flowery, blooming,
ἀνθηρός,ά,όν,
A. flowery, blooming,
ἔαρ
Chaerem. 9
;λειμών, δάπεδον,
Ar. Av. 1093 , Ra. 352 ; χώρα
Str. 17.3.12
( Comp. );πρόσοψις, διάθεσις,
D.S. 5.3 , 19 ; τὰ ἀ. flowery meads,
Plu. 2.770b
; but also,flowering plants,ib. 765d .
II. metaph.,fresh, young,
χλόη
E. Cyc. 541
; of music, etc.,fresh, new,
X. Cyr. 1.6.38 ; of persons, Plu. Pomp. 69 ; ἱλαρὸς καὶ ἀ.
2.50b
; cf. ἄνθος
11.1
fin.
2. τᾶς μανίας ἀνθηρὸν μένοςragebursting(as it were)into flower,i.e.exuberant,
S. Ant. 960 .
3. bright-coloured, brilliant,
τοῦ χαλκοῦ τὸ ἀ.
Plu. 2.395b
; of colours, τὸ ἀ. τῶν χρωμάτων
Luc. Nigr. 13
. cf. Plu. 2.79d , etc.
4. brilliant, splendid,
δειπνάριον
Diph. 64
; ἐδωδή
Ph. 1.679
( Comp. ) (s.v.l.); βίος
Max.Tyr. 21.1
; θεωρία
Iamb. in Nic. p.35P.
; of personal appearance, dress, etc., ἀνθηρὸς εἱμάτων στολῇ
E. IA 73
.Adv. -ῶςSch. Opp. H. 1.459 .
5. of style,flowery, florid,
ἀ. genus dicendi
Quint. Inst. 12.10.58
,cf. Plu. 2.648b ; of music,ἀ. καὶ μαλακὴ ἁρμονία(metaph. of policy), Id. Per. 15 ; ἂν ἀ. ᾖ τὸ πρᾶγμα, ἔστω καὶ ἡ λέξις τοιαύτη
Hermog. Prog. 10
.Adv."ἀνθηρῶς", an exclamation of applause, Plu. 2.46a : Comp.
ἀνθηρότερον, λέγειν
Isoc. 13.18
.
III. ἀνθηρός,ὁ,
= ἅλιμον , Ps.- Dsc. 1.91 .
2. ἀνθηρά,ἡ,name of alip-salve,
Plin. HN 24.69 , Gal. 13.839 ; also of aplaster,
Cels. 6.11 , Sor. ap. Gal. 12.957 .
