σελήνη
σελήν-η,
ἡ, Dor.
σελάνα [λᾱ] Pi. O. 10.75 , Aeol.
σελάννα Sapph. 3 ,
53 ; cf. also
σεληναίη:—
A). the moon,
ς. πλήθουσα the full-
moon,
Il. 18.484 ;
ς. ἀεξομένη, ὀλίγη κεράεσσι,
Arat. 780 ,
733 ;
a moon's breadth, measure used by early astronomers,
Ptol. Alm. 9.10 ;
νουμηνία κατὰ σελήνην, i.e. by the
lunar month,
Th. 2.28 , cf.
SIG 683.44 (ii B.C.);
τὰς ἡμέρας κατὰ ς. ἄγειν D.L. 1.59 , cf.
PHib. 1.27.42 (iii B.C.);
πρὸς τὴν ς. ὁρᾶν by
moonlight,
And. 1.38 , cf.
X. HG 5.1.9 ;
ἐν σελήνῃ Ach.Tat. 3.2 ;
ἡ ἐκ τῆς ς. νόσος,=
σεληνιασμός,
Ael. NA 14.27 ;
τὴν ς. καθελεῖν, of Thessalian witches,
Ar. Nu. 750 , cf.
Pl. Grg. 513a ,
Sosiph. 1 .
4). name of a plant, Ps.- Plu. Fluv. 18.5 ; cf. σελήνιον 11 .
II). as fem. pr. n.,
Selene, the goddess of the moon (never in
Hom.),
Hes. Th. 371 ,
h.Merc. 100 , etc.(
σελήνη (
σελάνα, σελάννα) fr.
Σελάς-νᾱ, cf.
σέλας.)
ShortDef
the moon
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Headword (normalized):
σελήνη
Headword (normalized/stripped):
σεληνη
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-93628
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">σελήν-η</span>, <span class="gen greek">ἡ</span>, Dor. <span class="orth greek">σελάνα</span> <span class="pron greek">[λᾱ]</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:10:75" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:10.75/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">O.</span> 10.75 </a>, Aeol. <span class="orth greek">σελάννα</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Sapph.</span> 3 </span>,<span class="bibl"> 53 </span>; cf. also <span class="foreign greek">σεληναίη</span>:—<div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">the moon</span>, <span class="foreign greek">ς. πλήθουσα</span> the full-<span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">moon</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:18:484" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:18.484/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 18.484 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ς. ἀεξομένη, ὀλίγη κεράεσσι</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0653.tlg001.perseus-grc1:780" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0653.tlg001.perseus-grc1:780/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arat.</span> 780 </a>,<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0653.tlg001.perseus-grc1:733" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0653.tlg001.perseus-grc1:733/canonical-url/"> 733 </a>; <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">a moon\'s breadth</span>, measure used by early astronomers, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ptol.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Alm.</span> 9.10 </span>; <span class="foreign greek">νουμηνία κατὰ σελήνην</span>, i.e. by the <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">lunar</span> month, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:28" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2.28/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Th.</span> 2.28 </a>, cf. <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">SIG</span> 683.44 </span> (ii B.C.); <span class="quote greek">τὰς ἡμέρας κατὰ ς. ἄγειν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0004.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:59" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0004.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.59/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.L.</span> 1.59 </a> , cf. <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">PHib.</span> 1.27.42 </span> (iii B.C.); <span class="foreign greek">πρὸς τὴν ς. ὁρᾶν</span> by <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">moonlight</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0027.tlg001.perseus-grc1:38" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0027.tlg001.perseus-grc1:38/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">And.</span> 1.38 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5:1:9" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5:1:9/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HG</span> 5.1.9 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ἐν σελήνῃ</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0532.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0532.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3.2/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ach.Tat.</span> 3.2 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">ἡ ἐκ τῆς ς. νόσος</span>,= <span class="foreign greek">σεληνιασμός</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0545.tlg001:14:27" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0545.tlg001:14.27/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ael.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">NA</span> 14.27 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">τὴν ς. καθελεῖν</span>, of Thessalian witches, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg003.perseus-grc1:750" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg003.perseus-grc1:750/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Nu.</span> 750 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg023:513a" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg023:513a/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Grg.</span> 513a </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0338.tlg001:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0338.tlg001:1/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Sosiph.</span> 1 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-4"> <span><strong>b).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">month</span>, <span class="foreign greek">δεκάτῃ σελήνῃ</span> in the tenth <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">moon</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg012.perseus-grc1:1126" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg012.perseus-grc1:1126/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">El.</span> 1126 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg002.perseus-grc1:431" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg002.perseus-grc1:431/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Alc.</span> 431 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg011.perseus-grc1:1075" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg011.perseus-grc1:1075/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Tr.</span> 1075 </a> (lyr.); <span class="foreign greek">πολλὰς ς</span>. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg014.perseus-grc1:114" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg014.perseus-grc1:114/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Hel.</span> 114 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">τὰς ἡμέρας τῆς ς</span>. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2642.tlg002:p.3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2642.tlg002:p.3/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Astramps.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Orac.</span> p.3 </a> H.; <span class="quote greek">ὁρῶν ἄγουσαν τὴν ς. εἰκάδας</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg003.perseus-grc1:17" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg003.perseus-grc1:17/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Nu.</span> 17 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">a moon-shaped wheaten cake</span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 350 </span>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0640.tlg001:2:4" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0640.tlg001:2.4/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Alciphr.</span> 2.4 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0542.tlg001:6:76" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0542.tlg001:6.76/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Poll.</span> 6.76 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">a round table</span>, or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">tripod</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0008.tlg001.perseus-grc1:11:489d" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0008.tlg001.perseus-grc1:11.489d/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ath.</span> 11.489d </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>4).</strong></span> name of a plant, Ps.-<span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fluv.</span> 18.5 </span>; cf. <span class="quote greek">σελήνιον</span> <span class="bibl"> 11 </span> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> as fem. pr. n., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">Selene, the goddess of the moon</span> (never in <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hom.</span></span>), <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg001.perseus-grc1:371" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg001.perseus-grc1:371/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hes.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Th.</span> 371 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0013.tlg004.perseus-grc1:100" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0013.tlg004.perseus-grc1:100/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">h.Merc.</span> 100 </a>, etc.(<span class="foreign greek">σελήνη </span>(<span class="etym greek">σελάνα, σελάννα</span>) fr. <span class="foreign greek">Σελάς-νᾱ</span>, cf. <span class="foreign greek">σέλας</span>.)</div> </div><br><br>'}