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σφραγίς, a seal, signet, seal-ring

σφρᾱγ-ίς, Ion. σφρηγίς, ῖδος, ἡ: Aeol. acc. σφρᾶγιν Choerob. in Theod. 1.327 H. (v.l. σφράγιν), Eust. 265.18:—
  • seal, signet, Hdt. 1.195, 3.41, PHib. 1.72.19 (iii B.C.), Numen. ap. Eus. PE 14.7, etc.; distd. from δακτύλιος, Ar. Fr. 320.12, Pl. Hp.Mi. 368c; σ. ἐπιβάλλειν Ar. Av. 560 (anap.), Th. 415; τῶν σφραγῖδας ἐχόντων, i.e. fops, Id. Ec. 632 (anap.); ἔχων . . σφραγῖδα καὶ μεμυρισμένος Antiph. 190.2; of the public seal of a state, [ὁ ἐπιστάτης] τηρεῖ τὴν δημοσίαν σ. Arist. Ath. 44.1, cf. IG 2(2).204.40, Str. 9.3.1; τὸν στρατηγὸν καὶ ἐπὶ τῆς σ. keeper of the privy seal, IGRom. 4.1712 (Samos, ii B.C.).
      • 2 gem or stone for a ring, Hdt. 7.69, cf. Arist. Mete. 387b17, Thphr. Lap. 44; τὰς τῶν δακτυλίων σ. Arist. Aud. 801b4; σ. ἴασπις χρυσοῦν δακτύλιον ἔχουσα IG 2(2).1388.87; σ. ὑάλιναι ib. 90.
      • 3 generally, gem, κιθάραν . . σφραγῖσι . . κατακεκοσμημένην Luc. Ind. 8.
    • II impression of a signet-ring, seal, σ. δακτυλίου Lex Solonis ap. D.L. 1.57; σφραγῖδος ἕρκος S. Tr. 615, cf. El. 1223, E. IA 155 (anap.), Th. 1.129; παρασημήνασθαι σασθαι σ. to counterfeit it, ib. 132; warrant attached to a camel, οἴσομεν ὑμῖν τὴν σ. καὶ οὐδὲν ζητηθήσεται πρὸς ἡμᾶς PBasel 2.11 (ii A.D.): metaph., σφρηγὶς ἐπικείσθω τοῖσδʼ ἔπεσιν, as a warrant, Thgn. 19; but ἀρρήτων ἐπέων γλώσσῃ σ. ἐπικείσθω (for secrecy) Luc. Epigr. 11; σ. δʼ ἡμετέρης γλώττης ἐπὶ τοῖσδεσι κεῖται Critias 5; διάτορον σφραγῖδα θραύων στόματος Tim. Pers. 160; ἔχεις κόσμου σφρηγῖδα τυπῶτιν, of the Creator, Orph. H. 34.26. cf. 64.2; ὁρκίζω σφραγῖδα (σφρακ- pap.) θεοῦ, ὅπερ ἐστὶν ὅρασις PMag.Berol. 1.306; drawing, γράφε χαλκῷ γραφίῳ τὴν ὑποκειμένην σ. τοῦ ζῳδίου PMag. Osl. 1.39.
      • 2 any mark, as the spots on a leopard, Opp. C. 2.299: v. σφηρός.
      • 3 wound, blow, Lyc. 780.
    • III tablet of Lemnian medicinal earth certified as such by bearing the impression of the seal of the Lemnian priestess of Artemis, Dsc. 5.97; σ. Λημνία Id. Alex.Prooem., Gal. 12.169, Aret. CA 2.2, so prob. in Archig. ap. Orib. 44.26.11, 51.42.5.
    • IV governmentally defined and numbered area of land (including plots belonging to different owners) in Egypt, POxy. 918ii 8 (ii A.D.), PFay. 339 (ii A.D.), BGU 831.6 (iii A.D.), PHamb. 12.2 (iii A.D.), Sammelb. 4325 ii 4 (iii A.D.).
      • 2 registered holding of land, PTeb. 105.13, al. (ii B.C.), PLond. 3.880.20 (ii B.C.), PAmh. 2.87, 90 (ii A.D.), etc.
      • 3 numbered area on a worldmap, Eratosth. ap. Str. 2.1.22, al.: pl., 11.12.5.
    • V Medic., pastille, ἡ Πολυείδου σ. Gal. 13.834, Paul.Aeg. 7.12, cf. Cels. 5.20.2, al.
        • b Πακκίου σ., Pacciusʼs brand, name of an eye-salve, Gal. 12.751; eye-salves were certified by their makers by a seal-impression, e.g. D. Galli Sesti sfragis ad aspritudines, CIL 13.10021.76 (Gaul).

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