λέκτρον
λέκτρον,
τό,(
λέχομαι)
A). couch, bed,
Hom. (esp. in
Od.);
λέκτρονδε to bed,
Od. 8.292 : also in pl.,
Il. 22.503 ,
Od. 20.58 , etc.;
Arc. for
κλίνη acc. to
AB 1095 .
II). later, mostly in pl.,
marriage-bed,
Pi. N. 8.6 (sg.);
παρθένοις γαμηλίων λ. ἀπείροις A. Fr. 242 ;
λέκτρων εὐναί Id. Pers. 543 (anap.);
λέκτρων κοῖται E. Alc. 925 (anap.);
κοίτας λέκτρον Id. Med. 436 (lyr.); but
τὸ δυσπάρευνον λ. S. Tr. 791 : hence
γῆμαι λέκτρα τινός wed one,
E. Med. 594 ;
λέκτρα προδοῦναι, αἰσχῦναι, etc.,
Id. Or. 939 ,
Hipp. 944 , etc.;
ἀλλότρια, νόθα, δοῦλα λέκτρα, of illicit connexions,
Id. HF 345 ,
Andr. 928 ,
Ion 819 ; cf.
λέχος.
2). the fruit of marriage, a child, Agathyll. ap.
D.H. 1.49 (pl.).
ShortDef
a couch, bed
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Headword (normalized):
λέκτρον
Headword (normalized/stripped):
λεκτρον
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urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-62349
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">λέκτρον</span>, <span class="gen greek">τό</span>,(<span class="etym greek">λέχομαι</span>) <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">couch, bed</span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hom.</span> </span> (esp. in <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span></span>); <span class="foreign greek">λέκτρονδε</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">to bed</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:8:292" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:8.292/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 8.292 </a>: also in pl., <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:22:503" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:22.503/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 22.503 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:20:58" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:20.58/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 20.58 </a>, etc.; <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arc.</span> </span> for <span class="foreign greek">κλίνη</span> acc. to <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">AB</span> 1095 </span>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> later, mostly in pl., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">marriage-bed</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg003.perseus-grc1:8:6" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg003.perseus-grc1:8.6/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">N.</span> 8.6 </a> (sg.); <span class="quote greek">παρθένοις γαμηλίων λ. ἀπείροις</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg008:242" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg008:242/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 242 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">λέκτρων εὐναί</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg002.perseus-grc1:543" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg002.perseus-grc1:543/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pers.</span> 543 </a> (anap.); <span class="quote greek">λέκτρων κοῖται</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg002.perseus-grc1:925" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg002.perseus-grc1:925/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Alc.</span> 925 </a> (anap.); <span class="quote greek">κοίτας λέκτρον</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg003.perseus-grc1:436" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg003.perseus-grc1:436/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Med.</span> 436 </a> (lyr.); but <span class="quote greek">τὸ δυσπάρευνον λ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg001.perseus-grc1:791" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg001.perseus-grc1:791/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Tr.</span> 791 </a> : hence <span class="foreign greek">γῆμαι λέκτρα τινός</span> wed one, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg003.perseus-grc1:594" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg003.perseus-grc1:594/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Med.</span> 594 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">λέκτρα προδοῦναι, αἰσχῦναι</span>, etc., <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg016.perseus-grc1:939" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg016.perseus-grc1:939/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Or.</span> 939 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg005.perseus-grc1:944" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg005.perseus-grc1:944/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Hipp.</span> 944 </a>, etc.; <span class="foreign greek">ἀλλότρια, νόθα, δοῦλα λέκτρα</span>, of illicit connexions, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg009.perseus-grc1:345" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg009.perseus-grc1:345/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HF</span> 345 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg006.perseus-grc1:928" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg006.perseus-grc1:928/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Andr.</span> 928 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg010.perseus-grc1:819" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg010.perseus-grc1:819/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ion</span> 819 </a>; cf. <span class="foreign greek">λέχος</span>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">the fruit of marriage, a child</span>, Agathyll. ap. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0081.tlg001:1:49" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0081.tlg001:1.49/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.H.</span> 1.49 </a> (pl.).</div> </div><br><br>'}