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5 entries for Linus

λ570Λίνοςlinos, linusΑ sort of hymn. Homer [writes]: "he sang a fine linos". [The term arises] not because of the strings [being made] from flax, but [because] they sang a sort of hymn, like a paean. …Matched in translationhighshort
λ572Λίνοςflax, flaxen thread… a net. But [sc. when attested as a proper name] 'Linos' [is] a philosopher among Thebans.Matched in translationhighshort
μ843Μείλινον δόρυashen spearFrom Homer, Iliad 5.666 (web address 1). The noun appears there first, as the metre requires; and the adjective itself is me/linos in prose: see LSJ entry at web address 2 [me/linos (B)].Matched in noteshighshort
ι571Ἱππομανῆhorse-maddening[Meaning] in a great rage; or one who is mad about horses and horsemanship; or to be understood in reference to the meadow. The "horse" [sc. part of the word] is applied to something …Matched in translationhighmedium
ε859ἜλινοςvineAdler refers to the unedited Ambrosian Lexicon (551) as a comparandum. Apparently the headword is a variant of what is more commonly encountered as e(/linos, i.e. with a rough breathing. Perhaps quoted from Oppian, …Matched in noteshighshort