νῆστις
νῆστις, gen.
ιος or
ιδος , ὁ and
ἡ (v. infr.); also dat.
A). νήστει Hp. Acut. 60 : pl.
νήστεις Antiph. 138 ,
D.H. Rh. 9.16 :(
νη-, ἔδω):—
not eating, fasting, of persons,
ἀνώγοιμι πτολεμίζειν υἷας Ἀχαιῶν νήστιας, ἀκμήνους Il. 19.207 ;
νήστιες ἄχρι .. κνέφαος Od. 18.370 , cf.
Diocl.Fr. 43 ,
Ev.Matt. 15.32 , etc.;
νήστισιν ἐπιθέντες οἱ πολέμιοι Onos. 12.1 : c. gen.,
νῆστις βορᾶς E. IT 973 : metaph.,
νῆστιν ἀνὰ .. ψάμμαν over the
hungry sand,
A. Pr. 573 (lyr.).
2). with an abstract Subst., freq. in
A.,
νῆστιν νόσον famine, Ag. 1016 (lyr.);
ν. λιμός Ch. 250 ;
νήστισιν αἰκίαις the pains
of hunger, Pr. 599 (lyr.);
νήστιδες δύαι Ag. 1621 ; also
νῆστις ὀσμή the bad breath
of one fasting, Phryn. PS p.91 B. 3). Act.,
causing hunger, starving, πνοαὶ νήστιδες A. Ag. 193 (lyr.).
2). ν. κεστρεύς, fish so called because its stomach was always found empty,
Ar. Fr. 156 , etc.: hence in Com., of 'empty bellies',
ἐγὼ δὲ κεστρεὺς νῆστις οἴκαδ’ ἀποτρέχω Alex. 256 , etc., cf.
Ath. 7.307d .
ShortDef
not eating, fasting
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Headword (normalized):
νῆστις
Headword (normalized/stripped):
νηστις
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">νῆστις</span>, gen. <span class="itype greek">ιος</span> or <span class="itype greek">ιδος</span> <span class="foreign greek">, ὁ</span> and <span class="gen greek">ἡ</span> (v. infr.); also dat. <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="quote greek">νήστει</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg004.perseus-grc1:60" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg004.perseus-grc1:60/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hp.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Acut.</span> 60 </a> : pl. <span class="quote greek">νήστεις</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0410.tlg001:138" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0410.tlg001:138/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Antiph.</span> 138 </a> , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0081.tlg016:9:16" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0081.tlg016:9.16/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.H.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Rh.</span> 9.16 </a>:(<span class="etym greek">νη-, ἔδω</span>):—<span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">not eating, fasting,</span> of persons, <span class="quote greek">ἀνώγοιμι πτολεμίζειν υἷας Ἀχαιῶν νήστιας, ἀκμήνους</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:19:207" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:19.207/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 19.207 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">νήστιες ἄχρι .. κνέφαος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:18:370" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:18.370/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 18.370 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0664.tlg001:43" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0664.tlg001:43/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Diocl.Fr.</span> 43 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg001.perseus-grc1:15:32" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg001.perseus-grc1:15.32/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ev.Matt.</span> 15.32 </a>, etc.; <span class="quote greek">νήστισιν ἐπιθέντες οἱ πολέμιοι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0648.tlg001.perseus-grc1:12:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0648.tlg001.perseus-grc1:12.1/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Onos.</span> 12.1 </a> : c. gen., <span class="quote greek">νῆστις βορᾶς</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg013.perseus-grc1:973" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg013.perseus-grc1:973/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IT</span> 973 </a> : metaph., <span class="foreign greek">νῆστιν ἀνὰ .. ψάμμαν</span> over the <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">hungry</span> sand, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg003.perseus-grc1:573" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg003.perseus-grc1:573/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pr.</span> 573 </a> (lyr.). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> with an abstract Subst., freq. in <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span></span>, <span class="quote greek">νῆστιν νόσον</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">famine, Ag.</span> <span class="bibl"> 1016 </span> (lyr.); <span class="quote greek">ν. λιμός</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg006.perseus-grc1:250" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg006.perseus-grc1:250/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ch.</span> 250 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">νήστισιν αἰκίαις</span> the pains <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">of hunger, Pr.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg006.perseus-grc1:599" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg006.perseus-grc1:599/canonical-url/"> 599 </a> (lyr.); <span class="quote greek">νήστιδες δύαι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg005.perseus-grc1:1621" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg005.perseus-grc1:1621/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ag.</span> 1621 </a> ; also <span class="foreign greek">νῆστις ὀσμή</span> the bad breath <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">of one fasting,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1608.tlg001:p.91" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1608.tlg001:p.91/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Phryn.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">PS</span> p.91 </a> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">B.</span> </span> </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> Act., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">causing hunger, starving,</span> <span class="quote greek">πνοαὶ νήστιδες</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg005.perseus-grc1:193" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg005.perseus-grc1:193/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ag.</span> 193 </a> (lyr.). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> as Subst., <span class="foreign greek">νῆστις, </span> acc. <span class="quote greek">νῆστιν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg012:318:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg012:318.3/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 318.3 </a> , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg012:506:4" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg012:506.4/canonical-url/"> 506.4 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0458.tlg001:110" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0458.tlg001:110/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Eub.</span> 110 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>1).</strong></span> the <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">intestinum jejunum,</span> from its always being found empty, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg043:19" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg043:19/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hp.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Carn.</span> 19 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg012:506:4" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg012:506.4/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 506.4 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0458.tlg001:63:5" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0458.tlg001:63.5/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Eub.</span> 63.5 </a> (anap.), cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg030:675b:33" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg030:675b.33/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">PA</span> 675b33 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="foreign greek">ν. κεστρεύς,</span> fish so called because its stomach was always found empty, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg012:156" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg012:156/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 156 </a>, etc.: hence in Com., of \'empty bellies\', <span class="quote greek">ἐγὼ δὲ κεστρεὺς νῆστις οἴκαδ’ ἀποτρέχω</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0402.tlg001:256" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0402.tlg001:256/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Alex.</span> 256 </a> , etc., cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0008.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7:307d" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0008.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7.307d/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ath.</span> 7.307d </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> <span class="foreign greek">Νῆστις, </span> = <span class="ref greek">ὕδωρ</span> , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1342.tlg001:6:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1342.tlg001:6.3/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Emp.</span> 6.3 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0402.tlg001:322" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0402.tlg001:322/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Alex.</span> 322 </a>.</div> </div><br><br>'}