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νηνεμία

νηνεμία, stillness in the air, a calm

νηνεμ-ία, Ion. -ιη, ἡ,
  • stillness in the air, calm, νηνεμίης in a calm, Il. 5.523; γαλήνη ἔπλετο νηνεμίη there was a calm, a ceasing of all winds (the generic and specific words being in appos.), Od. 5.392, 12.169; ἦν μὲν δὴ ν. Hdt. 7.218; ἐξ αἰθρίης τε καὶ ν. ib. 188; opp. μέγα πνεῦμα, Pl. Phd. 77e; νηνεμίῃ in calm weather, Arat. 1033, A.R. 3.970: in pl., νηνεμίαι τε καὶ γαλῆναι Pl. Tht. 153c; ἐν νηνεμίῃσι γαλήνης Timo 64: c. gen., ν. ἀνέμων Epic. ap. Pl. Smp. 197c (s.v.l.).

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