ποικίλλω
ποικ-ίλλω, fut.
ποικῐλῶ Choerob.in
An.Ox. 2.250 : aor. 1 inf.
ποικῖλαι (
δια-)
Isoc. 9.9 ; part.
A). ποικίλας S. Tr. 412 ,
Inscr.Délos 442 A 206 (ii B.C.): pf.
πεποίκιλκα D.H. Pomp. 4 :— Pass., pf.
πεποίκιλμαι, v. infr.:(
ποικίλος):—
work in various colours, work in embroidery, πώλους ἐν ἀνθοκρόκοισι πήναις E. Hec. 470 (lyr.), cf.
IT 224 (lyr.);
ἐν αὐτῷ [τῷ φάρει] π. γῆν Pherecyd.Syr. 2 ; of any elaborate work,
ἐν δὲ χορὸν ποίκιλλε with cunning workmanship he wrought a
χορός, Il. 18.590 ;
ἀναθήματα π. Emp. 23.1 ;
ἐν πετάλοις στεφανώματα π. Man. 2.325 : metaph.,
ποικίλλεται γαῖα πολυστέφανος Lyr.Adesp. 104A. 2). embroider garments, etc.,
Inscr.Délos l.c.;
μίτρα καναχηδὰ πεποικιλμένα Pi. N. 8.15 : metaph.,
diversify, vary, ἀνθρώπων βίον E. Cyc. 339 , cf.
Pl. Lg. 927e ,
Plu. Mar. 23 ;
π. ἱππικαῖς τάξεσι τὰς πορείας vary the order of march with troops of horse,
X. Eq.Mag. 4.3 ;
π. ταῖς συλλαβαῖς Pl. Cra. 394a ;
τρόπους D.H. Comp. 12 , al.;
σχημάτων μεταβολαῖς π. τοὺς λόγους Id. Is. 3 ;
ἁρμονίαν Nicom. Harm. 11 ;
π. εἴδη δυσκολίας .. παντοδαπά produces various kinds,
Pl. Ti. 87a :— Pass., [
πολιτεία] ὥσπερ ἱμάτιον ποικίλον πᾶσιν ἄνθεσι πεποικιλμένον, οὕτω .. πᾶσιν ἤθεσιν πεποικιλμένη Pl. R. 557c ;
οὐκ ἐπαύξεται ἡ ἡδονή, ἀλλὰ μόνον ποικίλλεται Epicur. Sent. 18 ;
τὸ φῶς τὸ ἐκεῖ τὸ ποικιλθὲν ἐν λόγοις τοῖς ἄστροις Plot. 2.1.7 .
ShortDef
to work in various colours, to broider, work in embroidery
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">ποικ-ίλλω</span>, fut. <span class="foreign greek">ποικῐλῶ</span> Choerob.in <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">An.Ox.</span> 2.250 </span>: aor. 1 inf. <span class="foreign greek">ποικῖλαι </span>(<span class="etym greek">δια-</span>) <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0010.tlg015.perseus-grc1:9" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0010.tlg015.perseus-grc1:9/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Isoc.</span> 9.9 </a>; part. <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="quote greek">ποικίλας</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg001.perseus-grc1:412" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg001.perseus-grc1:412/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Tr.</span> 412 </a> , <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Inscr.Délos</span> 442 </span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">A</span> 206 </span> (ii B.C.): pf. <span class="quote greek">πεποίκιλκα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0081.tlg015:4" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0081.tlg015:4/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.H.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pomp.</span> 4 </a> :— Pass., pf. <span class="foreign greek">πεποίκιλμαι,</span> v. infr.:(<span class="etym greek">ποικίλος</span>):—<span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">work in various colours, work in embroidery,</span> <span class="quote greek">πώλους ἐν ἀνθοκρόκοισι πήναις</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg007.perseus-grc1:470" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg007.perseus-grc1:470/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Hec.</span> 470 </a> (lyr.), cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg013.perseus-grc1:224" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg013.perseus-grc1:224/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IT</span> 224 </a>(lyr.); <span class="quote greek">ἐν αὐτῷ [τῷ φάρει] π. γῆν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0630.tlg001:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0630.tlg001:2/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pherecyd.Syr.</span> 2 </a> ; of any elaborate work, <span class="foreign greek">ἐν δὲ χορὸν ποίκιλλε</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">with cunning workmanship he wrought</span> a <span class="foreign greek">χορός,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:18:590" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:18.590/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 18.590 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ἀναθήματα π.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1342.tlg001:23:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1342.tlg001:23.1/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Emp.</span> 23.1 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ἐν πετάλοις στεφανώματα π.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2583.tlg001:2:325" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2583.tlg001:2.325/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Man.</span> 2.325 </a> : metaph., <span class="quote greek">ποικίλλεται γαῖα πολυστέφανος</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Lyr.Adesp.</span> 104A. </span> </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">embroider</span> garments, etc., <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Inscr.Délos</span> l.c.; <span class="quote greek">μίτρα καναχηδὰ πεποικιλμένα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg003.perseus-grc1:8:15" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg003.perseus-grc1:8.15/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">N.</span> 8.15 </a> : metaph., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">diversify, vary,</span> <span class="quote greek">ἀνθρώπων βίον</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg001.perseus-grc1:339" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg001.perseus-grc1:339/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Cyc.</span> 339 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc1:927e" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc1:927e/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Lg.</span> 927e </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg031:23" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg031:23/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Mar.