φῠή, Dor.
φῠά,ἡ, (φύω)
A. growth, stature,esp.fine growth, noble stature,in Hom. , always (as in Hes. ) of the human form, and only in acc., θηήσαντο φυὴν καὶ εἶδος ἀγητόν
Il. 22.370
; φυὴν ἐδάην καὶ μήδεα
3.208
; most freq. in adv. sense,Νέστορι δίῳ εἶδός τε μέγεθός τε φυήν τ' ἄγχιστα ἐῴκειin shape and in stature andin size(orgrowth), 2.58 , cf. Od. 6.152 ; οὔ ἑθέν ἐστι χερείων, οὐ δέμας οὐδὲ φυήν, οὔτ' ἂρ φρένας
Il. 1.115
, cf. Od. 5.212 , 7.210 ; φυήν γε μὲν οὐ κακός ἐστι
8.134
; χρυσέῳ [γένει] οὔτε φυὴν ἐναλίγκιον οὔτε νόημα
Hes. Op. 129
, cf. Sc. 88 , B. 5.168 ; later, in gen., οὔτε φυῆς ἐπιδευέες οὔτε νόοιο
Theoc. 22.160