κράς
κράς, poet. form of
κάρα, nom. only
Simm. 4 ; gen.
A). κρᾱτός Il. 5.7 , al., Trag. (v. infr.); dat.
κρᾱτί Od. 9.490 ,
S. OC 313 ,
Ar. Ra. 329 ,
κράτεσφι Il. 10.156 ; acc.
κρᾶτα Od. 8.92 , Trag. (v. infr.): pl., gen.
κράτων Od. 22.309 ; dat.
κρᾱσίν Il. 10.152 ; acc.
κρᾶτας E. Ph. 1149 ,
HF 526 : gender rarely determinate,
κρατός fem.
E. El. 140 (lyr.), cf. Sch.
E. Hec. 432 ,
Ph. 1159 ;
κρᾶτα,, is nom. in
S. Ph. 1457 (anap.), acc. ib.
1001 ,
OT 263 , cf.
Tr. 1016 (lyr.); but acc.
κρᾶτα, τόν, Ion Trag.
61 : pl.
κρᾶτα,,
Pi. Fr. 8 , perh.
S. OC 473 :—
Hom. also has gen. and dat.
κράατος, κράατι, pl. nom.
κράατα [all -uu], but no nom.
κρᾶας is found:—
head,
ἐκ κράατος ἀθανάτοιο Il. 14.177 ;
σῷ δ’ αὐτοῦ κράατι τείσεις Od. 22.218 , etc.;
ὑπὸ κράτεσφι under his
head,
Il. 10.156 : metaph.,
top, peak,
κρατὸς ἀπ’ Οὐλύμποιο Il. 20.5 ;
ἐπὶ κρατὸς λιμένος at
the head or
far end of the bay,
Od. 9.140 ,
13.102 .
II). Adv.
κρῆθεν, used by
Hom. in the phrase
κατὰ κρῆθεν down from the head, from the top,
δένδρεα .. κατὰ κρῆθεν χέε καρπόν from their tops,
Od. 11.588 , cf.
h.Cer. 182 ,
Hes. Th. 574 : hence,
from head to foot, entirely,
Τρῶας δὲ κατὰ κρῆθεν λάβε πένθος Il. 16.548 (perh. for
κατ’ ἄκρηθεν =
κατ’ ἄκρης , v.
ἄκρα ); also
ἀπὸ κρῆθεν Hes. Sc. 7 .
ShortDef
the head
Debugging
Headword (normalized):
κράς
Headword (normalized/stripped):
κρας
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-59652
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">κράς</span>, poet. form of <span class="foreign greek">κάρα</span>, nom. only <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Simm.</span> 4 </span>; gen. <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="quote greek">κρᾱτός</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5:7" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:5.7/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 5.7 </a> , al., Trag. (v. infr.); dat. <span class="quote greek">κρᾱτί</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:9:490" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:9.490/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 9.490 </a> , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg007.perseus-grc1:313" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg007.perseus-grc1:313/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">OC</span> 313 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg009.perseus-grc1:329" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg009.perseus-grc1:329/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ra.</span> 329 </a>, <span class="quote greek">κράτεσφι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:10:156" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:10.156/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 10.156 </a> ; acc. <span class="quote greek">κρᾶτα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:8:92" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:8.92/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 8.92 </a> , Trag. (v. infr.): pl., gen. <span class="quote greek">κράτων</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:22:309" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:22.309/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 22.309 </a> ; dat. <span class="quote greek">κρᾱσίν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:10:152" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:10.152/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 10.152 </a> ; acc. <span class="quote greek">κρᾶτας</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg015.perseus-grc1:1149" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg015.perseus-grc1:1149/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ph.</span> 1149 </a> , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg009.perseus-grc1:526" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg009.perseus-grc1:526/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HF</span> 526 </a>: gender rarely determinate, <span class="foreign greek">κρατός</span> fem. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg012.perseus-grc1:140" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg012.perseus-grc1:140/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">El.</span> 140 </a> (lyr.), cf. Sch.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg007.perseus-grc1:432" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg007.perseus-grc1:432/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Hec.</span> 432 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg015.perseus-grc1:1159" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg015.perseus-grc1:1159/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ph.</span> 1159 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">κρᾶτα,</span>, is nom. in <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1457" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1457/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ph.</span> 1457 </a> (anap.), acc. ib.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1001" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1001/canonical-url/"> 1001 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg004.perseus-grc1:263" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg004.perseus-grc1:263/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">OT</span> 263 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1016" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1016/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Tr.</span> 1016 </a> (lyr.); but acc. <span class="foreign greek">κρᾶτα, τόν</span>, Ion Trag.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg001.perseus-grc1:61" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg001.perseus-grc1:61/canonical-url/"> 61 </a>: pl. <span class="foreign greek">κρᾶτα,</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg005:8" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg005:8/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 8 </a>, perh. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg007.perseus-grc1:473" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg007.perseus-grc1:473/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">OC</span> 473 </a>:—<span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hom.</span> </span> also has gen. and dat. <span class="foreign greek">κράατος, κράατι</span>, pl. nom. <span class="foreign greek">κράατα</span> [all -uu], but no nom. <span class="foreign greek">κρᾶας</span> is found:— <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">head</span>, <span class="quote greek">ἐκ κράατος ἀθανάτοιο</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:14:177" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:14.177/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 14.177 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">σῷ δ’ αὐτοῦ κράατι τείσεις</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:22:218" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:22.218/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 22.218 </a> , etc.; <span class="foreign greek">ὑπὸ κράτεσφι</span> under his <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">head</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:10:156" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:10.156/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 10.156 </a>: metaph., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">top, peak</span>, <span class="quote greek">κρατὸς ἀπ’ Οὐλύμποιο</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:20:5" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:20.5/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 20.5 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">ἐπὶ κρατὸς λιμένος</span> at <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">the head</span> or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">far end</span> of the bay, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:9:140" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:9.140/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 9.140 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:13:102" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:13.102/canonical-url/"> 13.102 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> Adv. <span class="foreign greek">κρῆθεν</span>, used by <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hom.</span> </span> in the phrase <span class="foreign greek">κατὰ κρῆθεν</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">down from the head, from the top</span>, <span class="foreign greek">δένδρεα .. κατὰ κρῆθεν χέε καρπόν</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">from their tops</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:11:588" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:11.588/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 11.588 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0013.tlg002.perseus-grc1:182" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0013.tlg002.perseus-grc1:182/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">h.Cer.</span> 182 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg001.perseus-grc1:574" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg001.perseus-grc1:574/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hes.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Th.</span> 574 </a>: hence, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">from head to foot, entirely</span>, <span class="quote greek">Τρῶας δὲ κατὰ κρῆθεν λάβε πένθος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:16:548" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:16.548/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 16.548 </a> (perh. for <span class="foreign greek">κατ’ ἄκρηθεν</span> = <span class="ref greek">κατ’ ἄκρης</span> , v. <span class="ref greek">ἄκρα</span> ); also <span class="quote greek">ἀπὸ κρῆθεν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg003.perseus-grc1:7" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg003.perseus-grc1:7/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hes.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Sc.</span> 7 </a> .</div> </div><br><br>'}