λᾶας
λᾶας, stone
λᾶας, ὁ (also ἡ, AP 7.491 (Mnasalc.), Nic. Th. 45), acc. λᾶαν (λᾶα Call. Fr. 104), gen. and dat. λᾶος, λᾶι: dual λᾶε: pl. λᾶες AP l.c., gen. λάων, dat. λάεσι, Ep. λάεσσι, all which forms occur in Hom., exc. λάεσι, which appears in Epigr.Gr. 455.2 (Bostra), IG 14.499 (Catana): —also masc. λᾶος, ὁ λᾶο (sic) ὅδε Inscr.Cypr. 93 H.; acc. λᾶον Puchstein Epigr.Gr. p.76 (Memphis), Riv.Fil. 56.224 (Cyrene); gen. λάου S. OC 196 (lyr.) codd. (cf. Hdn.Gr. 1.109), Leg.Gort. 10.36; acc. pl. λάους Hes. Fr. 115, Simon. ap. Sch.Il.Oxy. 1087.40; dat. λάϋς ( = λάοις) Corinn. Supp. 1.33 (fem.), cf. Serv.ad Verg. G. 1.63:—
- poet. Noun (also in dialects, v. supr.), stone, esp. of stones thrown by warriors, ὅσον τʼ ἐπὶ λᾶαν ἵησιν Il. 3.12, cf. 7.268, al.; λ. ἀναιδής, of the stone of Sisyphus, Od. 11.598; ὅς μιν λᾶαν θῆκε turned her into stone, 13.163, cf. Il. 2.319.
λᾶας λᾶος, ὁ [cf. Alb. lerë]
🄰 stone, rock Il. 2.319, al. Od. 11.598, al. Eur. Ph. 1157 etc.; Αἴας πολὺ μείζονα λᾶαν ἀείρας ἧκ’ ἐπιδινήσας Ajax lifted up a much larger stone, whirled it around, and hurled it Il. 7.268
🄱 precious stone Greg. (AP 8.105.4)
● fem. ἡ λ. Nic. Th. 45 etc. ‖ gen. sg.λᾶος , dat. λᾶϊ , acc. λᾶαν , λᾶα Callim. fr. 11.4 | nom. pl. λᾶες , gen. λάων , dat. λάεσι epic λάεσσι | dual λᾶε | also nom. sg. λᾶος ; gen. λάου Soph. O.C. 196; acc. λᾶον in Boeot. inscr. | dat. pl. λάυς Corin. 1a.1.34.
🄰 stone, rock Il. 2.319, al. Od. 11.598, al. Eur. Ph. 1157 etc.; Αἴας πολὺ μείζονα λᾶαν ἀείρας ἧκ’ ἐπιδινήσας Ajax lifted up a much larger stone, whirled it around, and hurled it Il. 7.268
🄱 precious stone Greg. (AP 8.105.4)
● fem. ἡ λ. Nic. Th. 45 etc. ‖ gen. sg.
λᾶας, p. contr. λᾶς, gén. λάαος-λᾶος, dat. λᾶϊ, acc. λᾶαν-λᾶν ; plur. λᾶες, λάων, λάεσι, λᾶας ; duel λᾶε (ὁ, ἡ) pierre, particul.
1 pierre, en gén. Il. 2, 319, etc. ; comme projectile, Eur. Ph. 1157 ||
2 pierre pour bâtir, Anth. 9, 688 ||
3 rocher, Nic. Th. 45 ; quartier de roc, en parl. de la pierre que roule Sisyphe, Od. 11, 593, 595 ||
➳ ἡ λᾶας, Nic. Th. 45 ; Décl. non contracte : nom. λᾶας, Il. 4, 521 ; Od. 11, 597 ; acc. λᾶαν, Il. 2, 319 ; Od. 11, 593. — Décl. contracte : Gén. λᾶος, Il. 12, 462 ; ou λάου, Soph. O.C. 197. Dat. λᾶϊ, A. Rh. 4, 1489 ; Nic. Th. 18, etc. Acc. λᾶα, A. Pl. 4, 279 ; Anth. 9, 708 ; Call. fr. 104. Plur. nom. λᾶες, Call. Del. 25, etc. ; gén. λάων, Il. 12, 29 ; dat. λάεσι, Anth. 9, 670, etc. ; λάεσιν, Anth. 9, 152 ; ou λάεσσι, Anth. 9, 688 ; Man. 6, 612 ; acc. λᾶας, Man. 6, 417. Duel nom. λᾶε, Il. 23, 329, etc.
