shmatovei"
shma±tovei" , essa, en , ( sh`ma 4) full of tombs, Anth.
shmatourgov"
shma±t-ourgov" , oJ, ( * e[rgw ) one who makes devices for shields, Aesch.
shmeiogravfo"
shmeio-gravfo" »a±1/4, on , a shorthand writer, Plut.
shmei`on
shmei`on
,
tov
,
Ion.
shmhvion
,
Dor.
sama`/on
, (
sh`ma
)
a sign, a mark, token,
Hdt
.,
Att.
2.
a sign from the gods, an omen,
Soph
.,
Plat.
:
esp.
of
the constellations,
Eur.
3.
a sign
or
signal
to do a thing made by flags,
Hdt.
;
ai[rein, kataspa`n to; "
. to make or take down
the signal for battle,
Thuc
.;
ta; shmei`a h[rqh
the signals agreed upon
were made, Id.
4. an ensign or flag, on the admirals ship, Hdt. ; on the generals tent, Xen. :—then, generally, a standard, ensign, Eur .: hence, a boundary, limit, Dem.
5.
a device
upon a shield,
Hdt.
,
Eur.
; upon ships,
a figure-head,
Ar.
6.
a signal, watchword,
Thuc.
II.
in reasoning,
a sign
or
proof,
Ar
.,
Thuc.
,
etc.
:—
shmei`on dev
: or
shmei`on gavr
: (to introduce an argument) this is
a proof
of it,
Dem.
,
etc.
shmeiovw
shmeiovw , f. wvsw , = shmaivnw , to mark (by milestones), Polyb.
II. Med. to interpret as a sign, Strab.
shmeiwvdh"
shmei-wvdh" , e" , ( ei\do" ) marked, remarkable, Strab.
shvmeron
shvmeron , Dor. savmeron , ( hJmevra with " prefixed) Adv. to-day, Hom ., Pind. :—the common Att. form was thvmeron , Ar. , etc. ; eij" thvmeron Plat .; hJ t. hJmevra Dem.
shmhvion
shmhvion , tov , Ion. for shmei`on .
shmikivnqion
shmikivnqion or simikivnqion , tov , the Lat. semicinctium , an apron or kerchief, N.T.
shmovqeto"
shmov-qeto" , on , having a mark set or affixed, Anth.
shpedwvn
shpedwvn , ovno", hJ , rottenness, putrefaction, Plat.
shpiva
shpiva , hJ , the cuttle-fish, which when pursued darkens the water by ejecting a liquid, Ar. (Deriv. unknown.)