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ἱδρώς

ἱδρώς, sweat

ἱδρ-ώς (v. fin.), ῶτος, ὁ, and Aeol. ἡ, Sapph. 2.13; dat. ἱδρῶτι, acc. ἱδρῶτα; Hom. has dat. ἱδρῷ (not ἱδρῶ as Choerob. in Theod. 1.248) Il. 17.385, 745; acc. ἱδρῶ 11.621, 22.2, cf. A.R. 2.87, 4.656: (ἶδος):—
  • sweat, Hom. (v. infr.), etc.; μετὰ ἱδρῶτος Pl. R. 350d; κατὰ δʼ ἱ. ἔρρεεν ἐκ μελέων Od. 11.599; ἱ. ἀνῄει χρωτί S. Tr. 767; στάζειν ἱδρῶτι (v. στάζω) ; ῥέεσθαι ἱδρῶτι Plu. Cor. 3; of sweat as the sign of toil, τῆς ἀρετῆς ἱδρῶτα θεοὶ προπάροιθεν ἔθηκαν Hes. Op. 289; ἱδρῶτα παρέχειν X. Cyr. 2.1.29: pl., Hp. Aph. 4.36, Arist. Pr. 867a13, etc.; ἱδρῶτες ξηροί, opp. the effect of baths, Pl. Phdr. 239c.
      • 2 exudation of trees, gum, resin, σμύρνης E. Ion 1175; δρυός Ion Trag. 40; Βρομιάδος ἱδρῶτα πηγῆς, of wine, Antiph. 52.12.
    • II metaph., anything earned by the sweat of oneʼs brow, οὐ γὰρ τὸν ἐμὸν ἱδρῶτα . . ἐκβαλῶ Ar. Ec. 750, cf. Chor. p.270 B. [17.2.43] (pl.). [ῑ in Ep. and Lyr.: ῐ in E. l.c.] (Cf. ἰδίω.)

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