stroke

stroke
subs.
Blow: P. and V. πληγή, ἡ, V. πλῆγμα, τό.
Met., (of fortune, etc.): V. πληγή, ἡ.
Stroke of good fortune: P. and V. εὐτύχημα, τό.
Stroke of bad fortune: P. and V. συμφορά, ἡ, P. δυστύχημα, τό.
Attack, visitation: P. and V. προσβολή, ἡ ; see visitation.
Stroke of an oar (plash): V. πί̆τῠλος, ὁ. ῥόθος, ὁ.
At one stroke: V. ἐν μιᾷ πληγῇ.
Keeping stroke they raised a shout and dashed upon them: P. ἀπὸ ἑνὸς κελεύσματος ἐμβοήσαντες ἐπʼ αὐτοὺς ὥρμησαν (Thuc. 2.92).

stroke
v. trans.
P. and V. ψήχειν, Ar. and P. κᾰταψῆν, V. κᾰταψήχειν ; see also touch.

STROKE

s. A blow ictus -ūs: plaga: pulsus (remorum). A violent stroke ictus validus: a stroke of lightning fulmen.

Figuratively A loss damnum.

Line with a pen etc. linea (lineamentum Petronius): limes. To make a stroke lineam ducere: strokes of letters litterarum ductus: by a single stroke of his pen una litterarum significatione (Cic. Man. 3 7 of a single letter producing a great effect).

Act of one body on another. A finishing stroke confectio: to give a finishing stroke to anything finire aliquid; finem alicujus rei or more rarely alicui rei facere (to make an end): ad finem or ad exitum adducere aliquid (to bring to an end): conficere transigere aliquid (to accomplish).

A masterly effort facinus: dolus; machina (a stroke of crafty policy).

stroke (subs.):

I. A blow:

1. ictus, ūs, m.: a hand-to-hand s., i. comminus (opp. conjectio telorum), Cic. Caecin. 15, 43: shields being pierced through with one s. of javelins, scutis uno i. pilorum transfixis, Caes. B. G. 1, 25, ad med.: a gladiator's s., i. gladiatoris, Cic. Mil. 24, 65: a s. of lightning, i. fulminis, Cic. Off. 3, 25, 94: cf. i. fulmineus, Hor. Od. 3, 16, 11.

2. plāga: v. BLOW.

3. verber, ĕris, n.: v. STRIPE (subs., III.): the ship is urged on by the s.s of six oars (lit. by six strokes), puppis v. senis agitur, Lucan 3, 536: cf. remorum in verbere perstant, Ov. M. 3, 662 (660). Fig.: the s.s of fate, fortunae v., Gell. 13, 27, fin.

4. pulsus, ūs, m.: the s. of the oars, p. remorum, Cic. de Or. 1, 33, fin.: cf. Liv. 22, 19, med.

II. In mechanics, a s. of the piston, perh. *emboli motus s. ictus.

III. Of lightning: fulmen (v. LIGHTNING): more freq. fulminis ictus (v. supr., I.). Fig.: fear of such a s., tanti fulminis (i. e. mortis pueri) metus, Quint. 6. praef., post init.

IV. In writing or painting, a line:

1. līnea: to make a s., lineam ducere, Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 84: cf. l. cinere ducere, id. 18, 33, 76, § 327: light s.s, primae s. extremae l. (v. OUTLINE, subs.).

2. līneāmentum: s.s of chalk, l. (cretae), Petr. 79, post init.

3. nŏta: v. MARK (subs., I.).

4. ductus, ūs, m.: boys imitate the s.s (lit. forms) of letters, literarum ductus pueri sequuntur, Quint. 10, 2, 2. Phr.: by a single s. of his pen (of one letter producing a great effect), una literarum significatione, Cic. Manil. 3, 7: to have put the finishing-s. to wars, supremam bellis imposuisse manum, Ov. R. Am. 114 (metaphor from painting): cf. perpolire aliquid, Cic.: v. also FINISHING-STROKE: TO FINISH, ACCOMPLISH.

V. A master-stroke, master-piece: q. v. For a violent and sudden effort, v. COUP-DE-MAIN, COUP-D'ÉTAT. Miscell.: the clock is upon the s. of twelve, *instat meridies: to keep s. (in rowing), perh. *ad s. in numerum remigare: to make a s. (in swimming), perh. dirigere brachia, based on Juv. 4, 89 (direxit brachia contra torrentem): cf. jactare brachia mediis aquis, Ov. ex P. 1, 6, 34: v. also TO STRIKE OUT (B.): to make a lucky s. (in money matters), magnam pecuniam facere, based on Cic. Div. 1, 49, 111: by a lucky s., bene, beate, feliciter: he makes from time to time some brilliantly bold s.s (of an author), nonnullos interdum jacit igniculos viriles, Cic. Att. 15, 26, 2: cf. ingenii igniculos ostendere, Quint. 6, praef. 7: a s. of policy (or a clever s.), ars, artĭfĭciumcium], dŏlus, māchĭna (v. ARTIFICE, CONTRIVANCE).

stroke, stroke down (v.):

1. mulceo, si, sum (rarely mulctum), 2: to s. the beard with the hand, manu m. barbam, Ov. F. 1, 259: to s. a calf, m. vitulum, Ov. A. A. 2, 341: to offer the neck to be s.d, mulcenda colla praebere, id. M. 10, 118.

2. dēmulceo, mulsi, mulsum and mulctum, 2 (to s. down: rare): to s. one's head, alicui caput d., Ter. Heaut. 4, 5, 14: to s. a horse's back, d. dorsum (equi), Liv. 9, 16, ad fin.

3. permulceo, si, sum and ctum, 2: to s. one with the hand, aliquem manu p., Ov. F. 4, 551 (v. TO FONDLE): one's cheeks, alicui malas p., Suet. Ner. 1, post init.: the beard, barbam p., Liv. 5, 41, ad fin.: the hair, comas p., Ov. M. 2, 733.

4. palpo (and palpor), 1: to offer the breast to be s.d with the hand, pectora praebere palpanda (al. plaudenda) manu, Ov. M. 2, 866: cf. cum equum permulsit quis vel palpatus est, Ulp. (v. TO FONDLE).

πληγή
πληγή, blow, stroke
γραμμή
the stroke
βολή
a throw, the stroke

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appearing fewer than 50 times

αὐτοσίδηρος
of sheer iron, with stroke of sword
καταρρέζω
to pat with the hand, to stroke, caress
καταψάω
to stroke with the hand, to stroke, caress
πλῆγμα
a blow; a stroke (syn. πληγή)
πλῆξις
stroke, percussion
σειρίασις
heat-stroke
ἀπαυλισμός
a moon-stroke
ἀρχιτεκτόνημα
stroke of art, artifice
ἐπαφάω
to touch on the surface, stroke
ἐπιμάσσομαι
to knead again, stroke (not in LSJ, DGE)
ἐπιψάω
stroke
ῥάπισμα
a stroke, a slap on the face

fulmen
a lightning flash, stroke of lightning, fire, thunderbolt
ictus2
a blow, stroke, stab, cut, thrust, bite, sting, wound
mulceo
to stroke, graze, touch lightly, fondle
plaga
a blow, stroke, stripe, cut, thrust, wound
effingo
to stroke

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appearing fewer than 50 times

lineamentum
a line, stroke, mark
palpor
to stroke, touch softly, pat, caress
permulceo
to rub gently, stroke
pulsus2
a pushing, beating, striking, stamping, push, blow, impulse, stroke