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ἄν

c φεύγωμεν· ἔτι γάρ κεν ἀλύξαιμεν κακὸν ἦμαρ Od. 10.269; οὔτε ἐσθίουσι πλείω ἢ δύνανται φέρειν· διαρραγεῖεν γὰρ ἄν for (if they should do so) they would burst, X. Cyr. 8.2.21; τὸν δʼ οὔ κε δύʼ ἀνέρε . . ἀπʼ οὔδεος ὀχλίσσειαν two men could not heave the stone from the ground, i.e. would not, if they should try, Il. 12.447; οὐδʼ ἂν δικαίως ἐς κακὸν πέσοιμί τι S. Ant. 240, cf. D. 2.8: in Hom. sts. with ref. to past time, Τυδεΐδην οὐκ ἂν γνοίης ποτέροισι μετείη Il. 5.85.

ἀνήρ

ἀνήρ (ᾶ), ἀνδρός, ὁ. Genit. ἀνέρος Il. 3.61, Il. 5.649, etc.: Od. 1.161, 218, etc. Dat. ἀνέρι Il. 16.516, 716, etc.: Od. 1.292, Od. 2.223, etc. Acc. ἀνέρα Il. 13.131, Il. 16.215, etc. Voc. ἆνερ Il. 24.725. Nom. dual ἀνέρε Il. 12.421, 447, etc. Acc. ἀνέρε Il. 11.328. Nom. pl. ἀνέρες Il. 2.1, 604, etc. : Od. 1.176, Od. 3.471, etc. Dat. ἄνδρεσσι Il. 5.546, 874, etc.: Od. 1.358, Od. 10.120, etc. Acc. ἀνέρας Il. 1.262, Il. 2.554, etc.: Od. 11.630, Od. 13.261, etc. 1 a A man in general: ἄναξ ἀνδρῶν Il. 1.7, περὶ ἀνδρῶν (beyond all men) Il. 21.215. Cf. Il. 2.198, Il. 3.429, Il. 5.37, Il. 9.197, etc.: ἄνδρα μοι ἔννεπε Od. 1.1, ἄνδρες ἂψ ἐγένοντο Od. 10.395. Cf. Od. 2.91, Od. 4.363, Od. 8.223, Od. 9.494, etc. b Mankind, man: ὀϊζυρώτερον ἀνδρός Il. 17.446. c Quasi-pronominal = one, anyone: ὅσσον ἀ. ἴδεν Il. 5.770. Cf. Il. 4.539, Il. 19.183, Il. 20.97, etc.: νεμεσσήσαιτό κεν ἀ. Od. 1.228. Cf. Od. 3.231, Od. 8.139, Od. 15.400, etc. d With a qualifying sb.: ἀ. βουληφόρος (a councillor) Il. 1.144, αἰπόλοι ἄνδρες (goatherds) Il. 2.474. Cf. Il. 3.170, Il. 4.187, Il. 6.315, Il. 9.524, etc.: ἀοιδὸς ἀ. Il. 20.267. Cf. Od. 8.584, Od. 9.126, Od. 14.102, Od. 15.427, etc. e With a proper name (cf. φώς 2): ἀνέρος λαομέδοντος Il. 5.649. Cf. Il. 11.92: Od. 7.22. f With ethnic words: Σίντιες ἄνδρες (the Sintians) Il. 1.594. Cf. Il. 3.6, Il. 5.779, Il. 10.487, etc.: Φοῖνιξ ἀ. (a Phoenician) Od. 14.288. Cf. Od. 3.31, Od. 6.3, Od. 14.263, etc. 2 Specifically. a A man as distinguished from a woman: πόλεμος ἄνδρεσσι μελήσει Il. 6.492. Cf. Il. 7.139, Il. 9.134, Il. 24.707, etc.: Od. 1.358, Od. 4.142, Od. 7.74, etc. b A husband Il. 3.140, Il. 14.504, Il. 19.295, etc.: Od. 1.292, Od. 6.181, Od. 7.68, etc. c A man as distigusihed from a god: Διὸς ἄγγελοι ἠδὲ καὶ ἀνδρῶν Il. 1.334. Cf. Il. 1.544, Il. 5.128, Il. 13.632, etc.: Ἀθήνη ἀνδρὶ ἐϊκυῖα Od. 8.194. Cf. Od. 1.28, Od. 13.112, Od. 16.265, etc. Sim. ἡμιθέων ἀνδρῶν Il. 12.22. With words indicative of mortality: βροτός Il. 5.361, Il. 18.85, etc.: Od. 4.397, Od. 5.129, etc.– θνητός Il. 10.403, Il. 16.441, etc.: Od. 10.306, Od. 16.196.– καταθνητός Il. 10.441. d A man as distinguished from a youth: ἤδη ἀ. [ἐστιν] Od. 19.160. Cf. Od. 11.449. e With words indicative of youthfulness, a youth: νέου ἀνδρός Il. 23.589. Cf. Il. 3.108: Od. 2.188, Od. 3.24, Od. 14.524, Od. 21.310, etc. f A man in the full sense of the term: ἀνέρες ἔστε (quit you like men) Il. 5.529, Il. 6.112, Od. 8.174, Il. 15.561, etc.

