> <span class="quote greek">ὅταν μὲν κατὰ μικρὰ φέρηται, ψακάδες, ὅταν δὲ κατὰ μείζω μόρια, ὑετὸς καλεῖται</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg026:347a:11" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg026:347a.11/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Mete.</span> 347a11 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg026:348a:7" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg026:348a.7/canonical-url/"> 348a7 </a>, al.; <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">particle,</span> ib.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg026:373b:16" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg026:373b.16/canonical-url/"> 373b16 </a>: mostly collect., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">drizzle,</span> <span class="foreign greek">ψακὰς δὲ λήγει,</span> i. e. heavy rain (<span class="etym greek">ὄμβρος</span>) is coming, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg005.perseus-grc1:1534" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg005.perseus-grc1:1534/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ag.</span> 1534 </a> (lyr.); opp. <span class="foreign greek">ὑετοί,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg014.perseus-grc1:5:4" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg014.perseus-grc1:5.4/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Cyn.</span> 5.4 </a> (pl.); <span class="quote greek">ὕσθησαν αἱ Θῆβαι ψακάδι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3:10" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3.10/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 3.10 </a> : generally, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">rain,</span> <span class="quote greek">ὑπὸ στέγῃ πυκνῆς ἀκοῦσαι ψακάδος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg008.perseus-grc1:636" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg008.perseus-grc1:636/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 636 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg014.perseus-grc1:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg014.perseus-grc1:2/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Hel.</span> 2 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg008.perseus-grc1:856" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg008.perseus-grc1:856/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Th.</span> 856 </a>; so <span class="orth greek">ψεκάς</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg006.perseus-grc1:2:3:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg006.perseus-grc1:2:3:1/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hp.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Epid.</span> 2.3.1 </a>: <span class="quote greek">ψεκάδες</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">showers,</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Gal.</span> 17(1).37 </span> ; also <span class="foreign greek">φοίνισσα ψακάς</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">a shower</span> of blood, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0261.tlg001:106" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0261.tlg001:106/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Simon.</span> 106 </a>; <span class="quote greek">βάλλει μ’ ἐρεμνῇ ψακάδι φοινίας δρόσου</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg005.perseus-grc1:1390" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg005.perseus-grc1:1390/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ag.</span> 1390 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">Βρομίου ψακάδεσσι,</span> i. e. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">drops</span> of wine, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0319.tlg001:1:10" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0319.tlg001:1.10/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Critias</span> 1.10 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> Comic name for <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">a sputterer,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1150" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1150/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ach.</span> 1150 </a> (lyr.), cf. <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Suid.</span> </span> s.v. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> metaph. of solids, <span class="foreign greek">ἀργυρίου μηδὲ ψακάς</span> not a <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">drop</span> of money, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg005.perseus-grc1:121" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg005.perseus-grc1:121/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pax</span> 121 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">[ψάμμου] ψεκάς</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">grains</span> of sand, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">AP</span> 12.145 </span>.(<span class="foreign greek">ψακάς</span> prob. by assimilation from <span class="foreign greek">ψεκάς.</span>)</div> </div><br><br>'}