κνέφᾰς,τό, Att. gen.
A.
κνέφους
Ar. Ec. 290
, Com.Adesp. 35 , later κνέφατος
Plb. 8.26.10
; dat. κνέφᾳ
X. HG 7.1.15
, κνέφεϊ
AP 7.633
( Crin. ), as if fromκνέφος, cited by Hsch. , Suid. , Phot. : (cf.δνόφος):—darkness, Hom. (only in nom. and acc.), of theevening dusk, twilight, εἰς ὅ κε . . δύῃ τ' ἠέλιος καὶ ἐπὶ κ. ἱερὸν ἔλθῃ
Il. 11.194
, 209 : later, generally,darkness, δυσάλιον κ.
A. Eu. 396
(lyr.); νυκτός
Id. Pers. 357
, cf. E. Ba. 510 , etc.; τὸ κατὰ γᾶς κ.