ἦμαρ, Dor. and Arc.
ἆμαρ,ατος,τό,
A.
= ἡμέρα ,day, the prevailing form in Hom. , νύκτες τε καὶ ἤματα
Od. 11.183
;νύκτας τε καὶ ἦμαρby night andday, Il. 5.490 , Od. 24.63 (where sg.ἦμαρis used as pl., as inποσσῆμαρ, ἐννῆμαρ, ἑξῆμαρ) ; ἆμαρ ἢ νύκτες
Pi. P. 4.256
;ἦμαρalone,by day, Hes. Op. 176 (butτὸ ἦ.on that day, JHS 12.234 (Cilicia));μέσον ἦ. midday, Il. 21.111 , cf. Pi. P. 9.113 , etc.;δείελον ἦ. evening, Od. 17.606 ;ἤματι χειμερίῳon a winter'sday, Il. 12.279 , cf. 16.385 .
2. used in Ep. with Adjs., of a state or condition,αἴσιμον, ὀλέθριον, μόρσιμον, νηλεὲς ἦ.,the dayof destiny, of death, Il. 8.72 , 19.294 , Od. 10.175 , Il. 11.484 ;ἐλεύθερον, δούλιον, ἀναγκαῖον ἦ.,the dayof freedom, of slavery, 6.455 , 463 , 16.836 ;νόστιμον ἦ. Od. 1.9 , al.; ἦ. ὀρφανικόν
Il. 22.490
.
II. with Preps.,ἐπ' ἤματι day by day, daily, Od. 12.105 , 14.105 ( αἰὲν ἐπ' ἤματι