stefa±novw , f. wvsw : ( stevfano" ):
I.
used by
Hom.
only in
sing. pf.
and
plqpf.
of
Pass.
,
ejstefavnwtai, -wto
:—
to be put round,
Lat.
circumdari
,
h]n peri; me;n fovbo" ejstefavnwtai
round about
which (the shield)
is
Terror
wreathed,
Il.;
ajmfi; dev min nevfo" ejstefavnwto
all round about
him
was
a cloud, Ib.;
peri; nh`son povnto" ejstefavnwtai
the sea
lies round about
the island, Od.
2. to be surrounded, Lat. cingi , ejstefanwmevno" tihvrhn mursivnh/ having his tiara wreathed with myrtle, Hdt.
II. Act. to crown, wreathe, caivthn Pind .; st. tinav Eur ., etc. : c. dupl. acc. , eujaggevlia stefanou`n tinav to crown one for good tidings, Ar. :— Pass. to be crowned or rewarded with a crown, Hdt ., Pind. :— Med. to crown oneself, stefanou`sqe kissw`/ Eur ., Ar.
2.
in
Med.
to win a crown,
of the victor at the games,
Pind.
3.
to crown
as an honour or reward,
Eur.
,
Lys.
:—
to crown
or
honour
with libations,
Eur.
4.
Pass.
to wear a crown
as a badge of office,
Xen.
,
Dem.
stefanwvdh"
stefa±n-wvdh" , e" , ( ei\do" ) like a wreath, wreathed, Eur.
stefavnwma
stefavnwma »a±1/4, ato", tov , that which surrounds, a crown or wreath, Theogn ., Pind. ; st. puvrgwn [the citys] coronal of towers, Soph.
2.
a crown as the prize
of victory,
Pind.
3.
an honour, glory,
Id.
stefavnw"
stefavnw" , Dor. acc. pl. of stevfano" .
stevfo"
stevfo" , eo", tov , ( stevfw ) a crown, wreath, garland, Eur .; pl. stevfh , = stevmmata , Aesch. , Soph.
2. of libations, Aesch.
stevfw, STE vFW
STE vFW , f. stevyw : aor. I e[steya :— Pass. , aor. I ejstevfqhn : pf. e[stemmai :— to put round, Lat. circumdare , ajmfi; kefalh`/ nevfo" e[stefe di`a qeavwn Il.; qeo;" morfh;n e[pesi stevfei Od.:— Med. to put round ones head, Anth.
II. to surround, crown, wreath, tina; a[nqesi Hes .; mursivnh" klavdoi" Eur .: —Med ., stevfou kavra crown thy head, Id.:— Pass. to be crowned, Aesch.
2. to crown with libations, Soph.
stevwmen
stevwmen , Ion. 1 pl. aor. 2 subj. of i{sthmi .
sth`
sth` , Ep. 3 sing. aor. 2 of i{sthmi .
sthvdhn
sthvdhn , Adv. = stavdhn II , by weight.
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