to son, whence the passage in Il. 2 is called hJ tou` skhvptrou paravdosi" , Thuc. :—also borne by judges, by heralds, by speakers, who on rising to speak received it from the herald, Hom.
2. the sceptre, i.e. royalty, kingly power, rule, Il., Trag.
skhptroforevw
skhptroforevw , f. hvsw , to rule over, c. gen ., Anth. From skhptrofovro"
skhptrofovro"
skhptro-fovro" , on , bearing a sceptre, kingly, Anth.
skhvptw, SKH vPTW
SKH vPTW , f. skhvyw : aor. I e[skhya :— Med. , f. skhvyomai : aor. I ejskhyavmhn :— Pass. , pf. e[skhmmai :
I. to prop, stay one thing against or upon another: Pass. and Med. to lean upon a staff, Hom .: metaph. to lean upon a person or thing, Dem.
2. c. acc. rei, to put forward by way of support, allege in excuse, Eur .:—in Med. to allege on ones own behalf, Hdt ., Thuc. ; c. inf. to pretend to be, Ar ., Dem.
II.
to hurl, dart,
Aesch
.;
metaph.
,
sk. ajlavstora ei[" tina
Eur.
2.
intr.
to fall heavily,
Aesch
.,
Soph.
skhrivptomai
skhrivptomai , Med. , only in pres. , to support oneself, Od.; skhriptovmeno" cersivn te posivn te pressing with hands and feet, Ib.
skh`yi"
skh`yi" , ew", hJ , ( skhvptw ) a pretext, plea, excuse, pretence, Trag .; c. gen ., kata; fovnou tina; skh`yin on some pretence of murder, Hdt. ; sk. tou` mh; poiei`n a plea, excuse for not doing, Dem.
skiav, SKI vA, skiav
SKI vA , a`" , Ion. skihv , h`", hJ , a shadow, Od.; skia; ajntivstoico" w{" like the shadow that is ones double, Eur.
2. the shade of one who is dead, a phantom, Od., Trag. ; so of one worn to a shadow, Aesch .:—in proverbs of mans mortal estate, skia`" o[nar a[nqrwpo" Pind .; ei[dwlon skia`" Aesch ., etc.
II. the shade of trees, etc. , petraivh skihv the shade of a rock, Hes. ; ejn skih`/ Id.; uJpo; skih`/ Hdt .; uJpo; skia`" Eur .; skia;n Seirivou kunov" shade from its heat, Aesch.
skiagrafevw
skia<Eth>gra±fevw , f. hvsw , ( skia<Eth>gravfo" ) to draw with gradations of light and shade: to sketch out, Lat. adumbrare : — Pass. , ta; ejskiagrafhmevna Plat. Hence skiagravfhma
skiagravfhma
skia<Eth>gravfhma , ato", tov , a mere sketch, Plat.
skiagrafiva
skia<Eth>gra±fiva , hJ , ( skiagravfo" ) a sketch or rough painting, such as to produce an effect at a distance, scene-painting, Plat. From skiagravfo"
skiagravfo"