ἄριστος

ἄριστος -η, -ον [superl. fr. ἀρ-, ἀρετή. Cf. ἀρείων.] Crasis with ὁ gives ὤριστος Il. 11.288, Il. 13.154, 433, Il. 16.521, Il. 17.689, Il. 19.413, Il. 23.536, Il. 24.384: Od. 17.416. 1 The most warlike or soldierly Il. 2.577, 817, Il. 6.188, Il. 8.229: Od. 4.530, Od. 11.500. Absol. Od. 24.507. 2 The best, the best fitted to take the lead in war or peace, pre-eminent: ἀ. Ἀχαιῶν Il. 1.91. Cf. Il. 2.768, Il. 5.541, Il. 7.50, Il. 11.328 (in their local community), Il. 18.230, Il. 24.255, etc.: Od. 2.51, Od. 3.108, Od. 4.629 = Od. 21.187, Od. 6.257, Od. 15.521, Od. 16.251, Od. 22.29, 244, Od. 23.121, Od. 24.38, 108. Absol. (in pl., pre-eminent or leading men, chiefs): ἄριστον Ἀχαιῶν Il. 1.244, πάντας ἀρίστους Il. 3.19. Cf. Il. 3.250, Il. 4.260, Il. 5.103, Il. 13.836, etc.: Od. 1.211, 245 = Od. 16.122 = Od. 19.130, Od. 4.272, 278, Od. 8.78, 91, 108, 127, 512, Od. 11.524, Od. 17.416, Od. 24.429. 3 The strongest or most powerful: κάρτεΐ τε σθένεΐ τε ἀ. Il. 15.108. Cf. Il. 12.447, Il. 23.891: Od. 3.370. 4 The highest in rank, dignity or power. Absol.: θεῶν ὤριστος Il. 13.154. Cf. Il. 14.213, Il. 18.364, Il. 19.258, 413, Il. 20.122, Il. 23.43: Od. 13.142, Od. 19.303. 5 In reference to mental powers, excelling all Il. 19.95. Excelling in person or accomplishments: κούρας Il. 9.638. In reference to one's person, best, excelling: εἶδος ἀρίστη (in . . .) Il. 2.715. Cf. Il. 3.39 = Il. 13.769, Il. 3.124, Il. 6.252, Il. 13.365, 378, Il. 17.142: Od. 7.57, Od. 8.116, Od. 11.469 = Od. 24.17. 6 Likely to prove the most suitable husband, the best match Od. 11.179, Od. 16.76, Od. 18.289, Od. 20.335, etc. 7 The most suitable for some purpose: φῶτας Od. 4.778, χῶρος Od. 5.442, Od. 7.281. Cf. Od. 4.409, Od. 8.36, Od. 9.195, Od. 15.25. Absol. Od. 4.666. 8 The most skilful, versed or efficient: τέκτονες Il. 6.314, βουλῇ (in . . . .) Il. 9.54. Cf. Il. 9.575, Il. 13.313, Il. 22.254, Il. 23.357, 536, 659 = 802, Il. 23.669: νηυσίν (in the management of . . .) Od. 8.247. Cf. Od. 4.211, Od. 8.250, 383, Od. 13.297, Od. 15.253, Od. 16.419. Absol. Il. 1.69, Il. 6.76, Il. 7.221, Il. 23.483, Il. 24.261. With complementary infin.: μάχεσθαί τε φρονέειν τε Il. 6.78. Cf. Od. 7.327, Od. 8.123. 9 Of things or abstractions, the best of their kind, the most excellent, useful or helpful: βουλή Il. 2.5 = Il. 10.17 = Il. 14.161, Il. 7.325 = Il. 9.94. Cf. Il. 2.274, Il. 9.74, Il. 12.243, 344 = 357, Il. 14.371, Il. 15.616, Il. 17.634, 712: νηῦς Od. 1.280, Od. 2.294, Od. 16.348. Cf. Od. 7.327, Od. 8.424, Od. 9.318 = 424 = Od. 11.230, Od. 23.124, Od. 24.52. 10 Of animals, the best, the finest, swiftest, etc. Il. 2.763, Il. 10.306, Il. 17.62: Od. 10.522 = Od. 11.30, Od. 14.106, Od. 18.371, Od. 20.163, Od. 24.215. Absol. Il. 5.266: Od. 9.432, Od. 12.343, 353, 398, Od. 14.19, 108, 414. 11 In neut. ἄριστον as adv., best, the best: δοκέει μοι εἶναι ἀ. Od. 5.360. So in neut. pl. ἄριστα: ὥς μοι δοκεῖ εἶναι ἀ. Il. 9.103 = 314 = Il. 13.735, Il. 12.215: Od. 23.130. Cf. Od. 13.154. 12 In neut. pl., the best results or consequences: ὅπως ἀ. γένηται Il. 3.110. Cf. Od. 3.129, Od. 9.420, Od. 13.365, Od. 23.117. The most seemly or decent things Il. 6.56.

