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σιμός
σῑμός, , όν,
A). snub-nosed, flat-nosed, of the Ethiopians and their gods, Xenoph. 16 ; of the Scythians, Hdt. 4.23 , cf. Ar. Ec. 617 ( Comp.), 705 , Theoc. 3.8 ; represented as giving an arch, pert look, σιμός, ἐπίχαρις κληθείς Pl. R. 474d ; Arist. says that all children are σιμοί, Pr. 963b15 ; of dolphins, Arion 1.7 ; of dogs, X. Cyn. 4.1 ; of the hippopotamus, Hdt. 2.71 , Arist. HA 502a11 ; of the ponies of the Sigynnae, Hdt. 5.9 ; of bees and goats, Theoc. 7.80 , 8.50 .
2). of the nose, snub, flat, opp. γρυπός, Pl. Tht. 209c ; τὸ ς. τῆς ῥινός,= σιμότης, X. Smp. 5.6 , cf. Arist. Pol. 1309b24 .—As this kind of nose gives a pert expression, we find σιμὰ γελῶν AP 5.176 ( Mel.); σιμὰ σεσηρὼς μυχθίζεις ib. 178 (Id.); cf. σιμόω 1 .
II). metaph., bent upwards, like the slope of a hillside: hence, up-hill, opp. κατάντης, χωρίον Ar. Lys. 288 , ubi v. Sch.; πρὸς τὸ ς. διώκειν pursue up-hill, X. HG 4.3.23 ; πρὸς τὸ ς. ἀνατρέχειν Dionys.Com. 4 , cf. Arist. Pr. 870a30 ; ς. [ὁδός] X. Cyn. 6.5 ; ὑπερβάλλειν τὰ ς. ib. 5.16 ; σίμαι (sic cod.) the ends of the lyre, Hsch.; also, parts of the cornice, Id., cf. Vitr. 3.5.12 .
2). generally, hollow, concave, opp. κυρτός, ἡ γαστὴρ τῶν ἀδείπνων ς. X. Cyr. 8.4.21 ; τὰ ς. τοῦ ἥπατος the bottom of the liver, Poll. 2.213 , Gal. 11.93 ; χεὶρ ς. Ath. 14.630a ; of splints, νάρθηκες ς. Hp. Off. 12 , acc. to Gal. 18(2).833 rounded and tapering off towards the end, so as gradually to diminish the pressure; also, of a kind of bandage, Hp. Off. 7 .
III). σιμός· τυφλός, Hsch.


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snub-nosed, flat-nosed

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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">σῑμός</span>, <span class="itype greek">ή</span>, <span class="itype greek">όν</span>, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">snub-nosed, flat-nosed</span>, of the Ethiopians and their gods, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0267.tlg001:16" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0267.tlg001:16/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Xenoph.</span> 16 </a>; of the Scythians, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:23" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4.23/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 4.23 </a>, cf.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg010.perseus-grc1:617" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg010.perseus-grc1:617/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ec.</span> 617 </a> ( Comp.), <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg010.perseus-grc1:705" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg010.perseus-grc1:705/canonical-url/"> 705 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3:8" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3.8/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Theoc.</span> 3.8 </a>; represented as giving an arch, pert look, <span class="quote greek">σιμός, ἐπίχαρις κληθείς</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:474d" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:474d/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">R.</span> 474d </a> ; <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> </span> says that all children are <span class="foreign greek">σιμοί</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg036:963b:15" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg036:963b.15/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pr.</span> 963b15 </a>; of dolphins, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2658.tlg001:1:7" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2658.tlg001:1.7/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arion</span> 1.7 </a>; of dogs, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg014.perseus-grc1:4:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg014.perseus-grc1:4.1/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Cyn.</span> 4.1 </a>; of the hippopotamus, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:71" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2.71/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 2.71 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:502a:11" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:502a.11/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HA</span> 502a11 </a>; of the ponies of the Sigynnae, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5:9" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5.9/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 5.9 </a>; of bees and goats, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7:80" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7.80/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Theoc.</span> 7.80 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:8:50" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:8.50/canonical-url/"> 8.50 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> of the nose, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">snub, flat</span>, opp. <span class="foreign greek">γρυπός</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg006.perseus-grc1:209c" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg006.perseus-grc1:209c/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Tht.</span> 209c </a>; <span class="foreign greek">τὸ ς. τῆς ῥινός</span>,= <span class="foreign greek">σιμότης</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg004.perseus-grc1:5:6" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg004.perseus-grc1:5.6/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Smp.