λεπτός

λεπτός, ή, όν, (λέπω) rare in lit. sense,

• peeled, husked, ῥίμφα τε λέπτʼ ἐγένοντο, of barley being threshed out, Il. 20.497.
• • • 2 fine, small, κονίη 23.506; κόνις S. Ant. 256; τέφρα Ar. Nu. 177; λεπτοῖς ἁλσί Alex. 187.5: freq. in Hp., διατρήσεις λ. Loc.Hom. 10, al.; of soil, light, Thphr. HP 1.8.1.
    • 3 thin, fine, delicate, freq. in Hom., mostly of garments and the like, ὀθόναι Il. 18.595; πέπλοι, φᾶρος, Od. 7.97, 10.544; ἀράχνια 8.280; μήρινθος Il. 23.854; -ότατος χαλκός 20.275; ἔβενος, ἐλέφας, σίδηρος BCH 35.286 (Delos, ii B.C.); ῥινὸς βοός Il. 20.276 (Sup.); δέρμα Arist. HA 517b27 (Sup.); τρίχες Id. GA 783a4 (Comp.); σάρξ E. Med. 1189; χαλκὸς καὶ δόνακες Pi. P. 12.25, cf. E. Med. 949, Th. 2.49, etc.; λεπτὰ τὰ πρῴραθεν ἔχειν, of ships, to have the bows thin and weak, Id. 7.36.
    • 4 of the human figure, mostly in bad sense, thin, lean, Alc. 39; opp. παχύς, Hp. Art. 8 (Comp.); ἐγὼ δὲ λεπτὴ κἀσθενής Ar. Ec. 539; σοφιστῶν λεπτῶν, ἀσίτων Antiph. 122.4; λ. καὶ αὐχμῶν Thphr. Char. 26.5, cf. Ceb. 10; λ. χείρ Hes. Op. 497; στῆθος Ar. Nu. 1018 (anap.); τράχηλος X. Cyn. 5.30; λεπτὸς <ἐκ> τοῖν σκελοῖν Luc. Nav. 2; λ. ὑπὸ μεριμνῶν Pl. Amat. 134b; of animals, X. Cyr. 1.4.11; also, slender, taper (opp. παχύς), δάκτυλος Pl. R. 523d; ἀπολήγειν εἰς λεπτόν, of the fingers of a statue, Luc. Im. 6.
    • 5 of space, strait, narrow, εἰσίθμη Od. 6.264; ἀταρπός Alcm. 81; ἐπὶ λεπτὸν τετάχθαι in a thin line, X. Cyr. 5.4.46, cf. Plb. 3.115.6; οὔτε εὐρεῖαν οὔτε λεπτὴν . . ὁδόν Plu. Sollert. 2.964c (ap. Porph. Abst. 1.6).
    • 6 generally, small, weak, impotent, λεπτὴ μῆτις Il. 10.226, 23.590; ἐλπίς Ar. Eq. 1244, cf. ὀχέω II.3; ἀσφάλεια D. Ep. 2.20; λ. ἴχνη faint traces, X. Cyn. 5.5; λ. οὖας, of a childʼs ear, tiny, Simon. 37.14; τὰ λ. τῶν προβάτων small cattle, i.e. sheep and goats, Hdt. 8.137; λ. πλοῖα small craft, Id. 7.36; ἄκραι λ. small headlands, Id. 8.107; λ. κλιμάκια Ar. Pax 69; τὸ -ότατον τοῦ χαλκοῦ νομίσματος Plu. Cic. 29; λ. χαλκός OGI 485.12 (Magn. Mae.): without χαλκός, Inscr.Perg. 374 D 7; ἀργύριον Ῥόδιον λ. CIG 2693e5 (Mylasa), cf. TAM 2(1).15 (Telmessus); v. infr. III.2. Adv. -τῶς, ζῆν poorly, meanly, Men. Mon. 682: neut. pl. as Adv., λεπτὰ λεύσσω κόραις E. Or. 224.
