πέτρη

πέτρη

-ης, ἡ

[cf. πέτρος.]

• • 1

    A rock or cliff on land or in or bordering upon the sea : πέτρης ἐκ γλαφυρῆς Il. 2.88. Cf. Il. 2.617, Il. 4.107, Il. 9.15, Il. 13.137, Il. 24.614, etc. : πέτρης ἐκ πείσματα δήσας Od. 10.96. Cf. Od. 3.293, Od. 4.501, Od. 5.443, Od. 8.508, Od. 12.59, 241, Od. 13.408, Od. 23.327, etc.

  • 2

    The rock forming the walls of a cave : περὶ δʼ ἴαχε πέτρη Od. 9.395, ὁρμαθοῦ ἐκ πέτρης (attached at each end to the walls) Od. 24.8.

  • 3

    A large detached mass of stone, a rock : κατερχομένης ὑπὸ πέτρης Od. 9.484 = 541. Cf. Od. 9.243.

  • 4

    For οὐκ ἀπὸ δρυὸς οὐδʼ ἀπὸ πέτρης see δρῦς 3.

πέτρη : rock, cliff, reef, Il. 13.137, Od. 3.293, Od. 10.4; symbol of firmness, of hardheartedness, Il. 15.618, Il. 16.35.