ὀπώρ-α, Ion.
ὀπώρ-η,ἡ: sts.ὁπώρα, cf.χεῖμα χὠπώραν,i.e.καὶ ὁπ-,
Alcm. 76 (χειμάχωι πάραν,etc. codd.) ; pr. nn.
A.
Ὁπωρίς
IG 5(1).1497
,Hopora
CIL 6.21782 ; cf.μεθόπωρον, μεθοπωρινός:—the part of the year between the rising of Sirius and of Arcturus(i.e. the last days of July, all Aug., and part of Sept.),the latter part of summer; Hom.
namesθέροςandὀπώρηtogether, θέρος τεθαλυῖά τ' ὀπώρη
Od. 11.192
;Σείριοςbeing the star ofὀπώρη,
Il. 22.27 ; cf.ὀπωρινός.—In later times it became the name of a definite season,autumn(v. ὥρα
1.1
c), but was still used sts. to denotesummer(autumn being distd. asφθινόπωρονorμετόπωρον) , ἀρξάμενος ἀπὸ τοῦ ἠρινοῦ χρόνου πρὸ ὀπώρας