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γλαυκός

γλαυκός, gleaming, silvery

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γλαυκοῖσιν masculine dative plural, neuter dative plural of γλαυκός

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γλαυκός, ή, όν, orig. without any notion of colour,
  • gleaming (cf. γλαύσσω, γλαυσός), once in Hom., γλαυκὴ δέ σε τίκτε θάλασσα Il. 16.34 (hence γλαυκὴ δυσπέμφελος, = the sea, Hes. Th. 440): so in Trag. (not A.), γ. λίμνα S. Fr. 371, 476; ἅλς E. Cyc. 16; οἶδμα Id. Hel. 1501 (lyr.); later γ. σελάνα Mesom. Sol. 21; πλήθοντα πυρὸς γλαυκοῖο σελήνη Tryph. 514; ἀστέρες Him. Ecl. 13.37; γ. ἠώς Theoc. 16.5; also γ. δράκων Pi. O. 8.37 (expld. by Sch.as, = γλαύκωψ, γλαυκῶπις).
    • II later, of colour (κυανοῦς λευκῷ κεραννύμενος Pl. Ti. 68c; cf. γλαυκότερον κυάνοιο φαείνεται Hegesianax 1), bluish green or grey, of the olive, S. OC 701, E. IT 1101, Tr. 802 (all lyr.), etc.; of the elder, Emp. 93; ὀπώρα, of grapes, S. Tr. 703; of vine leaves, AP 9.87 (Marc. Arg.); of the beryl and topaz, D.P. 1119 sq.; μάραγδος Nonn. D. 5.178.
      • 2 freq. of the eye, light blue, grey, opp. μέλας, χαροπός, Arist. GA 779b13, HA 492a3, cf. Paus. 1.14.6; ἔθνος γ. ἰσχυρῶς καὶ πυρρόν Hdt. 4.108, cf. Hp. Aër. 14, Arist. Pr. 892a3, etc.; γ. Ἀθάνα E. Heracl. 754 (lyr.), Theoc. 28.1, cf. Plot. 4.4.19; cf. γλαυκῶπις: —this colour was not admired, Luc. DMeretr. 2.1, Philostr. VA 7.42.

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