λῃστής
λῃστ-ής,
οῦ,
ὁ, Ion.
ληϊστής, Dor.
λᾳστής,(
ληΐς, ληΐζομαι)
A). robber, pirate,
E. Alc. 766 ,
X. Cyr. 2.4.23 , etc.; opp.
κλέπτης,
Pl. R. 351c ; esp. by sea,
buccaneer, later
πειρατής,
And. 1.138 , etc.;
λῃστοῦ βίον ζῆν Pl. Grg. 507e ;
ληϊστὴς κατεστήκεε Καρχηδονίων he began a course of
piracies upon them,
Hdt. 6.17 , cf.
Th. 1.5 ,
8 ,
6.4 ;
οἱ λ. αὑτοὺς ποριστὰς καλοῦσιν Arist. Rh. 1405a25 ; of irregular troops,
IG 12(2).526 (Eresos).
II). metaph.,
λ. ἐναργὴς τῆς ἐμῆς τυραννίδος S. OT 535 ;
Κύπριδος Lyc. 1143 ;
λῃστὰ λογισμοῦ, of love,
APl. 4.198 (
Maec.).
ShortDef
a robber, plunderer
Debugging
Headword (normalized):
λῃστής
Headword (normalized/stripped):
ληστης
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-62980
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">λῃστ-ής</span>, <span class="itype greek">οῦ</span>, <span class="gen greek">ὁ</span>, Ion. <span class="orth greek">ληϊστής</span>, Dor. <span class="orth greek">λᾳστής</span>,(<span class="etym greek">ληΐς, ληΐζομαι</span>) <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">robber, pirate</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg002.perseus-grc1:766" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg002.perseus-grc1:766/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Alc.</span> 766 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg007.perseus-grc1:2:4:23" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg007.perseus-grc1:2:4:23/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Cyr.</span> 2.4.23 </a>, etc.; opp. <span class="foreign greek">κλέπτης</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:351c" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:351c/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">R.</span> 351c </a>; esp. by sea, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">buccaneer</span>, later <span class="foreign greek">πειρατής</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0027.tlg001.perseus-grc1:138" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0027.tlg001.perseus-grc1:138/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">And.</span> 1.138 </a>, etc.; <span class="quote greek">λῃστοῦ βίον ζῆν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg023:507e" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg023:507e/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Grg.</span> 507e </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">ληϊστὴς κατεστήκεε Καρχηδονίων</span> he began a course of <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">piracies</span> upon them, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6:17" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6.17/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 6.17 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:5" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.5/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Th.</span> 1.5 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:8" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:8/canonical-url/"> 8 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6:4" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6.4/canonical-url/"> 6.4 </a>; <span class="quote greek">οἱ λ. αὑτοὺς ποριστὰς καλοῦσιν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg038.perseus-grc1:1405a:25" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg038.perseus-grc1:1405a.25/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Rh.</span> 1405a25 </a> ; of irregular troops, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IG</span> 12(2).526 </span> (Eresos). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> metaph., <span class="quote greek">λ. ἐναργὴς τῆς ἐμῆς τυραννίδος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg004.perseus-grc1:535" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg004.perseus-grc1:535/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">OT</span> 535 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">Κύπριδος</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lyc.</span> 1143 </span> ; <span class="foreign greek">λῃστὰ λογισμοῦ</span>, of love, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">APl.</span> 4.198 </span> (<span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Maec.</span></span>).</div> </div><br><br>'}