μῆλον2
μῆλον (B),
τό, Dor. and Aeol.
μᾶλον,
A). apple or (generally) any
treefruit,
Il. 9.542 ,
Od. 7.120 ,
Hes. Th. 215 ,
335 (whereas in Id.
Op. only
μῆλον (A) is found),
Hdt. 1.195 ,
2.92 ,
7.41 ;
χνοῦς ὥσπερ μήλοισιν ἐπήνθει Ar. Nu. 978 ;
χρύσια μ. Theoc. 29.37 ;
μ. ἄγριον crab, Pyrus acerba,
Dsc. 1.115.4 ;
μ. Ἀρμενιακόν apricot, Prunus armeniaca,
Id. 1.115.5 ,
Gal. 6.594 (
μ. ἐαρινά PCair.Zen. 33.13 (iii B.C.));
μ. Ἠπειρωτικόν roseapple,
Dsc. 1.115.4 ;
μ. Κυδώνιον quince,
Hp. Vict. 2.55 ,
Dsc. 1.115.1 ,
Gal. 6.563 ,
SIG 1171.15 (Lebena);
μ. Μηδικόν citron, Citrus medica,
Dsc. 1.115.5 (
μ. κίτριον Gal. 12.77 );
μ. Περσικόν peach, Prunus persica,
Id. 6.592 ;
τῶν Ποντικῶν ἐκείνων ἂ καλοῦσι μῆλα, of a kind of gourd, ib.
563 .
2). cheeks, PPetr. 3 .
p.2 , al. (iii B.C.),
AP 9.556 (
Zon.),
Ruf. Onom. 46 ,
Luc. Im. 6 ,
Arch.Pap. 4.271 (iii A.D.): in sg.,
μ. ἀριστερόν BGU 998.4 (ii B.C.), etc.: but in
Theoc. 14.38 ,
τὰ σὰ δάκρυα μᾶλα ῥέοντι thy tears run
like apples, i.e.
big round tears and sweet withal. 3). swellings under the eye, Hsch. s.v. κύλα .
5). cups shaped like apples, IG 11(2).161 B 41 , al. (Delos, iii B.C.). (Cf. Lat. mālum, perh. borrowed from Gr.)
ShortDef
a sheep
tree-fruit
Debugging
Headword (normalized):
μῆλον
Headword (normalized/stripped):
μηλον2
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-67419
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">μῆλον</span> (B), <span class="gen greek">τό</span>, Dor. and Aeol. <span class="orth greek">μᾶλον</span>, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">apple</span> or (generally) any <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">treefruit</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:9:542" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:9.542/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 9.542 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:7:120" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:7.120/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 7.120 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg001.perseus-grc1:215" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg001.perseus-grc1:215/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hes.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Th.</span> 215 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg001.perseus-grc1:335" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg001.perseus-grc1:335/canonical-url/"> 335 </a> (whereas in Id.<span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Op.</span> only <span class="foreign greek">μῆλον</span> (A) is found), <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:195" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.195/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 1.195 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:92" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2.92/canonical-url/"> 2.92 </a>,<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7:41" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7.41/canonical-url/"> 7.41 </a>; <span class="quote greek">χνοῦς ὥσπερ μήλοισιν ἐπήνθει</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg003.perseus-grc1:978" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg003.perseus-grc1:978/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Nu.</span> 978 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">χρύσια μ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:29:37" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:29.37/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Theoc.</span> 29.37 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">μ. ἄγριον</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">crab, Pyrus acerba</span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Dsc.</span> 1.115.4 </span>; <span class="foreign greek">μ. Ἀρμενιακόν</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">apricot, Prunus armeniaca</span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> 1.115.5 </span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Gal.</span> 6.594 </span> ( <span class="quote greek">μ. ἐαρινά</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">PCair.Zen.</span> 33.13 </span> (iii B.C.)); <span class="foreign greek">μ. Ἠπειρωτικόν</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">roseapple</span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Dsc.</span> 1.115.4 </span>; <span class="foreign greek">μ. Κυδώνιον</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">quince</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg031:2:55" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg031:2.55/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hp.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Vict.</span> 2.55 </a>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Dsc.</span> 1.115.1 </span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Gal.</span> 6.563 </span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">SIG</span> 1171.15 </span> (Lebena); <span class="foreign greek">μ. Μηδικόν</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">citron, Citrus medica</span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Dsc.</span> 1.115.5 </span> ( <span class="quote greek">μ. κίτριον</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Gal.</span> 12.77 </span> ); <span class="foreign greek">μ. Περσικόν</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">peach, Prunus persica</span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> 6.592 </span>; <span class="foreign greek">τῶν Ποντικῶν ἐκείνων ἂ καλοῦσι μῆλα</span>, of a kind of gourd, ib.<span class="bibl"> 563 </span>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">seed-vessel</span> of the rose, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0093.tlg001:6:6:6" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0093.tlg001:6:6:6/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Thphr.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HP</span> 6.6.6 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> pl., metaph., of a <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">girl\'s breasts</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg007.perseus-grc1:155" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg007.perseus-grc1:155/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Lys.</span> 155 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg010.perseus-grc1:903" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg010.perseus-grc1:903/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ec.</span> 903 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:27:50" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:27.50/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Theoc.</span> 27.50 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">cheeks,</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">PPetr.</span> 3 </span>.<span class="bibl"> p.2 </span>, al. (iii B.C.), <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">AP</span> 9.556 </span> (<span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Zon.</span></span>), <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0564.tlg003:46" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0564.tlg003:46/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ruf.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Onom.</span> 46 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg039:6" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg039:6/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Luc.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Im.</span> 6 </a>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Arch.Pap.</span> 4.271 </span> (iii A.D.): in sg., <span class="quote greek">μ. ἀριστερόν</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">BGU</span> 998.4 </span> (ii B.C.), etc.: but in <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:14:38" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:14.38/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Theoc.</span> 14.38 </a>, <span class="foreign greek">τὰ σὰ δάκρυα μᾶλα ῥέοντι</span> thy tears run <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">like apples</span>, i.e. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">big round tears and sweet withal.</span> </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">swellings under the eye</span>, Hsch. s.v. <span class="ref greek">κύλα</span> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>4).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">tonsils</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0564.tlg003:64" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0564.tlg003:64/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ruf.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Onom.</span> 64 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>5).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">cups shaped like apples,</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">IG</span> 11(2).161 </span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">B</span> 41 </span>, al. (Delos, iii B.C.). (Cf. Lat. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">mālum</span>, perh. borrowed from Gr.)</div> </div><br><br>'}