ἕδρα (hedra)
hedra
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1. a sitting-place :
2. a seat, chair, stool, bench , (Homer): a seat of honour , (Iliad by Homer)
3. a seat , of the gods, a sanctuary, temple , (Pindar); ἐξ ἕδρας out of its right place , (Euripides):—; a foundation, base , (Plutarch)
5. ἡ ἕδρα τοῦ ἵππου the back of the horse, on which the rider sits , (Xenophon Historicus)
6. ἕδραι are the quarters of the sky in which omens appear, (Aeschulus Tragicus)
7. a sitting , (Aeschulus Tragicus): of a position, γονυπετεῖς ἕδραι kneeling, (Euripides)
8. a sitting still, inactivity, delay , (Herdotus Historicus); οὐχ ἕδρας ἀκμή 'tis not the season for sitting still , (Sophocles Tragicus)
9. the sitting of a council, (Sophocles Tragicus)
10. the seat, breech, fundament , (Herdotus Historicus) (ML)
2. a seat, chair, stool, bench , (Homer): a seat of honour , (Iliad by Homer)
3. a seat , of the gods, a sanctuary, temple , (Pindar); ἐξ ἕδρας out of its right place , (Euripides):—; a foundation, base , (Plutarch)
5. ἡ ἕδρα τοῦ ἵππου the back of the horse, on which the rider sits , (Xenophon Historicus)
6. ἕδραι are the quarters of the sky in which omens appear, (Aeschulus Tragicus)
7. a sitting , (Aeschulus Tragicus): of a position, γονυπετεῖς ἕδραι kneeling, (Euripides)
8. a sitting still, inactivity, delay , (Herdotus Historicus); οὐχ ἕδρας ἀκμή 'tis not the season for sitting still , (Sophocles Tragicus)
9. the sitting of a council, (Sophocles Tragicus)
10. the seat, breech, fundament , (Herdotus Historicus) (ML)