destiny, death, of the killer, povtmon ejfei`nai , or of the killed, povtmon ejpispei`n , Hom. ;—also in Pind. and Trag.
2. without a sense of evil, p. suggenhv" ones natural gifts, Pind .; eujtucei` povtmw/ Aesch .; p. xunhvqh" patrov" my fathers customary fortune, Soph. [Penult. often short in Trag. ]
povtna
povtna± , hJ , shorter form of povtnia, povtna qeav Od.; povtna qeavwn h. Hom. ; povtna qew`n Eur.
povtnia
povtnia± , hJ , (from same Root as pov"-i", de"-povt-h" ) a poët. title of honour, used chiefly in addressing goddesses or ladies:
1. = devspoina , mistress, queen, c. gen ., povtnia qhrw`n ( nom. ) queen of wild beasts, Lat. potens ferarum , Il.; povtnia bevlewn Pind .: absol. , povtniÆ jErinuv" Aesch .; often in voc. , w\ povtniÆ {Hra Id.; w\ povtnia ( sc. jAqhnaiva ) Ar. :—in pl. of the Eumenides, Hdt. , Soph. ; also of Demeter and Proserpine, Soph. , etc.
2. as Adj. revered, august, Hom.
Potniaiv , aiJ , an ancient Boeot. town, Strab. :—hence fem. Adj. Potniav" , avdo" , Potnian, Potniavde" i{ppoi Boeotian mares, noted for their hot temper, hence raging, furious, Eur. Hence potniavomai
potniavomai
potniavomai , Dep. to cry or lament aloud, shriek, howl, Plut ., Luc. Hence potniasmov"
potniasmov"
potniasmov" , oJ , lamentation, Strab.
potoptavzw
pot-optavzw , Dor. verb, = pro"-oravw , Anth.
povtorqro"
povt-orqro" , Dor. for prov"-orqro" .
potov"
potov" , hv, ovn , verb. Adj. ( PO , Root of some tenses of pivnw ) drunk, fit for drinking, Aesch ., Eur.
II. as Subst. , potovn , tov , that which one drinks, drink, esp. of wine, Hom. , Hdt. , Att. ; si`ta kai; potav meat and drink, Hdt.
2. pavtrion p . drink of my sires, Aesch. ; p. krhnai`on Soph.
povto"
povto" , oJ , ( PO , Root of some tenses of pivnw ) drinking, a drinking-bout, carousal, Xen .; para; povton , Lat. inter pocula , Id.; ejn toi`" povtoi" Aeschin.
potovsdw
pot-ovsdw , Dor. for pro"-ovzw .
pottw`