πέτρα,
Ionic dialect and
Epic dialect πέτρη, ἡ,
rock; frequently of
cliffs, ledges, etc. by the sea, λισσὴ αἰπεῖά τε εἰς ἅλα πέτρη [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; χῶρος λεῖος πετράων free from
rocks, of a beach,[
Refs 8th c.BC+]; χοιρὰς π. [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; also,
rocky peak or
ridge, αἰγίλιψ π. [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; λιττὰς π. [
Refs 6th c.BC+]; π. Λευκάς, Ὠλενίη, etc, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; π. σύνδρομοι, Συμπληγάδες, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; πρὸς πέτραις ὑψηλοκρήμνοις, of Caucasus, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]; π. Δελφίς, π. δίλοφος, of Parnassus, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. Κεκροπία, of the Acropolis, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
2) π. γλαφυρή a hollow
rock, i.e. a cave, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; σπέος κοιλῇ ὑπὸ π. [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; δίστομος π.
cave in the rock with a double entrance, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; κατηρεφεῖς αὐτῇ τῇ π. [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἕως τῆς π. down to
virgin rock, [
NT+3rd c.BC+]
3)
mass of rock or
boulder, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]
4)
stone as material, π. λαρτία, Τηΐα, [
Refs 3rd c.BC+], which is variant in X.[same place]; πέτρᾳ should be read in [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; the distinction is minimized by [
Refs 2nd c.AD+]
II) proverbial, οὐκ ἀπὸ δρυὸς οὐδ᾽ ἀπὸ πέτρης, etc. (see. δρῦς); as a symbol of firmness, ὁ δ᾽ ἐστάθη ἠΰτε π. ἔμπεδον [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; of hard-heartedness, ἐκ πέτρας εἰργασμένος [
Refs 5th c.BC+] in a text with musical accompaniment, [
Refs]