λαιψηρός

λαιψηρός, ά, όν,

• light, nimble, swift, λαιψηρά τε γοῦνα Il. 22.204, al.; of persons, light-footed, swift, 21.264; λ. βελέεσσιν ib. 278; ἀνέμων λ. κέλευθα 14.17; λ. δρόμος, πόδες, Pi. P. 9.121, N. 10.63, B. Scol.Oxy. Fr. 4.9; γνάθοι E. Alc. 494; πόλεμοι Pi. O. 12.4: neut. pl. as Adv., swiftly, E. Ion 717 (lyr.), Opp. H. 1.237: regul. Adv. -ρῶς ib. 5.660.

λαιψηρός -ά -ον [λα-, αἰψηρός] light, agile, rapid, of pers. and things Il. 21.264, al. Pind. P. 9.121 etc.; λαιψηροῖς ὀλέεσθαι Ἀπόλλωνος βελέεσσιν to fall beneath the rapid darts of Apollo Il. 21.278; λ. πόδες rapid feet Pind. N. 10.63 | λ. πόλεμοι impetuous wars Pind. O. 12.4; στῆσον … λαιψηρὸν πόδα check your rapid foot Eur. Hel. 555 | adv. neut. pl. λαιψηρά quickly, with agility Eur. Ion 717 Opp. 1.237 etc. ◆ adv. λαιψηρῶς lightly, deftly, rapidly Opp. 5.660.

λαιψηρός, (vgl. αἰψηρός),
1) schnell, schnellfüßig, Ἀχιλλεύς, Il. 21.264, ὅς οἱ ἐπῶρσε μένος λαιψηρά τε γοῦνα, 22.204 u. öfter ; auch λαιψηροῖς ὀλέεσθαι Ἀπόλλωνος βελέεσσι, 21.278, u. ἀνέμων λαιψηρὰ κέλευθα, 14.17 ; δρόμος, Pind. P. 9.125 ; πόλεμοι, Ol. 12.4 ; πόδες, N. 10.63, wie Eur. Hel. 555 u. öfter ; adverbial, λαιψηρὰ πηδᾷ, Ion 717 u. sp.D., wie Ap.Rh. ἀνέμου λαιψηρὰ ἀέντος, 4.246, u. öfter von Winden ; λαιψηρότεροι φέβονται, Opp. Cyn. 4.446.
2) nach den VLL soll es bei den Lazedämoniern ἡμίξηρος bedeutet haben.

λαιψηρός

[= αἰψηρός; or perh. conn. with λαῖλαψ.]

Swift, rushing : ἀνέμων λαιψηρὰ κέλευθα Il. 14.17, Il. 15.620.

Of the arrows of Apollo, quickly reaching the mark, swift Od. 21.278.

Of a person, swift, nimble Il. 21.264.

Epithet of the knees Il. 10.358, Il. 15.269, Il. 20.93, Il. 22.24, 144, 204.

λαιψηρός

• 1swift Ἀλεξίδαμος, ἐπεὶ φύγε λαιψηρὸν δρόμον P. 9.121 λαιψηροῖς δὲ πόδεσσιν ἄφαρ ἐξικέσθαν N. 10.63 met., λαιψηροὶ πόλεμοι κἀγοραὶ βουλαφόροι quick-moving. O. 12.4

λαιψηρός : nimble, swift; adv., λαιψηρὰ ἐνώμᾱ, ‘plied nimbly,’ Il. 15.269.

λαιψηρός, ά, όν = αἰψηρός

• light, nimble, swift, Il., Pind., Eur.:—neut. pl. as adv. swiftly, Eur.