πέλωρος
πέλωρ-ος,
η,
ον, also
ος,
ον Od. 15.161 (the only example of the fem. in
Hom.):—
A). monstrous, prodigious, huge, with collat. notion of
terrible, in
Hom. much rarer than the form
πελώριος, but in
Hes. the more common ;
δράκοντα φέρων ὀνύχεσσι πέλωρον Il. 12.202 ;
χῆνα φ. ὀ. π. Od.l.c.;
π. ὄφιν, δεινόν τε μέγαν τε.
Hes. Th. 299 ;
Γαῖα πελώρη ib.
159 ,
173 ,
Q.S. 2.225 ;
θάμβ<*> Maiist. 55 ;
ὡς φοβερός, ὡς π.
Ezek. Exag. 125 : neut. pl. as Adv.,
πέλωρα βιβᾷ with
gigantic tread,
h.Merc. 225 , cf.
349 : Sup.
πελώριστος Theoc. Ep. 18.5 (fort.
πεδωρισταί =
Μεθορισταί ( Dor.
ὦρος =
ὅρος ), i.e.
μέτοικοι).
ShortDef
monstrous, prodigious, huge, gigantic
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Headword (normalized):
πέλωρος
Headword (normalized/stripped):
πελωρος
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-80523
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">πέλωρ-ος</span>, <span class="itype greek">η</span>, <span class="itype greek">ον</span>, also <span class="itype greek">ος</span>, <span class="itype greek">ον</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:15:161" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:15.161/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 15.161 </a> (the only example of the fem. in <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hom.</span></span>):—<div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">monstrous, prodigious, huge</span>, with collat. notion of <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">terrible</span>, in <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hom.</span> </span> much rarer than the form <span class="foreign greek">πελώριος</span>, but in <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hes.</span> </span> the more common ; <span class="quote greek">δράκοντα φέρων ὀνύχεσσι πέλωρον</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:12:202" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:12.202/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 12.202 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">χῆνα φ. ὀ. π</span>. Od.l.c.; <span class="foreign greek">π. ὄφιν, δεινόν τε μέγαν τε</span>. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg001.perseus-grc1:299" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg001.perseus-grc1:299/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hes.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Th.</span> 299 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">Γαῖα πελώρη</span> ib.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg001.perseus-grc1:159" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg001.perseus-grc1:159/canonical-url/"> 159 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg001.perseus-grc1:173" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg001.perseus-grc1:173/canonical-url/"> 173 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2046.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:225" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2046.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2.225/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Q.S.</span> 2.225 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">θάμβ<*></span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1475.tlg001:55" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1475.tlg001:55/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Maiist.</span> 55 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">ὡς φοβερός, ὡς π</span>. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0343.tlg001:125" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0343.tlg001:125/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ezek.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Exag.</span> 125 </a> : neut. pl. as Adv., <span class="foreign greek">πέλωρα βιβᾷ</span> with <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">gigantic</span> tread, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0013.tlg004.perseus-grc1:225" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0013.tlg004.perseus-grc1:225/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">h.Merc.</span> 225 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0013.tlg004.perseus-grc1:349" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0013.tlg004.perseus-grc1:349/canonical-url/"> 349 </a> : Sup. <span class="orth greek">πελώριστος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg002.perseus-grc1:18:5" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg002.perseus-grc1:18.5/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Theoc.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ep.</span> 18.5 </a> (fort. <span class="orth greek">πεδωρισταί</span> = <span class="ref greek">Μεθορισταί</span> ( Dor. <span class="foreign greek">ὦρος</span> = <span class="ref greek">ὅρος</span> ), i.e. <span class="foreign greek">μέτοικοι</span>).</div> </div><br><br>'}