ὄργυιᾰ
ὄργυιᾰ, Att.
ὄργυᾰ,
ᾶς,
IG 22.1672.9 ; Ion.
ὄργυιᾰ,
ῆς , ἡ (v. infr.):(
ὀρέγω):—
A). the length of the outstretched arms, about
6 feet or I
fathom, ἕστηκε ξύλον .. ὅσον τ’ ὄργυῑ ὑπὲρ αἴης Il. 23.327 ;
τοῦ μὲν ὅσον τ’ ὄργυιαν ἐγὼν ἀπέκοψα Od. 9.325 , cf.
10.167 ,
X. Mem. 2.3.19 .
2). more precisely,
αἱ ἑκατὸν ὀργυιαὶ δίκαιαί εἰσι στάδιον ἑξάπλεθρον, ἑξαπέδου τῆς ὀργυιῆς μετρεομένης καὶ τετραπήχεος Hdt. 2.149 , cf.
4.41 ,
86 ,
PHal. 1.98 (iii B. C.),
POxy. 669.39 (iii A. D.).
3). rod for measuring land, =
91 /
4 σπιθαμαὶ βασιλικαί, Hero *Geom. 4.11 :—poet. also
ὀρόγυια (q.v.): in compds.
-ωρυγ-, v.
δεκ-ώρυγος. (Proparox. in nom. and acc. sg.,
Hom. ll.cc.; oxyt. or perispom. in other cases, cf. Hdn.Gr.
2.613 , al.; in Ion. the nom. and acc. sg. end in
-ᾰ, -ᾰν, as in Att.,
Hom. ll.cc., the gen. and dat. sg. in
-ῆς, -ῇ (acc.
ὀργυιήν before consonant in
Arat. 69 ,
196 , is corrected to
ὄργυιαν by Voss);
ὀργυιά, -άν in late Gr.,
Hero l.c., etc.)
ShortDef
No short def.
Debugging
Headword (normalized):
ὄργυιᾰ
Headword (normalized/stripped):
οργυια
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-74782
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">ὄργυιᾰ</span>, Att. <span class="orth greek">ὄργυᾰ</span>, <span class="itype greek">ᾶς</span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IG</span> 22.1672.9 </span> ; Ion. <span class="orth greek">ὄργυιᾰ</span>, <span class="itype greek">ῆς</span> <span class="foreign greek">, ἡ</span> (v. infr.):(<span class="etym greek">ὀρέγω</span>):—<div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">the length of the outstretched arms,</span> about <span class="bibl"> 6 </span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">feet</span> or I <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">fathom,</span> <span class="quote greek">ἕστηκε ξύλον .. ὅσον τ’ ὄργυῑ ὑπὲρ αἴης</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:23:327" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:23.327/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 23.327 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">τοῦ μὲν ὅσον τ’ ὄργυιαν ἐγὼν ἀπέκοψα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:9:325" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:9.325/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 9.325 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:10:167" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:10.167/canonical-url/"> 10.167 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg002.perseus-grc1:2:3:19" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg002.perseus-grc1:2:3:19/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Mem.</span> 2.3.19 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> more precisely, <span class="quote greek">αἱ ἑκατὸν ὀργυιαὶ δίκαιαί εἰσι στάδιον ἑξάπλεθρον, ἑξαπέδου τῆς ὀργυιῆς μετρεομένης καὶ τετραπήχεος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:149" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2.149/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 2.149 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:41" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4.41/canonical-url/"> 4.41 </a>,<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:86" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:86/canonical-url/"> 86 </a>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">PHal.</span> 1.98 </span> (iii B. C.), <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">POxy.</span> 669.39 </span> (iii A. D.). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">rod for measuring land,</span> = <span class="bibl"> 91 </span>/<span class="bibl"> 4 </span> <span class="foreign greek">σπιθαμαὶ βασιλικαί,</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hero</span> </span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">*Geom.</span> <span class="bibl"> 4.11 </span> :—poet. also <span class="orth greek">ὀρόγυια</span> (q.v.): in compds. <span class="foreign greek">-ωρυγ-,</span> v. <span class="ref greek">δεκ-ώρυγος.</span> (Proparox. in nom. and acc. sg., <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hom.</span> </span> ll.cc.; oxyt. or perispom. in other cases, cf. Hdn.Gr.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0013.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:613" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0013.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2.613/canonical-url/"> 2.613 </a>, al.; in Ion. the nom. and acc. sg. end in <span class="foreign greek">-ᾰ, -ᾰν,</span> as in Att., <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hom.</span> </span> ll.cc., the gen. and dat. sg. in <span class="foreign greek">-ῆς, -ῇ</span> (acc. <span class="foreign greek">ὀργυιήν</span> before consonant in <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0653.tlg001.perseus-grc1:69" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0653.tlg001.perseus-grc1:69/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arat.</span> 69 </a>,<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0653.tlg001.perseus-grc1:196" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0653.tlg001.perseus-grc1:196/canonical-url/"> 196 </a>, is corrected to <span class="foreign greek">ὄργυιαν</span> by Voss); <span class="foreign greek">ὀργυιά, -άν</span> in late Gr., <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hero</span> </span> l.c., etc.)</div> </div><br><br>'}