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αἰθήρ
αἰθήρ, έρος, in Hom. always ἡ; in Hes. and Att. Prose always ὁ; in Lyr. and Trag. mostly ὁ, as always in A., but ἡ Pi. O. 1.6, B. 8.35, S. OT 867, and freq. in E.: ( αἴθω):—in Hom.,

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ether, the brighter purer air, the sky (f. in Hom.; m. Attic)

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αἰθήρ
Headword (normalized):
αἰθήρ
Headword (normalized/stripped):
αιθηρ
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αἰθήρ, έρος, in Hom. always ἡ; in Hes. and Att. Prose always ὁ; in Lyr. and Trag. mostly ὁ, as always in A., but ἡ Pi. O. 1.6, B. 8.35, S. OT 867, and freq. in E.: ( αἴθω):—in Hom.,
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Children (1)
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ether, the heaven (wrongly distinguished by Aristarch. from ἀήρ (q.v.) as upper from lower air); διʼ ἠέρος αἰθέρʼ ἵκανεν Il. 14.288; [ Ζεὺς] αἰθέρι ναίων 2.412, Hes. Op. 18; νόμοι διʼ αἰθέρα τεκνωθέντες S. OT 867; αἰθὴρ μὲν ψυχὰς ὑπεδέξατο σώματα δὲ χθών IG 1.442, cf. E. Supp. 533; of the sky, both cloudless, νήνεμος αἰ. Il. 8.556, and clouded, ἐν αἰθέρι καὶ νεφέλῃσι 15.192, cf. 16.365; freq. in Trag., etc., A. Pr. 1044, 1088, Pers. 365, E. Ba. 150; αἰ. ζοφερός, ἀχλυόεις, A.R. 3.1265, 4.927; of the fumes of the Cyclops’ mouth, E. Cyc. 410.
Citations (6)
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Il. 14.288
διʼ ἠέρος αἰθέρʼ ἵκανεν
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2.412
Ζεὺς] αἰθέρι ναίων
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S. OT 867
νόμοι διʼ αἰθέρα τεκνωθέντες
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αἰθὴρ μὲν ψυχὰς ὑπεδέξατο σώματα δὲ χθών
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Il. 8.556
νήνεμος αἰ.
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15.192
ἐν αἰθέρι καὶ νεφέλῃσι
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Children (2)
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Children (3)
2
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air, Emp. 100.5.
3
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Pl. Epin. 981c, 984b, Arist. Cael. 270b22; but equivalent to πῦρ, Anaxag. 1,15.
Children (1)
b
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Chrysipp.Stoic. 2.168, cf. Arist. Mu. 392a5.
4
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Philostr. VA 3.34, cf. 42.
II
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clime, region, E. Alc. 594 (lyr.).

Citations (From Models)

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