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ἄνθος

ἄνθος, a blossom, flower

ἄνθος2, bird (yellow wagtail?)

ἄνθος (A), ους, τό, gen. pl. ἀνθέων, freq. used for ἀνθῶν, S. El. 896, Hermipp. 5, 6, Eub. 105, Aristag. 3; but ἀνθῶν Pherecr. 46, Pl. Criti. 115a, X. Cyn. 5.5:—
  • blossom, flower, πέτονται ἐπʼ ἄνθεσιν εἰαρινοῖσιν Il. 2.89; ὑακινθίνῳ ἄνθει ὁμοίας Od. 6.231; βρύει ἄνθεϊ λευκῷ Il. 17.56; τέρενʼ ἄνθεα ποίης Od. 9.449; ἐπʼ ἄνθεσιν ἵζειν Ar. Eq. 403; δένδρα καὶ ἄνθη καὶ καρπούς Pl. Phd. 110d; ἡ κατʼ ἄνθη δίαιτα Id. Smp. 196a; ἄνθεα τεθρίππων the chaplets of flowers which graced them, Pi. O. 2.50, cf. 7.80; [Δάφνιν] φέρβον μαλακοῖς ἄνθεσσι μέλισσαι, i.e. with honey, Theoc. 7.81.
      • 2 generally, anything thrown out upon the surface, eruption, προσώπου Hp. Coac. 416; cf. ἐξανθέω. froth or scum, ἄ. οἴνου Gal. 11.628, Gp. 6.3.9,7.15.6; ἄνθη χαλκοῦ, = χάλκανθος, Nic. Th. 257; ἄ. χαλκοῦ, v. χαλκός; ἄ. χρυσοῦ, = ἀδάμας, Poll. 7.99.
      • 3 in pl., embroidered flowers on garments, Hermipp. 5, 6, Pl. R. 557c, Cypr. Fr. 4.
    • II metaph., bloom, flower of life, ἥβης ἄ. Il. 13.484, Pi. P. 4.158, A. Supp. 663; ἥβης ἄνθεσι Sol. 25; κουρήιον ἄ. h.Cer. 108; ὥρας ἄ. X. Smp. 8.14; παῖς καλὸν ἄ. ἔχων Thgn. 994; χροιᾶς ἀμείψεις ἄ. the bloom of complexion, A. Pr. 23; τὸ τοῦ σώματος ἄ. its youthful bloom, Pl. Smp. 183e; ὅταν [τὰ πρόσωπα] τὸ ἄ. προλίπῃ Id. R. 601b; also, the flower of an army and the like, ἄ. Ἄργους A. Ag. 197; ἄ. Περσίδος αἴας Id. Pers. 59, cf. 252, 925, E. HF 876 (lyr.); ὅ τι ἦν αὐτῶν ἄ. ἀπολώλει Th. 4.133; ἄνθεα ὕμνων νεωτέρων the choice flowers of new songs, Pi. O. 9.48; τὸ σὸν . . ἄ, παντέχνου πυρὸς σέλας thy pride or honour, A. Pr. 7; τὰ ἄνθη flowers or choice passages, elegant extracts, APl. 16.274, Cic. Att. 16.11.1.
      • 2 like ἀκμή, the bloom, i.e. height of anything, bad as well as good, δηξίθυμον ἔρωτος ἄ. A. Ag. 743; ἀκήλητον μανίας ἄ. S. Tr. 999; ἀ. τοῦ νοῦ Procl. in Alc. p.248 C., Dam. Pr. 70; τῆς οὐσίας Procl. in Ti. 1.412D.; τῆς ψυχῆς ib. 472D.
    • III brightness, brilliancy, as of gold, Thgn. 452; χαλκήϊον ἄ. Orph. Fr. 174; of dyes, lustre, PHolm. 17.37; freq. of purple, in sg., Pl. R. 429d, Arist. HA 547a7, J. AJ 3.6.1; ἁλὸς ἄνθεα AP 6.206 (Antip. Sid.); of bright colours generally, περιβόλαια παντὸς ἄνθους D.H. 7.72; ἄ. θαλάσσιον seaweed dye, Ps.-Democr.Alch. p.42 B.
    • IV ἄ. πεδινόν, = ἀνθεμίς, Ps.-Dsc. 3.136.
ἄνθος (B), ὁ,
  • a kind of bird, perh. the yellow wagtail, Arist. HA 592b25, 609b14, Ael. NA 5.48.

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