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Theocritus Vocab

Terms

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φυκιόεις
full of sea-weed, weedy
καλάμη
the stalk or straw of corn
νάκος
a fleece
ἀτιτάλλω
to rear up
βωστρέω
to call on
ἄντυξ
the edge or rim of anything round or curved
καθυπέρτερος
above
πορθμεύς
a ferryman
σμῆνος
a beehive
ἐργατίνης
a husbandman
καλύβη
a hut, cabin, cell
ἀρίζηλος
conspicuous, very distinct
κίκιννος
a ringlet
μεϒηγύ
in the middle, between
κερτομέω
to taunt or sneer at
νῆμα
that which is spun, a thread, yarn
τιτύσκομαι
to make, make ready, prepare
περισταδόν
standing round about
ἑλίχρυσος
a creeping plant with yellow flower or fruit
νόσφι
aloof, apart, afar, away
πῶλος
a foal, young horse
ἐνδιάω
to stay in the open air
θλίβω
to press, squeeze, pinch
ἴφθιμος
stout, strong, stalwart
ἱέραξ
a hawk, falcon
ῥοικός
crooked
γεώλοφος
crested with earth
φυτοσκάφος
digging round plants
πυγμή
a fist
ἐπιφθύζω
to spit at
μήκων
the poppy
κρηπίς
a half-boot
αἰπόλος
a goatherd
ἕρπω
to creep, crawl
ἁπαλός
soft to the touch, tender
τηνεῖ
there
πόρτις
a calf, young heifer
κρόταφος
the side of the forehead
ἱμάς
a leathern strap or thong
βρέφος
the babe in the womb
δρυμός
an oak-coppice;
μελίζω
to modulate, sing, warble
ἔργνυμι
to confine
ἔριφος
a young goat, kid
ἄκανθα
a thorn, prickle
σάκος
a shield
πατέω
to tread, walk
ἀμνός
a lamb
ἐτώσιος
fruitless, useless, unprofitable
ἁνδάνω
to please, delight, gratify
θάλλω
to bloom, abound, to be luxuriant
κράς
the head
ἔχις
an adder, viper
στάζω
to drop, let fall or shed drop by drop
τράγος
a he-goat
κάλαμος
a reed
λωίων
more desirable, more agreeable
Ϭροεξέδρα
a chair of state
διδυματόκος
bearing twins
σχοῖνος
a rush
δονέω
to shake
ὁμαρτέω
to meet
πύματος
hindmost, last
κηρίον
a honeycomb
λίνον
anything made of flax
ἀμύσσω
to scratch, tear, wound, lacerate, mangle
ἀπηνής
ungentle, harsh, rough, hard
λάρναξ
a coffer, box, chest
σαίρω
to draw back the lips and shew the teeth, to grin
ὁδοιπόρος
a wayfarer, traveller
αὖλαξ
a furrow
δράϒϒομαι
to grasp
γοργόομαι
to be hot or spirited
σκοπιάζω
to look about one, spy from a high place or watchtower
δάμαλις
a heifer
στερεός
stiff, stark, firm, solid
ὄαρ
a wife
βρόχος
a noose or slip-knot, for hanging or strangling

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