ποθή

• = πόθος, c. gen., longing, desire for . ., ἐμεῖο ποθὴν ἀπεόντος ἔχουσιν Il. 6.362, cf. 14.368, etc.; σῇ ποθῇ from longing after thee, 19.321: in late Prose, π. ψυχροῦ ἠέρος Aret. SA 1.7.
• • • 2 c. gen. rei, want of . ., ξενίων Od. 15.514, 546.

-ῆς, ἡ (cf. πόθος).

• • 1

    A longing, yearning or mourning for a person or thing absent or lost : σῇ ποθῇ (through mourning for you) Il. 19.321.

  • 2

    A missing a person or thing, a feeling at a loss or in distress on account of his or its absence or loss : Ἀχιλλῆος Il. 1.240. Cf. Il. 6.362, Il. 11.471, Il. 14.368, Il. 17.690, 704 : Od. 2.126, Od. 8.414, Od. 10.505.

  • 3

    Lack, want, scarcity : ξενίων Od. 15.514, 546.

• • • 1fond desire for one, ἐμεῖο ποθὴν ἀπεόντος ἔχουσιν Il.; σῇ ποθῇ from longing after thee, Il.
    • 2want of a thing, c. gen., Od.