δῆμος

δῆμος -ου, ὁ. 1 The common stock or store: ἐς δῆμον ἔδωκεν Il. 11.704. 2 A district, country, land, realm: Ἐρεχθῆος Il. 2.547. Cf. Il. 2.828, Il. 3.201, Il. 5.710, Il. 6.158, 225, Il. 9.634, Il. 16.437, 455, 514, 673, 683, Il. 19.324, Il. 20.385, Il. 24.481: Ἰθάκης Od. 1.103. Cf. Od. 1.237, Od. 2.317, Od. 3.100, Od. 6.3, Od. 8.555, Od. 13.233, Od. 20.210, Od. 21.307, Od. 24.12, etc. 3 A community or people: παντὶ δήμῳ Il. 3.50, Il. 24.706, θεὸς ὣς τίετο δήμῳ (in the . . . , among the . . . ) Il. 5.78, Il. 10.33, Il. 11.58, Il. 13.218, Il. 16.605. Cf. Il. 9.460, Il. 11.328, Il. 12.447, Il. 17.577, Il. 18.295, 500, Il. 20.166: κατὰ δῆμον Od. 2.101, δήμου ἡγήτορες Od. 13.186. Cf. Od. 2.239, 291, Od. 4.691, Od. 7.11, 150, Od. 14.205, 239, Od. 16.114, 425, etc. 4 A body or force of men: ἑτεραλκέα δῆμον Il. 15.738. Cf. Il. 17.330. App., a multitude: ἐπὶ δʼ ἔστενε δ. ἀπείρων Il. 24.776. 5 The common people: δήμου ἄνδρα Il. 2.198. App., one of the common people: δῆμον ἐόντα Il. 12.213.

