αἰθήρ — Cambridge Greek Lexicon

αἰθήρέροςm.fαἴθω aitherthe bright upper air or sky, domain of the gods, location of the heavenly bodies; sts. indistinguishable fr. οὐρανός heavenHom.conceived as fieryPresocr. E.as an element surrounding the earthE.fr. which the gods mould simulacra of living thingsE. personif.Aitherson of Erebos and NightHes.as a cosmogonic deityE.fr. Ar. gener.skyas the place of air, clouds, weather phenomenaHom. skyas the place of utmost height, reached by things ascending, sts. in hyperbol. statementsIl. Hes. Sapph. Pi. E. Call. AR. prep.phrs., εἰς, πρός, ἀνά + acc.skywardsas a direction in which one flies, throws, looks, laments, stretches out one's arms, or sim.Od. Pi. B. E. Ar. AR. airas an elementEmp. Dionys.Eleg. E.breathed in or exhaledE.Cyc.

ShortDef

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

Debugging

Headword:

αἰθήρ

Headword (normalized):

αἰθήρ

Headword (normalized/stripped):

αιθηρ

Intro Text:

IDX:

2685

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-2686

Key:

Senses and Citations (From Data)

Citations (From Models)

No citations.

Data

{
  "headword": "αἰθήρ",
  "data": {
    "headword_display": "<b>αἰθήρ</b>",
    "content": "<NE><HG><HL>αἰθήρ</HL><Infl>έρος</Infl><PS>m.f</PS><Ety><Ref>αἴθω</Ref></Ety></HG> <nS1><Tr>aither<Expl>the bright upper air or sky, domain of the gods, location of the heavenly bodies; sts. indistinguishable fr. <Gr>οὐρανός</Gr> <ital>heaven</ital></Expl></Tr><Au>Hom.<NBPlus/></Au><nS2><Indic>conceived as fiery</Indic><Au>Presocr. E.</Au></nS2><nS2><Indic>as an element surrounding the earth</Indic><Au>E.</Au></nS2><nS2><Indic>fr. which the gods mould simulacra of living things</Indic><Au>E.</Au></nS2></nS1> <nS1><Indic>personif.</Indic><Tr>Aither<Expl>son of Erebos and Night</Expl></Tr><Au>Hes.</Au><nS2><Indic>as a cosmogonic deity</Indic><Au>E.<Wk>fr.</Wk> Ar.</Au></nS2></nS1> <nS1><Indic>gener.</Indic><Tr>sky<Expl>as the place of air, clouds, weather phenomena</Expl></Tr><Au>Hom.<NBPlus/></Au></nS1> <nS1><Tr>sky<Expl>as the place of utmost height, reached by things ascending, sts. in hyperbol. statements</Expl></Tr><Au>Il. Hes. Sapph. Pi. E. Call. AR.</Au></nS1> <nS1><Phr><Indic>prep.phrs., <Ref>εἰς</Ref>, <Ref>πρός</Ref>, <Ref>ἀνά</Ref><GLbl> + acc.</GLbl></Indic><TrPhr>skywards<Expl>as a direction in which one flies, throws, looks, laments, stretches out one's arms, or sim.</Expl></TrPhr><Au>Od. Pi. B. E. Ar. AR.</Au></Phr></nS1> <nS1><Tr>air<Expl>as an element</Expl></Tr><Au>Emp. Dionys.Eleg. E.</Au><nS2><Indic>breathed in or exhaled</Indic><Au>E.<Wk>Cyc.</Wk></Au></nS2></nS1> </NE>",
    "key": "αἰθήρ"
  },
  "senses": [],
  "citations": [],
  "urn": "urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-2686"
}