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ὀλέθριος

ὀλέθριος, destructive, deadly

ὀλέθρ-ιος, ον, E. Hec. 1084 (lyr.), Pl. Ep. 334d; but α, ον Hdt. 6.112, LXX Wi. 18.15, and freq. in Trag. (v. infr.):—
  • destructive, deadly, ὀ. ἦμαρ the day of destruction, Il. 19.294, 409, cf. ἐλεύθερον ἦμαρ, etc.; so μανίη πάγχυ ὀ. Hdt. l.c.; ὀ. μόρος A. Th. 704; ἔξω κομίζων ὀλεθρίου πηλοῦ πόδα Id. Ch. 697; κότος ὀ. ib. 952 (lyr.); ὀλεθρία νύξ S. OC 1683 (lyr.), etc.; ψῆφος ὀλεθρία a vote of death, A. Th. 198: in S. Aj. 799, ἔξοδον . . ὀλεθρίαν ἐλπίζει φέρειν seems to be = φέρειν εἰς ὄλεθρον: acc. sg. masc. predicatively used, ἀλλά μʼ ἁ . . θεὸς ὀλέθριον αἰκίζει fatally, ib. 402 (lyr.):—rare in Prose, as Pl. R. 389d, Gal. 16.522; νόσοι Phld. Ir. p.57 W. (Sup.). Adv. -ίως Eust. 132.16.
      • 2 c. gen., γάμοι Πάριδος ὀλέθριοι φίλων bringing ruin on his friends, A. Ag. 1156 (lyr.).
      • 3 c. dat., as Subst., ψύλλοις ὀλέθριον, name of a fluid, Philum. Ven. 12.4.
    • II of persons, in danger of death, Hp. Acut. 58; lost, undone, S. Tr. 878. Adv. -ίως, ἔχειν Gal. 16.522, al.
      • 2 rascally, worthless (cf. ὄλεθρος II nisi hoc leg.), Luc. DMort. 3[2].1 codd., Hist.Conscr. 38 codd. ὀλεθρ-ιώδης, ες, gloss on λευγαλέη, Hsch.

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