φυή1
φῠή, Dor.
φῠά,
ἡ,(
φύω)
A). growth, stature, esp.
fine growth, noble stature, in
Hom., always (as in
Hes.) of the human form, and only in acc.,
θηήσαντο φυὴν καὶ εἶδος ἀγητόν Il. 22.370 ;
φυὴν ἐδάην καὶ μήδεα 3.208 ; most freq. in adv. sense,
Νέστορι δίῳ εἶδός τε μέγεθός τε φυήν τ’ ἄγχιστα ἐῴκει in shape and in stature and
in size (or
growth),
2.58 , cf.
Od. 6.152 ;
οὔ ἑθέν ἐστι χερείων, οὐ δέμας οὐδὲ φυήν, οὔτ’ ἂρ φρένας Il. 1.115 , cf.
Od. 5.212 ,
7.210 ;
φυήν γε μὲν οὐ κακός ἐστι 8.134 ;
χρυσέῳ [γένει] οὔτε φυὴν ἐναλίγκιον οὔτε νόημα Hes. Op. 129 , cf.
Sc. 88 ,
B. 5.168 ; later, in gen.,
οὔτε φυῆς ἐπιδευέες οὔτε νόοιο Theoc. 22.160 ; rare in Trag.,
τὴν τάλαιναν εὔμορφον φ. A. Niob. in
PSI 11.1208.8 ;
φυὰν Γοργόνος ἴσχειν E. El. 461 (lyr.).
2). after
Hom., of animals, plants, or objects,
ἐμβάλλων ἐριπλεύρῳ φυᾷ κέντρον Pi. P. 4.235 ;
κάνθαρος .. Αἰτναῖος φυήν S. Ichn. 300 ; also
τερπόμεναι ῥοδέῃ φ. of roses,
Mosch. 2.36 ; of beans,
Luc. Vit.Auct. 6 ; of things,
ἀνέβη ἡ φ. τοῖς τείχεσιν their
original form was restored,
LXX Ne. 4.7(1) ;
ἐὰν κατὰ φυὰν διαφθαρῇ τις τῶν λίθων IG 7.3073.40 (Lebad., ii B. C.).
III). the flower or
prime of age, εὐάνθεμος φυά Pi. O. 1.67 .
V). μερόπων φυή the race of men, APl. 4.183.7 .
VI). produce of a year, harvest, φ. τοῦ ἐνεστῶτος ἔτους BGU 708.4 (ii A. D.), cf. Pland. 26.12 (i A. D.), etc.—Poet. and later Prose.
ShortDef
growth, stature
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Headword (normalized):
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Headword (normalized/stripped):
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">φῠή</span>, Dor. <span class="orth greek">φῠά</span>, <span class="gen greek">ἡ</span>,(<span class="etym greek">φύω</span>) <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">growth, stature,</span> esp. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">fine growth, noble stature,</span> in <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hom.</span></span>, always (as in <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hes.</span></span>) of the human form, and only in acc., <span class="quote greek">θηήσαντο φυὴν καὶ εἶδος ἀγητόν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:22:370" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:22.370/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 22.370 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">φυὴν ἐδάην καὶ μήδεα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3:208" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:3.208/canonical-url/"> 3.208 </a> ; most freq. in adv. sense, <span class="foreign greek">Νέστορι δίῳ εἶδός τε μέγεθός τε φυήν τ’ ἄγχιστα ἐῴκει</span> in shape and in stature and <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">in size</span> (or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">growth</span>), <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:58" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:2.58/canonical-url/"> 2.58 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:6:152" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:6.152/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 6.152 </a>; <span class="quote greek">οὔ ἑθέν ἐστι χερείων, οὐ δέμας οὐδὲ φυήν, οὔτ’ ἂρ φρένας</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:115" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:1.115/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 1.115 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:5:212" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:5.212/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 5.212 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:7:210" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:7.210/canonical-url/"> 7.210 </a>; <span class="quote greek">φυήν γε μὲν οὐ κακός ἐστι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:8:134" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:8.134/canonical-url/"> 8.134 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">χρυσέῳ [γένει] οὔτε φυὴν ἐναλίγκιον οὔτε νόημα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg002.perseus-grc1:129" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg002.perseus-grc1:129/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hes.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Op.</span> 129 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg003.perseus-grc1:88" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg003.perseus-grc1:88/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Sc.</span> 88 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0199.tlg001:5:168" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0199.tlg001:5.168/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">B.</span> 5.168 </a>; later, in gen., <span class="quote greek">οὔτε φυῆς ἐπιδευέες οὔτε νόοιο</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:22:160" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:22.160/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Theoc.</span> 22.160 </a> ; rare in Trag., <span class="quote greek">τὴν τάλαιναν εὔμορφον φ.</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Niob.</span> </span> in <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">PSI</span> 11.1208.8 </span>; <span class="quote greek">φυὰν Γοργόνος ἴσχειν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg012.perseus-grc1:461" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg012.perseus-grc1:461/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">El.</span> 461 </a> (lyr.). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> after <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hom.</span></span>, of animals, plants, or objects, <span class="quote greek">ἐμβάλλων ἐριπλεύρῳ φυᾷ κέντρον</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg002.perseus-grc1:4:235" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg002.perseus-grc1:4.235/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">P.</span> 4.235 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">κάνθαρος .. Αἰτναῖος φυήν</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ichn.</span> 300 </span> ; also <span class="foreign greek">τερπόμεναι ῥοδέῃ φ.</span> of roses, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0035.tlg001:2:36" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0035.tlg001:2.36/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Mosch.</span> 2.36 </a>; of beans, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg024:6" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg024:6/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Luc.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Vit.Auct.</span> 6 </a>; of things, <span class="foreign greek">ἀνέβη ἡ φ. τοῖς τείχεσιν</span> their <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">original form</span> was restored, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg018:4:7(1)" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg018:4.7(1)/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">LXX</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ne.</span> 4.7(1) </a>; <span class="quote greek">ἐὰν κατὰ φυὰν διαφθαρῇ τις τῶν λίθων</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IG</span> 7.3073.40 </span> (Lebad., ii B. C.). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> poet. for <span class="foreign greek">φύσις,</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">nature, genius,</span> <span class="quote greek">σοφὸς ὁ πολλὰ εἰδὼς φυᾷ</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:86" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2.86/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">O.</span> 2.86 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">μάρνασθαι φυᾷ</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg003.perseus-grc1:1:25" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg003.perseus-grc1:1.25/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">N.</span> 1.25 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg004.perseus-grc1:7(6).22" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg004.perseus-grc1:7(6).22/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">I.</span> 7(6).22 </a>; <span class="quote greek">φυᾷ τὸ γενναῖον ἐπιπρέπει</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg002.perseus-grc1:8:44" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg002.perseus-grc1:8.44/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">P.</span> 8.44 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">τὸ δὲ φυᾷ κράτιστον ἅπαν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:9:100" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:9.100/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">O.</span> 9.100 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">δεινὸς φυήν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0434.tlg001:221" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0434.tlg001:221/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Cratin.</span> 221 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>III).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">the flower</span> or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">prime of age,</span> <span class="quote greek">εὐάνθεμος φυά</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:67" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.67/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">O.</span> 1.67 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>IV).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">substance,</span> <span class="quote greek">ἀναίμων ἐστὶ φυὴ μελέων</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0023.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:639" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0023.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.639/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Opp.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">H.</span> 1.639 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">νεφροὶ τὴν φ. ἀδενώδεες</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0719.tlg002.perseus-grc1:2:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0719.tlg002.perseus-grc1:2.3/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Aret.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">SD</span> 2.3 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>V).</strong></span> <span class="foreign greek">μερόπων φυή</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">the race</span> of men, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">APl.</span> 4.183.7 </span>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>VI).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">produce</span> of a year, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">harvest,</span> <span class="quote greek">φ. τοῦ ἐνεστῶτος ἔτους</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">BGU</span> 708.4 </span> (ii A. D.), cf. <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pland.</span> 26.12 </span> (i A. D.), etc.—Poet. and later Prose.</div> </div><br><br>'}