Étym. p.-ê. pré-grec.
λᾶας, ὁ, der nom. λᾶος nur bei Gramm., gen. usw. λᾶος, λᾶϊ, λᾶαν, – λάων, λάεσσι, Hom.; λᾶαν auch Eur. Phoen. 1164 u. sp.D., wie Iul. Aeg. 10 (VI.67); λᾶα, Ep.adesp. 204 (Plan. 279), wie Callim. frg. 104 ; att. λᾶς, acc. λᾶν, einen gen. λάου hat Soph. O.C. 196,
der Stein, Felsblock, im Hom. bes. Il. von den Steinen, welche die Kämpfer auf einander schleudern ; λᾶας ἀναιδής, Od. 11.593, von dem Felsblock, den Sisyphus auf den Felsen hinaufwälzen muß ; so auch bei den folgenden Dichtern ; Fels, Klippe, Od. 13.163. Seltener in Prosa, τοὺς λάας (oder λᾶας) προσάπτουσιν αἱ ὑφαίνουσαι τοῖς ἱστοῖς, Arist. gen. anim. 1.4, wo Bekker λαιάς liest. – Nic. hat nach ἡ λίθος auch ἡ λᾶας gesagt, Th. 45. Vgl. λᾶϊγξ u. λαός.
der Stein, Felsblock, im Hom. bes. Il. von den Steinen, welche die Kämpfer auf einander schleudern ; λᾶας ἀναιδής, Od. 11.593, von dem Felsblock, den Sisyphus auf den Felsen hinaufwälzen muß ; so auch bei den folgenden Dichtern ; Fels, Klippe, Od. 13.163. Seltener in Prosa, τοὺς λάας (oder λᾶας) προσάπτουσιν αἱ ὑφαίνουσαι τοῖς ἱστοῖς, Arist. gen. anim. 1.4, wo Bekker λαιάς liest. – Nic. hat nach ἡ λίθος auch ἡ λᾶας gesagt, Th. 45. Vgl. λᾶϊγξ u. λαός.
λᾶας
ὁ Il. 4.521 : Od. 11.598.
Genit. λᾶος Il. 12.462 : Od. 8.192.
Dat. λᾶϊ Il. 16.739.
Acc. λᾶαν Il. 2.319, Il. 3.12, Il. 7.268, Il. 12.445, 453: Od. 9.537, Od. 11.594, 596, Od. 13.163. Nom. dual λᾶε Il. 23.329.
Genit. pl. λάων Il. 12.29, Il. 21.314.
Dat. λάεσσι Il. 3.80 Il. 24.798 : Od. 6.267, Od. 10.211, 253, Od. 14.10.
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A stone : ὅσον τʼ ἐπὶ λᾶαν ἵησιν Il. 3.12. Cf. Il. 3.80, Il. 4.521, Il. 7.268, Il. 12.445, 453, 462, Il. 16.739, Il. 21.314, Il. 23.329 : λᾶος ὑπό ῥιπῆς Od. 8.192. Cf. Od. 9.537, Od. 11.594, 596, 598.
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In pl., stones used in construction : θεμείλια φιτρῶν καὶ λάων Il. 12.29. Cf. Il. 24.798 : ῥυτοῖσιν λάεσσιν ἀραρυῖα Od. 6.267. Cf. Od. 10.211 = 253, Od. 14.10.
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Something of stone : λᾶάν μιν ἔθηκεν (turned it to stone) Il. 2.319 : Od. 13.163.
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λᾶας , λᾶος, dat. λᾶι, acc. λᾶαν, du. λᾶε, pl. gen. λάων, dat. λάεσσι: stone.
λᾶας, ου, ὁ,
a gen. λάου in Soph. as if λᾶας was of first decl.
- Lat. lapis, a stone, Hom., etc.