    • 7 light, slight, λεπταῖς ὑπαὶ κώνωπος . . ῥιπαῖσι A. Ag. 892; λ. πνοαί light breezes, E. IA 813; λεπταῖς ἐπὶ ῥοπῇσιν on slight turns of fortune, S. Fr. 555.
    • 8 of size or quantity, λ. πυρίδια small, Ar. Lys. 1206; λ. κύλικες Pherecr. 143.5 (but f.l.): neut. pl. as Adv., λ. τῖλαι ‘pluck into small pieces’, Theoc. 3.21.
    • 9 of liquids, thin, γάλα Hp. Vict. 2.46; λεπτὰ ἀνεμέειν Id. Coac. 310; λ. οἶνος light wine, Luc. Merc.Cond. 18; also of food, λ. δίαιται Hp. Aph. 1.4; λ. ὀψάρια OGI 484.16 (Pergam.). Adv. -τῶς, διαιτᾶσθαι, διαιτᾶν, Gal. 19.191, Paul.Aeg. 3.43.
    • 10 = λεπτομερής, consisting of fine parts, ὅσῳ -ότερον ἀὴρ ὕδατος Arist. Ph. 215b4, cf. Cael. 303b26, al.
  • II metaph., subtle, refined, νοῦς E. Med. 529; -ότεροι μῦθοι ib. 1082 (anap.); -ότατοι λῆροι Ar. Nu. 359; πυκνῇ . . λεπτὰ μηχανᾷ φρενί Id. Ach. 445; λ. λογιστά Id. Av. 318; λ. καὶ ἀκριβής Antipho 3.4.2; ἐς τὰς τέχνας παχέες, οὐ λεπτοί Hp. Aër. 24; λόγοι λ. . . τρέφουσʼ ἐκείνους Alex. 220.8; cf. λεπτολόγος. Adv. -τῶς, μεριμνᾶν Lyr.Adesp. 135; λ. καὶ πυκνῶς ἐξετάζειν Amphis 33.5: Comp. -οτέρως Anaxandr. 36: also κατὰ λεπτόν in detail, PPetr. 2 p.118 (iii B.C.), Cic. Att. 2.18.2, Phryn. PS p.83 B., Phot. s.v. νιφετός; cf. κατάλεπτον, καταλεπτολογέω: τὰ κατὰ λεπτόν, title of poems by Aratus, Ach.Tat. Intr.Arat. p.79 M., Str. 10.5.3; also of minor poems of Virgil; τῶν κατὰ λεπτὸν πόρων ἀραίωσις, perh. small pores, Gal. 15.201.
  • • 2 rarely of the voice, fine, delicate, Arist. HA 545a7, Lyc. 687; ἁρμονία E. Fr. 773.23 (lyr.): neut. as Adv., λεπτὸν ἀμφιτιττυβίζειν Ar. Av. 235 (lyr.); of sound, λ. ὑποτρύζουσα AP 11.352.5 (Agath.); cf. λεπταλέος.
    • 3 of smell, Pl. Ti. 66e (Comp.).
    • 4 of persons, οἱ λ. the poor, Plb. 24.7.3; λεπτὴν πλέκειν, prov. of poor people, Hsch.; λεπτὰ ξαίνεις Suid.
  • III Subst. λεπτόν (sc. ἔντερον), τό, the small intestine, Hp. Coac. 311, 449.
  • • 2 (sc. νόμισμα) a very small coin, Ev.Luc. 21.2, Phot. s.v. ὀβολός; cf.supr.1.6.
    • 3 (sc. κεράμιον) jar, POxy. 920.4 (ii/iii A.D.), PStrassb. 40.48 (vi A.D.); cf. λεπτίον, λεπτοκεραμεύς.
    • 4 Astron. (sc. ἑξηκοστόν), division of a degree, πρῶτα λεπτά, = minutes, δεύτερα λ., = seconds, Gem. 18.11, 18; λεπτά alone, = minutes, PLond. 1.98r.47 (i/ii A.D.), POxy. 1476 (iii A.D.).

