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λειμών

leimon

any moist, grassy place, meadow

Appears 14 times across Homer's epics.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

λειμών, ῶνος, ὁ, A. any moist, grassy place, meadow, Il. 2.467, etc.; ἀμφὶ δὲ λειμῶνες μαλακοὶ ἴου ἠδὲ σελίνου θήλεον Od. 5.72; μαλακὸς λ. Hes. Th. 279; βαθύς A. Pr. 653; λ. βούχιλος, βουθερής, Id. Supp. 540 (lyr.), S. Tr. 188: metaph., λειμῶνα Μουσῶν δρέπων Ar. Ra. 1300; ἐς λειμῶνα ποταμίων ποτῶν into the smooth river-water, S. Fr. 659; χυτῆς λειμὼν θαλάσσης, of a sponge, AP 6.66.7 (Paul. Sil.); πλούτου καὶ νεότητος λειμῶνας ἀφθόνους Pl. Sph. 222a, cf. Phdr. 248c. 2. flowers, Ὧραι λειμῶνας βρύουσι Him. Or. 1.19. II. pudenda muliebria, E. Cyc. 171. III. later, freq. metaph. for any bright, flowery surface, as a blooming face, a peacockʼs tail, Ach.Tat. 1.19, 1.16; an embroidered robe, λ. ὁ περὶ τὰς ἐσθῆτας Philostr. Im. 2.1; also λ. λέξεων, title of work by Pamphilus, Suid. Praef., cf. Plin. HN Praef. 24, Gell. Praef. 6:—and as Dim. λειμωνάριον, τό, Phot. Bibl.p.161 B.
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