μέλῐ
μέλῐ,
τό, gen.
ῐτος, etc.; dat.
2). in comparisons, of anything sweet, esp. of eloquence,
μέλιτος γλυκίων ῥέεν αὐδή Il. 1.249 , cf.
Pi. O. 10 (
11 ).
98 ;
Σοφοκλέους τοῦ μέλιτι κεχριμένου Ar. Fr. 581 ;
ὕπνος γλυκίων μέλιτος Mosch. 2.3 ;
ἡ τῶν ἀνδρῶν [χολή] ἐστι πρὸς ἐκείνην μέλι Alex. 146.6 : prov.
μήτε μοι μ. μήτε μέλισσα, of those who refuse to take 'the rough with the smooth',
Sapph. 113 .
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Headword (normalized):
μέλῐ
Headword (normalized/stripped):
μελι
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urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-65979
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">μέλῐ</span>, <span class="gen greek">τό</span>, gen. <span class="itype greek">ῐτος</span>, etc.; dat. <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="quote greek">μέλι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1601.tlg001:3:17" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1601.tlg001:3.17/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Philox.</span> 3.17 </a> ; gen. pl. <span class="quote greek">μελίτων</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1342.tlg001:128:7" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1342.tlg001:128.7/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Emp.</span> 128.7 </a> (nisi leg. <span class="foreign greek">μελιτῶν</span>, cf. <span class="foreign greek">μελιτόν</span>):—<span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">honey</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:20:69" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:20.69/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 20.69 </a>, etc.; <span class="quote greek">μ. χλωρόν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:11:631" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:11.631/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 11.631 </a> , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:10:234" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:10.234/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 10.234 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0267.tlg001:38:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0267.tlg001:38.1/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Xenoph.</span> 38.1 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ξανθόν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0261.tlg001:47" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0261.tlg001:47/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Simon.</span> 47 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">παμφαές</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg002.perseus-grc1:612" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg002.perseus-grc1:612/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pers.</span> 612 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">τὸ μέλι τἀττικόν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg005.perseus-grc1:252" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg005.perseus-grc1:252/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pax</span> 252 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0541.tlg001:708" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0541.tlg001:708/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Men.</span> 708 </a>; various kinds, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0093.tlg010:190" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0093.tlg010:190/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Thphr.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 190 </a>; said to be made from the palm (<span class="etym greek">φοῖνιξ</span>), <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:193" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.193/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 1.193 </a>, cf.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:194" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4.194/canonical-url/"> 4.194 </a>; <span class="quote greek">μ. θανάτου σύμβολον</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2034.tlg004:18" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2034.tlg004:18/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Porph.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Antr.</span> 18 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> in comparisons, of anything sweet, esp. of eloquence, <span class="quote greek">μέλιτος γλυκίων ῥέεν αὐδή</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:249" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:1.249/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 1.249 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:10" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:10/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">O.</span> 10 </a> (<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:11" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:11/canonical-url/"> 11 </a>).<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:98" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:98/canonical-url/"> 98 </a>; <span class="quote greek">Σοφοκλέους τοῦ μέλιτι κεχριμένου</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg012:581" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg012:581/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 581 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ὕπνος γλυκίων μέλιτος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0035.tlg001:2:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0035.tlg001:2.3/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Mosch.</span> 2.3 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ἡ τῶν ἀνδρῶν [χολή] ἐστι πρὸς ἐκείνην μέλι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0402.tlg001:146:6" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0402.tlg001:146.6/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Alex.</span> 146.6 </a> : prov. <span class="foreign greek">μήτε μοι μ. μήτε μέλισσα</span>, of those who refuse to take \'the rough with the smooth\', <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Sapph.</span> 113 </span>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">sweet gum</span> collected from certain trees, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">manna</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg027:831b:23" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg027:831b.23/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Mir.</span> 831b23 </a>; <span class="quote greek">τὸ ὕον μ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1620.tlg001:4:3:32" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1620.tlg001:4:3:32/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Polyaen.</span> 4.3.32 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">μ. ἄγριον, μαινόμενον</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0060.tlg001.perseus-grc3:19:94" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0060.tlg001.perseus-grc3:19.94/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.S.</span> 19.94 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0099.tlg001.perseus-grc1:12:3:18" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0099.tlg001.perseus-grc1:12:3:18/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Str.</span> 12.3.18 </a>. (Cf. Goth. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">milip</span>, Lat. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">mel.</span>)</div> </div><br><br>'}