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φάος,φάεος,τό,
Att.
contr.
φῶς,φωτός,and resolved Ep.
φόως(φώωσδε,though read by Ar.Byz. and Aristarch. , is to be rejected in Il. 16.188 ); Aeol.
φάος
Sapph. Supp. 25.9 , but cf.φαυοφόρος:— Hom. usesφάοςandφόως,neverφῶς;of the oblique cases he uses only dat. sing.φάειand acc. pl.φάεα;dat. pl.
A.
φαέεσσι
Hes. Fr. 142.4
, Call. Dian. 211 , etc.:—φάοςis the only form used by Pi. : Trag. useφάοςorφῶς,both in lyr. and dialogue, as metre requires: Com. useφάοςin lyr. only, Ar. Eq. 973 , Ra. 1529 ;φῶνis a late acc. in BCH 51.380 (Cyme, Hymn to Isis); in Proseφῶςis the only form used in nom. and acc.: gen. φάους
X. Cyr. 4.2.9
, 26 , Oec. 9.3 , Arist. de An. 429a3 ; dat. φάει
A. Ag. 575
Close Browse lexicon entries , Ch. 62 (lyr.), S. Ph. 415 , 1212 (lyr.), etc.: pl., φάη
, Gal. 18(2).250 , AP 7.373 (Thall.); gen. φαέων
A 33 (Delos,iii B. C.), etc.; gen.φώτωνib. 42(1).110.43 (Epid.,iv B. C.); dat.φωσί(v. infr. 1.2 ): (φάω). [ᾰregularly; but Hom. always hasᾱmetri gr. inφᾱεα;and so dat. pl.φᾱεσιin Call. Dian. 71 ]:—light,esp.daylight, ἤδη
; κατέδυ λαμπρὸν φ. ἠελίοιο
; Ἠὼς . . Ζηνὶ φόως ἐρέουσα
;πρὸς τὸ φῶς βλέπεινibid.;οὐράνιον φῶς, αἰθέρος φῶς,
S. Ant. 944 (lyr.), E. Ph. 809 (lyr.); ἡμέρας ἁγνὸν φάος
Od. 21.429 ;ἕως ἂν φῶς γένηταιtilldaybreak, Pl. Prt. 311a ;ἅμα φάειatdaybreak, Plu. Cam. 34 ; ἅμα τῷ φωτί
, al.;ἕως ἔτι φῶς ἐστινwhile there is stilllight,
Pl. Phd. 89c ; ἔτι φάους ὄντος
(lyr.);κατὰ φῶς,opp.νύκτωρ,
X. Cyr. 3.3.25 ; also, of moonlightand starlight,
l. c., cf. Pi. O. 10(11).75 , Bion Fr. 8.5 , etc.; ἀστέρος τηλαυγέστερον
;τὰ φῶτα,sc. sun and moon, Ptol. Tetr. 37 , 38 .
b. in Poets, freq. in phrases concerning the life of men, ζώει καὶ ὁρᾷ φ. ἠελίοιο
