ἄχθος
ἄχθος,
εος,
τό,
A). burden, load, Il. 12.452 ,
Hes. Op. 692 ,
Tyrt. 6 , etc.;
ἄχθεα δυνατώτεραι φέρειν, of camels,
Hdt. 3.102 , cf.
1.80 ,
Ar. Ra. 9 ,
Th. 4.115 ;
ἄ. οὐκ εὐάγκαλον A. Pr. 352 ;
ἄ. ἀρούρης cumberers of the ground,
Il. 18.104 ,
Od. 20.379 , etc.;
περισσὸν ἄ. γυναικῶν plague of women,
S. El. 1241 (lyr.);
γῆς ἄλλως ἄχθη Pl. Tht. 176d ;
ἄ. μυρία γαίης pests, Nic. Th. 9 : but
φίλτατον ἄχθος, of a corpse,
E. Rh. 379 (lyr.): metaph.,
δίδυμον ἄ. double
burden of praise,
Pi. N. 6.57 .
ShortDef
a weight, burden, load
Debugging
Headword (normalized):
ἄχθος
Headword (normalized/stripped):
αχθος
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-18708
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">ἄχθος</span>, <span class="itype greek">εος</span>, <span class="gen greek">τό</span>, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">burden, load,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:12:452" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:12.452/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 12.452 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg002.perseus-grc1:692" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg002.perseus-grc1:692/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hes.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Op.</span> 692 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0266.tlg001:6" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0266.tlg001:6/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Tyrt.</span> 6 </a>, etc.; <span class="foreign greek">ἄχθεα δυνατώτεραι φέρειν,</span> of camels, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3:102" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3.102/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 3.102 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:80" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.80/canonical-url/"> 1.80 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg009.perseus-grc1:9" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg009.perseus-grc1:9/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ra.</span> 9 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:115" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4.115/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Th.</span> 4.115 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ἄ. οὐκ εὐάγκαλον</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg003.perseus-grc1:352" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg003.perseus-grc1:352/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pr.</span> 352 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">ἄ. ἀρούρης</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">cumberers</span> of the ground, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:18:104" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:18.104/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 18.104 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:20:379" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:20.379/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 20.379 </a>, etc.; <span class="foreign greek">περισσὸν ἄ. γυναικῶν</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">plague</span> of women, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg005.perseus-grc1:1241" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg005.perseus-grc1:1241/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">El.</span> 1241 </a> (lyr.); <span class="quote greek">γῆς ἄλλως ἄχθη</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg006.perseus-grc1:176d" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg006.perseus-grc1:176d/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Tht.</span> 176d </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ἄ. μυρία γαίης</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">pests,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0022.tlg001:9" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0022.tlg001:9/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Nic.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Th.</span> 9 </a> : but <span class="foreign greek">φίλτατον ἄχθος,</span> of a corpse, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg019.perseus-grc1:379" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg019.perseus-grc1:379/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Rh.</span> 379 </a> (lyr.): metaph., <span class="foreign greek">δίδυμον ἄ.</span> double <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">burden</span> of praise, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg003.perseus-grc1:6:57" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg003.perseus-grc1:6.57/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">N.</span> 6.57 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">load of grief,</span> <span class="quote greek">χάρμα καὶ ἄ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg003.perseus-grc1:400" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg003.perseus-grc1:400/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hes.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Sc.</span> 400 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ἀπὸ φροντίδος ἄ.. . βαλεῖν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg005.perseus-grc1:166" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg005.perseus-grc1:166/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ag.</span> 166 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">λύπης ἄ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg005.perseus-grc1:120" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg005.perseus-grc1:120/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">El.</span> 120 </a> (lyr.), cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg002.perseus-grc1:1172" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg002.perseus-grc1:1172/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ant.</span> 1172 </a>; <span class="quote greek">φέρειν ἄχθη κακῶν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg013.perseus-grc1:710" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg013.perseus-grc1:710/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IT</span> 710 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">ἄ. φέρειν</span> bring or cause <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">sorrow,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1754.tlg001:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1754.tlg001:1/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ep.</span> 1 </a>.</div> </div><br><br>'}