ἀλέα
ἀλέα, an escape; warmth
- avoiding, escape, ἐγγύθι μοι θάνατος . . οὐδʼ ἀλέη Il. 22.301 (not in Od.); οὐκ ἔστιν ἀ. οὐδὲ σκέπη Hp. Aër. 19: c. gen., shelter from a thing, ὑετοῦ Hes. Op. 545.—Ep. and Ion. word. ἀλέα (B), [ᾰλ], Ion. ἀλέη, ἡ, contr. ἀλῆ Androm. ap. Gal. 14.33, cj. in Babr. 18.11:—warmth, heat, of fire, Od. 17.23 (not in Il.), Jul. Mis. 341c; generally, warmth, or warm spot, ἐν ἀλέῃ γενέσθαι Hp. VM 16, cf. Diocl. Fr. 141; ἐσενεγκὼν ἐς ἀ. Hp. Aër. 8; χρέεσθαι περιπάτοις ἐν ἀ. Id. Vict. 3.68; ἐν ἀ. κατακείμενος Ar. Ec. 541; ἀλέας καὶ ψύχους in heat and cold, Pl. Erx. 401d, cf. Arist. EN 1148a8; πνῖγος καὶ ἀ. Id. Metaph. 1026b34; ἐν ταῖς ἀ. in the hot season, Id. Pr. 939b9: later, animal, bodily heat, Plu. Sanit. 2.131d, Ael. NA 3.20, Aristid. Or. 48 (24). 22; generally, source of warmth, τὸ ἔριον ἡμῖν κόσμος καὶ ἀ. Porph. Abst. 1.21, etc.: in pl., fomentations, Alex.Trall. Febr. 3.
1 escapatoria, salvación, remedio
ἐγγύθι μοι θάνατος ... οὐδ' ἀλέη
2 protección, abrigo c. gen.
ὑετοῦ
τὸ ἔριον ... ἡμῖν κόσμος καὶ ἀλέα
3 arq., prob. galería, pasaje a la entrada de un templo
ἀλέαν εἰς τὸ θύρωμα κοίλαν
•Cf.
1 calor, Od.l.c.,
ἀλέας καὶ ψύχους
ἀλέα ἰσχύουσα σήπει
ὁ δ' ἥλιος ... προσῆγε τὴν ἀλέαν πλείω
ἐν ταῖς ἀλέαις
en verano
• en sent. local op. αἰθρίη:
ἐν ἀλέῃ γενέσθαι
estar al calorεἰσενεγκεῖν εἰς ἀλέην
ἐν ἀλέᾳ κατακείμενος
• calor corporal
ἡ ἀ. τῆς ζωῆς τοῦ σκήνεος
• fig. vestido Ar.Fr.591.68.
2 en plu. paños calientes, fomentos Gal.11.60, Alex.Trall.1.347.14.
•Suele compararse a lituan. svìlti ‘quemar’ y c. otro vocalismo εἵλη, aaa. schwelen, as. swelan ‘quemar lentamente’.
- Aan escape, Il.; c. gen. shelter from ὑετοῦ Hes.
- Bwarmth, heat, Od., Ar. (Deriv. uncertain.)