λεπτός -ή -όν [λέπω]

❶ adj.
🄰 shelled, peeled, rar. and poet. Il. 20.497

🄱 fine, minute, thin, ground: κόνις dust Il. 23.506 Soph. Ant. 256; τέφρα ashes Aristoph. Nub. 177 | finely worked, fine, delicate, thin, of clothing, weapons, ornaments Il. 18.595, 20.276, al.; πέπλοι robes Od. 7.97; ᾗ λεπτότατος θέε χαλκός where the bronze was thinnest Il. 20.275 | extens. of organic tissue, usu. skin Aristot. P.A. 657a 34; τρίχες hair Diod. 2.50.3 ‖ fig. subtle, refined, of the mind, of reasoning etc. Aristoph. Av. 318, al. etc.; νοῦς subtle intelligence Eur. Med. 529; μῦθοι words Eur. Med. 1082; ἀληθῆ μέν, λεπτὰ δὲ καὶ ἀκριβῆ things that are true, but stated with subtlety and detail Antipho 3.4.2 | ἐπὶ λεπτοῦ subtly Greg.³ Dial. 4.3; κατὰ λεπτόν in detail Cic. Att. 2.18.2 VDan. 2 (p. 56.15)

🄲 tight, narrow, of spaces Od. 6.264 etc.; ἐπὶ λεπτὸν καὶ ἀσθενὲς τετάχθαι to be drawn up in a thin and weak line of battle Xen. Cyr. 5.4.46 (cf. Pol. 1.27.7, al.) | slender, thin, delicate, skinny, of the body and its parts Hes. Op. 497 Hp. Art. 8, al.; στῆθος chest Aristoph. Nub. 1018, al. etc.; τράχηλος neck Xen. Cyn. 5.30; ὄνοι donkeys Aristot. Mech. 852b 19; λεπτὴ κἀσθενής slender and weak Aristoph. Ec. 539; λ. ὑπὸ μεριμνῶν having grown thin from worry Plat. Am. 134b ‖ slender, delicate, thin, of the voice and of sounds Aristot. H.A. 545a 7 etc.; ἀμφιτιττυβίζειν λεπτόν (adv. neut.) to twitter softly Aristoph. Av. 235 ‖ of small size, small Hdt. 7.36.2, al. etc.; τὰ λεπτὰ τῶν προβάτων small livestock (sheep, goats) Hdt. 8.137.2 | extens. τὸ λεπτότατον τοῦ χαλκοῦ νομίσματος the smallest copper coin Plut. Cic. 29.5

🄳 weak, poor, faint, light: μῆτις poor, weak judgment Il. 10.226, 23.590; ἐλπίς faint hope Aristoph. Eq. 1244; πνοαί light winds Eur. I.A. 813; ἴχνη slight, scarcely visible traces Xen. Cyn. 5.5 ‖ adv. neut. λεπτόν: λ. ἀναψύχων weakly breathing his last breath Bion 1.9 | extens. of drinks, food etc.: λ. οἶνος a light wine Hp. Aff. 55, Vict. 2.52 Luc. Merc. 18 ‖ made up of small particles, tenuous (= λεπτομερής) Aristot. An. 405a 24, Metaph. 989a 1 ‖ poor, miserable Thphr. Ch. 26.5 (oth. skinny, thin) Pol. 24.7.3 etc.

❷ subst. τὸ λεπτόν (sc. ἔντερον) the small intestine Hp. Coac. 2.311, al. ‖ (sc. νόμισμα) small coin, small change NT Mark 12.42 etc. ‖ of time τὸ λ. minute ChronPasch. 221 | astr. πρῶτα, δεύτερα λ. first, second minutes, parts of a degree Gem. 18.11.18 etc. ‖ λεπτά fragments, of a jar VT Is. 30.14 ‖ compar. λεπτότερος | superl. -ότατος ◆ adv. λεπτῶς subtly, minutely Plat. Rp. 607c Amph. 33.5 etc. ‖ poorly: ζῆν to live Men. Gn. 442 ‖ compar. -οτέρως Anaxan. 37.

λεπτός, (λέπω, also eigtl. geschält), dünn, fein, zart ; bes. vom Gewebe, εἵματα Il. 22.511, ὀθόναι 18.595, φᾶρος Od. 10.544, πέπλοι 7.97, ἠλάκατα 17.97 ; auch ἀράχνια, 8.280 ; so πέπλος Eur. Med. 949 u. sonst, wie in Prosa, ἱμάτια Thuc. 2.49 ; – λεπτότατος χαλκός Il. 20.275 ; vgl. Pind. Ol. 12.25 ; – κονίη, feiner Staub, Il. 23.506 ; vom kleingetretenen Getreide, 20.497 ; κατὰ τῆς τραπέζης καταπάσας λεπτὴν τέφραν, feine, dünne Asche, Ar. Nub. 177 ; – δρόσοι λεπτοὶ λεόντων Aesch. Ag. 139 ; λεπταὶ κώνωπος ῥιπαί 866 ; σύριγγος ὅπως πνοὰ λεπτοῦ δόνακος Eur. Or. 126 ; καὶ ὀλίγον γῆς μόριον Plat. Tim. 59b. – Vom Erdreich, mager, Xen. Oec. 17.8 u. Theophr. – Von der menschlichen Gestalt, gew. tadelnd, schmächtig, mager, Hes. O. 499, Hippocr.; seltener = schlank, zierlich, vgl. Ar. Eccl. 539, Nub. 1017 ; Ggstz παχύς, Ath. XIII.569b ; so δάκτυλος, Plat. Rep. VII.523d, Crat. 389b ; τὰ λεπτὰ τῶν προβάτων, das kleine Vieh, Schafe u. Ziegen, Her. 8.137 ; vgl. Xen. Cyr. 1.4.11 ; – πλοῖα, dünne, leichte Fahrzeuge, Her. 7.36 ; Thuc. 2.83 u. A.; ἄκραι ἠπείρου Her. 8.107 ; κλιμάκια, πυρίδια, Ar. Pax 69, Lys. 1207 ; auch ἐλπίς, Eq. 1244 ; – schmal, eng, εἰσίθμη Od. 6.264 ; ἐπὶ λεπτὸν τετάχθαι, Xen. Cyr. 5.4.46 ; ἐπὶ λεπτὸν ἐκτεταγμένων, Pol. 3.115.6, u. öfter so von einer nicht tiefen Schlachtordnung. – Uebh. klein, gering, schwach, μῆτις, Il. 10.226, 23.590 ; aber λεπτὸς νοῦς, fein, scharfsinnig, spitzfindig, bis ins Kleinste eindringend, Eur. Med. 529, wie μῦθοι, ib. 1081 ; vgl. Ar. Ach. 445 ; φροντίς, Nub. 230 u. öfter ; λεπτὼ λογιστά Av. 318 ; dah. τὸ λεπτόν, vom Styl, Dion.Hal.; καὶ ἀκριβής, Antiph. 3 δ 2 ; οἱ λεπτῶς μεριμνῶντες Plat. Rep. X.607c ; διὰ τὸ λεπτῶς καὶ πυκνῶς πάντʼ ἐξετάζειν Amphis bei Ath. X.448a ; τὰ κατὰ λεπτόν, das Geringfügige, S.Emp. adv.log. 2.295 ; – τὸ λεπτότατον τοῦ χαλκοῦ νομίσματος, das kleinste Geldstück, Plut. Cic. 29, vgl. λεπτόν. – Von der Stimme, schwach, Ar. Av. 235 u. A. – Vom Gefühl, fein empfindend, reizbar, Schäfer Dion.Hal. C.V. p. 246. – Phot. hat auch einen Kompar. λεπτίστερος.

