πολιός
πολιός,
ά,
όν, also
ός,
όν A). , ἁλὸς πολιοῖο Il. 20.229 ,
Od. 5.410 , etc.;
χήραν πολιόν E. Andr. 348 :—
grey, grizzled, grisly, λύκοιο Il. 10.334 ;
κορῶναι Ar. Av. 967 ;
σίδηρος Il. 9.366 ,
h.Merc. 41 , cf.
E. Heracl. 758 (lyr.); of the surging sea,
πολιῆς ἐπὶ θινὶ θαλάσσης Il. 4.248 ;
πολιὴν ἅλα ναιέμεν 15.190 ;
π. θάλασσα Alc. 51 ;
π. πέλαγος Ar. Av. 350 (lyr.);
γάλα Q.S. 10.135 ;
λύκοι 1G 42(1).131.12 (Epid.); but,
2). most freq. of human hair,
grey from age,
κάρη, κεφαλή, Il. 22.74 ,
Od. 24.317 , etc.;
π. στῆθος Alc. Supp. 20.2 ;
γῆρας π. Pi. I. 6(5).15 ,
E. Ba. 258 ;
πολιοί greyhaired men, Od. 24.499 ;
π. ματέρες S. OT 182 (lyr.), cf.
E. Supp. 35 ,
Ar. Ach. 600 ,
610 ,
692 ,
Pl. Prm. 127b (rare in Att. Prose),
Call. Fr. 473 ;
Τραῖαι, ἐκ γενετῆς πολιαί Hes. Th. 271 : Comp.
-ώτεροι Arist. Fr. 235 : abs.,
πολιαί (sc.
τρίχες)
Pi. O. 4.28 ,
Arist. GA 722a7 ,
Pr. 898a31 ;
πολιῶν ἔσχηκας τὸν πώγωνα μεστόν Thphr. Char. 2.3 ;
ἅμα ταῖς π. κατιούσαις as the
grey hairs come down (i. e. from the temples to the beard),
Ar. Eq. 520 , cf.
908 ;
ἕως τὸ δὴ λεγόμενον πολιὰς σχῇ PMich.Zen. 77 (iii B.C.), cf.
LXX Is. 47.2 , al.,
Phld. Vit. p.32J. 3). τίς σε πολιᾶς ἐξανῆκε γαστρός; what
old woman's womb bare thee? as a sarcasm,
Pi. P. 4.98 ;
π. δάκρυον ἐκβάλλων an old man's tear,
E. HF 1209 (lyr.).
ShortDef
gray, grizzled, grisly
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Headword (normalized):
πολιός
Headword (normalized/stripped):
πολιος
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">πολιός</span>, <span class="itype greek">ά</span>, <span class="itype greek">όν</span>, also <span class="itype greek">ός</span>, <span class="itype greek">όν</span> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="quote greek">, ἁλὸς πολιοῖο</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:20:229" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:20.229/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 20.229 </a> , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:5:410" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:5.410/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 5.410 </a>, etc.; <span class="quote greek">χήραν πολιόν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg006.perseus-grc1:348" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg006.perseus-grc1:348/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Andr.</span> 348 </a> :—<span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">grey, grizzled, grisly,</span> <span class="quote greek">λύκοιο</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:10:334" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:10.334/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 10.334 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">κορῶναι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg006.perseus-grc1:967" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg006.perseus-grc1:967/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Av.</span> 967 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">σίδηρος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:9:366" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:9.366/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 9.366 </a> , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0013.tlg004.perseus-grc1:41" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0013.tlg004.perseus-grc1:41/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">h.Merc.</span> 41 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg004.perseus-grc1:758" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg004.perseus-grc1:758/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Heracl.</span> 758 </a>(lyr.); of the surging sea, <span class="quote greek">πολιῆς ἐπὶ θινὶ θαλάσσης</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:248" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:4.248/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 4.248 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">πολιὴν ἅλα ναιέμεν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:15:190" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:15.190/canonical-url/"> 15.190 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">π. θάλασσα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0383.tlg001:51" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0383.tlg001:51/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Alc.</span> 51 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">π. πέλαγος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg006.perseus-grc1:350" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg006.perseus-grc1:350/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Av.</span> 350 </a> (lyr.); <span class="quote greek">γάλα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2046.tlg001.perseus-grc1:10:135" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2046.tlg001.perseus-grc1:10.135/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Q.S.</span> 10.135 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">λύκοι</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">1G</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2046.tlg001.perseus-grc1:42(1).131:12" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2046.tlg001.perseus-grc1:42(1).131.12/canonical-url/"> 42(1).131.12 </a> (Epid.); but, </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> most freq. of human hair, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">grey</span> from age, <span class="foreign greek">κάρη, κεφαλή,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:22:74" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:22.74/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 22.74 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:24:317" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:24.317/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 24.317 </a>, etc.; <span class="quote greek">π. στῆθος</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Alc.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Supp.</span> 20.2 </span> ; <span class="quote greek">γῆρας π.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg004.perseus-grc1:6(5).15" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg004.perseus-grc1:6(5).15/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">I.</span> 6(5).15 </a> , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg017.perseus-grc1:258" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg017.perseus-grc1:258/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ba.</span> 258 </a>; <span class="quote greek">πολιοί</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">greyhaired men,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:24:499" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:24.499/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 24.499 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">π. ματέρες</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg004.perseus-grc1:182" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg004.perseus-grc1:182/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">OT</span> 182 </a> (lyr.), cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg008.perseus-grc1:35" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg008.perseus-grc1:35/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Supp.