γλῶσσα
γλῶσσα
deriv. uncertain
the tongue, Hom., etc.
the tongue, as the organ of speech, γλώσσης χάριν through love of talking, Hes., Aesch.; ἀπὸ γλώσσης by word of mouth, Hdt., Thuc.; οὐκ ἀπὸ γλώσσης not by word of mouth, not from mere hearsay, Aesch.; so, οὐ κατὰ γλῶσσαν Soph.; ἱέναι γλῶσσαν to let loose oneʼs tongue, speak without restraint, Soph.; pl., κερτομίοις γλώσσαις, i.e. with blasphemies, Soph.:—for βοῦς ἐπὶ γλώσσηι, v. βοῦς.
a tongue, language, Hom., Hdt., etc.
the tongue or mouthpiece of a pipe, Aeschin.
Headword (normalized):
γλῶσσα
Headword (normalized/stripped):
γλωσσα
Intro Text:
γλῶσσα
deriv. uncertain
the tongue, Hom., etc.
the tongue, as the organ of speech, γλώσσης χάριν through love of talking, Hes., Aesch.; ἀπὸ γλώσσης by word of mouth, Hdt., Thuc.; οὐκ ἀπὸ γλώσσης not by word of mouth, not from mere hearsay, Aesch.; so, οὐ κατὰ γλῶσσαν Soph.; ἱέναι γλῶσσαν to let loose oneʼs tongue, speak without restraint, Soph.; pl., κερτομίοις γλώσσαις, i.e. with blasphemies, Soph.:—for βοῦς ἐπὶ γλώσσηι, v. βοῦς.
a tongue, language, Hom., Hdt., etc.
the tongue or mouthpiece of a pipe, Aeschin.
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n6975
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