L .
L, l
L l, lavmbda or lavbda , tov , indecl., eleventh letter of the Gr. Alphabet: as a numeral lV = 30, but Ël = 30,000.
1. Att. l is sometimes represented by g , as klivbano" krivbano", glwvssalgo" glwvssargo", nauvkraro" nauvklhro", ajlk-hv ajrk-ei`n : so, oJla`/" Qevwlo" kovlax were lisping pronunc. for oJra`/" Qevwro" kovrax , Ar.
2. Dor. l becomes n , as, h\nqon fivntato" for h\lqon fivltato" ; whereas Att. l sometimes replaces n , as, livtron pleuvmwn for nivtron pneuvmwn .
3.
initial
l
is dropt, as
ei[bw
for
leivbw, aijyhro;" ajfuvssw a[cnh
for
laiyhro;" lafuvssw lavcnh
.
4.
Ep.
Poets double
l
,
metri grat.
,
esp.
after the augment, as,
e[llabe ejllitavneue
; and in compds., as in
trivllisto"
:—and Homer omits
l
, where two come together,
metri grat.
, as
jAcileuv"
.
5.
d
sometimes becomes
l
,
cf.
D d
, 11. 5.
6.
g
and
l
are interchanged in
movgi" movli"
.
7.
n
before
l
becomes
l
, as in
sullambavnw ejlleivpw
.
la
la<Eth>- , insep. Prefix with intensive force, as in lav-maco" very warlike, la-katavrato" much accursed.
la`a", L `AAS
L `AAS , oJ , acc. la`an , gen. and dat. la`o", la`i ; dual la`e ; pl. , gen. lavwn , dat. lavesi Ep. lavessi :—in Att. also contr. la`" , acc. la`n : a gen. lavou in Soph. (as if la`a" was of first decl.):— Lat. lapis , a stone, Hom ., etc.
lavbda
lavbda , tov , indecl., = lavmbda , Ar. , etc.
labei`n
la±bei`n , aor. 2 inf. of lambavnw .
labhv
la±bhv , hJ , ( labei`n ) the part intended for grasping, a handle, haft, Dem .; labai; ajmfivstomoi of a cup, Soph.
II. as a pugilistic term, a grip or hold, w{sper ajqlhth;" labh;n zhtei`n Plut .: —metaph. a handle, occasion, opportunity, labh;n didovnai , Lat. ausam praebere , Ar .; so, l. paradidovnai, parevcein Id., Plat.
labh`n
labh`n , Dor. for labei`n , aor. 2 inf. of lambavnw .
lavbh/si
lavbh/si , Ep. for labh`/ , 3 sing. aor. 2 subj. of lambavnw .