, cf. Od. 4.540 , etc.; λείπειν φ. ἠελίοιο
, Thgn. 569 ;ἐς φάος οὐκ ἀνίεσκε, ἀκίκεσθε,
Hes. Th. 157 , 652 ; ζῇ τε καὶ βλέπει φάος
(lyr.);πέμψατ' ἔνερθεν ψυχὴν ἐς φῶς, ἀναγαγεῖν εἰς φῶς,
A. Pers. 630 (anap.), Ar. Av. 699 (anap.); πρὸς φῶς ἀνελθεῖν
(paratrag.); εἰ στερήσομαι τοῦδε τοῦ φωτός
: but alsoεἰς φῶς ἰέναιto come intothe light,i.e. intopublic,
S. Ph. 1353 ;εἰς φῶς λέγεινib. 581 ;τὸ φῶς κόσμον παρέχει light(i. e.publicity) is a guarantee for order, X. Ages. 9.1 .
= ἦμαρ , A. Pers. 261 : pl.,κρισίμων φαέωνof criticaldays,
2. the lightof a torch, lamp, fire, etc., τίς τοι φάος οἴσει;
, cf. 34 , 64 ; φάος πάντεσσι παρέξω
;πρὸς φῶς πίνεινto drink bythe fire,
Id. Cyr. 7.5.27 ;a light,
: pl., Plu. Pel. 12 , Ant. 26 , etc.;τὰ φ.theilluminations,
A 33 (Delos,iii B. C.);μέσοις φωσίνat a moderatefire,
B. , cf. Zos.Alch. pp.147,155
3. the lightof the eyes,φάος ὀμμάτων, ὄσσων,Pind. N. 10.40 , Opp. H. 4.525 : pl., φάεα eyes,
, 19.417 ; τίεσκον ἴσον φαέεσσιν ἐμοῖσι
l. c.: sg., of the Cyclops'eye,
IG 42(1).110.43 (Epid.,iv B. C.), Plu. 2.515b ;openingin a machine, Heliod. ap. Orib. 49.7.14 .
II. light,as a metaph. for deliverance, happiness, victory, glory, etc., καὶ τῷ μὲν φάος ἦλθεν
; φόως δ' ἑτάροισιν ἔθηκεν
; ἐπὴν φάος ἐν νήεσσι θήῃς
; [ πύλαι] πετασθεῖσαι τεῦξαν φάος
, cf. S. Ant. 600 (lyr.), Aj. 709 (lyr.); λαμπρὸν φ. γένους
; of persons, ἤν πού τι φόως Δαναοῖσι γένωμαι
, cf. 8.282 , etc.; esp. in addressing persons, ἦλθες, Τηλέμαχε, γλυκερὸν φάος
, 1354 ; ὦ μέγιστον Ἕλλησιν φάος
; in late Prose, Anon. ap. Suid.
s.v. ὦ φῶς : pl., AP 7.373 (Thall.).
b. of God, ὁ θεὸς φ. ἐστί
; φ. καὶ ζωή ἐστιν ὁ θεὸς καὶ πατήρ
; of Christ, φ. εἰς ἀποκάλυψιν ἐθνῶν
2. with reference toilluminationof the mind, τῆς ἀληθείας τὸ φῶς
, cf. 47c ; τὸ φ. τὸ ἐν σοί
;τέκνα φωτός, ὅπλα τοῦ φ.,
Ep.Eph. 5.8 , Ep.Rom. 13.12 .
III. the dark ring round the nipple,
References Hes. Fr. 142.4 Call. Dian. 211 Pi. Ar. Eq. 973 Ra. 1529 BCH 51.380 X. Cyr. 4.2.9 26 Oec. 9.3 Arist. de An. 429a3 A. Ag. 575 Ch. 62 S. Ph. 415 1212 B. 8.28 Gal. 18(2).250 AP 7.373 Arat. 90 Call. Dian. 71 Pl. R. 518a Ax. 365c Luc. Musc.Enc. 9 E. Fr. 534 IG 11(2).203 A 33 42(1).110.43 1.2 Hom. Od. 23.371 Il. 18.61 Od. 4.540 Hes. Op. 155 Thgn. 569 Hes. Th. 157 652 A. Pers. 299 S. OT 375 Id. Ph. 415 E. Hec. 707 A. Pers. 630 Ar. Av. 699 S. Ph. 625 Pl. Prt. 320d Ar. Ach. 1185 Pl. Ax. 365c S. Ph. 1353 581 X. Ages. 9.1 E. Rh. 447 A. Pers. 261 AP 11.382.11 Agath. Od. 19.24 34 64 18.317 A. Ch. 863 X. HG 6.2.29 Id. Cyr. 7.5.27 Id. HG 5.1.8 Plu. Pel. 12 Ant. 26 Ps.-Democr. p.46 B. pp.147,155 N. 10.40 Opp. H. 4.525 Od. 16.15 19.417 Mosch. 4.9 Gal. E. Cyc. 633 IG 42(1).110.43 Plu. 2.515b Heliod. Orib. 49.7.14 Il. 17.615 6.6 16.95 15.741 21.538 Pi. O. 4.11 A. Pers. 300 S. Ant. 600 Aj. 709 Trag.Adesp. 9 Il. 16.39 8.282 Od. 16.23 Anacr. 124 Pi. I. 2.17 S. El. 1224 1354 E. Hec. 841 Anon. Suid. 1 Ep.Jo. 1.5 Corp.Herm. 1.21 Ev.Luc. 2.32 Liddell–Scott–Jones — CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
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