LSJ
crane, Grus cinerea, Il. 3.3, Hes. Op. 448, Alc. Supp. 9, Ar. Av. 710, Arist. HA 614b18, al.
any sharp sound, e.g. twang of the bow, Il. 1.49; scream of birds, esp. cranes, to which are compared confused cries of a throng, 3.3, Od. 11.605, cf. Il. 2.100, 10.523; grunting of swine, Od. 14.412; later, howling of wolves and lions, h.Hom. 14.4, cf. 27.8; hissing of serpents, Pi. Dith. 2.18 (pl.), A. Th. 381 (pl.); baying of dogs, X. Cyn. 4.5, etc.; also, of musical instruments, Telest. 4, Mnesim. 4.57 (anap.); of song, S. Tr. 208 (lyr.); κ. ἀηδόνειος (leg. - όνιος) Nicom. Trag.1; κ. δύσφατος, of Cassandraʼs prophecies, A. Ag. 1152 (lyr.); of the scream of the Harpies, A.R. 2.269.
in heaven, in the heavens, οὐρανόθι πρό Il. 3.3, expld. by Sch.A as = ἐν τῷ ὑπὸ τὰ νέφη τόπῳ (like Ἰλιόθι πρό or ἠῶθι πρό); v.l. οὐρανόθεν.
1
vault or firmament of heaven, sky, γαῖα . . ἐγείνατο ἶσον ἑαυτῇ οὐρανὸν ἀστερόεντα, ἵνα μιν περὶ πάντα καλύπτοι Hes. Th. 127; ἔχει δέ τε κίονας αὐτὸς [Ἄτλας] μακράς, αἳ γαῖάν τε καὶ οὐρανὸν ἀμφὶς ἔχουσι Od. 1.54, cf. A. Pr. 351; χάλκεος Il. 17.425; πολύχαλκος 5.504, Od. 3.2; σιδήρεος 15.329; wrapped in clouds, Il. 15.192, Od. 5.303; above the aether, Il. 2.458, 17.425, 19.351, cf. Sch. Il. 3.3; even Emp. continued to regard it as solid ( στερέμνιον), Placit. 2.11.2 ( Vorsokr. ip.209); defined as αἰθέρος τὸ ἔσχατον by Zeno Stoic. 1.33, cf. Ar. Nu. 95 sqq.; ἠέλιος δὲ οὐρανοῦ ἐξαπόλωλε, of an eclipse, Od. 20.357, cf. S. Aj. 845; ἐν δὲ τὰ τείρεα πάντα, τά τʼ οὐρανὸς ἐστεφάνωται Il. 18.485; Ἕσπερος, ὃς κάλλιστος ἐν οὐρανῷ ἵσταται ἀστήρ 22.318; οὐρανὸς ἀστερόεις 6.108, al.
A
Subst. Verb, οὐ γάρ τις πρῆξις πέλεται . . γόοιο Il. 24.524 ; ὀδόντων καναχὴ πέλεν 19.365 ; ἠΰτε περ κλαγγὴ γεράνων πέλει οὐρανόθι πρό 3.3 ; εὐχωλὴ πέλεν ἀνδρῶν 4.450 ; ἄθλων, οἶά τε πολλὰ μετʼ ἀνθρώποισι πέλονται Od. 8.160 ; τιμὴν . . ἥ τε καὶ ἐσσομένοισι μετʼ ἀνθρώποισι πέληται Il. 3.287 ; ὅτε δὴ Πυλίων καὶ Ἐπειῶν ἔπλετο νεῖκος 11.737 ; τῷ δʼ ἤδη δεκάτη . . πέλεν ἠὼς οἰχομένῳ it was the tenth day since his departure, Od. 19.192 ; γαλήνη ἔπλετο νηνεμίη 5.392 ; ἂν κῦδος Ἀχαιῶν ἔπλετο Il. 13.677, cf. Od. 4.441 ; σέο δʼ ἐκ τάδε πάντα πέλονται Il. 13.632 ; τοῦ δʼ ἐξ ἀργύρεος ῥυμὸς πέλεν 5.729 ; ἐν δὲ γυνὴ . . πέλεν Od. 24.211 ; τὰ δʼ ὀλοὰ πελόμενʼ οὐ παρέρχεται when once in being they pass not away, A. Th. 768 (lyr.), cf. Supp. 123, 810 (both lyr.).
