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λέαινα

λέαινα, a lioness

Could not find λεαίνῃ in Logeion dictionaries.

λεαίνῃ Noun: feminine dative singular of λέαινα

λεαίνῃ Verb: present middle-passive subjunctive 2nd singular, Verb: present middle-passive indicative 2nd singular, Verb: present active subjunctive 3rd singular of λεαίνω

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λέαινα, ἡ, fem. of λέων,
  • lioness, Hdt. 3.108: metaph., δίπους λ., of Clytaemnestra, A. Ag. 1258; λεαίνας μαζὸν ἐθήλαζεν, as a symbol of ferocity, Theoc. 3.15, cf. 23.19.
    • II λ. ἐπὶ τυροκνήστιδος, = σχῆμά τι συνουσίας, Ar. Lys. 231.
    • III pl., women dedicated to Mithras, Porph. Abst. 4.16 (cf. λέων VI); title of Hecate, ibid.
    • IV name of several salves, Orib. Fr. 75, Aët. 7.86, Paul.Aeg. 7.17.

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