λεῖος

λεῖος, α, ον,

• smooth to the touch, [αἴγειρος] Il. 4.484; λ. ὥσπερ ἔγχελυς Ar. Fr. 218, cf. Eup. 338; χῆμαι, χηραμβίς, PCair.Zen. 82.12 (iii B.C.), Hsch. s.v. χήμη; τὰ τραχέα καὶ τὰ λ. X. Mem. 3.10.1; freq. in Pl., Cra. 414b, al., Arist. Cat. 10a17, etc.; also, of cloths, smooth, plain, not embroidered, ὑφαντά τε καὶ λ. Th. 2.97; λ. ὕφασμα Pl. Plt. 310e; λεῖα ἐκπεποιημένα worked smooth, of marble, IG 1(2).372.134; also λεία ἐργασία ib. 372.165; unsculptured, Ἀθήνης ἕδος Call. Fr. 105.4; of plate, unembossed, φιάλαι IG ΙΙ(2).161 B 27 (Delos, iii B.C.), Inscr.Délos 442 B 78 (ii B.C.).
• • • 2 in Hom., chiefly of level places or countries, λεῖος δʼ ἱππόδρομος ἀμφίς Il. 23.330; ἐν λείῳ πεδίῳ ib. 359; λ. ὁδός Od. 10.103, Hes. Op. 288 (ap. X., Pl., etc., ὀλίγη codd.); λ. ἄροσις Od. 9.134; λεῖα δʼ ἐποίησεν made a smooth place, Il. 12.30; πεδίον λ. Hdt. 2.29; χωρίον λειότατον Id. 7.9.βʹ; ἡ -οτάτη τῶν ὁδῶν Id. 9.69; λ. θάλασσα a smooth sea, Id. 2.117; λ. χώρα καὶ ἄξυλος X. Ath. 2.12; λ. βάσεις flat feet, Gal. 6.856.
    • • b c. gen., χῶρος . . λεῖος πετράων smooth (i.e. free) from rocks, Od. 5.443, 7.282.
    • 3 smooth-skinned, without hair, of animals, Arist. HA 582b35, LXX Ge. 27.11; -ότατον τῶν ζῴων ἐστὶν ἄνθρωπος Arist. HA 583a6; esp. of youths, smooth-chinned, beardless (cf. λείαξ), Theoc. 5.90, cf. AP 12.13 (Strat.); also, of fish, smooth, ἱππίδια Epich. 44; opp. λεπιδωτοί, Arist. HA 505a26; [γαλεός] the smooth shark, Mustelus laevis, ib. 565b2, Opp. H. 1.380; τὸ λ. Hp. Epid. 3.14, 6.3.16; λείη ὑπόστασις a smooth or uniform sediment, Id. Coac. 462; [γάλα] λ. καὶ ὁμαλὸν καὶ συνεχὲς ἑαυτῷ Sor. 1.91.
    • 4 metaph., smooth, soft, πνεῦμα Ar. Ra. 1003; of the sound of the voice, Pl. Plt. 307a, Ti. 67b, Phlb. 51d; διάλεκτος Phld. Po.Herc. 994.36; of the taste, Ti.Locr. 100e sq.; also λ. μῦθοι A. Pr. 647; [τὸ] ἥμερόν τε καὶ λ. [τοῦ ἤθους] Pl. Cra. 406a; λ. πάθημα, opp. τραχύ, Id. Ti. 63e; λ. κινήματα τῆς σαρκός Epicur. Fr. 411; λ. κίνησις, Cyrenaic phrase for ἡδονή, D.L. 2.86, cf. Luc. Par. 10, Alex.Aphr. in Top. 94.32; λ. ἡσυχίη AP 7.278 (Arch. Byz.); ὡς -οτέρου ἐλέους ὑπάρξοντος (sed leg. τελειοτέρου) Plb. 20.9.11; τὸ λ., = λειότης, τῆς ἑρμηνείας D.H. Lys. 24; τὸ λ. καὶ ὁμαλὲς τῆς συνθέσεως Demetr. Eloc. 48. Adv. λείως smoothly, gently, Pl. Tht. 144b, Plu. Isid. 2.384a; καί με κωτίλλοντα λ. τραχὺν ἐκφανεῖν νόον Sol. ap. Arist. Ath. 12.3.
  • II rubbed or ground down, Dsc. 1.3, al., PHolm. 19.39; cf. λειόω II: λεῖον, τό, fine sand, Inscr.Délos 500 A 9 (iii B.C.). (Prob. λειϝος, cf. Lat. lēvis.)

λεῖος -α -ον [cf. Lat. levis]
🄰 smooth, polished Il. 4.484 etc.; λ. ἐπιφάνεια smooth surface Aristot. Meteor. 372a 31, Cat. 10a 22, al. Xen. Mem. 3.10.1, al. etc. | of fabric smooth, tightly woven, unembroidered Thuc. 2.97.3 Plat. Pol. 310e | smooth, hairless, without fur, of skin Hp. Epid. 3.14, al. Aristot. H.A. 498b 20, al. etc. (of animals) | of fish without scales Aristot. H.A. 505a 25, 567a 20, al.; λεῖος ὥσπερ ἔγχελυς smooth as an eel Aristoph. fr. 229 | of men, smooth, beardless Theocr. 5.90 Strat.² (AP 12.13.1) Luc. DMer. 7.3 etc.