I
before, in front of, ἠγερέθοντο π. ἄστεος Od. 24.468, cf. Il. 15.351, etc.; π. πτόλιος δεδαϊγμένον 19.292; κείνους κιχησόμεθα π. πυλάων 10.126, cf. 6.80, etc.; φύλοπις αἰνὴ ἕστηκε π. νεῶν 18.172; πυρὰ φαίνετο Ἰλιόθι π. 8.561, cf. 10.12, Od. 8.581, etc.; κλαγγὴ γεράνων πέλει οὐρανόθι π. Il. 3.3; π. τειχέων Pi. O. 13.56; ἔμπροσθε π. (v.l.) τῆς ἀκροπόλιος, ὄπισθε δὲ τῶν πυλέων Hdt. 8.53, cf. 9.52; π. δόμων, π. δωμάτων, in front of, i.e. outside the house, Pi. P. 2.18, 5.96, etc.; π. θυρῶν S. El. 109 (anap.), etc.; τὴν π. τοῦ Ἡραίου νῆσον before or off the Heraeum, Th. 3.75, cf. 7.22; π. ποδός, v. πούς 1.4a; π. χειρῶν at hand, S. Ant. 1279, E. Rh. 274, dub. in Tr. 1207; π. τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν προφαίνεσθαι Aeschin. 2.148.
cunliffe_lex
γέρανος -ου, ἡ. A crane Il. 2.460 = Il. 15.692, Il. 3.3.
ἠΰτε [cf. εὖτε.] 1 As when, introducing similes. With indic. Il. 2.87, 455, 480, Il. 3.3, Il. 16.487, Il. 21.573, Il. 22.139. With subj. Il. 17.547. Without expressed vb. Il. 2.469, Il. 15.618, Il. 17.737: Od. 21.48. 2 Like, as: ἠΰτʼ ὀμίχλη Il. 1.359. Cf. Il. 2.754, Il. 4.243, Il. 7.219, Il. 19.374, etc.: Od. 8.280, 518, Od. 11.222, Od. 17.463, etc. 3 After a comp., than: μελάντερον ἠΰτε πίσσα Il. 4.277.
κλαγγή -ῆς, ἡ [κλαγ-, κλάζω.] A sharp piercing sound. The cry of birds : γεράνων Il. 3.3, 5. The cry of the shades of the dead likened to that of birds : κλαγγὴ νεκύων ἦν οἰωνῶν ὥς Od. 11.605. The squealing of swine Od. 14.412. The cry or shouting of men : κλαγγῇ ἴσαν Il. 3.2. Cf. Il. 2.100, Il. 10.523. The twang of a bow Il. 1.49.
οὐρανός -οῦ, ὁ. Locative οὐρανόθι Il. 3.3. 1 The firmament, heaven, the heavens : κνίση οὐρανὸν ἷκεν Il. 1.317, οὐρανόθι πρό (in the front of heaven) Il. 3.3. Cf. Il. 2.153, Il. 4.44, Il. 7.423, Il. 8.16, Il. 14.174, etc. : Od. 1.54, Od. 4.400, Od. 9.20, Od. 12.404, Od. 13.269, etc. Personified Il. 15.36 : =Od. 5.184. 2 The heavens as the abode of the gods : [θέτις] ἀνέβη οὐρανὸν οὔλυμπόν τε Il. 1.497. Cf. Il. 5.749, 750, Il. 6.108, Il. 19.128, 130, 351, etc. : ἀθανάτοισι τοὶ οὐρανὸν εὐρὺν ἔχουσιν Od. 1.67. Cf. Od. 7.199, Od. 11.316, etc.