</span> 5.6 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg035.perseus-grc1:1309b:24" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg035.perseus-grc1:1309b.24/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pol.</span> 1309b24 </a>.—As this kind of nose gives a <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">pert</span> expression, we find <span class="quote greek">σιμὰ γελῶν</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">AP</span> 5.176 </span> (<span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Mel.</span></span>); <span class="foreign greek">σιμὰ σεσηρὼς μυχθίζεις</span> ib.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1492.tlg001:178" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1492.tlg001:178/canonical-url/"> 178 </a> (Id.); cf. <span class="quote greek">σιμόω</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1492.tlg001:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1492.tlg001:1/canonical-url/"> 1 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> metaph., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">bent upwards</span>, like the slope of a hillside: hence, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">up-hill</span>, opp. <span class="quote greek">κατάντης, χωρίον</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg007.perseus-grc1:288" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg007.perseus-grc1:288/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Lys.</span> 288 </a> , ubi v. Sch.; <span class="foreign greek">πρὸς τὸ ς. διώκειν</span> pursue <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">up-hill</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:3:23" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:3:23/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HG</span> 4.3.23 </a>; <span class="quote greek">πρὸς τὸ ς. ἀνατρέχειν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0445.tlg001:4" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0445.tlg001:4/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Dionys.Com.</span> 4 </a> , cf.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg036:870a:30" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg036:870a.30/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pr.</span> 870a30 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ς. [ὁδός</span>] <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg014.perseus-grc1:6:5" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg014.perseus-grc1:6.5/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Cyn.</span> 6.5 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ὑπερβάλλειν τὰ ς</span>. ib.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg014.perseus-grc1:5:16" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg014.perseus-grc1:5.16/canonical-url/"> 5.16 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">σίμαι</span> (sic cod.) the <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">ends</span> of the lyre, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hsch.</span></span>; also, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">parts of the cornice</span>, Id., cf. <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Vitr.</span> 3.5.12 </span>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> generally, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">hollow, concave</span>, opp. <span class="foreign greek">κυρτός, ἡ γαστὴρ τῶν ἀδείπνων ς</span>. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg007.perseus-grc1:8:4:21" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg007.perseus-grc1:8:4:21/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Cyr.</span> 8.4.21 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">τὰ ς. τοῦ ἥπατος</span> the <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">bottom</span> of the liver, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0542.tlg001:2:213" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0542.tlg001:2.213/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Poll.</span> 2.213 </a>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Gal.</span> 11.93 </span>; <span class="foreign greek">χεὶρ ς</span>. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0008.tlg001.perseus-grc1:14:630a" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0008.tlg001.perseus-grc1:14.630a/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ath.</span> 14.630a </a>; of splints, <span class="foreign greek">νάρθηκες ς</span>. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg008.perseus-grc1:12" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg008.perseus-grc1:12/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hp.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Off.</span> 12 </a>, acc. to <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Gal.</span> 18(2).833 </span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">rounded and</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">tapering off towards the end</span>, so as gradually to diminish the pressure; also, of a kind of bandage, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg008.perseus-grc1:7" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg008.perseus-grc1:7/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hp.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Off.</span> 7 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>III).</strong></span> <span class="foreign greek">σιμός· τυφλός</span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hsch.</span> </span> </div> </div><br><br>'}