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ἀνδρεῖος

ἀνδρεῖος, ἀνδρεῖος, manly, courageous

ἀνδρεῖος, α, ον, Ion. ἀνδρ-ήιος, η, ον (codd. of Hdt. have the common form in the Comp. and Sup. ἀνδρειότερος, -ότατος, 1.79, 123), Delph. ἀνδρέος GDI 1724, al.:—
  • of or for a man, στέγη dub. in A. Fr. 124; θαἰμάτια Ar. Ec. 75; opp. γυναικεῖος, Id. Th. 154, Archipp. 6D., Pl. R. 451c, X. Mem. 2.7.5; πέπλοι Theoc. 28.10 (where ἀνδρέϊοι) ; αὐλός (v. αὐλός) Hdt. 1.17; ἀ. ἀγορά the menʼs market, CIG 3657 (Cyzicus); ἀνδρεῖος (sc. σύλλογος) Test.Epict. 1.22, 2.29; ἀνδρεῖα ἠμπίσχετο vestem virilem, D.L. 3.46; ἀ. ἱμάτιον, = toga virilis, Plu. Brut. 14.
    • II manly, masculine, courageous, ῥώμη Hdt. 7.153, etc.; even of women, Arist. Pol. 1277b22, Po. 1454a23; and in bad sense, stubborn, ἀναίσχυντος καὶ ἀ. τὰ τοιαῦτα Luc. Ind. 3: neut., τὸ ἀνδρεῖον, = ἀνδρεία, Th. 2.39; καὶ τοῦτʼ ἐμοὶ τἀνδρεῖον ἡ προμηθία E. Supp. 510; ἔβησαν εἰς τἀνδρεῖον Id. Andr. 683. Adv. -ως Ar. Pax 498, al.: Sup. -ότατα Pl. Plt. 262a.
      • 2 of animals, Arist. HA 488b17, cf. Pl. La. 196d, 196e.
      • 3 of things, strong, vigorous, λαφυγμός Eup. 148; θήρατρον Ael. VH 1.1.
    • III ἀνδρεῖα, τά, the public meals of the Cretans, also the older name for the Spartan φειδίτια or φιλίτια (q.v.), Alcm. 22, Arist. Pol. 1272a3, Plu. Lyc. 12, Str. 10.4.18 (v.l. ἄνδρια:—also ἀνδρήιον, τό, Cretan for the public hall, GDI 4992 a ii 9, cf. 5040.38, al.
    • IV ἀνδρεῖον, τό, = σίνηπι ἄγριον, Ps.-Dsc. 2.154.

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