</span> 23 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">π. ἱππικαῖς τάξεσι τὰς πορείας</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">vary</span> the order of march with troops of horse, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg012.perseus-grc1:4:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg012.perseus-grc1:4.3/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Eq.Mag.</span> 4.3 </a>; <span class="quote greek">π. ταῖς συλλαβαῖς</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg005.perseus-grc1:394a" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg005.perseus-grc1:394a/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Cra.</span> 394a </a> ; <span class="quote greek">τρόπους</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0081.tlg012:12" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0081.tlg012:12/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.H.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Comp.</span> 12 </a> , al.; <span class="quote greek">σχημάτων μεταβολαῖς π. τοὺς λόγους</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0081.tlg005:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0081.tlg005:3/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Is.</span> 3 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ἁρμονίαν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0358.tlg002:11" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0358.tlg002:11/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Nicom.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Harm.</span> 11 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">π. εἴδη δυσκολίας .. παντοδαπά</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">produces various</span> kinds, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg031:87a" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg031:87a/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ti.</span> 87a </a>:— Pass., [ <span class="quote greek">πολιτεία] ὥσπερ ἱμάτιον ποικίλον πᾶσιν ἄνθεσι πεποικιλμένον, οὕτω .. πᾶσιν ἤθεσιν πεποικιλμένη</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:557c" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:557c/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">R.</span> 557c </a> ; <span class="quote greek">οὐκ ἐπαύξεται ἡ ἡδονή, ἀλλὰ μόνον ποικίλλεται</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0537.tlg001:18" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0537.tlg001:18/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Epicur.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Sent.</span> 18 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">τὸ φῶς τὸ ἐκεῖ τὸ ποικιλθὲν ἐν λόγοις τοῖς ἄστροις</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2000.tlg001:2:1:7" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2000.tlg001:2:1:7/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plot.</span> 2.1.7 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> of style, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">embellish, adorn,</span> <span class="quote greek">βαιὰ π.</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">tell with art and elegance,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg002.perseus-grc1:9:77" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg002.perseus-grc1:9.77/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">P.</span> 9.77 </a> ; of imaginative constructions, <span class="quote greek">πολλά</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg027.perseus-grc1:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg027.perseus-grc1:1/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hp.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Morb.Sacr.</span> 1 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">κάλλιστα τοῖς ὀνόμασι π.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg028.perseus-grc1:235a" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg028.perseus-grc1:235a/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Mx.</span> 235a </a> ; <span class="quote greek">οὐδὲν ξυνίημ’ ὧν σὺ π.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1121" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1121/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Tr.</span> 1121 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg001.perseus-grc1:412" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg001.perseus-grc1:412/canonical-url/"> 412 </a>:— Pass., <span class="quote greek">Σπάρτη πεποίκιλται τρόπους</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg008.perseus-grc1:187" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg008.perseus-grc1:187/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Supp.</span> 187 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>III).</strong></span> intr., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">vary, change,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg016:1:92" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg016:1.92/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hp.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Prorrh.</span> 1.92 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg017:182" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg017:182/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Coac.</span> 182 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">πολλὰ ποικίλλει χρόνος</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">makes</span> many <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">changes,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0541.tlg001:593:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0541.tlg001:593.2/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Men.</span> 593.2 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> metaph., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">speak equivocally, mince matters,</span> <span class="quote greek">μηδὲν π. πρός τινα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg011.perseus-grc1:218c" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg011.perseus-grc1:218c/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Smp.</span> 218c </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc1:863e" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc1:863e/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Lg.</span> 863e </a>.</div> </div><br><br>'}