πίθος
πίθος
.πίθος (ῐ), ὁ,
a wine-jar of the largest kind (cf. ἀμφορεύς), Hom., etc.; of earthenware, π. κεράμινος Hdt.; covered with a lid, Hes.
proverbs, εἰς τὸν τετρημένον πίθον ἀντλεῖν, of the task of the Danaids, i. e. labour in vain, Xen.; also ἐκ πίθω ἀντλεῖς, i. e. you have plenty of wine, "you are in clover, " Theocr.
Headword (normalized):
πίθος
Headword (normalized/stripped):
πιθος
Intro Text:
πίθος
.πίθος (ῐ), ὁ,
a wine-jar of the largest kind (cf. ἀμφορεύς), Hom., etc.; of earthenware, π. κεράμινος Hdt.; covered with a lid, Hes.
proverbs, εἰς τὸν τετρημένον πίθον ἀντλεῖν, of the task of the Danaids, i. e. labour in vain, Xen.; also ἐκ πίθω ἀντλεῖς, i. e. you have plenty of wine, "you are in clover, " Theocr.
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n26194
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