μῆλον1
μῆλον (A),
τό,
A). sheep or
goat,
ἢ βοῦν ἠέ τι μῆλον Od. 12.301 (cf.
299 );
μῆλον, ζατρεφέων αἰγῶν ὅς τις φαίνηται ἄριστος 14.105 ; elsewh.
Hom. uses the pl. (to distinguish the gender, an Adj. is added,
ἄρσενα μ. rams, wethers,
Od. 9.438 ;
ἔνορχα μ. Il. 23.147 ) to denote
sheep or
goats,
ἔνθα δὲ πολλὰ μῆλ’, ὄϊές τε καὶ αἶγες, ἰαύεσκον Od. 9.184 ;
ὡς δὲ λέων μήλοισιν .. ἐπελθών, αἴγεσιν ἢ ὀΐεσσι Il. 10.485 : generally,
small cattle, opp.
βόες, βόες καὶἴφια μ. 9.406 , cf.
Hes. Op. 786 ,
795 , etc.;
μ. καὶ βοῶν ἀγέλας Pi. P. 4.148 ;
μ. καὶ ποίμνας S. Aj. 1061 : abs., of
sheep,
ἄργυφα μ. Od. 10.85 ;
μήλων εὐπόκοις νομεύμασιν A. Ag. 1416 ; of Europa's
bull,
Simon. 28 ; so
μυκηθμοῖσι καὶ βρυχήμασιν .. μήλων of herds,
A. Fr. 158 : generally,
beasts, opp. men,
γαῖαν ἀνθρώποισι καὶ εὔφρονα μήλοις Pi. O. 7.63 ; esp. of
sacrificial beasts, ib.
80 ,
A. Ag. 1057 , etc.; also of
beasts of chase,
S. Fr. 1069 :—
Lyc. 106 has metaplast.gen. pl.
μηλάτων. (Not found in Prose, exc.
Hdt. ap. Sch.
Il. 4.476 . The Dor. form is
μῆλον (not
μᾶλον),
Pi. P. 4.148 ,
9.64 , al.; also in pr. nn.,
Εὔμηλος IG 12(3).540 (Thera), etc.; Boeot.
μεῖλον in
Πισίμειλος ib.
7.3193.12 (Orchom., iii B.C.), etc.: cf. OIr.
mīl '(small) animal', Dutch
maal 'young cow'.)
ShortDef
a sheep
tree-fruit
Debugging
Headword (normalized):
μῆλον
Headword (normalized/stripped):
μηλον1
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-67418
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">μῆλον</span> (A), <span class="gen greek">τό</span>, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">sheep</span> or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">goat</span>, <span class="quote greek">ἢ βοῦν ἠέ τι μῆλον</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:12:301" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:12.301/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 12.301 </a> (cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:299" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:299/canonical-url/"> 299 </a>); <span class="quote greek">μῆλον, ζατρεφέων αἰγῶν ὅς τις φαίνηται ἄριστος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:14:105" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:14.105/canonical-url/"> 14.105 </a> ; elsewh. <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hom.</span> </span> uses the pl. (to distinguish the gender, an Adj. is added, <span class="foreign greek">ἄρσενα μ.</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">rams, wethers</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:9:438" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:9.438/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 9.438 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ἔνορχα μ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:23:147" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:23.147/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 23.147 </a> ) to denote <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">sheep</span> or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">goats</span>, <span class="quote greek">ἔνθα δὲ πολλὰ μῆλ’, ὄϊές τε καὶ αἶγες, ἰαύεσκον</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:9:184" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:9.184/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 9.184 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ὡς δὲ λέων μήλοισιν .. ἐπελθών, αἴγεσιν ἢ ὀΐεσσι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:10:485" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:10.485/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 10.485 </a> : generally, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">small cattle</span>, opp. <span class="quote greek">βόες, βόες καὶἴφια μ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:9:406" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:9.406/canonical-url/"> 9.406 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg002.perseus-grc1:786" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg002.perseus-grc1:786/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hes.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Op.</span> 786 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg002.perseus-grc1:795" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg002.perseus-grc1:795/canonical-url/"> 795 </a>, etc.; <span class="quote greek">μ. καὶ βοῶν ἀγέλας</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg002.perseus-grc1:4:148" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg002.perseus-grc1:4.148/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">P.</span> 4.148 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">μ. καὶ ποίμνας</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg003.perseus-grc1:1061" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg003.perseus-grc1:1061/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Aj.</span> 1061 </a> : abs., of <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">sheep</span>, <span class="quote greek">ἄργυφα μ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:10:85" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:10.85/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 10.85 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">μήλων εὐπόκοις νομεύμασιν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg005.perseus-grc1:1416" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg005.perseus-grc1:1416/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ag.</span> 1416 </a> ; of Europa\'s <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">bull</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0261.tlg001:28" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0261.tlg001:28/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Simon.</span> 28 </a>; so <span class="foreign greek">μυκηθμοῖσι καὶ βρυχήμασιν .. μήλων</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">of herds</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg008:158" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg008:158/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 158 </a>: generally, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">beasts</span>, opp. men, <span class="quote greek">γαῖαν ἀνθρώποισι καὶ εὔφρονα μήλοις</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7:63" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7.63/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">O.</span> 7.63 </a> ; esp. of <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">sacrificial beasts</span>, ib.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:80" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:80/canonical-url/"> 80 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg005.perseus-grc1:1057" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg005.perseus-grc1:1057/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ag.</span> 1057 </a>, etc.; also of <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">beasts of chase</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg008.perseus-grc1:1069" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg008.perseus-grc1:1069/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 1069 </a>:—<span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lyc.</span> 106 </span> has metaplast.gen. pl. <span class="foreign greek">μηλάτων</span>. (Not found in Prose, exc. <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> </span> ap. Sch.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:476" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:4.476/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 4.476 </a>. The Dor. form is <span class="orth greek">μῆλον</span> (not <span class="foreign greek">μᾶλον</span>), <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg002.perseus-grc1:4:148" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg002.perseus-grc1:4.148/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">P.</span> 4.148 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg002.perseus-grc1:9:64" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg002.perseus-grc1:9.64/canonical-url/"> 9.64 </a>, al.; also in pr. nn., <span class="quote greek">Εὔμηλος</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IG</span> 12(3).540 </span> (Thera), etc.; Boeot. <span class="orth greek">μεῖλον</span> in <span class="foreign greek">Πισίμειλος</span> ib.<span class="bibl"> 7.3193.12 </span> (Orchom., iii B.C.), etc.: cf. OIr. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">mīl</span> \'(small) animal\', Dutch <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">maal</span> \'young cow\'.)</div> </div><br><br>'}