ceimeriØnov" , hv, ovn , ( cei`ma ) of or in winter, of or in winter-time, opp. to qerinov", c. tropaiv ( v. trophv 1), Hdt. , Thuc. , etc. ; th;n c . ( sc. w{rhn ) during the winterseason, Hdt.
2. wintry, Thuc .; v. ceimevrio" .
ceimevrio" , a, on , and o", on , ( cei`ma ) wintry, stormy, Il., Hes. , Soph. ; w{rh ceimerivh the wintry or stormy season, Od., Hes. ; h\mar c . Il.; oiJ ceimeriwvtatoi mh`ne" the most wintry, stormy months, Hdt. ; c. nuvx a stormy night (in summer time), Thuc. ; ajkta; ceimeriva kumatoplhvx a shore stricken by the wintry waves, Soph.
2. metaph ., c. luvph raging pain, Id. ceimevrio" generally means wintry, stormy, ceimerinov" in the winter season.
ceimofugevw
ceimo-fuØgevw , ( feuvgw ) to shun the winter or wintry weather, Strab.
ceimwvn
ceimwvn , w`no", oJ , ( v. ciwvn ) winter, opp. to qevro" , il., Att. ; ceimw`no" in winter-time, Xen. ; tou` c . in the course of the winter, Thuc .; ceimw`na during winter, Soph .; to;n c . during the winter, Hdt ., Xen.
2.
the wintry quarter
of the heavens,
the north,
Boreva" kai; c
.
Hdt.
II.
wintry weather, a winter-storm,
and generally
a storm,
Hom
.,
Hdt.
,
Att.
;
c. katerravgh
Hdt
.;
ejpevpesev sfi c. mevga"
Id.;
w\rse qeo;sceimw`na
Aesch
.;
c. noterov"
a storm
of rain,
Thuc.
:in
pl.
,
uJpo; tw`n c
. by means
of the winter-storms,
Hdt.
2. metaph ., qeovssuto" c . a storm of calamity sent by the gods, Aesch. ; doro;" ejn ceimw`ni in the storm of battle, Soph. ; qolerw`/ c. noshvsa" , of the madness of Ajax, Id.
ceivr, CEI vR
CEI vR , hJ, ceirov", ceiriv, cei`ra , dual cei`re, ceroi`n , pl. cei`re", cerw`n, cersiv, cei`ra" ;the penult. being regularly short, when the ult. is long:but Poets used the penult. long or short, as the verse required, cerov", ceriv, cevra, cevre, cevre", cevra" , poët. forms, dat. pl. ceivresi, ceivressi, cevressi : acc. pl. cevrra" . The hand, Hom ., etc. : also the hand and arm, the arm, cei`ra mevshn ajgkw`no" e[nerqen Il.; cei`re" ajpÆ w[mwn aji?ssonto Hes .; so, ejn cersi; pesei`n into the arms, Il., etc. ; a[krh ceivr , to denote the hand as distinct from the arm, Ib.
II.
Special usages:
1.
to denote position,
ejpÆ ajristera; ceirov"
Od.;
ejpi; dexia; ceirov"
Pind
.;
laia`" ceirov"
on
the left
hand,
Aesch
.;
potevra" th`" ceirov"
; on which
hand?
Eur.
2. the dat. is common with Verbs which imply the use of hands, ceiri; labei`n, cersi;n e{lesqai , etc. , Hom. , etc.
3.
the
gen.
is used when
one takes a person by the hand,
ceiro;" e[cein tinav
Il.;
ceiro;" eJlwvn
Ib.
4.
the
acc.
is used when
one takes the hand of a person,
cei`ra gevronto" eJlwvn
Ib.;
cei`rav" tÆ ajllhvlwn labevthn
, in pledge of good faith, Ib.
5.
other uses of the
acc.
:
a.
of suppliants,
cei`ra" ajnascei`n qeoi`"
, in prayer, Ib.;
cei`ra" ajmfibavllein gouvnasi
or
deivrh/
Od.; also,
cei`ra" ai[rein
is to hold up
hands
in voting,
Xen.
,
etc.
:
cei`ra uJperevcein tinov"
or
tiniv
to hold
the hand
over him as a protector, Il.
b.
in hostile sense,
cei`ra"
or
cei`ra ejpifevrein tiniv, ejfievnai tiniv
Hom.
c.
cei`ra" ajpevcein tinov"
to keep
hands
off a person or thing,
Lat.
abstinere manus ab aliquo
,
Id.
6.
with Preps.,
ajpo; ceiro;" logivzesqai
to reckon
off hand, roughly,
Ar
.:
dia; cerw`n labei`n
, literally, to take
between the hands,
Soph
.;
dia; ceiro;" e[cein
to have
in hand,
i.e.
under control,
Thuc.
; and so, to have a work
in hand,
Id.:so,
eij" cei`ra" lambavnein
to take
in hand,
undertake,