ἄωτον
ἄωτον [
ᾰ], and
ἄωτος,
ὁ,
A). the choicest, the flower of its kind: in
Hom. mostly of the
finest wool, οἰὸς ἄωτον Il. 13.599 ,
716 ,
Od. 1.443 ; without
οἰός (which must be supplied from the context),
flock, down, 9.434 ; once of the
finest linen, λίνοιό τε λεπτὸν ἄωτον Il. 9.661 ; of the golden fleece,
χρύσεον ἄωτον A.R. 4.176 , cf.
Orph. A. 1336 ;
ἄκρον ἄωτον [ὕδατος], of
pure water,
Call. Ap. 112 ; of the
foam on a wave,
κύματος ἄκρῳ ἀ. Id. Hec. 1.4.3 ;
μέλιτος ἄ. γλυκύς Pi. Pae. 6.59 : freq. in
Pi.,
ἄ. ζωᾶς the prime or
flower of life,
Id. I. 5(4).12 ;
ἄ. στεφάνων the fairest of .. , ib.
6(5).4 , cf.
O. 5.1 ;
Χαρίτων ἄ. their
fairest gift, Id. I. 8(7).16 ;
σοφίας ἄκρος ἄ. the
choicest gift of minstrel's art, ib.
7(6).18 ;
ἄ. γλώσσας, i.e. a song, ib.
1.51 ;
ὕμνων Id. P. 10.53 ;
δίκας ἄ. Id. N. 3.29 ;
Ἀφροδίτας .. ἄωτον A. Supp. 666 (lyr.): rarely in pl.,
στεφάνων ἄωτοι Pi. O. 9.19 ;
ἡρώων ἄωτοι Id. N. 8.9 ;
ῥόδων ἄωτοι Simon. 148 : in Epitaphs,
θνῄσκω .. ἀκμᾶς ἐν ἀώτῳ in the flower of youth,
IG 3.1328 ;
τὸν .. ἄωτον τοῦ δήμου CIG 2804 , cf.
Epigr.Gr. 455 .
II). that which gives honour and glory to a thing,
ἄ. ἵππων a song in praise of horses,
Pi. O. 3.4 ;
χειρῶν ἄ. ἐπίνικον Id. O. 8.75 .—The gender is indeterminate in
Hom. and
A.;
Pi. always has
ἄωτος, and so
Theoc. 13.27 ;
A.R. and later Ep.
ἄωτον (
Opp. C. 4.154 ,
οἰὸς ἄωτα in pl.).
ShortDef
fine wool, flock
Debugging
Headword (normalized):
ἄωτον
Headword (normalized/stripped):
αωτον
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-18949
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">ἄωτον</span> [<span class="foreign greek">ᾰ], </span> and <span class="orth greek">ἄωτος</span>, <span class="gen greek">ὁ</span>, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">the choicest, the flower of its kind</span>: in <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hom.</span> </span> mostly of the <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">finest wool,</span> <span class="quote greek">οἰὸς ἄωτον</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:13:599" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:13.599/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 13.599 </a> ,<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:716" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:716/canonical-url/"> 716 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:1:443" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:1.443/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 1.443 </a>; without <span class="foreign greek">οἰός</span> (which must be supplied from the context), <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">flock, down,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:9:434" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:9.434/canonical-url/"> 9.434 </a>; once of the <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">finest linen,</span> <span class="quote greek">λίνοιό τε λεπτὸν ἄωτον</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:9:661" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:9.661/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 9.661 </a> ; of the golden fleece, <span class="quote greek">χρύσεον ἄωτον</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0001.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:176" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0001.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4.176/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.R.</span> 4.176 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0579.tlg002:1336" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0579.tlg002:1336/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Orph.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">A.</span> 1336 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ἄκρον ἄωτον [ὕδατος</span>], of <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">pure</span> water, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0533.tlg002:112" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0533.tlg002:112/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Call.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ap.</span> 112 </a>; of the <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">foam</span> on a wave, <span class="quote greek">κύματος ἄκρῳ ἀ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0533.tlg001:1:4:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0533.tlg001:1:4:3/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Hec.</span> 1.4.3 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">μέλιτος ἄ. γλυκύς</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg005:6:59" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg005:6.59/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pae.</span> 6.59 </a> : freq. in <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span></span>, <span class="foreign greek">ἄ. ζωᾶς</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">the prime</span> or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">flower</span> of life, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg004.perseus-grc1:5(4).12" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg004.perseus-grc1:5(4).12/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">I.</span> 5(4).12 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ἄ. στεφάνων</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">the fairest</span> of .. , ib.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg004.perseus-grc1:6(5).4" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg004.perseus-grc1:6(5).4/canonical-url/"> 6(5).4 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5.1/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">O.</span> 5.1 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">Χαρίτων ἄ.</span> their <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">fairest gift,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg004.perseus-grc1:8(7).16" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg004.perseus-grc1:8(7).16/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">I.</span> 8(7).16 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">σοφίας ἄκρος ἄ.</span> the <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">choicest gift</span> of minstrel\'s art, ib.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg004.perseus-grc1:7(6).18" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg004.perseus-grc1:7(6).18/canonical-url/"> 7(6).18 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ἄ. γλώσσας,</span> i.e. a song, ib.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg004.perseus-grc1:1:51" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg004.perseus-grc1:1.51/canonical-url/"> 1.51 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ὕμνων</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg002.perseus-grc1:10:53" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg002.perseus-grc1:10.53/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">P.</span> 10.53 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">δίκας ἄ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg003.perseus-grc1:3:29" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg003.perseus-grc1:3.29/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">N.</span> 3.29 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">Ἀφροδίτας .. ἄωτον</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg001.perseus-grc1:666" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg001.perseus-grc1:666/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Supp.</span> 666 </a> (lyr.): rarely in pl., <span class="quote greek">στεφάνων ἄωτοι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:9:19" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:9.19/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">O.</span> 9.19 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ἡρώων ἄωτοι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg003.perseus-grc1:8:9" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg003.perseus-grc1:8.9/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">N.</span> 8.9 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ῥόδων ἄωτοι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0261.tlg001:148" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0261.tlg001:148/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Simon.</span> 148 </a> : in Epitaphs, <span class="foreign greek">θνῄσκω .. ἀκμᾶς ἐν ἀώτῳ</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">in the flower</span> of youth, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IG</span> 3.1328 </span>; <span class="quote greek">τὸν .. ἄωτον τοῦ δήμου</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">CIG</span> 2804 </span> , cf. <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Epigr.Gr.</span> 455 </span>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">that which gives honour and glory</span> to a thing, <span class="foreign greek">ἄ. ἵππων</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">a song in praise of</span> horses, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3:4" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3.4/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">O.</span> 3.4 </a>; <span class="quote greek">χειρῶν ἄ. ἐπίνικον</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:8:75" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:8.75/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">O.</span> 8.75 </a> .—The gender is indeterminate in <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hom.</span> </span> and <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span></span>; <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> </span> always has <span class="foreign greek">ἄωτος,</span> and so <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:13:27" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:13.27/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Theoc.</span> 13.27 </a>; <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.R.</span> </span> and later Ep. <span class="foreign greek">ἄωτον</span> (<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0024.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:154" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0024.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4.154/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Opp.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">C.</span> 4.154 </a>, <span class="foreign greek">οἰὸς ἄωτα</span> in pl.).</div> </div><br><br>'}