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περίοδος, one who goes the rounds, patrol

περίοδος2, a going round, a flank march

περίοδος, ὁ,
  • one who goes the rounds, patrol, Aen.Tact. 22.3, al., Rev.Arch. 1911(2).424 (Mesembria, i B. C.).
περίοδος (Dor. πέροδος, q.v.), ἡ,
  • going round, marching round, flank march, τῶν Περσέων ἡ π. Hdt. 7.219, 229; π. καὶ κύκλωσις Th. 4.35.
      • 2 slow walk, Gal. 17(2).99.
      • 3 passage of fluids, Aret. SD 1.10, cf. Arist. Pr. 870a10.
    • II way round, Hdt. 7.223; λίμνης Id. 1.185; circumference, circuit, compass, σήματος, τείχεος, ib. 93, 163: abs., τὴν π. in circumference, Id. 7.109.
    • III γῆς π. chart or map of the earth, Id. 4.36, 5.49, Ar. Nu. 206, Arist. Mete. 362b12, Agathem. 1.1; αἱ τῆς γῆς π. books of descriptive geography, Arist. Pol. 1262a19, Rh. 1360a34, Mete. 350a16.
    • IV going round in a circle, coming round to the starting-point, circuit, ἡ τοῦ τρίποδος π. Plu. Sol. 4.
      • 2 esp. of Time, cycle or period of time, πάσαις ἐτέων π. Pi. N. 11.40; freq. in Pl., ἐν πολλαῖς χρόνου καὶ μακραῖς π. Phd. 107e; π. χιλιετής Phdr. 249a: abs., R. 546b, Epicur. Ep. 1 p.27 U. (pl.), etc.; κατὰ φύσιν π. Arist. GA 777b18; of the Great Year of the Stoics, Chrysipp.Stoic. 2.189 (pl.); ἐκ περιόδου periodically, in rotation, Heraclid. Pol. 58, Plb. 2.43.1, etc.; ἐν περιόδῳ Plu. Eum. 8; esp. the period embracing the four great public games, κατὰ τὰν π. ἑκάσταν IG 9(1).694.31 (Corc.); ἐνίκησε τὴν π. Ath. 10.415a; νικώμενος τὴν π. Arr. Epict. 3.25.5, cf. Poll. 4.89; v. περιοδονίκης.
      • 3 of events, periodic recurrence, cycle, Isoc. 15.174, Thphr. CP 1.13.1.
        • b cycle, roster of public officials, τῇ πρὸ ταύτης π. τῶν μελλόντων λειτουργεῖν POxy. 1119.6 (iii A. D.), cf. 1552.3 (iii A. D.).
      • 4 Medic., a regular prescribed course of life, ἐν τῇ καθεστηκυίᾳ π. ζῆν to live in the regular course, Pl. R. 407e; αἱ ἰατρικαὶ π. the periodical visits of a regular physician, the doctorʼs rounds, Luc. Gall. 23, cf. Nigr. 22: hence, medical practice, Heraclas ap. Orib. 48.18.2.
        • b the period of menstruation, Arist. GA 738a17.
        • c fit of intermittent fever, or the like, Hp. Aph. 4.59 (pl.), D. 9.29; ὁ ἐκ περιόδου πυρετός an intermittent fever, Luc. Philops. 9.
      • 5 course at dinner, X. Cyr. 2.2.2; π. λόγων table-talk, Id. Smp. 4.64.
      • 6 orbit of a heavenly body, Id. Mem. 4.7.5; ἀστέρος κυκλικὴ π. Vett.Val. 94.20; also θεριναὶ π., = τροπαί, Hp. Aër. 19; revolution of a heavenly body, Epicur. Ep. 1 p.28 U.
    • V survey in thought, ἡ ἅμα νοήματι π. τῶν κυριωτάτων ib. p.32U.
    • VI Rhet., period, Thrasymach. ap. Suid. s.v. Θρασύμαχος, etc.; defined as λέξις ἔχουσα ἀρχὴν καὶ τελευτὴν αὐτὴ καθʼ αὑτὴν καὶ μέγεθος εὐσύνοπτον, Arist. Rh. 1409a35, etc.; also in Music and Metric, Heph. Poëm. 3.5, Aristid.Quint. 1.14.
    • VII vessel used in iron-founding, Arist. Fr. 261.
    • VIII entrance to a temple enclosure, IG ΙΙ(2).158 A 65 (Delos, iii B. C.).
    • IX = Lat. regio, π. Καρίας Maiuri Nuova Silloge 562 (Cos).

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