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Λέσβος

lesbos · ἡ

Lesbos, from Lesbos, at Lesbos

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Λέσβ-ος · Lesb-os — LSJ

Lesbos, from Lesbos, at Lesbos

Lesbos, Il. 24.544, Od. 4.342, etc.; the seventh in magnitude of islands known to the Greeks, Alex. 268.6:—hence Adv. Λεσβ-όθεν, from Lesbos, Il. 9.664; Λεσβ-όθι, at Lesbos, EM 25.15:—Adj. Λέσβιος, α, ον, Sapph. 92, Hdt. 1.23, etc.: prov., μετὰ Λέσβιον ᾠδόν, of those who are judged second best, Cratin. 243; Λέσβιον κῦμα or κυμάτιον, v. κῦμα I.3, A. Fr. 78, Vitr. 4.6.2; so τὸ Λέσβιον (without κ.) PCair.Zen. 445.11 (iii B.C.); Λεσβία οἰκοδομία Arist. EN 1137b30; Λ. πώματος οὐκ ἔστιν ἄλλος οἶνος ἡδ

II

Λέσβιον, τό,

1

part of a ship, ἡ δευτέρα τρόπις acc. to Poll. 1.85.

2 drinking-cup

drinking-cup, Hedyl. ap. Ath. 11.486b.

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