γέφυρα
γέφῡρα ( Boeot.
βέφυρα Stratt. 47.5 ), Lacon.
δίφουρα Hsch., Cret.
δέφυρα GDI 5000 ii
A). b 6 (Gortyn),
ἡ (used by
Hom. only in
Il., always in pl.):—
dyke, dam,
ποταμῷ πλήθοντι ἐοικὼς χειμάρρῳ, ὅς τ’ ὦκα ῥέων ἐκέδασσε γεφύρας· τὸν δ’ οὔτ’ ἄρ τε γέφυραι ἐεργμέναι ἰσχανόωσι Il. 5.88 ; cf.
γεφυρόω: metaph.,
πολέμοιο γέφυραι, expld. by Sch.
Il. as
αἱ δίοδοι τῶν φαλάγγων, i. e. the
open space between hostile armies, but more prob.
limits of the battlefield,
Il. 4.371 ,
11.160 , etc.;
πόντου γ. of the Isthmus of Corinth,
causeway through the sea,
Pi. N. 6.39 , cf.
I. 4(3).20 ; so, of the
causeway between Athens and Eleusis,
Carm.Pop. 9 ; at the Euripus,
Str. 9.2.2 .
ShortDef
(Homer) a dyke, dam; (classical) bridge
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Headword (normalized):
γέφυρα
Headword (normalized/stripped):
γεφυρα
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-22037
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">γέφῡρα</span> ( Boeot. <span class="orth greek">βέφυρα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0508.tlg001:47:5" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0508.tlg001:47.5/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Stratt.</span> 47.5 </a>), Lacon. <span class="orth greek">δίφουρα</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hsch.</span></span>, Cret. <span class="orth greek">δέφυρα</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">GDI</span> 5000 </span> ii <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">b</span> <span class="bibl"> 6 </span> (Gortyn), <span class="gen greek">ἡ</span> (used by <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hom.</span> </span> only in <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span></span>, always in pl.):—<span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">dyke, dam</span>, <span class="quote greek">ποταμῷ πλήθοντι ἐοικὼς χειμάρρῳ, ὅς τ’ ὦκα ῥέων ἐκέδασσε γεφύρας· τὸν δ’ οὔτ’ ἄρ τε γέφυραι ἐεργμέναι ἰσχανόωσι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5:88" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:5.88/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 5.88 </a> ; cf. <span class="foreign greek">γεφυρόω</span>: metaph., <span class="foreign greek">πολέμοιο γέφυραι</span>, expld. by Sch.<span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> </span> as <span class="foreign greek">αἱ δίοδοι τῶν φαλάγγων</span>, i. e. the <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">open space</span> between hostile armies, but more prob. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">limits</span> of the battlefield, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:371" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:4.371/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 4.371 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:11:160" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:11.160/canonical-url/"> 11.160 </a>, etc.; <span class="foreign greek">πόντου γ.</span> of the Isthmus of Corinth, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">causeway</span> through the sea, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg003.perseus-grc1:6:39" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg003.perseus-grc1:6.39/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">N.</span> 6.39 </a>, cf.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg004.perseus-grc1:4(3).20" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg004.perseus-grc1:4(3).20/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">I.</span> 4(3).20 </a>; so, of the <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">causeway</span> between Athens and Eleusis, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Carm.Pop.</span> 9 </span>; at the Euripus, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0099.tlg001.perseus-grc1:9:2:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0099.tlg001.perseus-grc1:9:2:2/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Str.</span> 9.2.2 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> after <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hom.</span></span>, in sg., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">bridge</span>, <span class="quote greek">γέφυραν ζευγνύναι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:97" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4.97/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 4.97 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:75" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.75/canonical-url/"> 1.75 </a> (pl.); <span class="quote greek">γ. γαῖν δυοῖν ζευκτηρίαν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg002.perseus-grc1:736" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg002.perseus-grc1:736/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pers.</span> 736 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">γ. λῦσαι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg006.perseus-grc1:2:4:17" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg006.perseus-grc1:2:4:17/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">An.</span> 2.4.17 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">πόρον ὑπὲρ γεφυρῶν ἄγοντες</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2200.tlg004:11:243" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2200.tlg004:11.243/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lib.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Or.</span> 11.243 </a> ; also, of <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">a tunnel</span>, <span class="quote greek">ὑποστείχει γ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0638.tlg001:1:25" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0638.tlg001:1.25/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Philostr.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">VA</span> 1.25 </a> .</div> </div><br><br>'}