caunovth" , hto", hJ , porousness, sponginess, Xen ., Plut. II. metaph. empty vanity, Plat ., Arist. ; and caunovw
caunovw
caunovw , f. wvsw , to make porous or flaccid.
II. metaph. to puff up, fill with conceit, Eur ., Plat. Hence cauvnwma
cauvnwma
cauvnwma , ato", tov , loosened earth, Plut .; and cauvnwsi"
cauvnwsi"
cauvnwsi" , ew", hJ , a making slack or loose, metaph. the making a thing light, weakening its force and weight (like Lat. elevatio ), Ar.
ceve
ceve , Ep. for e[cee , 3 sing. aor. I of cevw .
cezhtiavw
cezhtiavw , Desiderat. of cevzw , Ar.
cevzw (Root CED ): f. cesou`mai : aor. I e[cesa : aor. 2 e[ceson : pf. kevcoda , pass. kevcesmai :— to ease oneself, do ones need, Ar .: —Pass ., spevleqo" ajrtivw" kecesmevno" dung just dropt, Id.
ceiav
ceiav , Ion. ceihv , hJ , a hole, esp. of serpents, Il., Pind. (From Root CA , cavskw .)
ceilopotevw
ceilo-potevw , f. hvsw , to drink with the lips, sip, Anth.
cei`lo"
cei`lo" , eo", tov : pl. , gen. ceilw`n , poët. dat. ceivlessi : a lip, Lat. labrum , Hom ., etc. ; proverb., ceivlesi gela`n to laugh with the lips only, Il.; ceivlea mevn tÆ ejdivhnÆ, uJperwv/hn dÆ oujk ejdivhnen wetted the lips, but not the palate, i.e. drank sparingly, Ib.; ajpo; ceilevwn , opp. to ajpo; kardiva" , with ‘lip-service,’ Plut.
2.
of birds,
a bill, beak,
Eur.
II.
metaph.
of things,
the edge, brink, brim, rim,
of a bowl, Od.,
Hdt.
,
etc.
; of a ditch, Il.,
Hdt.
; of rivers,
Hdt.
Hence
ceilovw
ceilovw
ceilovw , f. wvsw , to surround with a lip or rim, Xen.
cei`ma
cei`ma , ato", tov , ( v. ciwvn ) winter-weather, cold, frost, Lat. hiems , Hom.
2. winter as a season of the year, opp. to qevro" , Od., Att. ; cei`ma ( acc. absol .) in winter, Od., Hes. ; so dat. ceivmati , Soph.
II. a storm, Aesch ., Eur. Hence ceimavdion