κεν

κεν enclitic. Conditional or limiting particle. (Cf. ἄν1.) For the uses in protasis and apodosis see 6. 1 With subj. : σύ κεν κακὸν οἷτον ὄληαι Il. 3.417. Cf. Il. 1.184, Il. 8.405, Il. 9.619, Il. 10.282, Il. 11.433, Il. 12.226, etc. : τῶν κέν τις τόδʼ ἔχῃσιν Od. 1.396. Cf. Od. 2.213, Od. 4.80, Od. 9.356, Od. 10.539, Od. 14.183, Od. 18.265, etc. In other examples (e.g. ὑποείξω Il. 15.211, καταλέξω Il. 9.262 : Od. 3.80) the form may be taken as aor. subj. or fut. indic. 2 With fut. indic. : οἵ κέ με τιμήσουσιν Il. 1.175. Cf. Il. 4.176, Il. 8.404, Il. 14.267, Il. 17.515, Il. 22.70, etc. : τούς κε θέλξει Od. 16.297. Cf. Od. 5.36, Od. 10.432, Od. 15.524, Od. 16.260, Od. 17.540, Od. 18.265, etc. 3 With opt. in potential or fut. sense : νῦν γάρ κεν ἕλοι πόλιν Il. 2.12. Cf. Il. 1.64, 100, Il. 2.160, 373, Il. 3.53, etc. : ἐμοί κε κέρδιον εἴη Od. 2.74. Cf. Od. 1.266, 380, Od. 2.86, Od. 3.117, 365, Od. 4.560, etc. 4 In potential sense in suppositions contrary to fact. a In reference to the past α With impf., aor. or plupf. indic. : καί κεν πολὺ κέρδιον ἦεν Il. 3.41, ἦ τέ κεν ἤδη λάϊνον ἕσσο χιτῶνα 56. Cf. Il. 4.421, Il. 5.22, 885, Il. 8.454, Il. 9.545, Il. 11.382, etc.: τῷ κέν οἱ τύμβον ἐποίησαν Od. 1.239, ἤ κεν Ὀρέστης κτεῖνεν (will have slain him) Od. 4.546. Cf. Od. 3.258, Od. 4.174, 178, Od. 5.311, Od. 7.278, Od. 9.79, etc. β With pres. or aor. opt. : φαίης κε ζάκοτόν τινʼ ἔμμεναι Il. 3.220. Cf. Il. 3.41, Il. 4.429, Il. 12.58, 381, 447, Il. 13.127, Il. 15.697, Il. 17.366, Il. 19.90 : οὔ κε κακοὶ τοιούσδε τέκοιεν Od. 4.64. Cf. Od. 5.73, Od. 8.280, Od. 13.86. b In reference to the present with pres. opt. : οὔ κε Τηλέμαχον ὧδʼ ἀνιείης (would not be setting him on) Od. 2.185. 5 Repeated Od. 4.733. Joined with ἄν1 in various constructions Il. 11.187, 202, Il. 13.127, Il. 24.437 : Od. 5.361, Od. 6.259, Od. 9.334. 6 For uses in protasis with εἰ (αἴ) and in the corresponding relative sentences see Table at end II.B.a.2 (subj.), (D) (4) (5) (6) (11) (subj.), (18) (19) (20) (21) (22) (opt.), III.B.a.2 (subj.), 6.b.2 (opt.), C.a.2 (aor. indic.), (D) (8) (9) (10) (fut.), (20) (21) (22) (23) (24) (25) (26) (27) (28) (29) (30) (31) (32) (33) (43) (44) (subj.), (47) (48) (60) (61) (62) (63) (64) (opt.). For uses in apodosis see II.C.a 1 (aor. indic.), (3) (opt.), (D) (12) (16) (21) (opt.), III.C.a 1 (aor. or impf. indic.), (2) (aor. indic.), (4) (5) (opt.), 6.b (opt.), 6.c.1 (opt.), (D) (5) (16) (opt.), (22) (fut.), (25) (subj.), (29) (41) (opt.), (46) (48) (fut.), (51) (subj.), (56) (62) (opt.). For αἴ κεν (not in protasis) see αἴ 3, αἴ 4. For εἴ κεν (not in prot.) see εἰ 9 10. For ῆός κεν see ἧος 4. For ἵνα κεν see ἵνα 4. For ὅ κεν (not in prot.) see ὁ 4.c. For ὅς κεν (not in prot.) see ὅς2 II.3.a, 5, 9.a. For ὅμως κεν (not in prot.) see ὅπως 2.b, 2.c. For ὅς τίς κεν (not in prot.) see ὅς τις 2–For ὅτε κεν (not in prot.) see ὅτε 4. For ὄφρα κεν (not in prot.) see ὄφρα 1.b, 5.a, 5.b. For ὥς κεν (not in prot.) see ὡς 6.b, 7.a, 8.a.β, b.β, 13. 7 With infin. Il. 22.110.

