λόφος
λόφος,
ὁ,
A). back of the neck; of a horse,
withers,
Il. 23.508 ;
ὑποζυγίων Dsc. 4.185 ; of a man,
nape of the neck,
Il. 10.573 : metaph.,
ὑπὸ ζυγῷ λόφον ἔχειν have
the neck under the yoke, i.e. obey patiently,
S. Ant. 292 ; cf.
εὔλοφος 11 .
III). crest of a helmet,
κυνέην .. ἵππουριν, δεινὸν δὲ λόφος καθύπερθεν ἔνευεν Il. 16.138 , cf.
6.469 ,
15.537 ;
λεῦκοι ἴππιοι λ. Alc. 15.2 ;
χρύσεος λ. Il. 18.612 , cf.
19.383 ;
τρεῖς κατασκίους λ. σείει A. Th. 384 , cf.
Ar. Ach. 575 ,
586 ;
λόφων ἐπένευον ἔθειραι Theoc. 22.186 ; of Carian origin acc. to
Hdt. 1.171 ;
λ. τε σείων Κάρικον Alc. 22 ;
λ. ὑακινθοβαφής, on a Persian helmet,
X. Cyr. 6.4.2 ;
λ. τρίχινοι PSI 5.533.7 (iii B.C.);
Ar. jeers at the
λόφοι of Lamachus,
Ach. 575 ,
586 ,
965 sq.,
1074 .—Rare in any of these senses in Att. Prose.
2). after
Hom.,
crest or
tuft on the head of birds, whether of feathers, as the lark's crest,
Simon. 68 , cf.
Arist. HA 617b20 ; or of flesh, as the cock's
comb,
Ar. Eq. 496 ,
Av. 1366 ,
Arist. HA 486b13 ,
Phld. Rh. 2.188 S.: metaph.,
ῥήματα .. ὀφρῦς ἔχοντα καὶ λόφους Ar. Ra. 925 .
3). of men,
tuft of hair upon the crown,
λόφους κείρεσθαι shave so as to leave tufts,
Hdt. 4.175 ;
Χῖος λ. a
tonsure in the middle of the head,
Eust. 1462.38 .
4). of large fishes, = λοφιά , Plu. 2.978a .
ShortDef
neck, crest of hill, ridge, crest of a helmet
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Headword (normalized):
λόφος
Headword (normalized/stripped):
λοφος
URN:
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">λόφος</span>, <span class="gen greek">ὁ</span>, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">back of the neck</span>; of a horse, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">withers</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:23:508" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:23.508/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 23.508 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ὑποζυγίων</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Dsc.</span> 4.185 </span> ; of a man, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">nape of the neck</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:10:573" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:10.573/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 10.573 </a>: metaph., <span class="foreign greek">ὑπὸ ζυγῷ λόφον ἔχειν</span> have <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">the neck</span> under the yoke, i.e. obey patiently, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg002.perseus-grc1:292" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg002.perseus-grc1:292/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ant.</span> 292 </a>; cf. <span class="quote greek">εὔλοφος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg002.perseus-grc1:11" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg002.perseus-grc1:11/canonical-url/"> 11 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">crest of a hill, ridge</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:11:596" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:11.596/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 11.596 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:16:471" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:16.471/canonical-url/"> 16.471 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:124" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2.124/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 2.124 </a>; so always in <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span></span>, as <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:8:17" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:8.17/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">O.</span> 8.17 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg003.perseus-grc1:5:46" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg003.perseus-grc1:5.46/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">N.</span> 5.46 </a>, and in <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:124" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4.124/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Th.</span> 4.124 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc1:682b" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc1:682b/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Lg.</span> 682b </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>III).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">crest</span> of a helmet, <span class="quote greek">κυνέην .. ἵππουριν, δεινὸν δὲ λόφος καθύπερθεν ἔνευεν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:16:138" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:16.138/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 16.138 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6:469" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:6.469/canonical-url/"> 6.469 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:15:537" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:15.537/canonical-url/"> 15.537 </a>; <span class="quote greek">λεῦκοι ἴππιοι λ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0383.tlg001:15:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0383.tlg001:15.2/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Alc.</span> 15.2 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">χρύσεος λ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:18:612" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:18.612/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 18.612 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:19:383" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:19.383/canonical-url/"> 19.383 </a>; <span class="quote greek">τρεῖς κατασκίους λ. σείει</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg004.perseus-grc1:384" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg004.perseus-grc1:384/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Th.</span> 384 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg001.perseus-grc1:575" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg001.perseus-grc1:575/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ach.</span> 575 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg001.perseus-grc1:586" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg001.perseus-grc1:586/canonical-url/"> 586 </a>; <span class="quote greek">λόφων ἐπένευον ἔθειραι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:22:186" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:22.186/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Theoc.</span> 22.186 </a> ; of Carian origin acc. to <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:171" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.171/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 1.171 </a>; <span class="quote greek">λ. τε σείων Κάρικον</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0383.tlg001:22" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0383.tlg001:22/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Alc.</span> 22 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">λ. ὑακινθοβαφής</span>, on a Persian helmet, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg007.perseus-grc1:6:4:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg007.perseus-grc1:6:4:2/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Cyr.</span> 6.4.2 </a>; <span class="quote greek">λ. τρίχινοι</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">PSI</span> 5.533.7 </span> (iii B.C.); <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> </span> jeers at the <span class="foreign greek">λόφοι</span> of Lamachus, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg001.perseus-grc1:575" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg001.perseus-grc1:575/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ach.</span> 575 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg001.perseus-grc1:586" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg001.perseus-grc1:586/canonical-url/"> 586 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg001.perseus-grc1:965" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg001.perseus-grc1:965/canonical-url/"> 965 </a> sq., <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1074" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1074/canonical-url/"> 1074 </a>.—Rare in any of these senses in Att. Prose. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> after <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hom.</span></span>, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">crest</span> or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">tuft</span> on the head of birds, whether of feathers, as the lark\'s crest, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0261.tlg001:68" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0261.tlg001:68/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Simon.</span> 68 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:617b:20" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:617b.20/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HA</span> 617b20 </a>; or of flesh, as the cock\'s <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">comb</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg002.perseus-grc1:496" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg002.perseus-grc1:496/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Eq.</span> 496 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1366" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1366/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Av.</span> 1366 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:486b:13" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:486b.13/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HA</span> 486b13 </a>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Phld.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Rh.</span> 2.188 </span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span></span>: metaph., <span class="quote greek">ῥήματα .. ὀφρῦς ἔχοντα καὶ λόφους</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg009.perseus-grc1:925" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg009.perseus-grc1:925/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ra.</span> 925 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> of men, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">tuft of hair</span> upon the crown, <span class="foreign greek">λόφους κείρεσθαι</span> shave so as to leave tufts, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:175" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4.175/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 4.175 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">Χῖος λ.</span> a <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">tonsure</span> in the middle of the head, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4083.tlg001:1462:38" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4083.tlg001:1462.38/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Eust.</span> 1462.38 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>4).</strong></span> of large fishes, = <span class="ref greek">λοφιά</span> , <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> 2.978a </span>.</div> </div><br><br>'}