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φαιδρός

φαιδρός, bright, beaming

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φαιδρότερον masculine accusative singular comparative, neuter nominative singular comparative, neuter accusative singular comparative of φαιδρός

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φαιδρ-ός, ά, όν,
  • bright, beaming, φάος Pi. Fr. 109; ἁλίου σέλας A. Eu. 926 (lyr.); σελήνη Id. Ag. 298; τράπεζαι Cratin. 301 (troch.); κρατήρ Alex. 119.1; of sparkling water, λευκῶν φαιδροτέρην λιβάδων (of a woman), AP 7.218 (Antip. Sid.); ἀήρ Poll. 9.20.
      • 2 metaph., beaming with joy, bright, cheerful (opp. στυγνός, X. An. 2.6.11), φ. πρόσωπον Sol. 42.3, S. El. 1297, etc.; φ . . . ὄμμασι δέξασθε . . βασιλέα A. Ag. 520; φ. φρενὶ δέξασθαι Id. Ch. 565; φ. κάρα S. El. 1310; ὄμμα φ. ὡς εἶδον τέκνων E. Med. 1043; φαιδροῖς ὠσίν, of a horse pricking his ears, Ar. Pax 156 (anap.); of persons, of glad countenance, cheerful, X. Cyr. 3.3.59, Gal. 6.186, 16.615 (Comp.), etc.; φαιδρὸς λάμποντι μετώπῳ Ar. Eq. 550 (anap.); ὄμμασι καὶ σχήμασι καὶ βαδίσματι φαιδρός X. Ap. 27; κυνὲς ἀπὸ τῶν προσώπων φ. Id. Cyn. 4.2; ἐπί τινι φ. glad at a thing, D. 18.323. Adv. -δρῶς joyously, cheerily, φ. βιοτεύων X. Cyr. 4.6.6, cf. 4.2.11; neut. pl. φαιδρά as Adv., φ. γοῦν ἀπʼ ὀμμάτων σαίνει με with happy smile, S. OC 319, cf. Fr. 766 (anap.).
    • II masc. pr. n., properisp. Φαῖδρος: fem. Φαίδρα, Ion. Φαίδρη, parox. (Cf. Lith. giẽdras ‘fair, clear (weather, sky)ʼ.)

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