μέλαθρον
μέλαθρον,
τό, Ep. gen. sg.
A). μελαθρόφιν Od. 8.279 :—
roof-tree, ridgepole,
μελαθρόφιν ἐξεκέχυντο l.c., cf.
11.278 ,
h.Ven. 173 ,
IG 11(2).161 A 105 (Delos, iii B. C.),
199 A 113 (ibid., pl.);
ἐπὶ προὔχοντι μελάθρῳ Od. 19.544 : generally,
beam,
LXX 3 Ki. 7.9(20) ;
τὰ μ. τῶν θυρίδων PRyl. 233.5 (ii A. D.).
3). cage, ib.
4.107 ,
423 . (Acc. to
EM 576.16 from
μελαίνω, cf.
καπνοδόκη; it is doubtful whether
κμέλεθρον is cogn.)
ShortDef
roof beam, roof, house
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μελαθρον
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">μέλαθρον</span>, <span class="gen greek">τό</span>, Ep. gen. sg. <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="quote greek">μελαθρόφιν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:8:279" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:8.279/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 8.279 </a> :—<span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">roof-tree, ridgepole</span>, <span class="foreign greek">μελαθρόφιν ἐξεκέχυντο</span> l.c., cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:11:278" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:11.278/canonical-url/"> 11.278 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0013.tlg005.perseus-grc1:173" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0013.tlg005.perseus-grc1:173/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">h.Ven.</span> 173 </a>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IG</span> 11(2).161 </span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">A</span> 105 </span> (Delos, iii B. C.), <span class="bibl"> 199 </span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">A</span> 113 </span> (ibid., pl.); <span class="quote greek">ἐπὶ προὔχοντι μελάθρῳ</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:19:544" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:19.544/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 19.544 </a> : generally, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">beam</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg013:7:9(20)" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg013:7.9(20)/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">LXX</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">3 Ki.</span> 7.9(20) </a>; <span class="quote greek">τὰ μ. τῶν θυρίδων</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">PRyl.</span> 233.5 </span> (ii A. D.). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">roof</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:414" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:2.414/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 2.414 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:18:150" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:18.150/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 18.150 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">house</span>, <span class="quote greek">κυπαρίσσινον μ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg002.perseus-grc1:5:40" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg002.perseus-grc1:5.40/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">P.</span> 5.40 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">οὐράνιον μ.</span>, of heaven, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg007.perseus-grc1:1101" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg007.perseus-grc1:1101/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Hec.</span> 1101 </a> (lyr.): mostly in pl., <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Alc.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Supp.</span> 19.2 </span>, etc.; <span class="foreign greek">μ. ἐν βασιλείοις</span> in the king\'s <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">halls</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg006.perseus-grc1:343" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg006.perseus-grc1:343/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ch.</span> 343 </a> (anap.), etc.; <span class="quote greek">ἐς δόμων μ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg005.perseus-grc1:957" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg005.perseus-grc1:957/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ag.</span> 957 </a> ; of a cave used as a dwelling, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg006.perseus-grc1:147" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg006.perseus-grc1:147/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ph.</span> 147 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg001.perseus-grc1:491" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg001.perseus-grc1:491/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Cyc.</span> 491 </a> (both anap.). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">lair</span> of an animal, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0024.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:307" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0024.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2.307/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Opp.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">C.</span> 2.307 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">cage</span>, ib.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0024.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:107" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0024.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4.107/canonical-url/"> 4.107 </a>,<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0024.tlg001.perseus-grc1:423" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0024.tlg001.perseus-grc1:423/canonical-url/"> 423 </a>. (Acc. to <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4099.tlg001:576:16" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4099.tlg001:576.16/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">EM</span> 576.16 </a> from <span class="foreign greek">μελαίνω</span>, cf. <span class="foreign greek">καπνοδόκη</span>; it is doubtful whether <span class="foreign greek">κμέλεθρον</span> is cogn.)</div> </div><br><br>'}