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➳ [ῠ]<\/font> ESCHL. ll. cc<\/i>.<\/p>

Étym<\/b>. indo-europ<\/i>. *bh<\/sup>udh<\/sup>-m(e)n-, fond ; cf. sscr<\/i>. budh-ná-, lat<\/i>. fundus, all<\/i>. Boden.<\/p>" }, { "dictionary": "LSJ", "reference": "Liddell-Scott-Jones, Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1940)", "source": null, "description": "ένος, ὁ, bottom<\/b>, of a cup or jar, δειλὴ δ’ ἐνὶ πυθμένι φειδώ Hes. Op.<\/i> 369 (so prov.<\/i> ἐν τῷ πυθμένι τοῦ πίθου<\/b> Lib. Ep. 127.2); τὼ δὲ πίθω πατάγεσκ’ ὀ πύθμην Alc. Supp.<\/i> 25.9, cf. Arist. Pr.<\/i> 936a32, Sor. 1.91; distd. from πύνδαξ, Arist. Pr.<\/i> 938a14; φιάλη… ἡ ἐπὶ τὸν π. καὶ τὸ στόμα τιθεμένη Asclep. Myrl. ap. Ath. 11.501d, cf. Apollod. ib.<\/i> a; this sense is doubtful in Il.<\/i> 11.635 (cf. infr. 4 and Ath. 11.488f), and in IG1². 282.111, 11 (2).161 B 120, 287 B 89, 131, 143 (Delos, iii BC); ἐν τῷ π. ἐπιγραφὴν ἔχουσα Inscr.Délos<\/i> 313a102, cf. 320 B 45, al. (iii BC). generally, base, foundation<\/b>, χθόνα ἐκ πυθμένων κραδαίνειν A. Pr.<\/i> 1046 (anap.); π. γαίης, πέτρης, Orph. A.<\/i> 92, L. 162; foot<\/b> of a mountain, Arat. 989. of the sea, bottom, depth<\/b>, π. θαλάσσης, πόντου, λίμνης, Hes. Th.<\/i> 932, Sol. 13.20, Thgn. 1035; τοῦ πελάγους Pl. Phd.<\/i> 109c, cf. 112b; also Ταρτάρου, abyss<\/b>, Pi. Fr.<\/i> 207.support<\/b> under a cup΄s handle, δύω δ’ ὑπὸ πυθμένες ἦσαν Il.<\/i> 11.635 (cf. supr. 1); legs<\/b> of a tripod, 18.375. pl., sockets<\/b>, ἐκ πυθμένων ἔκλινε κλῇθρα S. OT<\/i> 1261. in Anatomy, fundus<\/b> of univalves, Arist. HA<\/i> 529a6, PA<\/i> 680a23; lower parts<\/b> of the testes, Ruf. Onom.<\/i> 105 (but, upper part<\/b> of the uterus, Sor. 1.7, Gal. 2.889); also γενειάδος π. A. Fr.<\/i> 27; distal end<\/b> of a quince, Aët. 1.111. metaph<\/i>, Δίκας ἐρείδεται π. the base<\/b> of Justice is firmly set, A. Ch.<\/i> 646 (lyr.); π. κακῶν Orph. A.<\/i> 893; πυθμένες λόγων fundamental<\/b> principles, Protag. ap. D.L. 9.54; Ζεὺς π. γαίης τε καὶ οὐρανοῦ Orph. Fr.<\/i> 168.4.stock, root of a tree<\/b>, παρὰ πυθμέν’ ἐλαίης Od.<\/i> 13.122, 372, cf. 23.204; ἐν π. φηγοῦ Hes. Fr.<\/i> 134.8; π. δρυός Ion Trag.<\/i> 28; ὁ π. τῆς ῥίζης Dsc. 4.104, cf. 3.126; σεύτλου πυθμένες beet-roots<\/b>, BGU 1118.17 (i BC); ἁλικακκάβων π. ib.<\/i> 1120.37 (i BC); ἀμπέλου Str. 2.1.14, cf. PPetr. 1 p. 78 (iii BC); ἐπὶ τοῦ αὐτοῦ π. Thphr. HP<\/i> 2.2.9, cf. CP<\/i> 3.13.3; metaph<\/i>, ἐκ νεάτου π. ἐς κορυφήν Sol. 13.10.stem, stalk<\/b>, πυροῦ, κριθῶν, Arist. GA<\/i> 728b36, D.S. 1.14; σύκων Poll. 2.170; τυτθὸν… ἐν χθονὶ πυθμένα τείνει Nic. Th.<\/i> 639. metaph<\/i>, stem, stock<\/b> of a family, A. Ch.<\/i> 260, Supp.<\/i> 106 (lyr.); σμικροῦ γένοιτ’ ἂν σπέρματος μέγας π., i.e. great things might come from small, Id. Ch.<\/i> 204; πυθμένες θάλλουσιν ἐσθλῶν B. 5.198; π. δικῶν, of a litigious person, Com.Adesp.<\/i> 896. in Arithmetic, base<\/b> of a series, i.e.lowest number possessing a given property<\/b>, π. ὁ δέκα (of the numbers such that the previous integers contain an equal number of primes and non-primes) Speus. ap. Theol.Ar.