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ὑπηνέμιος

ὑπηνέμιος, lifted by the wind; full of wind; empty, idle

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ὑπηνέμιον masculine accusative singular, feminine accusative singular, neuter nominative singular, neuter vocative singular, neuter accusative singular of ὑπηνέμιος

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ὑπηνέμ-ιος, ον, (ἄνεμος)
  • lifted or wafted by the wind, ὑπᾱνέμιοι φορέονται Theoc. 5.115; ὑ. τανύοιτο, of the Sun, Arat. 839.
      • 2 swift as the wind, Plu. Sert. 12.
    • II full of wind, ὑ. ᾠὰ wind-eggs, which produce no chickens, Ar. Fr. 186, Pl.Com. 19 (ἀνεμιαῖον ᾠόν was considered better Att., Moer. p.73 P.); of eggs laid by hens without impregnation, Arist. HA 559b24; so κυήματα ὑ. Id. GA 749b1; in Ar. Av. 695 (anap.), ὑ. ᾠόν is the egg produced by Night alone, without impregnation; and Luc. Sacr. 6 calls Hephaestus the ὑ. παῖς of Hera; λοχεῖαι καὶ ὠδῖνες Plu. Aud. 2.38e (s. v.l.): hence
      • 2 metaph., empty, idle, ὄνειροι ib. QConv. 735e, cf. Luc. Harm. 4; πλοῦτος Id. Gall. 12.

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