ὀξύς

ὀξύς -εῖα, -ύ. 1 Sharp, keen, with sharp point or edge: δοῦρε δύω ὀξέα Il. 11.44. Cf. Il. 10.135, Il. 11.392, Il. 12.56 (pointed), 447 (coming to a point), Il. 15.711, etc.: Od. 1.99, Od. 3.443, Od. 5.411 (jagged), Od. 12.74 (rising to a point), etc. Epithet of weapons or parts thereof Il. 1.190, Il. 4.185, 214, 490, 530, etc.: Od. 2.3, Od. 4.700, Od. 10.145, Od. 14.271, Od. 22.265, etc. Sim. of cutting instruments: ἐρινεὸν ὀξέϊ χαλκῷ τάμνεν Il. 21.37. Cf. Il. 23.412: Od. 12.173. 2 Fig. of the beams of the sun, piercing, penetrating Il. 17.372. In reference to perception with the eye, quick. In superl., with infin.: ὀξύτατον εἰσοράασθαι Il. 14.345. Cf. Il. 17.675. Of sound, shrill, piercing: ἀϋτή Il. 15.313. Of pain or grief, sharp, piercing: ὀδύναι Il. 11.268, 272. Cf. Il. 11.269, Il. 16.518, Il. 19.125, Il. 22.425: Od. 11.208, Od. 19.517. As epithet of Ares, eager, impetuous Il. 7.330. As epithet of battle, keen, fierce: ὀξὺν Ἄρηα Il. 2.440, Il. 4.352=Il. 19.237, Il. 8.531=Il. 18.304, Il. 11.836, Il. 17.721. 3 In neut. sing. ὀξύ as adv. a Of perceiving with the eye, with keen glance, quickly: νόησεν Il. 3.374=Il. 5.312, Il. 5.680, Il. 8.91, 132, Il. 11.343, Il. 15.649, Il. 20.291. Cf. Od. 5.393. Sim. of perceiving with the ear, quickly (the exercise of the power of hearing being thought of as keen like a glance): ἄκουσεν Il. 17.256. b In reference to sound, shrilly, piercingly: βοήσας Il. 17.89. Cf. Il. 18.71, Il. 20.52, Il. 22.141. 4 In neut. pl. ὀξέα as adv., in reference to sound, shrilly, piercingly: κεκλήγων Il. 2.222. Cf. Il. 12.125, Il. 17.88. 5 In neut. sing. superl. ὀξύτατον as adv., of perceiving with the eye, with keenest glance, most quickly: οὔτʼ ὀξύτατον δέρκεται ὄσσε Il. 23.477.