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ὑπήνη

ὑπήνη, the hair on the under part of the face, the beard

ὑπήν-η, ἡ, prop.
  • hair on the upper lip (which is the first to grow, cf. sq. [ὑπηνήτης]), moustache, distd. from πώγων, Eub. 100, cf. Phot., Suid.: generally, beard, A. Fr. 27; τὴν ὑ. ἄκουρον τρέφων Ar. V. 476 (lyr.); μολύνων τὴν ὑ. Id. Eq. 1286 (troch.); ἕλκοντες ὑπήνας letting the beard grow long, trailing beards, Id. Lys. 1072; ἄναξ ὑπήνης, of one with a huge beard, Pl.Com. 122.
      • 2 in Arist. HA 518b18, it seems to mean the upper lip, καὶ τὴν ὑ. καὶ τὸ γένειον δασὺ ἔχειν, cf. Theoc. 20.22.

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