PLEUR vA , a`", hJ , = pleurovn , a rib, Lat. costa , Hdt .: mostly in pl. the ribs, the side, Il., Hdt. , Att. :in sing. , also, of one side, Soph.
II. the side of things and places, pleurai; nhov" Theogn .; cwrivou, potamou` Plat .; of an army, aiJ pl. tou` plaisivou Xen.
III. the page of a book, Anth.
pleurovqen
pleurovqen , Adv. from the side, Soph.
pleurokopevw
pleuro-kopevw , f. hvsw , ( kovptw ) to smite the ribs, Soph.
pleurovn
pleurovn , tov , = pleurav , a rib: mostly in pl. the ribs, the side, Il., Hdt. , etc. ;also in sing. , Soph.
II. of places, pleuro;n new`n the side of the bay where the ships lay, Id.; to; dexio;n pl . the right flank (of an army), Xen.
pleurotuphv"
pleuro-tuØphv" , ev" , striking the sides or ribs, Anth.
pleuvrwma
pleuvrwma , tov , like pleurovn , in pl. the side, Aesch.
pleustevon
pleustevon , verb. Adj. from plevw , one must sail, Dem.
pleustikov"
pleustikov" , hv, ovn , fit or favourable for sailing, Theocr.
plevw, PLE vW, plevw
PLE vW , Ep. pleivw , Att. imper. plei` : f. pleuvsomai , Dor. pleusou`mai , later pleuvsw : aor. I e[pleusa : pf. pevpleuka : Pass. , aor. I ejpleuvsqhn : pf. pevpleusmai : besides plwvw , Ep. impf. plw`on , Hom. has a syncop. aor. 2 e[plwn, w", w , part. plwv" , compds. ajp-evplw , etc. : Ion. inf. plwvein , impf. e[plwon , f. plwvsomai , aor. I e[plwsa , part. plwvsa" , pf. pevplwka .The Att. contracted only ee and eei , as in cevw : to sail, go bysea, Hom ., etc. ; c. acc. cogn. , uJgra; kevleuqa plei`n to sail the watery ways, Od.; hence in Pass. , to; pepleusmevnon pevlago" Xen .; metaph ., plei`n uJfeimevnh/ cf. uJfivhmi III .
II.
of ships, Il.,
Hdt.
,
etc.
2.
of other things,
to swim, float,
Hom
.,
etc.
3.
metaph
.,
tauvth" e[pi plevonte" ojrqh`"
while we keep [the ship of] our country right,
Soph.
;
oujdÆ o{pw" ojrqh; pleuvsetai
(
sc.
hJ povli"
)
proeivdeto
Dem.
plevwn
plevwn , neut. plevon , pl. plevw , = pleivwn, pleivon, pleivona .
plevw"
plevw" , pleva<Eth>, plevwn , pl. plevw/, pleva/, pleva<Eth> : Ion. plevo" , -evh, -evon : Ep. plei`o" , h, on : ( pivm-plhmi ): full of a thing, c. gen ., plei`ai oi[nou klisivai Il., etc.