αἴθρη,
ἡ,
Hom. and
Ar. ll.cc.: later
αἴθρα,
Antiph. 52.14 , etc.:—
A). clear sky,
ποίησον δ’ αἴθρην Il. 17.646 ;
ἀλλὰ μάλ’ αἴθρη πέπταται ἀνέφελος Od. 6.44 , cf.
Ar. Av. 778 (lyr.),
Lyc. 700 ,
AP 6.179 (
Arch.), etc.
II). air, as an element, Orac.Chald. 169 .