ἱστίον
ἱστίον,
τό ( Dim. of
ἱστός in form only),
A). web, cloth, sheet: hence in pl.,
hangings,
LXX Ex. 27.9 ,
15 ; as a measure,
piece, PRyl. 70.25 (ii B.C.); but,
II). from
Hom. downwds.,
sail, mostly in pl.
ἱστία, ἕλκον δ’ ἱστία λευκὰ .. βοεῦσιν they hauled
them up with ox-hide ropes,
Od. 2.426 ;
τέταθ’ ἱστία the sails were spread,
11.11 , cf.
Pi. N. 5.51 ;
ἱστία στέλλεσθαι, μηρύεσθαι, καθελεῖν, to lower or furl
sail (v. sub vocc.):
λύειν Od. 15.496 ;
ἱστίοισι χρᾶσθαι Hdt. 4.110 ;
ἄκροισι χρώμενος τοῖς ἱστίοις Ar. Ra. 1000 : prov.,
πλήρεσιν ἱ. under full
sail, with all one's might,
Philostr. VS 1.25.5 , cf.
Suid.: rarely in sg.,
ἐν δ’ ἄνεμος πρῆσεν μέσον ἱστίον Il. 1.481 ;
ἐξίει ἱ. ἀνεμόεν Pi. P. 1.92 ;
ἱστίῳ καταπετάσαι τινά Pl. Prm. 131b , cf.
PMagd. 11.7 (iii B.C.).
ShortDef
any web, a sail
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Headword (normalized):
ἱστίον
Headword (normalized/stripped):
ιστιον
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-51242
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">ἱστίον</span>, <span class="gen greek">τό</span> ( Dim. of <span class="foreign greek">ἱστός</span> in form only), <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">web, cloth, sheet</span>: hence in pl., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">hangings</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg002:27:9" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg002:27.9/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">LXX</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ex.</span> 27.9 </a>,<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg002:15" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg002:15/canonical-url/"> 15 </a>; as a measure, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">piece,</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">PRyl.</span> 70.25 </span> (ii B.C.); but, </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> from <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hom.</span> </span> downwds., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">sail</span>, mostly in pl. <span class="foreign greek">ἱστία, ἕλκον δ’ ἱστία λευκὰ .. βοεῦσιν</span> they hauled <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">them</span> up with ox-hide ropes, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:2:426" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:2.426/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 2.426 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">τέταθ’ ἱστία</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">the sails</span> were spread, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:11:11" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:11.11/canonical-url/"> 11.11 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg003.perseus-grc1:5:51" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg003.perseus-grc1:5.51/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">N.</span> 5.51 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ἱστία στέλλεσθαι, μηρύεσθαι, καθελεῖν</span>, to lower or furl <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">sail</span> (v. sub vocc.): <span class="quote greek">λύειν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:15:496" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:15.496/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 15.496 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ἱστίοισι χρᾶσθαι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:110" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4.110/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 4.110 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ἄκροισι χρώμενος τοῖς ἱστίοις</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg009.perseus-grc1:1000" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg009.perseus-grc1:1000/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ra.</span> 1000 </a> : prov., <span class="foreign greek">πλήρεσιν ἱ</span>. under full <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">sail</span>, with all one\'s might, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0638.tlg003:1:25:5" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0638.tlg003:1:25:5/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Philostr.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">VS</span> 1.25.5 </a>, cf. <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Suid.</span></span>: rarely in sg., <span class="quote greek">ἐν δ’ ἄνεμος πρῆσεν μέσον ἱστίον</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:481" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:1.481/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 1.481 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ἐξίει ἱ. ἀνεμόεν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg002.perseus-grc1:1:92" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg002.perseus-grc1:1.92/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">P.</span> 1.92 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ἱστίῳ καταπετάσαι τινά</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg009:131b" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg009:131b/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Prm.</span> 131b </a> , cf. <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">PMagd.</span> 11.7 </span> (iii B.C.).</div> </div><br><br>'}