οὐρά
οὐρά, Ion.
οὐρή,
ἡ, (akin to
ὄρρος)
A). tail, of a lion,
οὐρῇ δὲ πλευράς τε καὶ ἰσχία .. μαστίεται Il. 20.170 ; of a dog,
οὐρῇ μέν ῥ’ ὅ γ’ ἔσηνε Od. 17.302 ; of the wolves and lions round the house of Circe,
οὐρῇσιν μακρῇσι περισσαίνοντες 10.215 ; of other animals,
Hes. Op. 512 ,
Hdt. 2.38 ,
47 ,
Arist. PA 689b30 , al.; not used of birds (cf.
ὀρροπύγιον),
Id. HA 504a31 .
II). of an army marching,
rearguard, rear,
X. An. 3.4.38 , etc.;
ἡ οὐ. τοῦ κέρατος rear-rank, ib.
6.5.5 ;
κατ’ οὐράν τινος ἕπεσθαι to follow in his
rear,
Id. Cyr. 2.3.21 , cf.
2.4.3 ;
ὁ κατ’ οὐ.
the rear-rank man, ib.
5.3.45 ;
ἐπ’ οὐράν to the rear,
Id. Ages. 2.2 ;
εἰς οὐράν Ael. NA 16.33 ;
ἐπ’ οὐρᾷ τῶν ἱππέων in rear,
X. HG 4.3.4 ;
κατ’ οὐρὰν προσπίπτειν to attack
in rear,
Plb. 2.67.2 .
2). ῥήματος οὐρή, i.e. its echo, APl. 4.155 ( Euod.).
3). ἑπτὰ κλῶνας ἐλαίας ἄρας, τὰς μὲν ἓξ δῆσον οὐρὰν καὶ κεφαλὴν ἓν καθ’ ἕν, i.e. tie together the two ends of each twig separately, PMag.Par. 1.1250 .
ShortDef
the tail
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Headword (normalized):
οὐρά
Headword (normalized/stripped):
ουρα
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">οὐρά</span>, Ion. <span class="orth greek">οὐρή</span>, <span class="gen greek">ἡ</span>, (akin to <span class="foreign greek">ὄρρος</span>) <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">tail</span>, of a lion, <span class="quote greek">οὐρῇ δὲ πλευράς τε καὶ ἰσχία .. μαστίεται</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:20:170" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:20.170/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 20.170 </a> ; of a dog, <span class="quote greek">οὐρῇ μέν ῥ’ ὅ γ’ ἔσηνε</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:17:302" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:17.302/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 17.302 </a> ; of the wolves and lions round the house of Circe, <span class="quote greek">οὐρῇσιν μακρῇσι περισσαίνοντες</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:10:215" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:10.215/canonical-url/"> 10.215 </a> ; of other animals, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg002.perseus-grc1:512" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg002.perseus-grc1:512/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hes.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Op.</span> 512 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:38" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2.38/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 2.38 </a>,<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:47" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:47/canonical-url/"> 47 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg030:689b:30" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg030:689b.30/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">PA</span> 689b30 </a>, al.; not used of birds (cf. <span class="foreign greek">ὀρροπύγιον</span>), <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:504a:31" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:504a.31/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HA</span> 504a31 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> = <span class="ref greek">αἰδοῖον</span> , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg008.perseus-grc1:1078" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg008.perseus-grc1:1078/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 1078 </a>, f.l. in <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg003:12" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg003:12/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hom.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Epigr.</span> 12 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> of an army marching, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">rearguard, rear</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg006.perseus-grc1:3:4:38" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg006.perseus-grc1:3:4:38/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">An.</span> 3.4.38 </a>, etc.; <span class="foreign greek">ἡ οὐ. τοῦ κέρατος</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">rear-rank</span>, ib.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg006.perseus-grc1:6:5:5" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg006.perseus-grc1:6:5:5/canonical-url/"> 6.5.5 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">κατ’ οὐράν τινος ἕπεσθαι</span> to follow in his <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">rear</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg007.perseus-grc1:2:3:21" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg007.perseus-grc1:2:3:21/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Cyr.</span> 2.3.21 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg007.perseus-grc1:2:4:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg007.perseus-grc1:2:4:3/canonical-url/"> 2.4.3 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ὁ κατ’ οὐ</span>. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">the rear-rank man</span>, ib.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg007.perseus-grc1:5:3:45" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg007.perseus-grc1:5:3:45/canonical-url/"> 5.3.45 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ἐπ’ οὐράν</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">to the rear</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg009.perseus-grc1:2:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg009.perseus-grc1:2.2/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ages.</span> 2.2 </a>; <span class="quote greek">εἰς οὐράν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0545.tlg001:16:33" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0545.tlg001:16.33/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ael.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">NA</span> 16.33 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">ἐπ’ οὐρᾷ τῶν ἱππέων</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">in rear</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:3:4" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:3:4/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HG</span> 4.3.4 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">κατ’ οὐρὰν προσπίπτειν</span> to attack <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">in rear</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:67:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:67:2/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plb.</span> 2.67.2 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-4"> <span><strong>b).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">left wing</span> of a phalanx (opp. <span class="foreign greek">κεφαλή</span>), <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0546.tlg001:7:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0546.tlg001:7.3/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ael.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Tact.</span> 7.3 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0074.tlg005:8:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0074.tlg005:8.3/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arr.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Tact.</span> 8.3 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="foreign greek">ῥήματος οὐρή</span>, i.e. its <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">echo,</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">APl.</span> 4.155 </span> (<span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Euod.</span></span>). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> <span class="foreign greek">ἑπτὰ κλῶνας ἐλαίας ἄρας, τὰς μὲν ἓξ δῆσον οὐρὰν καὶ κεφαλὴν ἓν καθ’ ἕν</span>, i.e. tie together the two <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">ends</span> of each twig separately, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">PMag.Par.</span> 1.1250 </span>.</div> </div><br><br>'}