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φαεινός

φαεινός, shining, beaming, radiant

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φαειναί Adjective: feminine nominative plural, Adjective: feminine vocative plural of φαεινός

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φᾰεινός, ή, όν (so always in Ep.), Aeol., Trag. (even in dialogue, E. Ph. 84, al.) and Lyr. φᾰεννός, Att. φᾱνός (q.v.):—poet. Adj.,
  • shining, radiant, πῦρ Il. 5.215; σελήνη 8.555; Ἠώς Od. 4.188; ὄσσε Il. 13.3; χαλκός 12.151; κασσίτερος 23.561; ὀρείχαλκος, χρυσός, Hes. Sc. 122, 142; κρητήρ Il. 3.247, al.; δόρυ 4.496; ἀσπίς, σάκος, 3.357, 8.272; πήληξ 13.805; θώρηξ φαεινότερος πυρὸς αὐγῆς 18.610; ὅπλα E. Andr. 1146; μάστιξ Il. 10.500; θύραι Od. 6.19; of bright colours, ζωστὴρ φοίνικι φαεινός Il. 6.219, cf. 15.538; φ. πέπλος, τάπης, 5.315, 10.156; φ. πλόκαμοι bright, glossy, 14.176; εἶδος, of the stars, Sapph. 3.2; ἄστρον Pi. O. 1.6, cf. E. Cyc. 353, al.; ἔρεβος ὦ φαεννότατον ὡς ἐμοί darkness bright as the day to me, S. Aj. 395 (lyr.); of the Dawn, AP 5.227 (Paul.Sil.).
      • 2 of the voice, clear, distinct, far-sounding, Pi. P. 4.283.
      • 3 splendid, brilliant, ἀρεταί, θυσίαι, Id. N. 7.51, I. 5(4).30; κρηπὶς ἐλευθερίας Id. Fr. 77.—Very rare in Prose, ἐν τοῖς φαεινοῖς χρόνοις, of clear nights, Aen.Tact. 25.2; Φάεννος is pr. n. at Rhodes, Chron.Lind. B. 34.

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