About Report a problem

Menu

φάρυγξ

φάρυγξ, the throat, gullet

φάρυγξ [ᾰ], ἡ, less freq. ὁ (v. sub fin.), also φάρυξ Ar. Ra. 259 (lyr.), 571; gen. φάρῠγος (always in Hom., Trag. and Com. (exc. φάρυγγος E. Cyc. 356 (lyr.)), as ib. 410, 592, Cratin. 186, 257 (troch.), Telecl. 1.12 (anap.), Ar. Fr. 614), later φάρυγγος Nic. Al. 363: (φάρος):—
  • throat, φάρυγος δʼ ἐξέσσυτο οἶνος Od. 9.373; φάρυγος λάβε δεξιτερῆφιν 19.480; ὁ φ. εὐτρεπὴς ἔστω, for dinner, E. Cyc. 215, cf. ll.cc.; ὦ μιαρὰ φ., of a glutton, Ar. Ra. 571; ηὔξατό τις ὀψοφάγος ὢν τὸν φ. αὑτῷ μακρότερον γεράνου γενέσθαι Arist. EN 1118a33: of singing, κεκραξόμεσθά γʼ ὁπόσον ἡ φ. ἂν ἡμῶν χανδάνῃ Ar. Ra. 259 (lyr.), cf. Hp. Carn. 16, 18, Acut. 59, al.—Used of the windpipe by Arist. PA 664a16, 665a10, cf. de An. 421a4, Gal. 6.176; opp. παρίσθμια and λάρυγξ, ib. 674, cf. 15.789, 792, Aret. CA 1.9; τὴν φ. κέρχνειν Diocl. Fr. 147; of the oesophagus by EM 557.17; of the pharynx by Hp. Prog. 23 (cf. Gal. 18(2).264), Poll. 2.207; both of pharynx and windpipe by Gal. UP 8.1.
    • II dewlap of a bull. Hld. 2.1.
    • III pl., of diseases of the throat, Hp. Aph. 3.5.—The gender is indeterm. in Hom.: fem., in Att., Phryn. 46, cf. Cratin.and Ar.ll.cc., Pherecr. 69, Th. 2.49, Call. (?) Fr. 331 (cf. Fr. 51 P.); masc. in Epich. 21, Telecl. 1.12, E. Cyc. 215, etc.: both genders in Hp., Arist., etc., and later writers (ἡ Aristid. Or. 48(24).57, Ael. NA 1.30, Paus. 8.37.8, ὁ Plu. QConv. 2.698f, Luc. Asin. 38).

Saved

Recent