νυμφαῖος
νυμφαῖος, of or sacred to the Nymphs
νυμφ-αῖος, α, ον, (νύμφη)
- of or sacred to the Nymphs, σκοπιαί E. El. 447 (lyr.); νᾶμα AP 14.71; δρύες Tryph. 324; νυμφαία λιβάς pure spring water, prob.l. in Antiph. 52.13.
- II νυμφαῖον, τό, sanctuary of the Nymphs, IG 11(2).144A 91 (Delos, iv B. C.), CIG 4616 (Syria, ii A. D.), Plu. Alex. 7, etc.: Boeot. νυνφῆον Schwyzer 485.6 (Thespiae, iii B. C.); esp. fountain with architectural background, Philostr. VA 8.12.
- III ν. πτέρις, = θηλυπτερίς, Dsc. 4.185; = δρυοπτερίς, Ps.-Dsc. 4.187. [νυμφαῐον is doubtful in E. IT 216 (lyr.): fort. νύμφαν.]
νυμφαῖος, α, ον, qui concerne les nymphes, consacré aux nymphes, Eur. El. 447 ; Anth. 14, 71.
Étym. νύμφη.
νυμφαῖος, den Nymphen gehörig, ihnen heilig ; νυμφαίας σκοπιάς, Eur. El. 447 ; νᾶμα, Ep.adesp. 240 (XIV.71); a.Sp.
νυμφαῖος, α, ον
νύμφη
- of or sacred to the nymphs, Eur., Anth.