ἀθάνατος
ἀθᾰ/νᾰτ-ος,
ον, also
η,
ον (so regularly in sens
e1.1 , poet. and
Isoc. 9.16 ):—
A). undying, immortal,
Hom., etc.;
ἀ. πρόσωπον, of Aphrodite,
Sapph. 1.14 :— hence
ἀθάνατοι,,
the Immortals,
Hom.,
Pi. Pae. 6.50 , etc.;
ἀθάναται ἅλιαι, i.e. the sea
goddesses,
Od. 24.47 : Comp.
-ώτερος Pl. Phd. 99c .
II). of things, etc.,
everlasting, perpetual,
ἀ. κακόν Od. 12.118 ;
χάρις Hdt. 7.178 ;
ἀρετή, ἀρχά,
S. Ph. 1420 ,
OT 905 (lyr.);
κλέος, μνήμη,
B. 12.65 ,
Lys. 2.81 ;
συκοφάντης Hyp. Lyc. 2 ;
ἀ. ὁ θάνατος 'death
that cannot die', Amph.
8 ; of Nisus' purple locks,
ἀ. θρίξ on which life depended,
A. Ch. 619 .
III). οἱ ἀ. the immortals, a body of Persian troops in which vacancies were filled up by successors already appointed,
Hdt. 7.83 ,
211 ; so
ἀ. ἀνήρ one whose successor in case of death is appointed (as we say,
the king never dies), ib.
31 ; of a
standing army,
D.C. 52.27 .
2). maintained at a constant figure, πρόβατα PSI 4.377.5 (iii B. C.), PThead. 30.6 (iii A. D.); αἶγες PStrassb. 30.6 (iii A. D.); διὰ τὸ ἀθάνατον (sc. τὸ παιδίον) αὐτὴν ἐπιδεδέχθαι τροφεύειν BGU 1106.25 (Aug.).
IV). = λυχνὶς στεφανωματική , Ps.- Dsc. 3.100 .
V). Adv. ἀθανάτως, εὕδειν AP 9.570 (Philod.).[ᾱθ- always in the Adj. and all derivs., v. sub ἀ- 1 fin.]
ShortDef
undying, immortal
Debugging
Headword (normalized):
ἀθάνατος
Headword (normalized/stripped):
αθανατος
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-1900
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">ἀθᾰ/νᾰτ-ος</span>, <span class="itype greek">ον</span>, also <span class="itype greek">η</span>, <span class="itype greek">ον</span> (so regularly in sens<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0060.tlg001.perseus-grc3:e1:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0060.tlg001.perseus-grc3:e1.1/canonical-url/"> e1.1 </a>, poet. and <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0010.tlg015.perseus-grc1:16" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0010.tlg015.perseus-grc1:16/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Isoc.</span> 9.16 </a>):—<div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">undying, immortal</span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hom.</span></span>, etc.; <span class="foreign greek">ἀ. πρόσωπον</span>, of Aphrodite, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Sapph.</span> 1.14 </span>:— hence <span class="foreign greek">ἀθάνατοι,</span>, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">the Immortals</span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hom.</span></span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg005:6:50" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg005:6.50/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pae.</span> 6.50 </a>, etc.; <span class="foreign greek">ἀθάναται ἅλιαι</span>, i.e. the sea <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">goddesses</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:24:47" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:24.47/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 24.47 </a>: Comp. <span class="quote greek">-ώτερος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg004.perseus-grc1:99c" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg004.perseus-grc1:99c/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Phd.</span> 99c </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">of immortal fame</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0266.tlg001:12:322" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0266.tlg001:12.322/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Tyrt.</span> 12.322 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> of things, etc., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">everlasting, perpetual</span>, <span class="quote greek">ἀ. κακόν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:12:118" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:12.118/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 12.118 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">χάρις</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7:178" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7.178/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 7.178 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">ἀρετή, ἀρχά</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1420" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1420/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ph.</span> 1420 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg004.perseus-grc1:905" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg004.perseus-grc1:905/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">OT</span> 905 </a> (lyr.); <span class="foreign greek">κλέος, μνήμη</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0199.tlg001:12:65" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0199.tlg001:12.65/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">B.</span> 12.65 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0540.tlg002.perseus-grc1:81" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0540.tlg002.perseus-grc1:81/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lys.</span> 2.81 </a>; <span class="quote greek">συκοφάντης</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0030.tlg002.perseus-grc1:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0030.tlg002.perseus-grc1:2/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hyp.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Lyc.</span> 2 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">ἀ. ὁ θάνατος</span> \'death <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">that cannot die</span>\', Amph.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0030.tlg002.perseus-grc1:8" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0030.tlg002.perseus-grc1:8/canonical-url/"> 8 </a>; of Nisus\' purple locks, <span class="foreign greek">ἀ. θρίξ</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">on which life depended</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg006.perseus-grc1:619" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg006.perseus-grc1:619/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ch.</span> 619 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>III).</strong></span> <span class="foreign greek">οἱ ἀ.</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">the immortals</span>, a body of Persian troops in which vacancies were filled up by successors already appointed, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7:83" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7.83/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 7.83 </a>,<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:211" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:211/canonical-url/"> 211 </a>; so <span class="foreign greek">ἀ. ἀνήρ</span> one whose successor in case of death is appointed (as we say, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">the king never dies</span>), ib.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:31" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:31/canonical-url/"> 31 </a>; of a <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">standing</span> army, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0385.tlg001:52:27" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0385.tlg001:52.27/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.C.</span> 52.27 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">maintained at a constant figure</span>, <span class="quote greek">πρόβατα</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">PSI</span> 4.377.5 </span> (iii B. C.), <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">PThead.</span> 30.6 </span> (iii A. D.); <span class="quote greek">αἶγες</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">PStrassb.</span> 30.6 </span> (iii A. D.); <span class="foreign greek">διὰ τὸ ἀθάνατον</span> (sc. <span class="foreign greek">τὸ παιδίον</span>) <span class="quote greek"> αὐτὴν ἐπιδεδέχθαι τροφεύειν</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">BGU</span> 1106.25 </span> (Aug.). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>IV).</strong></span> = <span class="ref greek">λυχνὶς στεφανωματική</span> , Ps.-<span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Dsc.</span> 3.100 </span>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>V).</strong></span> Adv. <span class="quote greek">ἀθανάτως, εὕδειν</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">AP</span> 9.570 </span> (Philod.).[<span class="foreign greek">ᾱθ-</span> always in the Adj. and all derivs., v. sub <span class="quote greek">ἀ-</span> <span class="bibl"> 1 </span> fin.]</div> </div><br><br>'}