οὐρανός -οῦ, ὁ. Locative οὐρανόθι Il. 3.3. 1 The firmament, heaven, the heavens : κνίση οὐρανὸν ἷκεν Il. 1.317, οὐρανόθι πρό (in the front of heaven) Il. 3.3. Cf. Il. 2.153, Il. 4.44, Il. 7.423, Il. 8.16, Il. 14.174, etc. : Od. 1.54, Od. 4.400, Od. 9.20, Od. 12.404, Od. 13.269, etc. Personified Il. 15.36 : =Od. 5.184. 2 The heavens as the abode of the gods : [θέτις] ἀνέβη οὐρανὸν οὔλυμπόν τε Il. 1.497. Cf. Il. 5.749, 750, Il. 6.108, Il. 19.128, 130, 351, etc. : ἀθανάτοισι τοὶ οὐρανὸν εὐρὺν ἔχουσιν Od. 1.67. Cf. Od. 7.199, Od. 11.316, etc.
πέλω and in mid. form πέλομαι (without distinction of sense) [orig. sense to turn.] 3 sing. aor. ἔπλε Il. 12.11. Mid. Imp. πέλευ Il. 24.219. 2 sing. pa. iterative πελέσκεο Il. 22.433. 2 sing. aor. ἔπλεο Il. 1.418, Il. 22.281. ἔπλευ Il. 9.54, Il. 16.29, Il. 23.69, 891. 3 sing. ἔπλετο Il. 1.506, Il. 2.480, Il. 4.479, Il. 12.271, Il. 13.677, Il. 19.57, Il. 22.116, Il. 24.94, etc. : Od. 1.225, Od. 2.364, Od. 5.392, Od. 10.273, Od. 13.145, Od. 17.57, Od. 18.113, Od. 22.48, etc. (ἀμφι-, ἐπιπέλομαι, περιπέλομαι). 1 To turn out to be, come to be, become, come into being, and simply, to be : ὃς ἕρκος Ἀχαιοῖσιν πέλεται (is) Il. 1.284, ἠΰτε κλαγγὴ γεράνων πέλει (is to be heard, goes up) Il. 3.3, μινυνθάδιός οἱ αἰὼν ἔπλετο Il. 4.479. Cf. Il. 3.287, Il. 4.158, Il. 5.729 (stood out), Il. 9.592 (come upon them), Il. 10.351, 531, Il. 11.392, Il. 13.237, 632 (are your doing), Il. 14.158, Il. 16.128, Il. 19.221, 365, Il. 22.443 (might be ready), Il. 24.524 (comes of . . .), etc. : δῶ οἱ ἀφνειὸν πέλεται Od. 1.393, γαλήνη ἔπλετο Od. 5.392, ἐν γυνὴ πέλεν Od. 24.211. Cf. Od. 2.276, Od. 4.45, Od. 5.79, Od. 6.108, Od. 8.169, Od. 11.125, Od. 13.60 (come upon them), Od. 14.20 (numbered), Od. 17.57, Od. 18.367 (come round), Od. 19.192, Od. 22.48, etc. 2 In aor. also, to have turned out to be, have come to be; hence, to be : ὠκύμορος περὶ πάντων ἔπλεο (art) Il. 1.418, ἔνθα μάλιστʼ ἐπίδρομον ἔπλετο τεῖχος (is) Il. 6.434. Cf. Il. 1.506, Il. 7.31, Il. 9.54, Il. 12.271, Il. 14.337, Il. 15.227, Il. 16.29, Il. 19.57, Il. 23.69, Il. 24.94, etc. : τίς ὅμιλος ὅδʼ ἔπλετο; (is) Od. 1.225, κρατερή μοι ἔπλετʼ ἀνάγκη (has come upon me) Od. 10.273. Cf. Od. 2.364 (has come), Od. 7.217, Od. 8.571, Od. 13.145, Od. 18.113, Od. 20.304, Od. 21.397, etc.