ὀρφναῖος
ὀρφναῖος, dark, dusky, murky
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ὀρφναίας Adjective: feminine accusative plural, Adjective: feminine genitive singular of ὀρφναῖος
ὀρφν-αῖος, α, ον,
- dark, murky, in Hom. always epith. of night, Il. 10.83, al., E. Or. 1225, etc.; ὀρφναίη (sc. νύξ) A.R. 2.670; φανέντος ὀρφναίου πυρός in the darkness, A. Ag. 21.
ὀρφναῖος, α, ον :
1 sombre, obscur, Il. 10, 83, etc. ; Od. 9, 143, etc. ; Eur. Or. 1225, etc. ; subst. ἡ ὀρφναία, ion. ὀρφναίη, A. Rh. 2, 690, la nuit ||
2 nocturne, Eschl. Ag. 21.
Étym. ὄρφνη.
ὀρφναῖος, finster, schwarz, bei Hom. stets Beiwort der Nacht, νύκτα διʼ ὀρφναίην, Il. 10.83 u. öfter, wie Eur. Suppl. 994, die später schlechthin ἡ ὀρφναία genannt wird ; ὀρφναίη πέλεται, Ap.Rh. 2.690 ; – nächtlich, zur Nachtzeit, πῦρ, Aesch. Ag. 21.
ὀρφναῖος
-η, -ον
[ὄρφνη, darkness.]
Dark, murky : νύκτα Il. 10.83 = 386, 276 : Od. 9.143.
ὀρφναῖος (ὄρφνη, ἔρεβος): dark, gloomy, murky, νύξ. (Il. and Od. 9.143.)
ὀρφναῖος, α, ον
- Idark, dusky, murky, Hom., Eur., etc.
- IInightly, by night, Aesch. from ὄρφνη