ὀφρῦς,ύος,ἡ, acc.ὀφρῦν, in late Poetsὀφρύα, AP 12.186 ( Strat. ), Opp. C. 4.405 , Q.S. 4.361 : acc. pl.ὀφρύας(in the fourth foot) Od. 9.389 ; butὀφρῦς(before caesura) Il. 16.740 , and so in Att. (v. infr.). [ῡin nom. and acc., which are accentedὀφρῦς, -ῦνby Hdn.Gr. 2.937 : the accentuationὀφρύς, ὀφρύνmay be admitted in late writers: compds. haveῠ , εὔοφρυς, λεύκοφρυς, etc.] (Cf. Skt.
A. bhrūs, gen.bhruvas, Slav.br[ucaron]v[icaron], O E.
brú'brow'.):—brow, eyebrow, τὸν . . ὑπ' ὀφρύος οὖτα
Il. 14.493
;ἡ ὀ. ἡ δεξιά, ἡ ἀριστερά, Arist. PA 671b32 , cf. Pr. 878b28 : elsewh. in pl., ὑπ' ὀφρύσι δάκρυα λεῖβον
Il. 13.88
, al.; ὑπ' ὀ. πῦρ ἀμάρυσσεν
Hes. Th. 827
, etc.: freq. of signs,ἐπ' ὀφρύσι νεῦσε Κρονίων, i.e.ἐπένευσε ὀφρύσι,nodded assent, Il. 1.528 , etc.;ἡ δ' ἄρ' ἐπ' ὀ. νεῦσε noddedto him to do a thing, Od. 16.164 ;ἀνὰ δ' ὀφρύσι νεῦον ἑκάστῳ made a signnot to do, 9.468 ; ὀφρύσι νευστάζων
12.194
: in various phrases expressing emotions,τὰς ὀ. ἀνασπᾶν, in token of grief, τὰς ὀφρῦς ἀνεσπακώς, ὥσπερ τι δεινὸν ἀγγελῶν