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πόλεμος , and Ep. πτόλεμος , ,
A.war, Il.1.61, etc. (the usual meaning in post-Homeric Greek); also, battle, fight, ib.226, etc.; even of single combat, 7.174; “πόλεμοί τε μάχαι τε1.177, 5.891; “φυλόπιδος . . καὶ πολέμοιο18.242; “ἀϋτήν τε πτόλεμόν τε1.492, cf. 14.37,96; “π. καὶ δηϊοτῆτος5.348, etc.: periphr., νεῖκος, φύλοπις, ἔρις πολέμοιο, 13.271, 635, 17.253; π. ἄγριος, αἱματόεις, ἀργαλέος, ἀλίαστος, δακρυόεις, δήϊος, δυσηλεγής, δυσηχής, κακός, λευγαλέος, ὀϊζυρός, ὀκρυόεις, ὀλοός, ὁμοίιος, πευκεδανός, πολυᾶϊξ, πολύδακρυς, στυγερός, φθισήνωρ, ib.737, 19.313, Od.24.531, Il.2.797, 5.737, 7.119, 20.154, 2.686, 1.284, 13.97, 3.112, 9.64 (leg. κρυόεντος), 3.133, 9.440, 10.8, 1.165, 3.165, 4.240, 9.604; π. Ἀχαιῶν, ἀνδρῶν, i.e. brought by them, 3.165, 24.8 (pl.), etc.; “ τῶν βαρβάρων π.Th.1.24; “Ἑλλήνων π.X.HG3.2.22; “ παρὼν π. ΚορινθίωνTh.1.32; μέλλων καὶ ὅσον οὐ παρὼν π. ib.36; “ πρὸς Δαρεῖον π.Hdt. 6.2; “ἀσχημοσύνῃ καὶ Ἔρωτι πρὸς ἀλλήλους ἀεὶ π.Pl.Smp.196a; Δωριακὸς π. Orac. ap. Th.2.54; “ Ἰωνικὸς π.Id.8.11; “ Φωκικὸς π.Aeschin. 3.148; “π. ΔεκελεικόςIsoc.8.37, 14.31; “π. ξενικόςArist.Pol.1272b20; “δουλικοὶ π.Ath.6.272f; “ἱερὸς π.Ar.Av.556, etc.; πόλεμον ἄρασθαι levy war, A.Supp.342, cf. Ar.Ach.913, etc.: c. dat., “ τοῖσιν τοῖς π. αἴρεσθαι μέγανA.Supp.439; “π. ἄρασθαι πρός τιναςX.Cyr.1.6.45; “π. θέσθαι τινίE.Or.13; “π. ἀναιρέεσθαιHdt.5.36, cf. D.1.7, etc.; π. κινεῖν, ἐγεῖραι, Th.6.34, Hdn.3.5.3; “π. τοῖς ἔργοις ἐξενήνοχεD.11.20, cf. Plu. 2.829e; “ἐς π. καθίστασθαί τισιE.HF1168; “π. ἐπαγαγεῖνAeschin.3.140; “ἀγαγεῖν ἐπί τιναςD.5.19; π. ποιεῖν make war, Id.8.7; π. ποιεῖσθαι carry it on, X.An.5.5.24; π. καταλύεσθαι put an end to it, And.3.17, Th.6.36; “ π. ἀναπέπαυταιX.Cyr.7.5.47: prov., οὐ πόλεμον ἐπαγγέλλεις, i.e. that is good news, Pl.Lg.702d, Phdr.242b: in pl., Democr. 250, etc.; “διὰ τὴν τῶν χρημάτων κτῆσιν πάντες οἱ π. ἡμῖν γίγνονταιPl. Phd.66c, cf. R.460a, al.
II. personified, War, Battle,Ἀλαλὰ Πολέμου θύγατερPi.Fr.78, cf. Ar.Pax205; Π. πάντων μὲν πατήρ ἐστι,πάντων δὲ βασιλεύςHeraclit.53; “ π. τῆς γενέσεωςDam.Pr.423.
2. metaph. of womankind, “πολυτελὴς π.Secund.Sent.8.
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