λεπτός

-ή, -όν

[λέπω.]

• • 1

    Shelled out from the husk, peeled.

    Absol. in neut. pl. : ῥίμφα λέπτʼ ἐγένοντο (it, i.e. the barley, becomes peeled grain (the vb. assimilated in number to the predicate)) Il. 20.497.

  • 2

    Of small thickness, thin.

    In superl. λεπτότατος, -η : ᾗ λεπτότατος θέε χαλκός Il. 20.275. Cf. Il. 20.276.

    Small in section, slender, thin : μηρίνθῳ Il. 23.854.

    Small in width, narrow : εἰσίθμη Od. 6.264.

    In or consisting of fine threads or fibres : ἀράχνια Od. 8.280. Cf. Od. 2.95= Od. 24.130, Od. 17.97, Od. 19.140.

    Of fine texture, delicately woven : λίνοιο λεπτὸν ἄωτον Il. 9.661, ὀθόνας Il. 18.595. Cf. Il. 22.511 : Od. 5.231= Od. 10.544, Od. 7.97, Od. 10.223 (in reference to the web).

    In a state of fine division, powdery : κονίῃ Il. 23.506.

  • 3

    Of a mental faculty, narrow in range, of small reach : μῆτις Il. 10.226, Il. 23.590.

λεπτός

• 1fine, delicate ὠνύμασεν κεφαλᾶν πολλᾶν νόμον, λεπτοῦ διανισόμενον χαλκοῦ θαμὰ καὶ δονάκων i. e. through the bronze mouthpiece P. 12.25 ἐπὶ λεπτῷ δενδρέῳ fr. 230.

λεπτός (λέπω), sup. λεπτότατος: peeled, husked, Il. 20.497; then thin, fine, narrow, delicate.

λεπτός, ή, όν λέπω

• • Ipeeled, husked, threshed out, Il.
  • • 2fine, small, of dust, ashes, etc., Il., Soph., Ar.
    • 3thin, fine, delicate, of cloth, thread, etc., Hom., Eur.
    • 4of the human figure, thin, lean, meagre, Ar., Xen.: also slender, taper, Plat.
    • 5of space, like στενός, strait, narrow, Od.; ἐπὶ λεπτόν in a thin line, Xen.
    • 6generally, small, weak, impotent, μῆτις Il.; ἐλπίς Ar.; λ. ἴχνη faint traces, Xen.; τὰ λεπτὰ τῶν προβάτων small cattle, i. e. sheep and goats, Hdt.; λ. πλοῖα small craft, Hdt., etc.
    • 7light, slight, of sounds, Aesch.; λ. πνοαί light breezes, Eur.
    • 8of wine, light, Luc.
  • IImetaph. fine, subtle, refined, νοῦς, μῦθος Eur., etc.:— so adv., λεπτῶς μεριμνᾶν Plat.