</span> 35 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg001.perseus-grc1:600" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg001.perseus-grc1:600/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ach.</span> 600 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg001.perseus-grc1:610" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg001.perseus-grc1:610/canonical-url/"> 610 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg001.perseus-grc1:692" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg001.perseus-grc1:692/canonical-url/"> 692 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg009:127b" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg009:127b/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Prm.</span> 127b </a> (rare in Att. Prose), <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0533.tlg001:473" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0533.tlg001:473/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Call.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 473 </a>; <span class="quote greek">Τραῖαι, ἐκ γενετῆς πολιαί</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg001.perseus-grc1:271" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg001.perseus-grc1:271/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hes.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Th.</span> 271 </a> : Comp. <span class="quote greek">-ώτεροι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg051:235" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg051:235/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 235 </a> : abs., <span class="foreign greek">πολιαί</span> (sc. <span class="foreign greek">τρίχες</span>) <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:28" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4.28/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">O.</span> 4.28 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg012:722a:7" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg012:722a.7/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">GA</span> 722a7 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg036:898a:31" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg036:898a.31/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pr.</span> 898a31 </a>; <span class="quote greek">πολιῶν ἔσχηκας τὸν πώγωνα μεστόν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0093.tlg009:2:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0093.tlg009:2.3/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Thphr.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Char.</span> 2.3 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">ἅμα ταῖς π. κατιούσαις</span> as the <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">grey hairs</span> come down (i. e. from the temples to the beard), <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg002.perseus-grc1:520" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg002.perseus-grc1:520/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Eq.</span> 520 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg002.perseus-grc1:908" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg002.perseus-grc1:908/canonical-url/"> 908 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ἕως τὸ δὴ λεγόμενον πολιὰς σχῇ</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">PMich.Zen.</span> 77 </span> (iii B.C.), cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg048:47:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg048:47.2/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">LXX</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Is.</span> 47.2 </a>, al., <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1595.tlg150:p.32J" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1595.tlg150:p.32J/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Phld.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Vit.</span> p.32J. </a> </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> <span class="foreign greek">τίς σε πολιᾶς ἐξανῆκε γαστρός;</span> what <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">old woman\'s</span> womb bare thee? as a sarcasm, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg002.perseus-grc1:4:98" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg002.perseus-grc1:4.98/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">P.</span> 4.98 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">π. δάκρυον ἐκβάλλων</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">an old man\'s</span> tear, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg009.perseus-grc1:1209" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg009.perseus-grc1:1209/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HF</span> 1209 </a> (lyr.). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-4"> <span><strong>b).</strong></span> metaph., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">hoary, venerable,</span> <span class="quote greek">ὃς πολιῷ νόμῳ αἶσαν ὀρθοῖ</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg001.perseus-grc1:673" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg001.perseus-grc1:673/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Supp.</span> 673 </a> (lyr.); <span class="quote greek">κληδὼν ἐν πολιαῖσι μένει φήμαις</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg012.perseus-grc1:701" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg012.perseus-grc1:701/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">El.</span> 701 </a> (lyr.); <span class="quote greek">μάθημα χρόνῳ π.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg031:22b" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg031:22b/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ti.</span> 22b </a> ; <span class="quote greek">πλοῦτος .. χρόνῳ π.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2003.tlg001:2:82b" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2003.tlg001:2.82b/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Jul.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Or.</span> 2.82b </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">bright, clear, serene,</span> <span class="quote greek">ἔαρ</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg002.perseus-grc1:477" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg002.perseus-grc1:477/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hes.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Op.</span> 477 </a> , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg002.perseus-grc1:492" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg002.perseus-grc1:492/canonical-url/"> 492 </a>; <span class="quote greek">αἰθήρ</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg016.perseus-grc1:1376" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg016.perseus-grc1:1376/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Or.</span> 1376 </a> (lyr.); <span class="quote greek">ἠήρ</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0001.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3:275" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0001.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3.275/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.R.</span> 3.275 </a> , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2046.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:554" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2046.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2.554/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Q.S.</span> 2.554 </a>.</div> </div><br><br>'}