ἀριστερός
ἀριστερός [
ᾰ], 3). metaph.,
boding ill, ominous, because to a Greek, looking northward, unlucky signs came from the left,
ἀ. ἤλυθεν ὄρνις Od. 20.242 .
4). awkward, erring, φρενόθεν ἐπ’ ἀριστερὰ ἔβας turnedst to
the leftward of thy mind,
S. Aj. 182 (lyr.);
ἐπ’ ἀριστερὰ εἴληφας τὸ πρᾶγμα in a
sinister sense,
Com.Adesp. 22.67 D.;
τῷ ἀριστερῷ δέχεσθαι [λόγους]
Plu. 2.378b . (Prop. 'better', cf.
ἄριστος; euphemism (cf.
εὐώνυμος) to avoid ill-luck.)
ShortDef
left, on the left
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Headword (normalized):
ἀριστερός
Headword (normalized/stripped):
αριστερος
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-15089
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">ἀριστερός</span> [<span class="foreign greek">ᾰ], </span> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">left, on the left,</span> <span class="foreign greek">ἐπ’ ἀριστερά</span> towards, i.e. on, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">the left,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:526" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:2.526/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 2.526 </a>, al.; <span class="quote greek">ἐπ’ ἀριστερὰ χειρός</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:5:277" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:5.277/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 5.277 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ἐπ’ ἀ. χειρῶν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0001.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:1266" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0001.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2.1266/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.R.</span> 2.1266 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ἐξἀριστερῶν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg006.perseus-grc1:2:4:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg006.perseus-grc1:2:4:1/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hp.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Epid.</span> 2.4.1 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">ἐν τοῖσι ἀριστεροῖσι</span> ibid. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="foreign greek">ἀριστερά</span> (with or without <span class="foreign greek">χείρ</span>), <span class="gen greek">ἡ</span>, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">left hand,</span> <span class="foreign greek">ἐξ ἀριστερῆς χειρός</span> on <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">the left hand,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:30" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2.30/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 2.30 </a>; simply <span class="quote greek">ἀριστερῆς χ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:34" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4.34/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> 4.34 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ἐξ ἀριστερᾶς</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg006.perseus-grc1:20" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg006.perseus-grc1:20/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ph.</span> 20 </a> , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg031:72c" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg031:72c/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ti.</span> 72c </a>, etc.; <span class="quote greek">οὑξ ἀριστερᾶς .. ναός</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg005.perseus-grc1:7" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg005.perseus-grc1:7/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">El.</span> 7 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">ἐς ἀριστερὴν χεῖρα ἤιε, ἐν ἀριστερῇ ἔχειν,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7:42" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7.42/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 7.42 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> metaph., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">boding ill, ominous,</span> because to a Greek, looking northward, unlucky signs came from the left, <span class="quote greek">ἀ. ἤλυθεν ὄρνις</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:20:242" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:20.242/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 20.242 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>4).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">awkward, erring,</span> <span class="foreign greek">φρενόθεν ἐπ’ ἀριστερὰ ἔβας</span> turnedst to <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">the leftward</span> of thy mind, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg003.perseus-grc1:182" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg003.perseus-grc1:182/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Aj.</span> 182 </a> (lyr.); <span class="foreign greek">ἐπ’ ἀριστερὰ εἴληφας τὸ πρᾶγμα</span> in a <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">sinister</span> sense, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Com.Adesp.</span> 22.67 </span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.</span></span>; <span class="foreign greek">τῷ ἀριστερῷ δέχεσθαι [λόγους</span>] <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> 2.378b </span>. (Prop. \'better\', cf. <span class="foreign greek">ἄριστος;</span> euphemism (cf. <span class="foreign greek">εὐώνυμος</span>) to avoid ill-luck.)</div> </div><br><br>'}