ζόφος

ζόφος, ὁ,

• nether darkness, ἱεμένων Ἔρεβόσδε ὑπὸ ζόφον Od. 20.356, cf. 11.155, Il. 21.56, Ep.Jud. 6; Ἀΐδης δʼ ἔλαχε ζόφον ἠερόεντα obtained the realms of gloom for his share, Il. 15.191, cf. Od. 11.57, h.Cer. 402, 446, etc.; γῆς ὑπὸ ζόφον A. Pers. 839.
• • • 2 generally, gloom, darkness, Hes. Sc. 227, Plb. 18.20.7, Arist. Mu. 400a8, Ep.Hebr. 12.18, Plu. Alc. 28, Luc. DMort. 26[15].2; χειμέριος ζ. the gloom of winter, Pi. I. 4(3).18: metaph., τῆς ψυχῆς . . ζ. Plu. Aud. 2.48c.
  • II the dark quarter, i.e. the West, ἤδη γὰρ φάος οἴχεθʼ ὑπὸ ζόφον Od. 3.335; οὐ γὰρ ἴδμεν ὅπῃ ζ. οὐδʼ ὅπῃ ἠώς 10.190; ποτὶ ζόφον, opp. πρὸς ἠῶ τʼ ἠέλιόν τε, Il. 12.240, Od. 13.241, 9.26 (the North acc. to Str. 10.2.12); Γαδείρων τὸ πρὸς ζόφον to the west of . ., Pi. N. 4.69.—Poet. and later Prose. (Prob. cogn. with ζέφυρος.)

ζόφος, ὁ (vgl. νέφος, δνόφος, κνέφας), Finsternis, Dunkel der Nacht, Hes. Sc. 227 ; χειμέριος μηνῶν ζ. Pind. I. 3.36 ; der Unterwelt, Od. 20.356, das Schattenreich, ἠερόεις, Il. 15.191, 21.56, Od. 11.57 ; dah. νοῦς ἐστι ποτὶ ζόφον Qu.Sm. 3.256, denkt an den Tod. Sehr gew. die Nacht- u. Schattenseite der Erde, πρὸς ζόφον, im Ggstz von πρὸς ἠῶ τʼ ἠέλιόν τε, Il 12.240, Od. 9.26, 13.241, von Ἠώς, also Abendgegend, 10.190 ; vgl. Pind. N. 4.69. – In Prosa erst Sp., wie Plut. Alc. 28 Luc. V.H. 1.6 ; auch übertr., ζ. ψυχῆς Plut. de audit. 10.

ζόφος

-ου, ὁ. Darkness, gloom.

• • 1

    The gloom of the nether world: ἀναστήσονται ὑπὸ ζόφου Il. 21.56. Cf. Il. 23.51: Od. 11.57, 155, Od. 20.356.

    The nether world: αΐδης ἔλαχε ζόφον Il. 15.191.

  • 2

    The gloom into which the sun appears to set Od. 3.335.

    The region of darkness, the quarter of the setting sun, the west: σπέος πρὸς ζόφον εἰς Ἔρεβος τετραμμένον (i.e., app., facing west with an internal downward direction) Od. 12.81.

    Contrasted with ἠώς Od. 10.190.

    With ἠώς τʼ ἠέλιός τε Il. 12.240: Od. 9.26, Od. 13.241.

ζόφος

• • a darkness νῦν δʼ αὖ μετὰ χειμέριον ποικίλα μηνῶν ζόφον χθὼν ὥτε φοινικέοισιν ἄνθησεν ῥόδοις I. 4.18
  • b darkness, as opposed to the dawn; the west. Γαδείρων τὸ πρὸς ζόφον οὐ περατόν N. 4.69

ζόφος (cf. κνέφας, γνόφος, δνόφος): (1) gloom, darkness, esp. of the nether world, and for the realm of shadows itself, Il. 15.191.—(2) evening, the Occident, the West, Od. 9.26, Od. 12.81.

ζόφος, ὁ,

• • Ithe gloom of the world below, nether darkness, Hom., Aesch.:—generally, gloom, darkness, Hes., Pind.
  • IIthe dark quarter, i. e. the west, opposed to ἠώς, Hom.: cf. Ζέφυρος.