χάος
χάος [ᾰ],
εος, Att.
ους,
τό,
A). chaos, the first state of the universe,
πρώτιστα χ. γένετ’, αὐτὰρ ἔπειτα Γαῖ’ εὐρύστερνος κτλ. Hes. Th. 116 , cf.
Ibyc. 28 ,
Epich. 170.3 ,
Acus. Fr. 5J. ,
Arist. Metaph. 1091b6 ,
Ar. Av. 693 (anap.);
χάους .. παῖς καλεῦμαι Simm. Alae 7 ; represented sts. as
infinite space, S.E. P. 3.121 , cf.
Plot. 6.8.11 ; sts. as
unformed matter, Luc. Am. 32 (esp., acc. to the Stoics,
water, Zeno Stoic. 1.29 (with deriv. fr.
χέω)).
b). τὸ χ. τοῦ ἐφ’ ἑκάτερα ἀπείρου αἰῶνος, of
infinite time,
M.Ant. 4.3 .
3). the nether abyss, infinite darkness, joined with
Ἔρεβος, Pl. Ax. 371e ; with
ὄρφνη, Q.S. 2.614 ; represented as in the interior of the globe,
Plu. 2.953a ;
χάους κύνα, of Cerberus,
APl. 4.91 .
5). Pythag. name for one, Theol.Ar. 6 .
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">χάος</span> <span class="pron greek">[ᾰ]</span>, <span class="itype greek">εος</span>, Att. <span class="itype greek">ους</span>, <span class="gen greek">τό</span>, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">chaos,</span> the first state of the universe, <span class="quote greek">πρώτιστα χ. γένετ’, αὐτὰρ ἔπειτα Γαῖ’ εὐρύστερνος κτλ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg001.perseus-grc1:116" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg001.perseus-grc1:116/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hes.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Th.</span> 116 </a> , cf. <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ibyc.</span> 28 </span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0521.tlg001:170:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0521.tlg001:170.3/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Epich.</span> 170.3 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0392.tlg002:5J" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0392.tlg002:5J/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Acus.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 5J. </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg025.perseus-grc1:1091b:6" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg025.perseus-grc1:1091b.6/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Metaph.</span> 1091b6 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg006.perseus-grc1:693" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg006.perseus-grc1:693/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Av.</span> 693 </a> (anap.); <span class="quote greek">χάους .. παῖς καλεῦμαι</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Simm.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Alae</span> 7 </span> ; represented sts. as <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">infinite space,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0544.tlg001:3:121" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0544.tlg001:3.121/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">P.</span> 3.121 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2000.tlg001:6:8:11" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2000.tlg001:6:8:11/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plot.</span> 6.8.11 </a>; sts. as <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">unformed matter,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0061.tlg002:32" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0061.tlg002:32/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Luc.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Am.</span> 32 </a> (esp., acc. to the Stoics, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">water,</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Zeno Stoic.</span> 1.29 </span> (with deriv. fr. <span class="foreign greek">χέω</span>)). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">space, the expanse of air,</span> <span class="quote greek">ἄτρυτον χ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0199.tlg001:5:27" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0199.tlg001:5.27/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">B.</span> 5.27 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg003.perseus-grc1:424" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg003.perseus-grc1:424/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Nu.</span> 424 </a> (anap.), <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg003.perseus-grc1:627" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg003.perseus-grc1:627/canonical-url/"> 627 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1218" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1218/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Av.</span> 1218 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-4"> <span><strong>b).</strong></span> <span class="foreign greek">τὸ χ. τοῦ ἐφ’ ἑκάτερα ἀπείρου αἰῶνος,</span> of <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">infinite</span> time, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0562.tlg001:4:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0562.tlg001:4.3/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">M.Ant.</span> 4.3 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">the nether abyss, infinite darkness,</span> joined with <span class="foreign greek">Ἔρεβος,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg038:371e" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg038:371e/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ax.</span> 371e </a>; with <span class="foreign greek">ὄρφνη,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2046.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:614" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2046.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2.614/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Q.S.</span> 2.614 </a>; represented as in the interior of the globe, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> 2.953a </span>; <span class="foreign greek">χάους κύνα,</span> of Cerberus, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">APl.</span> 4.91 </span>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-4"> <span><strong>b).</strong></span> generally, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">darkness,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0001.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:1697" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0001.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4.1697/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.R.</span> 4.1697 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>4).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">any vast gulf</span> or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">chasm,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg038:1:6" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg038:1.6/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">LXX</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Mi.</span> 1.6 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg046:14:4" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg046:14.4/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Za.</span> 14.4 </a>; of a <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">pit,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0024.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:92" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0024.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4.92/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Opp.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">C.</span> 4.92 </a>; of the <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">gaping jaws</span> of the crocodile, ib.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0024.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3:414" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0024.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3.414/canonical-url/"> 3.414 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0024.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:161" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0024.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4.161/canonical-url/"> 4.161 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0023.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5:52" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0023.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5.52/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">H.</span> 5.52 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>5).</strong></span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pythag.</span> </span> name for <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">one,</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Theol.Ar.</span> 6 </span>.</div> </div><br><br>'}