φυή
φυή, growth, stature
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φυάν Noun: feminine accusative singular of φυή
φῠή, Dor. φῠά, ἡ, (φύω)
- growth, stature, esp. fine growth, noble stature, in Hom., always (as in Hes.) of the human form, and only in acc., θηήσαντο φυὴν καὶ εἶδος ἀγητόν Il. 22.370; φυὴν ἐδάην καὶ μήδεα 3.208; most freq. in adv. sense, Νέστορι δίῳ εἶδός τε μέγεθός τε φυήν τʼ ἄγχιστα ἐῴκει in shape and in stature and in size (or growth), 2.58, cf. Od. 6.152; οὔ ἑθέν ἐστι χερείων, οὐ δέμας οὐδὲ φυήν, οὔτʼ ἂρ φρένας Il. 1.115, cf. Od. 5.212, 7.210; φυήν γε μὲν οὐ κακός ἐστι 8.134; χρυσέῳ [γένει] οὔτε φυὴν ἐναλίγκιον οὔτε νόημα Hes. Op. 129, cf. Sc. 88, B. 5.168; later, in gen., οὔτε φυῆς ἐπιδευέες οὔτε νόοιο Theoc. 22.160; rare in Trag., τὴν τάλαιναν εὔμορφον φ. A. Niob. fr. 154a Radt; φυὰν Γοργόνος ἴσχειν E. El. 461 (lyr.).
- 2 after Hom., of animals, plants, or objects, ἐμβάλλων ἐριπλεύρῳ φυᾷ κέντρον Pi. P. 4.235; κάνθαρος . . Αἰτναῖος φυήν S. Ichn. 300 [TGF 314, 307]; also τερπόμεναι ῥοδέῃ φ. of roses, Mosch. 2.36; of beans, Luc. Vit.Auct. 6; of things, ἀνέβη ἡ φ. τοῖς τείχεσιν their original form was restored, LXX Ne. 4.7(1); ἐὰν κατὰ φυὰν διαφθαρῇ τις τῶν λίθων IG 7.3073.40 (Lebad., ii B. C.).
- II poet. for φύσις, nature, genius, σοφὸς ὁ πολλὰ εἰδὼς φυᾷ Pi. O. 2.86; μάρνασθαι φυᾷ Id. N. 1.25, cf. I. 7(6).22; φυᾷ τὸ γενναῖον ἐπιπρέπει Id. P. 8.44; τὸ δὲ φυᾷ κράτιστον ἅπαν Id. O. 9.100; δεινὸς φυήν Cratin. 221.
- III the flower or prime of age, εὐάνθεμος φυά Pi. O. 1.67.
- IV substance, ἀναίμων ἐστὶ φυὴ μελέων Opp. H. 1.639; νεφροὶ τὴν φ. ἀδενώδεες Aret. SD 2.3.
- V μερόπων φυή the race of men, APl. 16.183.7.
- VI produce of a year, harvest, φ. τοῦ ἐνεστῶτος ἔτους BGU 708.4 (ii A. D.), cf. Pland. 26.12 (i A. D.), etc.—Poet. and later Prose.
φυή, ῆς (ἡ)
I croissance, particul. croissance d’un corps bien proportionné, belle prestance, en parl. de l’homme, Il. 1, 114 ; 2, 58 ; 7, 210 ; 22, 370, etc. ; Od. 5, 212 ; 6, 152 ; 8, 134, etc. ; Hés. O. 129, Sc. 88 (touj. à l’acc.) ; en parl. d’animaux, Pd. P. 4, 419 ; de fleurs, Mosch. 2, 36, etc. ; de choses, en gén. Spt. Neh. 4, 7 ; p. ext. :
1 beauté, Thcr. Idyl. 22, 160 ||
2 fleur de l’âge, Pd. O. 1, 109 ||
II nature, caractère, Pd. O. 2, 154 ; N. 1, 38 ; I. 7, 32, etc. ||
III race, A. Pl. 183 ||
➳ Dor. φυά [ᾱ] Pd. ll. cc. ; Eur. El. 461.
Étym. φύω.
1. gestalte, lichaamsbouw, figuur.
2. poët. natuur, aard.
φυή, ἡ, Wuchs, Leibesgestalt, äußeres Ansehen, bes. schöner Wuchs, Wohlgestalt ; Hom. u. Hes., nur von der Menschengestalt und immer im accus., z.B. οὔ ἑθέν ἐστι χερείων, οὐ δέμας οὐδὲ φυήν, οὔτʼ ἂρ φρένας, οὔτε τι ἔργα Il. 1.115, vgl. Od. 5.212 ; Νέστορι δίῳ εἶδός τε μέγεθός τε φυήν τʼ ἄγχιστα ἐῴκει Il. 2.58 ; οὔτε φυήν, οὔτʼ ἂρ φρένας Od. 8.186, u. öfter in ähnlichen Vrbdgn ; sp.D., φυὴν οὐκ εἶχε γυναικός Mosch. 2.45, ἀναίμων φυὴ μελέων Opp. Hal. 1.639. – Uebh. Schönheit, οὔτε φυῆς ἐπιδεύεται, οὔτε νόοιο Theocr. 22.160 ; die ganze natürliche Anlage od. Beschaffenheit, geistige Anlagen, Pind. Ol. 2.44, bei dem es auch das reife, männliche Alter bedeutet, 1.67. – Stamm, Geschlecht, φυὴ μερόπων Ep.adesp. 250 (Plan. 183).
φυή
-ῆς, ἡ
[φυ-, φύω.]
One’s bodily growth or development, one’s form or figure (commonly connoting comeliness): οὐ δέμας οὐδὲ φυήν (the two words difficult to distinguish) Il. 1.115, εἶδός τε μέγεθός τε φυήν τε Il. 2.58. Cf. Il. 3.208, Il. 22.370: Od. 5.212, Od. 6.16, 152, Od. 7.210, Od. 8.134, 168.
φυή (φύω): growth, form, physique; joined with δέμας, μέγεθος, εἶδος, Il. 1.115, Il. 2.58, Od. 6.16.
φυή, Doric φυά, ἡ,
φύω
- Igrowth, stature, esp. fine growth, noble stature, Hom.; Νέστορι εἶδός τε μέγεθός τε φυήν τʼ ἄγχιστα ἐῴκει he was like Nestor both in shape and size and stature (or growth), Il.
- IIpoet. for φύσις, oneʼs natural powers, nature, genius, Pind.
- IIIthe flower or prime of age, Pind.