urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:17.199 (line)
urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:17.199
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REF: 17.199
Εὔμαιος δʼ ἄρα οἱ σκῆπτρον θυμαρὲς ἔδωκε.
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| Value | Word Value | Subref Value | Position | Index | VE Ref | Space After | Alignments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Εὔμαιος | Εὔμαιος | Εὔμαιος[1] | 1 | 60689 | 17.199.t1 | True | Odyssey Sentence Alignment (Crane) |
| δʼ | δʼ | δʼ[1] | 2 | 60690 | 17.199.t2 | True | |
| ἄρα | ἄρα | ἄρα[1] | 3 | 60691 | 17.199.t3 | True | |
| οἱ | οἱ | οἱ[1] | 4 | 60692 | 17.199.t4 | True | |
| σκῆπτρον | σκῆπτρον | σκῆπτρον[1] | 5 | 60693 | 17.199.t5 | True | |
| θυμαρὲς | θυμαρὲς | θυμαρὲς[1] | 6 | 60694 | 17.199.t6 | True | |
| ἔδωκε. | ἔδωκε | ἔδωκε[1] | 7 | 60695 | 17.199.t7 | True |
Dictionary Citations
LSJ
suiting the heart, i.e. well-pleasing, delightful, ἄλοχον θυμαρέα Il. 9.336, Od. 23.232; σκῆπτρον θ. ἔδωκεν 17.199: irreg. acc. θυμάρην ὄλβον IG 14.433 ( Tauromenium):—also θυμήρης, ες (on the accent v. Hdn.Gr. 2.65, al.), Hom. only in neut. as Adv., θυμῆρες κεράσασα Od. 10.362: as Adj., ἔπος A.R. 1.705; ἑταῖραι Mosch. 2.29: also in later Prose, Luc. Am. 43, Hdn. 8.5.9: Comp., LXX Wi. 3.14: Sup., Ph. 2.36, Sch. Nic. Al. 577, and in form θυμερέστατος (sic) BCH 27.330 ( Bithynia). Adv. -ήρως Heph.Astr. 3.11.
staff or stick, used by the lame or aged, Il. 18.416, Od. 13.437, 14.31, 17.199, 18.103; ἰσχὺν . . νέμοντες ἐπὶ σκήπτροις A. Ag. 75; σκήπτρῳ προδεικνύς, of a blind man feeling his way, S. OT 456; πρεσβῦται . . σκήπτροισιν ἄκασκα προβῶντες Cratin. 126: metaph. of the daughters of Oedipus, ὦ σκῆπτρα φωτός his staffs or supports, S. OC 1109, cf. 848:—the Prose word is βακτηρία.
cunliffe_lex
θυμαρής -ές [θυμός + ἀρ-, ἀραρίσκω. Fitted to the heart.] Neut. in form θυμῆρες Od. 10.362. 1 Such as to inspire affection, lovely, beauteous: ἄλοχον Il. 9.336: Od. 23.232. 2 Suited to one's taste, grateful to the senses: [ὕδωρ] θυμῆρες κεράσασα (till it became. . .) Od. 10.362. 3 Suited to one's needs, serviceable: σκῆπρον Od. 17.199.
σκῆπτρον -ου, τό [σκήπτομαι.] 1 A stick or staff for support in walking : ἕλε σ. παχύ, βῆ δὲ θύραζε Il. 18.416. Cf. Od. 13.437, Od. 14.31, Od. 17.199, Od. 18.103 (i.e. to be used in defence). 2 A staff of office. Borne a By a priest : σ. καὶ στέμμα θεοῖο Il. 1.28. Cf. Il. 1.15 = 374. b By a king or chief : Ζεύς οἱ ὑπὸ σκήπτρῳ ἐδάμασσεν [Ἄργείους] Il. 6.159. Cf. Il. 2.46, 101, 186, 199, 206, 265, 268, Il. 7.412, Il. 9.38, 99, 156, 298, Il. 18.557 :Od. 3.412, Od. 11.569. c By heralds Il. 7.277. d By a seer Od. 11.91. 3 A staff in the custody of a herald and handed by him to one wishing to speak in an assembly in token of his right to a hearing : ἐν κῆρυξ χειρὶ σ. ἔθηκεν Il. 23.568. Cf. Il. 1.234, 245, Il. 2.279, Il. 3.218, Il. 10.321 (the speaker offering the staff which he holds), 328, Il. 18.505 (app. a single staff held by the speakers in succession is meant) : Od. 2.37, 80.