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σπάνις
σπάν-ις [ᾰ],, gen. εως, dat. ει, Ion. ι:—
A). scarcity, dearth, lack, τόλμης E. Or. 942 ; ἀνδρῶν D. 25.31 ; ὕδατος Arist. GA 746b10 , cf. LXX Ju. 8.9 ; θηρίων Str. 2.5.26 ; νεκύων AP 9.53 ( Nicod. or Bass.); οὐ σπάνις .. ἔχειν,= οὐ σπάνιον, there is no lack, no difficulty, in getting, E. IA 1163 ; οὗ ς. ἀνδρὶ τυχεῖν which 'tis rare for a man to get, IG 2.2753 , cf. 3577 : abs., dearth, τροφὰς ἐν τῇ μεγάλῃ ς. παρέσχε ib. 3.687 .
II). unsatisfied need, want, c. gen., ἐν σπάνι βύβλων Hdt. 5.58 ; ς. σχεῖν τοῦ βίου poverty, S. OT 1461 ; βίου E. Hec. 12 ; ἢν δέ του σπάνιν τιν’ ἴσχῃς S. OC 506 , cf. Pl. Lg. 678d ; ς. τῶν ἀναγκαίων Antipho 4.1.2 ; τῇ τῶν χρημάτων ς. Th. 1.142 ; ἀργυρίου Lys. 19.11 ; ἡ .. ς. πρόχειρος εἰς τὸ δρᾶν κακά want, poverty, Philem. 157 .
2). craving, defined as ἐπιθυμία ἀτελής, Stoic. 3.97 ; ἐν ς. χρημάτων D. 19.153 , cf. Phld. Lib. p.45 O.


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scarcity, rareness, dearth, lack of

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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">σπάν-ις</span> [<span class="foreign greek">ᾰ],</span>, gen. <span class="itype greek">εως</span>, dat. <span class="itype greek">ει</span>, Ion. <span class="itype greek">ι</span>:—<div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">scarcity, dearth, lack</span>, <span class="quote greek">τόλμης</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg016.perseus-grc1:942" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg016.perseus-grc1:942/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Or.</span> 942 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ἀνδρῶν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0014.tlg025.perseus-grc1:31" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0014.tlg025.perseus-grc1:31/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.</span> 25.31 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ὕδατος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg012:746b:10" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg012:746b.10/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">GA</span> 746b10 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg020:8:9" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg020:8.9/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">LXX</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ju.</span> 8.9 </a>; <span class="quote greek">θηρίων</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0099.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:5:26" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0099.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:5:26/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Str.</span> 2.5.26 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">νεκύων</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">AP</span> 9.53 </span> (<span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Nicod.</span> </span> or <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Bass.</span></span>); <span class="foreign greek">οὐ σπάνις .. ἔχειν</span>,= <span class="foreign greek">οὐ σπάνιον</span>, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">there is</span> no <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">lack</span>, no <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">difficulty</span>, in getting, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg018.perseus-grc1:1163" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg018.perseus-grc1:1163/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IA</span> 1163 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">οὗ ς. ἀνδρὶ τυχεῖν</span> which \'tis <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">rare</span> for a man to get, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IG</span> 2.2753 </span>, cf. <span class="bibl"> 3577 </span>: abs., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">dearth</span>, <span class="foreign greek">τροφὰς ἐν τῇ μεγάλῃ ς. παρέσχε</span> ib.<span class="bibl"> 3.687 </span>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">unsatisfied need, want</span>, c. gen., <span class="quote greek">ἐν σπάνι βύβλων</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5:58" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5.58/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 5.58 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">ς. σχεῖν τοῦ βίου</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">poverty</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg004.perseus-grc1:1461" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg004.perseus-grc1:1461/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">OT</span> 1461 </a>; <span class="quote greek">βίου</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg007.perseus-grc1:12" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg007.perseus-grc1:12/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Hec.</span> 12 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ἢν δέ του σπάνιν τιν’ ἴσχῃς</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg007.perseus-grc1:506" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg007.perseus-grc1:506/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">OC</span> 506 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc1:678d" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc1:678d/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Lg.</span> 678d </a>; <span class="quote greek">ς. τῶν ἀναγκαίων</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0028.tlg004.perseus-grc1:1:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0028.tlg004.perseus-grc1:1.2/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Antipho</span> 4.1.2 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">τῇ τῶν χρημάτων ς</span>. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:142" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.142/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Th.</span> 1.142 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ἀργυρίου</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0540.tlg019.perseus-grc1:11" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0540.tlg019.perseus-grc1:11/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lys.</span> 19.11 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">ἡ .. ς. πρόχειρος εἰς τὸ δρᾶν κακά</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">want, poverty</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0487.tlg001:157" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0487.tlg001:157/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Philem.</span> 157 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">craving</span>, defined as <span class="foreign greek">ἐπιθυμία ἀτελής</span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Stoic.</span> 3.97 </span>; <span class="quote greek">ἐν ς. χρημάτων</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0014.tlg019.perseus-grc1:153" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0014.tlg019.perseus-grc1:153/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.</span> 19.153 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1595.tlg271:p.45" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1595.tlg271:p.45/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Phld.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Lib.</span> p.45 </a> O.</div> </div><br><br>'}