λειριόεις

λειρ-ιόεις, εσσα, εν, prop.

• like a lily, but in Hom. only metaph., χρόα λειριόεντα lily skin, Il. 13.830; of the cicadae, ὄπα λειριόεσσαν their delicate voice, 3.152; of the Muses’ voice, Hes. Th. 41; Ἑσπερίδες Q.S. 2.418.
• • • 2 of the lily, κάρη Nic. Al. 406.

λειριόεις -όεσσα -όεν [λείριον] similar to a lily: χρόα skin Il. 13.830 | fig. of the voice sweet, delicate Il. 3.152 (of cicadas) Hes. Th. 41 (of the Muses) ‖ of lily Nic. Al. 406.

λειριόεις, εσσα, εν, von der Lilie, lilienartig (vgl. auch λειρός), χρὼς λειριόεις, die lilienweiße, zarte Haut, Il. 13.830 ; übertr. von der Stimme der Zikaden, ὃψ λειριόεσσα, die zarte, liebliche Stimme, 3.152, wie von der Stimme der Musen, Hes. Th. 41 u. sp.D., wie Ap.Rh. 4.903 ; Ἑσπερίδες Qu.Sm. 2.418.

λειριόεις

-εντος.

Fem. -εσσα

[λείριον, lily.]

• • 1

    Lily-white : χρόα λειριόεντα Il. 13.830.

  • 2

    Epithet of the thin voice of the cicada, to which the chirruping of old men is likened Il. 3.152 (the tenuity of the sound app. suggesting the tenuity of the flower’s form).

λειριόεις , εσσα (λείριον): lily - like, lily-white, Il. 13.830; ὄψ, ‘delicate,’ Il. 3.152. (Il.)

λειριόεις, εσσα, εν

• properly, like a lily: metaph., χρὼς λειριόεις lily skin, Il.; of the cicadae, ὂψ λειριόεσσα their delicate voice, Il. from λείριον