σκότ-ιος,α,ον, alsoος,ον
E. Alc. 125 (lyr.), J. AJ 19.7.1 :—
A. dark,
I. of persons,in the dark, in secret, secret,σκότιον δέ ἑ γείνατο μήτηρ, i.e. not in open, lawful wedlock, Il. 6.24 ; so prob.καὶ θεῶν σκότιοι φθίνουσι παῖδες ἐν θανάτῳ(the Sch. expl. itοἱ μὴ γνήσιοι ὄντες τῶν θεῶν παῖδες), E. Alc. 989 (lyr.); alsoς. εὐναί clandestineloves, Id. Ion 860 (lyr.);ς. λέχος, opp. a wedded wife, Id. Tr. 44 ;λέκτρων σκότια νυμφευτήριαib. 252 ; λέχη ς. νυμφεύειν
Eub. 67.1
; ς. Κύπρις
AP 7.51
(Adaeus): rare in Prose,παῖς ς.bastard, Charax 6 , cf. Hsch. : metaph.,γνώμη ς., of sense-perception, opp.γνησίη, Democr. 11 .
2. in Crete the boys were calledσκότιοι, because they lived in the women's apartment, Sch. E. Alc. 988 .
II. of things,dark, νύξ
E. Hec. 68
(anap.), Alc. 269 (lyr.), etc.; θάλαμοι
Id. Ph. 1541