χεῖλος
χεῖλος
χεῖλος, εος,
a lip, Lat. labrum, Hom., etc.; proverb., χείλεσι γελᾶν to laugh with the lips only, Il.; χείλεα μέν τʼ ἐδίηνʼ, ὑπερῴην δʼ οὐκ ἐδίηνεν wetted the lips, but not the palate, i. e. drank sparingly, Il.; ἀπὸ χειλέων, opp. to ἀπὸ καρδίας, with "lip-service, " Plut.
of birds, a bill, beak, Eur.
metaph. of things, the edge, brink, brim, rim, of a bowl, Od., Hdt., etc.; of a ditch, Il., Hdt.; of rivers, Hdt.
Headword (normalized):
χεῖλος
Headword (normalized/stripped):
χειλος
Intro Text:
χεῖλος
χεῖλος, εος,
a lip, Lat. labrum, Hom., etc.; proverb., χείλεσι γελᾶν to laugh with the lips only, Il.; χείλεα μέν τʼ ἐδίηνʼ, ὑπερῴην δʼ οὐκ ἐδίηνεν wetted the lips, but not the palate, i. e. drank sparingly, Il.; ἀπὸ χειλέων, opp. to ἀπὸ καρδίας, with "lip-service, " Plut.
of birds, a bill, beak, Eur.
metaph. of things, the edge, brink, brim, rim, of a bowl, Od., Hdt., etc.; of a ditch, Il., Hdt.; of rivers, Hdt.
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n35628
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