🄱 flat, even, of places and terrain Il. 23.330 Od. 9.134, al. Hdt. 2.29.3, al. etc.; ὁδός road Od. 10.103 Hes. Op. 288 (v.l. ὀλίγη) Hdt. 9.69.1 (superl.); τὸ κάλλιστον χωρίον καὶ λειότατον the best and flattest terrain Hdt. 7.9.2; ἐν τοῖς τραχέσι καὶ πετρώδεσιν (sc. τόποις) … ἐν τοῖς λείοις in rough and rocky places … on flat ground Aristot. H.A. 549b 14; λ. χώρα καὶ ἄξυλος level ground, poor in wood [Xen.] 2.12 | χρησάμενος θαλάσσῃ λείῃ taking advantage of a calm sea Hdt. 2.117 | with gen. χῶρος λ. πετράων terrain without stones, not rocky Od. 5.443, 7.282

🄲 fig. soft, light, even, mild, calm Tim.² 100e Arch. (AP 7.278.8); λείοισι μύθοις with gentle words Aeschl. Pr. 647; πνεῦμα light wind Aristoph. Ran. 1003; τὸ ἥμερόν τε καὶ λ. (τοῦ ἤθους) calm, mild character Plat. Crat. 406a ‖ extens. full, even, of sounds, of the voice Plat. Pol. 307a, al. Aristot. G.A. 788a 23, al. etc. | of style Dion. Lys. 24.7 etc. ‖ crushed, minced, broken into pieces, fine Aristot. P.A. 674b 13 (digested food), al. etc. ‖ compar. λειότερος | superl. -ότατος ◆ adv. λείως gently, easily Plat. Theaet. 144b Plut. Isid. 384 a, al. etc.

● Ion. λέος -η -ον iDidym. 434.23 (III^BCE), al.

λεῖος, α, ον, später auch 2 Endgn, laevis, glatt ; λεῖος ὥσπερ ἔγχελυς Ar. bei Ath. VII.299b ; καὶ ὀλισθηρός, Luc. Tim. 29 ; Ggstz von τραχύς, Xen. Mem. 3.10.1, wie Arist. H.A. 9.37 ; geglättet, geebnet, χῶρος λεῖος πετράων, glatt von Felsen, eben, weil keine Felsen dasind, Od. 5.443 ; ἱππόδρομος, Il. 23.330 ; ὁδός, Od. 10.103 ; Hes. O. 286, wie Her. 9.69 ; Plat. Legg. VIII.833b ; auch ἄροσις λείη, Od. 9.134, λεῖα δʼ ἐποίησεν, machte sie dem Boden gleich, Il. 12.30 ; λεῖον καὶ ὁμαλὲς πεδίον Plat. Critia. 118a, u. sonst in Prosa, πεδίον καὶ λείους γηλόφους Xen. An. 4.4.1 ; – glatt am Kinn, unbärtig, ἦν λεῖος τὸ γένειον Ar. Ran. 48 ; vom Meere, glatt. ruhig, Her. 2.117 ; auch von anderen glatten Dingen, ὅσα ὑφαντὰ καὶ λεῖα Thuc. 2.97, wie λεῖον ὕφασμα Plat. Polit. 310e ; übertr., λείου καὶ τραχέος παθήματος Tim. 63e ; sanft, mild, παρηγόρουν λείοισι μύθοις Aesch. Prom. 650 ; πνεῦμα λ. καὶ καθεστηκός Ar. Ran. 1004 ; πρὸς τὸ ἥμερόν τε καὶ λεῖον τοῦ ἤθους Plat. Crat. 406a ; λειότερος ἔλεος Pol. 20.9.11. – Von der Stimme, φωνή, im Ggstz der τραχεῖα, Plat. Crat. 406a ; περὶ φωνὰς γιγνόμενα λεῖα καὶ βαρέα Polit. 307a ; oft bei den Rhetoren ; κίνημα, S.Emp. adv. math. 7.242 ; ἡ λεία τῆς σαρκὸς κίνησις pyrrh. 1.215 (vgl. Plut. adv. Col. 27), wie λείως κινεῖν τὴν αἴσθησιν S.Emp. adv.mus. 44. – Vom Geschmack, Tim.Locr. 100e.
• Adv ., ἔρχεσθαι, gelassen, Plat. Theaet. 144b u. A.

λεῖος ², ὁ, eine glatte Haifischart.

λεῖος

-η, -ον (λεῖϝος. Cf. L. lêvis). Smooth, free from obstacles or irregularities of surface, with unbroken surface : ἱππόδρομος Il. 23.330. Cf. Il. 23.359 : Od. 9.134, Od. 10.103.

Not obstructed by, free from.

With genit. : λεῖος πετράων Od. 5.443= Od. 7.282.

App., in neut. pl. λεῖα in quasi- substantival use, a smooth state of things, a stretch of ground with smooth or unbroken surface : λεῖα δʼ ἐποίησεν παρʼ Ἑλλήσποντον Il. 12.30.

Of a poplar, having the branches of the stem cut close, trimmed Il. 4.484.

λεῖος (lēvis): smooth, even, level; πετράων, ‘free from rocks,’ Od. 5.443.

λεῖος, α, ον

• • • 1Lat. levis, smooth, Il., Plat., etc.:—of cloths, smooth, plain, not embroidered, Thuc.
    • 2smooth, level, flat, of land, Hom.; λεῖα δʼ ἐποίησεν θεμείλια levelled them with the ground, Il.:—c. gen., χῶρος λεῖος πετράων smooth (i. e. free) from rocks, Od.
    • 3smooth-skinned, beardless, Theocr.
    • 4metaph. smooth, soft, of wind, Ar.; of words, Aesch.