λέχος
λέχος
λέχος, εος,
λέγω
a couch, bed, Hom., etc.
a kind of state-bed or bier, Il., etc.
a marriage-bed, and generally marriage, Od., Trag.; so in pl. τὰ νυμφικὰ λ. Soph.; γῆμαι μείζω λέχη to make a great marriage, Eur., etc.:—also for the concrete, σὰ λέχεα thy spouse, Eur.
a birdʼs nest, Aesch., Soph.
Headword (normalized):
λέχος
Headword (normalized/stripped):
λεχος
Intro Text:
λέχος
λέχος, εος,
λέγω
a couch, bed, Hom., etc.
a kind of state-bed or bier, Il., etc.
a marriage-bed, and generally marriage, Od., Trag.; so in pl. τὰ νυμφικὰ λ. Soph.; γῆμαι μείζω λέχη to make a great marriage, Eur., etc.:—also for the concrete, σὰ λέχεα thy spouse, Eur.
a birdʼs nest, Aesch., Soph.
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n19555
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