λεπτός, ή, όν, (λέπω) rare in literal sense,
peeled, husked, ῥίμφα τε λέπτ᾽ ἐγένοντο, of barley being
threshed out, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]
2)
fine, small, κονίη [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; of soil,
light, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
3)
thin, fine, delicate, frequently in [
Refs 8th c.BC+], mostly of garments and the [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; πέπλοι, φᾶρος, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; ῥινὸς βοός [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; δέρμα [
Refs 4th c.BC+]; τρίχες [
Refs]; σάρξ [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; λεπτὰ τὰ πρῴραθεν ἔχειν, of ships, to have the bows
thin and weak, [
Refs]
4) of the human figure, mostly in bad sense,
thin, lean, [
Refs 7th c.BC+]; opposed to παχύς, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐγὼ δὲ λεπτὴ κἀσθενής [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; of animals, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; also,
slender, taper (opposed to παχύς), δάκτυλος [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀπολήγειν εἰς λεπτόν, of the fingers of a statue, [
Refs 2nd c.AD+]
5) of space,
strait, narrow, εἰσίθμη [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐπὶ λεπτὸν τετάχθαι in
a thin line, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
6) generally,
small, weak, impotent, λεπτὴ μῆτις [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; λ. ἴχνη
faint traces, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; λ. οὖας, of a child's ear,
tiny, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]; τὰ λ. τῶν προβάτων
small cattle, i.e.
sheep and goats, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; λ. πλοῖα
small craft, [
Refs]; ἄκραι λ.
small headlands, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; see below 111.2.
adverb -τῶς, ζῆν
poorly, meanly, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]:
neuter plural as
adverb, λεπτὰ λεύσσω κόραις [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
7)
light, slight, λεπταῖς ὑπαὶ κώνωπος. ῥιπαῖσι [
Refs 4th c.BC+]; λ. πνοαί
light breezes, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; λεπταῖς ἐπὶ ῥοπῇσιν on
slight turns of fortune, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
8) of size or quantity, λ. πυρίδια
small, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
adverb, λ. τῖλαι 'pluck into small pieces', [
Refs 3rd c.BC+]
9) of liquids,
thin, γάλα [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; λ. οἶνος
light wine, [
Refs 2nd c.AD+]; also of food, λ. δίαιται [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
adverb -τῶς, διαιτᾶσθαι, διαιτᾶν[
Refs 2nd c.AD+]
10) ={λεπτομερής},
consisting of fine parts, ὅσῳ -ότερον ἀὴρ ὕδατος [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
II)
metaphorically,
subtle, refined, νοῦς [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; - ότατοι λῆροι [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; compare λεπτολόγος.
adverb - τῶς, μεριμνᾶν [
Refs 4th c.BC+]:
comparative -οτέρως [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
in detail, [
Refs 5th c.BC+] see at {νιφετός}; compare κατάλεπτον, καταλεπτολογέω: τὰ κατὰ λεπτόν, title of poems by Aratus, [
Refs 1st c.BC+]; also of minor poems of Virgil; τῶν κατὰ λεπτὸν πόρων ἀραίωσις, perhaps
small pores, [
Refs 2nd c.AD+]
II.2) rarely of the voice,
fine, delicate, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]:
neuter as
adverb, λεπτὸν ἀμφιτιττυβίζειν [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; of sound, λ. ὑποτρύζουσα [
Refs 6th c.AD+]; compare λεπταλέος.
II.3) of smell, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.4) of persons, οἱ λ.
the poor, [
Refs 2nd c.BC+]; λεπτὴν πλέκειν, proverbial of poor people, [
Refs 5th c.AD+]
III)
substantive λεπτόν (i.e. ἔντερον), τό, the
small intestine, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
III.2) (i.e. νόμισμα)
a very small coin, [
NT], Phot. see at {ὀβολός}; compare#1.6.
III.3) (i.e. κεράμιον)
jar, [
Refs 2nd c.AD+]; compare λεπτίον, λεπτοκεραμεύς.
III.4) Astron. (i.e. ἑξηκοστόν), division of a degree, πρῶτα λεπτά, =
minutes, δεύτερα λ, =
seconds, [
Refs 1st c.BC+]; λεπτά alone, =
minutes, [
Refs 1st c.AD+]