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θα^λερός , ά, όν, (θάλλω, θα^λεῖν)
A.stout, sturdy, buxom, in Hom. of persons, θ. αἰζηοί, πόσις, παρακοίτης, Il.3.26, 8.190, 6.430, cf. Pi.N. 1.71; “γόνοςh.Ven.104; “τοκεύςHes.Th.138.
2. blooming, fresh, θ. γάμος the marriage of a youthful pair, Od.6.66, 20.74; “Ὀϊκλῆος θ. λέχος εἰσαναβᾶσαHes.Cat.Oxy.2075.25; “θαλερὸς ἥβης χρόνοςE.El. 20; “πρωθήβης ἔαρος θαλερώτεροςAlex.Aet.3.7; of plants, “ἀμάρακοςChaerem.14.16; “ἄνθεονIG12(7).410.17 (Amorgos).
II. of parts of the body, stout, sturdy, “μηρώIl.15.113; χαίτη luxuriant mane, 17.439; θ. ἀλοιφή rich fat, Od.8.476: hence generally, θ. κατὰ δάκρυ χέουσα shedding big tears, Il.6.496, cf. 24.9, 794, etc.; “θ. δέ οἱ ἔκπεσε δάκρυ2.266; “θαλερώτερα δάκρυαMosch.4.56 (so “θαλερώτερον ἔκλαενTheoc.14.32); θ. γόος the thick and frequent sob, Od.10.457; θ. φωνή strong voice, Il.17.696, al.; μῦθοι impassioned, torrential, A.R.4.1072; θαλερώτερον πνεῦμα a more genial wind, dub. in A.Th.707 (lyr.); θαλερὸν πνεῦμα thick, i.e. laboured or rapid, breathing, v.l. for θολερὸν πν. in Hp.Prorrh.1.39, cf. Gal.16.596; θ. ὕπνος deep sleep, E.Ba. 692.
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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (20):
    • Aeschylus, Seven Against Thebes, 707
    • Euripides, Bacchae, 692
    • Euripides, Electra, 20
    • Euripides, Suppliants, 62
    • Hesiod, Theogony, 138
    • Homer, Iliad, 15.113
    • Homer, Iliad, 17.439
    • Homer, Iliad, 17.696
    • Homer, Iliad, 24.9
    • Homer, Iliad, 2.266
    • Homer, Iliad, 3.26
    • Homer, Iliad, 6.430
    • Homer, Iliad, 6.496
    • Homer, Odyssey, 10.457
    • Homer, Odyssey, 6.66
    • Homer, Odyssey, 8.476
    • Homeric Hymns, Hymn 5 to Aphrodite, 104
    • Homer, Iliad, 8.190
    • Homer, Odyssey, 20.74
    • Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica, 4.1072
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