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νύμφη

νύμφη, a young wife, bride; a Nymph

νύμφ-η, ἡ (Ep. voc. νύμφᾰ Il. 3.130, Od. 4.743 (Aeol. acc. to Choerob. in Theod. 1.304); later also as nom., AP 14.43; but Dor. νύμφᾱ),
  • young wife, bride, Il. 18.492, Hdt. 4.172; ν. ἄγεσθαι Ar. Pl. 529; Ἀελίοιο Pi. O. 7.14; opp. νυμφίος, Pl. Lg. 783e; opp. παρθένος, Praxill. 5, Com.Adesp. 1215; always relatively young, as Iris calls Helen, or as Eurycleia calls Penelope, νύμφα φίλη Il. 3.130, Od. 4.743, cf. E. Med. 150, Andr. 140 (both lyr.).
      • 2 marriageable maiden, Il. 9.560, Hes. Th. 298.
      • 3 daughter-in-law, LXX 1 Ki. 4.19, Ev.Matt. 10.35.
      • 4 young girl, πενταέτης ν. IG 14.2040.2.
    • II Nymph or goddess of lower rank, θεαὶ Νύμφαι Il. 24.616, cf. Hes. Th. 130, Fr. 171.5, al., IG 12(8).358 (Thasos, V B.C.); N. κοῦραι Διὸς αἰγιόχοιο Od. 6.105; N. ἅλιαι S. Ph. 1470 (anap.; cf. Ναϊάς, Νηρηΐς); N. Ὀρεστιάδες, Ὀρειάδες, Il. 6.420, Bion 1.19, cf. Ar. Av. 1098 (lyr.); N. Μελίαι Hes. Th. 187, cf. Ἀδρυάδες, Ἁμαδρυάδες, Δρυάδες; N. ὑάδες, ὑδριάδες, Id. Fr. 180, Porph. Antr. 18; N. λειμωνιάδες, πετραῖαι, S. Ph. 1454 (anap.), E. El. 805.
      • 2 esp. of springs, ὀνομάζεσθαι τὰς πηγὰς N. Ath. 11.465a, cf. Lib. Or. 11.28: hence, poetically, water, AP 9.258 (Antiphan.), 331 (Mel.), cf. Plu. Symp. 2.147f.
      • 3 in mystical theology, Ζεὺς ἄμβροτος ἔπλετο ν. Orph. Fr. 21a4.
        • b applied to souls seeking birth, Porph. Antr. 18; cf. νυμφεύω.
    • III doll, puppet, AP 6.274 (Pers.), Jul. Caes. 332d.
    • IV young bee or wasp, in the pupa stage, Arist. HA 551b2, 555a3.
        • b winged male of the ant, Hsch.
    • V kind of mollusc, Speusipp. ap. Ath. 3.105b.
    • VI point of the ploughshare, Poll. 1.252, Procl.ad Hes. Op. 425.
    • VII hollow between the under-lip and chin, Ruf. Onom. 42, Poll. 2.90, Hsch.
        • b depression on the shoulder of horses, Hippiatr. 26.
    • VIII opening rosebud, Phot.
    • IX clitoris, Ruf. Onom. 112, Gal. UP 15.3.
    • X niche, Callix. 2.

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