αἰθήρ
αἰθήρ,
έρος, in
Hom. always
ἡ; in
Hes. and Att. Prose always
ὁ; in Lyr. and Trag. mostly
ὁ, as always in
A., but
ἡ Pi. O. 1.6 ,
B. 8.35 ,
S. OT 867 , and freq. in
E.:(
αἴθω):—in
Hom.,
A). ether, the heaven (wrongly distinguished by
Aristarch. from
ἀήρ (q.v.) as
upper from lower
air);
δῑ ἠέρος αἰθέρ’ ἵκανεν Il. 14.288 ;[
Ζεὺς] αἰθέρι ναίων 2.412 ,
Hes. Op. 18 ;
νόμοι δῑ αἰθέρα τεκνωθέντες S. OT 867 ;
αἰθὴρ μὲν ψυχὰς ὑπεδέξατο σώματα δὲ χθών IG 1.442 , cf.
E. Supp. 533 ; of the
sky, both cloudless,
νήνεμος αἰ. Il. 8.556 , and clouded,
ἐν αἰθέρι καὶ νεφέλῃσι 15.192 , cf.
16.365 ; freq. in Trag., etc.,
A. Pr. 1044 ,
1088 ,
Pers. 365 ,
E. Ba. 150 ;
αἰ. ζοφερός, ἀχλυόεις, A.R. 3.1265 ,
4.927 ; of the fumes of the Cyclops' mouth,
E. Cyc. 410 .
ShortDef
ether, the brighter purer air, the sky (f. in Hom.; m. Attic)
Debugging
Headword (normalized):
αἰθήρ
Headword (normalized/stripped):
αιθηρ
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-2325
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">αἰθήρ</span>, <span class="itype greek">έρος</span>, in <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hom.</span> </span> always <span class="foreign greek">ἡ;</span> in <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hes.</span> </span> and Att. Prose always <span class="foreign greek">ὁ;</span> in Lyr. and Trag. mostly <span class="gen greek">ὁ</span>, as always in <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span></span>, but <span class="gen greek">ἡ</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:6" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.6/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">O.</span> 1.6 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0199.tlg001:8:35" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0199.tlg001:8.35/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">B.</span> 8.35 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg004.perseus-grc1:867" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg004.perseus-grc1:867/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">OT</span> 867 </a>, and freq. in <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span></span>:(<span class="etym greek">αἴθω</span>):—in <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hom.</span></span>, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">ether, the heaven</span> (wrongly distinguished by <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Aristarch.</span> </span> from <span class="foreign greek">ἀήρ</span> (q.v.) as <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">upper</span> from lower <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">air</span>); <span class="quote greek">δῑ ἠέρος αἰθέρ’ ἵκανεν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:14:288" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:14.288/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 14.288 </a> ;[ <span class="quote greek">Ζεὺς] αἰθέρι ναίων</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:412" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:2.412/canonical-url/"> 2.412 </a> , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg002.perseus-grc1:18" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg002.perseus-grc1:18/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hes.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Op.</span> 18 </a>; <span class="quote greek">νόμοι δῑ αἰθέρα τεκνωθέντες</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg004.perseus-grc1:867" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg004.perseus-grc1:867/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">OT</span> 867 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">αἰθὴρ μὲν ψυχὰς ὑπεδέξατο σώματα δὲ χθών</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IG</span> 1.442 </span> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg008.perseus-grc1:533" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg008.perseus-grc1:533/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Supp.</span> 533 </a>; of the <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">sky</span>, both cloudless, <span class="quote greek">νήνεμος αἰ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:8:556" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:8.556/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 8.556 </a> , and clouded, <span class="quote greek">ἐν αἰθέρι καὶ νεφέλῃσι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:15:192" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:15.192/canonical-url/"> 15.192 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:16:365" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:16.365/canonical-url/"> 16.365 </a>; freq. in Trag., etc., <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg003.perseus-grc1:1044" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg003.perseus-grc1:1044/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pr.</span> 1044 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg003.perseus-grc1:1088" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg003.perseus-grc1:1088/canonical-url/"> 1088 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg002.perseus-grc1:365" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg002.perseus-grc1:365/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pers.</span> 365 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg017.perseus-grc1:150" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg017.perseus-grc1:150/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ba.</span> 150 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">αἰ. ζοφερός, ἀχλυόεις,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0001.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3:1265" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0001.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3.1265/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.R.</span> 3.1265 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0001.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:927" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0001.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4.927/canonical-url/"> 4.927 </a>; of the fumes of the Cyclops\' mouth, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg001.perseus-grc1:410" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg001.perseus-grc1:410/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Cyc.</span> 410 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">air</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1342.tlg001:100:5" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1342.tlg001:100.5/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Emp.</span> 100.5 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> fifth element, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg035.perseus-grc1:981c" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg035.perseus-grc1:981c/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Epin.</span> 981c </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg035.perseus-grc1:984b" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg035.perseus-grc1:984b/canonical-url/"> 984b </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg005:270b:22" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg005:270b.22/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Cael.</span> 270b22 </a>; but equivalent to <span class="foreign greek">πῦρ,</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Anaxag.</span> 1 </span>,<span class="bibl"> 15 </span>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-4"> <span><strong>b).</strong></span> = <span class="ref greek">πῦρ τεχνικόν</span> , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1264.tlg001:2:168" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1264.tlg001:2.168/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Chrysipp.Stoic.</span> 2.168 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg028:392a:5" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg028:392a.5/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Mu.</span> 392a5 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>4).</strong></span> the divine element in the human soul, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0638.tlg001:3:34" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0638.tlg001:3.34/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Philostr.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">VA</span> 3.34 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0638.tlg001:42" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0638.tlg001:42/canonical-url/"> 42 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">clime, region</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg002.perseus-grc1:594" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg002.perseus-grc1:594/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Alc.</span> 594 </a> (lyr.).</div> </div><br><br>'}