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νεφέλη

νεφέλη, a cloud

νεφέλη, ἡ, (νέφος)
  • cloud, mass of clouds (distd. from ὁμίχλη, mist or fog, Arist. Mete. 346b33), Il. 15.20, Hes. Th. 745, etc.; ν. κυανέη, πορφυρέη, Od. 12.75, Il. 17.551; ἐριβρόμου νεφέλας στρατός Pi. P. 6.11; νεφέλαι πόκοις ἐρίων ὁμοῖαι Thphr. Sign. 13.—Mostly poet., but found in X. An. 1.8.8, Arist., Thphr. ll. cc., and in late Prose, Plu. Max. cum princip. 2.777e, Philostr. Ep. 24.
      • 2 metaph., νεφέλη δέ μιν ἀμφεκάλυψε κυανέη, of death, Il. 20.417; τὸν δʼ ἄχεος νεφέλη ἐκάλυψε μέλαινα a cloud of sorrow, 17.591, cf. S. Ant. 528 (anap.); πολέμου ν. Simon. 89; φόνου ν. Pi. N. 9.38, cf. I. 7(6).27; Κενταύρου φονίᾳ νεφέλᾳ, i.e. with his blood, S. Tr. 831 (lyr.); κελαινῶπις ν., of sleep, Pi. P. 1.7.
    • II of clouds in urine, Hp. Prog. 12, Gal. 6.252.
      • 2 = νεφέλιον II.2, Hp. Prorrh. 2.20.
      • 3 cloud on a mirror, Arist. Insomn. 459b30.
    • III fine bird-net, in pl., Ar. Av. 194, 528 (anap.), Call. Aet. 3.1.37 [Fr. 75.37 Pf.], Gal. UP 1.2, Ath. 1.25d: in sg., AP 6.11 (Satyr.), 109 (Antip.), 185 (Zos.).
    • IV Alchem., sublimate, Ps.-Democr.Alch. p.50 B.

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