ἄχνη
ἄχνη, Dor.
ἄχνα,
ἡ,
A). anything that comes off the surface:
I). of liquids,
foam, froth, in
Hom. of the sea,
Od. 12.238 , al.;
ἁλὸς ἄ. 5.403 , cf.
Tim. Pers. 95 ,
A.R. 2.570 ;
θοὴν ἀπερεύγεται ἄχνην, of a river,
D.P. 693 : Medic.,
exudation, Hp. Int. 1 ;
οἰνωπὸς ἄ. froth of wine,
E. Or. 115 ;
ἄχνα οὐρανία dew of heaven,
S. OC 681 (lyr.);
δακρύων ἄχνα dewy tears,
Id. Tr. 848 (lyr.); also
ἄχνη πυρός, i.e. smoke,
A. Fr. 336 .
II). of solids,
chaff, in pl.,
ὡς δ’ ἄνεμος ἄχνας φορέελ Il. 5.499 ;
καρπόν τε καὶ ἄχνας ib.
501 ;
down on the quince,
μῆλον λεπτῇ πεποκωμένον ἄ. AP 6.102 (
Phil.);
ἄχνη ἡ ἀφ’ ἡμιτυβίου fluff, shreds, used for
lint, Hp. Art. 37 ;
ὀθονίου Id. Mochl. 2 ;
ἄ. Λυδῆς κερκίδος, of
finespun fabrics,
S. Fr. 45 ;
ἄ. χαλκίτιδος metallic
dust, Plu. 2.659c , cf.
Orph. L. 455 ;
ἄχναι wall-decorations, dub. in
Aret. CA 1.1 (
stramina Cael. Aur.).
III). ἄχνην in acc., as Adv.,
morsel, the least bit, ἢν δ’ οὖν καταμύσῃ κἂν ἄχνην Ar. V. 92 .
IV). πυρὸς ἄ., = χαμελαία , Dsc. 4.171 ; = θυμελαία , ib. 172 .
V). ἄχναν· τὴν οἴκησιν, Hsch.
ShortDef
foam, chaff, shreds, ἄχνην adv a tiny bit
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Headword (normalized):
ἄχνη
Headword (normalized/stripped):
αχνη
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">ἄχνη</span>, Dor. <span class="orth greek">ἄχνα</span>, <span class="gen greek">ἡ</span>, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">anything that comes off the surface</span>: </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>I).</strong></span> of liquids, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">foam, froth,</span> in <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hom.</span> </span> of the sea, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:12:238" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:12.238/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 12.238 </a>, al.; <span class="quote greek">ἁλὸς ἄ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:5:403" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:5.403/canonical-url/"> 5.403 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0376.tlg001:95" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0376.tlg001:95/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Tim.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pers.</span> 95 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0001.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:570" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0001.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2.570/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.R.</span> 2.570 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">θοὴν ἀπερεύγεται ἄχνην,</span> of a river, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0084.tlg001:693" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0084.tlg001:693/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.P.</span> 693 </a>: Medic., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">exudation,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg032:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg032:1/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hp.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Int.</span> 1 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">οἰνωπὸς ἄ.</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">froth</span> of wine, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg016.perseus-grc1:115" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg016.perseus-grc1:115/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Or.</span> 115 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ἄχνα οὐρανία</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">dew</span> of heaven, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg007.perseus-grc1:681" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg007.perseus-grc1:681/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">OC</span> 681 </a> (lyr.); <span class="foreign greek">δακρύων ἄχνα</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">dewy</span> tears, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg001.perseus-grc1:848" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg001.perseus-grc1:848/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Tr.</span> 848 </a> (lyr.); also <span class="foreign greek">ἄχνη πυρός,</span> i.e. smoke, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg008:336" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg008:336/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 336 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> of solids, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">chaff,</span> in pl., <span class="quote greek">ὡς δ’ ἄνεμος ἄχνας φορέελ</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5:499" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:5.499/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 5.499 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">καρπόν τε καὶ ἄχνας</span> ib.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:501" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:501/canonical-url/"> 501 </a>; <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">down</span> on the quince, <span class="quote greek">μῆλον λεπτῇ πεποκωμένον ἄ.</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">AP</span> 6.102 </span> (<span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Phil.</span></span>); <span class="foreign greek">ἄχνη ἡ ἀφ’ ἡμιτυβίου</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">fluff, shreds,</span> used for <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">lint,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg010.perseus-grc1:37" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg010.perseus-grc1:37/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hp.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Art.</span> 37 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ὀθονίου</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Mochl.</span> 2 </span> ; <span class="foreign greek">ἄ. Λυδῆς κερκίδος,</span> of <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">finespun</span> fabrics, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg008.perseus-grc1:45" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg008.perseus-grc1:45/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 45 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ἄ. χαλκίτιδος</span> metallic <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">dust,</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> 2.659c </span>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0579.tlg003:455" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0579.tlg003:455/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Orph.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">L.</span> 455 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ἄχναι</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">wall-decorations,</span> dub. in <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0719.tlg003.perseus-grc1:1:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0719.tlg003.perseus-grc1:1.1/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Aret.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">CA</span> 1.1 </a> (<span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">stramina</span> Cael. Aur.). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>III).</strong></span> <span class="foreign greek">ἄχνην</span> in acc., as Adv., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">morsel, the least bit,</span> <span class="quote greek">ἢν δ’ οὖν καταμύσῃ κἂν ἄχνην</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg004.perseus-grc1:92" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg004.perseus-grc1:92/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">V.</span> 92 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>IV).</strong></span> <span class="foreign greek">πυρὸς ἄ.,</span> = <span class="ref greek">χαμελαία</span> , <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Dsc.</span> 4.171 </span>; = <span class="ref greek">θυμελαία</span> , ib.<span class="bibl"> 172 </span>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>V).</strong></span> <span class="foreign greek">ἄχναν· τὴν οἴκησιν,</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hsch.</span> </span> </div> </div><br><br>'}