μυκτήρ
μυκτήρ,
ῆρος,
ὁ,(
μύσσομαι)
A). nostril,
φλέγει δὲ μ., of the fire-breathing bull of Aeetes,
S. Fr. 336 , cf.
Ar. V. 1488 , etc.: freq. in pl.,
μυκτῆρσιν ἐρευνᾶν Emp. 101 , cf.
Hp. Art. 37 ,
Acut.(Sp.)
23 ,
Sophr. 135 ,
Hdt. 3.87 ,
Ar. Ra. 893 ,
X. Smp. 5.6 ,
Antiph. 217.6 ,
Ph. 1.249 , al.: dat. pl.
μυκτήρεσσιν, in a prescription,
POxy. 1088.32 (i A. D.): metaph., of a lamp-
nozzle,
Ar. Ec. 5 .
2). from the use of the nose to express ridicule,
sneerer, of Socrates, Timo
25 ; in the abstract,
sarcasm, raillery,
μ. πολιτικώτατος Longin. 34.2 , cf.
Plu. 2.860e ;
μ. Ἀττικός Luc. Prom.Es 1 ;
κεράσας μυκτῆρι φρόνημα AP 9.188 .
ShortDef
the nose, snout
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">μυκτήρ</span>, <span class="itype greek">ῆρος</span>, <span class="gen greek">ὁ</span>,(<span class="etym greek">μύσσομαι</span>) <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">nostril</span>, <span class="foreign greek">φλέγει δὲ μ.</span>, of the fire-breathing bull of Aeetes, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg008.perseus-grc1:336" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg008.perseus-grc1:336/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 336 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg004.perseus-grc1:1488" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg004.perseus-grc1:1488/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">V.</span> 1488 </a>, etc.: freq. in pl., <span class="quote greek">μυκτῆρσιν ἐρευνᾶν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1342.tlg001:101" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1342.tlg001:101/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Emp.</span> 101 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg010.perseus-grc1:37" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg010.perseus-grc1:37/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hp.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Art.</span> 37 </a>, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">Acut.(Sp.</span>)<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg010.perseus-grc1:23" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg010.perseus-grc1:23/canonical-url/"> 23 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0524.tlg001:135" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0524.tlg001:135/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Sophr.</span> 135 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3:87" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3.87/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 3.87 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg009.perseus-grc1:893" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg009.perseus-grc1:893/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ra.</span> 893 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg004.perseus-grc1:5:6" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg004.perseus-grc1:5.6/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Smp.</span> 5.6 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0410.tlg001:217:6" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0410.tlg001:217.6/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Antiph.</span> 217.6 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0018.tlg001:1:249" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0018.tlg001:1.249/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ph.</span> 1.249 </a>, al.: dat. pl. <span class="foreign greek">μυκτήρεσσιν</span>, in a prescription, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">POxy.</span> 1088.32 </span> (i A. D.): metaph., of a lamp-<span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">nozzle</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg010.perseus-grc1:5" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg010.perseus-grc1:5/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ec.</span> 5 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> from the use of the nose to express ridicule, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">sneerer</span>, of Socrates, Timo <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg010.perseus-grc1:25" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg010.perseus-grc1:25/canonical-url/"> 25 </a>; in the abstract, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">sarcasm, raillery</span>, <span class="quote greek">μ. πολιτικώτατος</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Longin.</span> 34.2 </span> , cf. <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> 2.860e </span>; <span class="quote greek">μ. Ἀττικός</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg064:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg064:1/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Luc.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Prom.Es</span> 1 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">κεράσας μυκτῆρι φρόνημα</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">AP</span> 9.188 </span> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> an elephant\'s <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">trunk</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:497b:26" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:497b.26/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HA</span> 497b26 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg030:659a:12" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg030:659a.12/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">PA</span> 659a12 </a>; also, the <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">funnel</span> of the cuttlefish, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:541b:15" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:541b.15/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HA</span> 541b15 </a>.</div> </div><br><br>'}