ἐννέωρος

ἐννέωρος (cf. ὧρος), Ep. Adj.

• in the ninth season: hence,
• • • 1 Μίνως ἐννέωρος βασίλευε Διὸς . . ὀαριστής perh. at nine years old or after nine years, Od. 19.179, cf. Apollon. Lex.; Pl. Min. 319b couples ἐ. ὀαριστής taking counsel with Zeus every ninth year.
    • 2 nine years old, of the Aloidae, Od. 11.311; βοῦς 10.19 (unless, = πενταέτηρος, ὧρος meaning a season, i.e. half-year, cf. Arist. HA 575b6); σίαλοι Od. 10.390; ἄλειφαρ Il. 18.351. (Perh. = of full age, ἐννέα being taken as a round number, cf.Sch.Il. l.c.)
    • 3 (ὥρα) nine hours long, νύκτες Herod. 8.5.

ἐννέωρος, neunjährig ; ἐνν. βασίλευε, er herrschte neun Jahre lang, Od. 19.179 ; βοῦς 10.19 ; ἀλείφατος Il. 18.351 ; σιάλοισι Od. 11.311, wo einige alte Ausleger, ὥρα als Jahreszeit auffassend (χρόνος Lycophr. 571), neun Vierteljahre, also zwei und ein viertel Jahr alt erklärten, oder es gar für einjährig nahmen.

ἐννέωρος

[ἐννέα + ὥρη.]

• • 1

    Nine years old, at nine years old Od. 11.311.

  • 2

    App. (the number being taken as a round one) conveying the notion of full maturity, well matured, full-grown: ἀλείφατος Il. 18.351: βοός Od. 10.19, σιάλοισιν 390.

  • 3

    In Od. 19.179 (Μίνως ἐ. βασίλευε Διὸς ὀαριστής) the reference seems to be to an eight-yearly tenure of kingship. See Frazer, Golden Bough, 3 rd ed., Part iii. Od. 17.58 foll., esp. Od. 17.70.

    On the analogy of διὰ τρίτης ἡμέρας, every second day, and similar expressions, ἐ. is to be translated by terms of eight years, fresh kingly power being supposed to be imparted in converse with Zeus at the end of each term.

ἐννέωρος : nine years old, the number being a round one, Il. 18.351, Od. 10.19; in Od. 19.179perhaps meaning ‘in periods of nine years.’

ἐννέωρος ἐννέ-ωρος, ον ὥρα

• • • 1of or for nine years, Hom.
    • 2nine years old. Od.