αἴθων

αἴθων, ωνος, ὁ, ἡ, (αἴθω)

• fiery, burning, κεραυνός Pi. O. 10(11).83; of fiery smoke, P. 1.23.
• • II of burnished metal, flashing, glittering, σίδηρος Il. 4.485, Od. 1.184, S. Aj. 147 (lyr.); χαλκός B. 12.50; λέβητες, τρίποδες, Il. 9.123, 24.233.
  • III of animals or birds, ἵπποι Il. 2.839; αἰετός 15.690; βόες Od. 18.372; ἀλώπηξ Pi. O. 11 (10).20; δορά, of a boar, B. 5.124; prob. of colour, red-brown, tawny, since sleek, shining, or fiery, fierce do not suit all cases (but αἴ. θῆρες fierce, Pl. R. 559d); pr. n. of horse, Il. 8.185.
  • IV metaph. of men, hot, fiery, S. Aj. 221 (lyr.), 1088, Hermipp. 46; αἴθων λῆμα fiery in spirit, A. Th. 448; λιμὸς αἴθων prob. in Hes. Op. 363, Epigr. ap. Aeschin. 3.184, Call. Cer. 68. (The forms αἴθονα, αἴθονος have been corrupted into αἴθοπα, αἴθοπος, Hes. Op. l.c., S. Aj. 221.)

αἴθων, ωνος, brennend, Hom. αἴθωνα σίδηρον Od. 1.184 u. αἴθωνι σιδήρῳ Il. 4.485, 7.473, 20.372 als Versende, αἴθωνας λέβητας Il. 9.123, 265, 19.244, αἴθωνας τρίποδας Il. 24.233, vom Glanz, funkelnd ; ἵπποι αἴθωνες μεγάλοι Il. 12.97, 2.839, αἴθων Pferdename Il. 8.185, αἰετὸς αἴθων Il. 15.690, ταῦρον αἴθωνα μεγάθυμον Il. 16.488, βόες αἴθωνες μεγάλοι Od. 18.372, αἴθωνα λέοντα Il. 11.548. λέοντʼ αἴθωνα Il. 18.161. (δαφοινὸν) δέρμα λέοντος αἴθωνος μεγάλοιο Il. 10.24, 178, entweder vom Glanz (der Farbe), oder von der feurigen Kraft ; – σίδηρος Soph. Aj. 147 ; ἥλιος Pind. N. 7.73, κεραυνός P. 3.58. Von der Farbe des Fuchses Ol. 10.20, des Rauches P. 1.23 ; sp.D. λύκος, κύων, κίρκος ; – ἀνήρ Hitzkopf Aesch. Spt. 430 ; Soph. Aj. 221 (v.l. αἴθοψ), ὑβριστής Aj. 1067 ; Hermipp. bei Plut. Pericl. 33 αἴθων Κλέων vgl. Alex. Ath. XI.502f ; Plat. Rep. VIII.559d θῆρες αἴθωνες καὶ δεινοί ; λιμός Epigr. bei Aesch. 3.184 ; Callim. Cer. 67 von Suid. ὁ βίαιος erkl.; αἴθων λογισμός, eifriges Rechnen, bei Ath. VIII.305f.

αἴθων

-ωνος

[αἴθω.]

• • 1

    Epithet of metals and of objects made of metal, bright, shining, gleaming: σιδήρῳ Il. 4.485, Il. 7.473, Il. 20.372, λέβητας Il. 9.123 = Il. 9.265 = Il. 19.244, τρίποδας Il. 24.233: σίδηρον Od. 1.184.

  • 2

    Epithet of the lion, tawny Il. 10.24 = 178, Il. 11.548, Il. 18.161.

    So of oxen Il. 16.488: Od. 18.372.

    Of the eagle Il. 15.690.

  • 3

    Of horses, app., sorrel or brown Il. 2.839 = Il. 12.97.

αἴθων

• 1blazing
• • a αἴθωνα κεραυνὸν O. 10.83 ῥόον καπνοῦ αἴθων P. 1.23 αἴθων δὲ κεραυνὸς P. 3.58 αἴθωνι πρὶν ἁλίῳ γυῖον ἐμπεσεῖν N. 7.73
  • b tawny αἴθων ἀλώπηξ O. 11.19

αἴθων : shining, tawny; of metal (Il. 4.485), and of horses, cattle, eagle, and lion.

αἴθων αἴθω

• • Ifiery, burning, blazing: of metal, flashing, glittering, Hom., etc.
  • IIin Hom. of the horse, lion, bull, eagle, —where it is either fiery, fierce, or tawny.
  • • 2metaph. ablaze, fiery, Aesch., Soph. The penult. of the obl. cases may be shortd. in Poets, metri grat., αἴθονος Soph.; αἴθονα Hes.