χάος [ᾰ],εος, Att.
ους,τό,
A. chaos,the first state of the universe, πρώτιστα χ. γένετ', αὐτὰρ ἔπειτα Γαῖ' εὐρύστερνος κτλ.
Hes. Th. 116
, cf. Ibyc. 28 , Epich. 170.3 , Acus. Fr. 5J. , Arist. Metaph. 1091b6 , Ar. Av. 693 (anap.); χάους . . παῖς καλεῦμαι
Simm. Alae 7
; represented sts. asinfinite space,
S.E. P. 3.121 , cf. Plot. 6.8.11 ; sts. asunformed matter,
Luc. Am. 32 (esp., acc. to the Stoics,water,
Zeno Stoic. 1.29 (with deriv. fr.χέω)).
2. space, the expanse of air,
ἄτρυτον χ.
B. 5.27
, cf. Ar. Nu. 424 (anap.), 627 , Av. 1218 .
b. τὸ χ. τοῦ ἐφ' ἑκάτερα ἀπείρου αἰῶνος,ofinfinitetime, M.Ant. 4.3 .