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δρόμος, a course, running, race

δρόμος, ὁ, (δραμεῖν)
  • course, race, in Il. mostly of horses, ἵπποισι τάθη δρόμος 23.375; also of men, τέτατο δρόμος ib. 758; οὐρίῳ δρόμῳ with prosperous course, S. Aj. 889 (lyr.); ἅπαντι χρῆσθαι τῷ δρόμῳ at full speed, Luc. Dom. 10: of any quick movement, e. g. flight, A. Pers. 207: of Time, ἡμέρης δ. a dayʼs running, i. e. the distance one can go in a day, Hdt. 2.5; κατανύσαι τὸν προκείμενον δ. Id. 8.98; ἵππου δ. ἡμέρας D. 19.273: of Things, δ. νεφέλης, ἡλίου τε καὶ σελήνης, E. Ph. 163, Pl. Ax. 370b (pl.), etc.; οἱ δ. τῶν ἀστέρων Procl. Par.Ptol. 136; δρόμῳ at a run, freq. with Verbs of motion, δρόμῳ διαβάντας τὸν Ἀσωπόν Hdt. 9.59; ἰέναι Id. 3.77; χρῆσθαι Id. 6.112; χωρεῖν Th. 4.31; δ. ξυνῆψαν E. Ph. 1101; βοηθῆσαι δ. Ar. Fr. 551: in pl., δρόμοις A. Pr. 838, Supp. 819.
      • 2 foot-race, as a contest, IG 2.594.11, al.: prov., περὶ τοῦ παντὸς δρόμον (-μου codd.) θεῖν to run for oneʼs life, Hdt. 8.74; τὸν περὶ ψυχῆς δρόμον δραμεῖν Ar. V. 375; περὶ ψυχῆς ὁ δ. Pl. Tht. 173a: generally, contest, πλαγᾶν δρόμος, i. e. a pugilistic contest, Pi. I. 5(4).60.
      • 3 lap in a race, S. El. 726 (interpol. ib. 691); ἐν τῷ δευτέρῳ δ. Arist. HA 579a8.
      • 4 in speaking, rapid delivery, Longin. Rh. p.312 S.
    • II place for running, δρόμοι εὐρέες runs for cattle, Od. 4.605.
      • 2 racecourse, Hdt. 6.126, E. Andr. 599.
      • 3 public walk, ἐν εὐσκίοις δ. Ἀκαδήμου Eup. 32, cf. IG 2(2).1126.36, etc.; colonnade, Pl. Tht. 144c; κατάστεγος δ. cloister, Id. Euthd. 273a; δ. ξυστός Aristias 5; in Crete, = γυμνάσιον, Suid., cf. SIG 463.14 (Itanos, iii B. C.); δύʼ ἢ τρεῖς δρόμους περιεληλυθότε having taken two or three turns in the cloister, Pl. Euthd. l.c.; in Egypt, avenue of Sphinxes at entrance of temples, OGI 56.52 (Canopus, Ptol. III), Str. 17.1.28, etc.; δ. τοῦ ἱεροῦ BGU 1130.10 (i B. C.).
      • 4 orchestra in the theatre (Tarent.), Hsch.
      • 5 metaph., ἔξω δρόμου or ἐκτὸς δρόμου φέρεσθαι get off the course, i. e. wander from the point, A. Pr. 883 (anap.), Pl. Cra. 414b; ἐκ δρόμου πεσεῖν A. Ag. 1245; οὐδέν ἐστʼ ἔξω δρόμου ʼtis not foreign to the purpose, Id. Ch. 514.
    • III δ. δημόσιος, = Lat. cursus publicus, Procop. Vand. 1.16, Arc. 30, Lyd. Mag. 2.10; δ. ὀξύς, = Lat. cursus velox, ib. 3.61, POxy. 900.7 (iv A. D.), etc.

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