<\/i> 62; ἐπίτριτος π. the first<\/b> couple of numbers giving the ratio 4; 3, Pl. R.<\/i> 546c, cf. Nicom. Ar.<\/i> 1.21, 2.19. [υ in A. ll. cc.<\/i> ; υ by position in Ep., etc.] (Cf. Skt. budhnás<\/i> ΄bottom, base΄, Lat. fundus<\/b>, OE. botm.<\/i>)" }, { "dictionary": "Pape", "reference": "Pape, Griechisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch (3. Aufl., 1914)", "source": null, "description": "ένος, ὁ, die Tiefe, der Grund, Boden von Trinkgefäßen<\/i> ; χρύσεα δέ σφ' ὑπὸ κύκλα ἑκάστῳ πυθμένι θῆκεν, Il<\/i>. 18.375, vgl. 11.535 ; Hes. O<\/i>. 367 ; θαλάσσης, der Grund, die Tiefe des Meeres, Th<\/i>. 932, wie πόντου, Solon. 5.20 ; λίμνης, Theogn. 1029 ; Ταρτάρου, Pind. fr. 223 ; χθόνα δ' ἐκ πυθμένων αὐταῖς ῥίζαις πνεῦμα κραδαίνοι, Aesch. Prom<\/i>. 1048 ; ἐκ δὲ πυθμένων ἔκλινε κοῖλα κλῇθρα, aus den Angeln<\/i>, Soph. O.R<\/i>. 1261 ; ἐν μέσῳ τῷ πυθμένι τοῦ πελάγους οἰκῶν, Plat. Phaed<\/i>. 109c ; πυθμένα οὐκ ἔχει οὐδὲ βάσιν, 112b ; eines Fasses, Pol. 22.11.15 ; Sp., wie Luc. Navig<\/i>. 5, Mort.D<\/i>. 11.3 ; πυθμένι λίμνης, Nic. Ther<\/i>. 368 ; θαλάσσης, Orph. Arg<\/i>. 421 ; auch übertr., κακῶν ἀνεφαίνετο πυθμήν, 893. – Bes. auch der Stamm od. das Wurzelende eines Baumes<\/i>, παρὰ πυθμέν' ἐλαίης, Od<\/i>. 13.122 ; 23.204 ; Strab. 11.10.2 ; übh. Stamm<\/i>, σμικροῦ γένοιτ' ἂν σπέρματος μέγας πυθμήν, Aesch. Ch<\/i>. 202, vgl. 258 ; Suppl<\/i>. 98 ; Arist. gen. anim<\/i>. 1.20 ; DS. 1.14 ; Wurzel<\/i>, ταῦρον ἐν χθονὶ πυθμένα τείνει, Nic. Ther<\/i>. 639. – In der Arithmetik die Wurzelzahl<\/i> ; ἐπίτριτος, Plat. Rep<\/i>. VIII.546e, eine Zahl, welche die Wurzelzahl und noch ein Drittel derselben enthält<\/i> ; vgl. Arist. Polit<\/i>. 5.12 ; Theol.arithm<\/i>. – Verwandt mit πύνδαξ, von dem es Arist. Probl<\/i>. 25.2 unterscheidet." }, { "dictionary": "TBESG", "reference": "Translators Brief lexicon of Extended Strongs for Greek based on Abbot-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922) (=AS), with corrections and adapted by Tyndale Scholars", "source": null, "description": "1. the hollow bottom <\/b> or stand of a cup <\/b>, Lat. fundus<\/i>, [Iliad by Homer (8th\/7th c.BC), Hesiod (8th\/7th c.BC)], etc. 2. of the sea, the bottom, depth <\/b>, [Hesiod (8th\/7th c.BC), Solon Lyricus (Refs 6th c.BC)], etc. 3. the bottom <\/b> or foundation <\/b> of a thing, in plural<\/i>, χθόνα ἐκ πυθμένων κραδαίνειν [Aeschulus Tragicus (6th\/5th c.BC)]; ἐκ π. ἔκλινε κλῇθρα [Sophocles Tragicus (Refs 5th c.BC)]; δίκας π. the anvil-stand <\/b> on which is forged the sword of retribution, [Sophocles Tragicus (Refs 5th c.BC)] 4. the bottom, stock, root of a tree <\/b>, [Odyssey by Homer (8th\/7th c.BC), Solon Lyricus (Refs 6th c.BC)]:—;metaphorically<\/i> the stem <\/b> or stock <\/b> of a family, [Aeschulus Tragicus (6th\/5th c.BC)]; σμικροῦ γένοιτ᾽ ἂν σπέρματος π. μέγας, i. e. great things might come from small, [Aeschulus Tragicus (6th\/5th c.BC)] (ML)" } ] } ] }