ἕρση
ἕρση,
ἡ: Ep.
ἐέρση, later
ἀέρση PLit.Lond. 60 (
Posidipp.): Aeol., Dor.
ἐέρσᾱ Sapph. Supp. 25.12 (
αδερσα (=
ἀ δ’ ἐέρσα) Pap.),
ἔερσᾰ Pi. N. 3.78 , cf. Hdn.Gr.
2.90 : Cret.
ἄερσα Hsch. :
ἔρσα Alcm. 48 ,
ἕρσα Theoc. 20.16 :—
A). dew, Il. 23.598 , etc.;
τεθαλυῖά τ’ ἐέρση ( v.l.
θ’ ἑέρση ) abundant
dew, Od. 13.245 ;
θῆλυς ἐ. 5.467 ,
Hes. Sc. 395 : pl.,
raindrops, κατὰ δ’ ὑψόθεν ἧκεν ἐέρσας αἵματι μυδαλέας Il. 11.53 ;
στιλπναὶ δ’ ἀπέπιπτον ἔ. (sc.
τῆς νεφέλης)
14.351 , cf.
Theoc. 2.107 ;
χλωραῖς ἐ. Pi. N. 8.40 : generally, of any
liquid, ἄνθεμον ποντίας ὑφελοῖσ’ ἐέρσας from the
water of the sea, ib.
7.79 ;
foam, ib.
3.78 ;
γλυκερὴ ἐέρση, of
honey, Hes. Th. 83 .
II). metaph., of
young and tender animals, χωρὶς δ’ αὖθ’ ἕρσαι (this form only here in
Hom.)
Od. 9.222 , cf.
Hsch.; esp. of
kids born in winter, Id. (Cf. Skt.
varsám 'rain'.)
ShortDef
dew, pl. dewdrops, (metaph.) newborns
Debugging
Headword (normalized):
ἕρση
Headword (normalized/stripped):
ερση
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-42719
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">ἕρση</span>, <span class="gen greek">ἡ</span>: Ep. <span class="orth greek">ἐέρση</span>, later <span class="orth greek">ἀέρση</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">PLit.Lond.</span> 60 </span> (<span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Posidipp.</span></span>): Aeol., Dor. <span class="orth greek">ἐέρσᾱ</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0009.tlg001:25:12" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0009.tlg001:25.12/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Sapph.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Supp.</span> 25.12 </a> (<span class="itype greek">αδερσα</span> (= <span class="foreign greek">ἀ δ’ ἐέρσα</span>) Pap.), <span class="orth greek">ἔερσᾰ</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg003.perseus-grc1:3:78" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg003.perseus-grc1:3.78/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">N.</span> 3.78 </a>, cf. Hdn.Gr.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg003.perseus-grc1:2:90" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg003.perseus-grc1:2.90/canonical-url/"> 2.90 </a> : Cret. <span class="orth greek">ἄερσα</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hsch.</span> </span> : <span class="orth greek">ἔρσα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0291.tlg001:48" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0291.tlg001:48/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Alcm.</span> 48 </a>, <span class="orth greek">ἕρσα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:20:16" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:20.16/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Theoc.</span> 20.16 </a>:—<div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">dew,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:23:598" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:23.598/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 23.598 </a>, etc.; <span class="foreign greek">τεθαλυῖά τ’ ἐέρση</span> ( v.l. <span class="ref greek">θ’ ἑέρση</span> ) abundant <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">dew,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:13:245" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:13.245/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 13.245 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">θῆλυς ἐ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:5:467" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:5.467/canonical-url/"> 5.467 </a> , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg003.perseus-grc1:395" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg003.perseus-grc1:395/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hes.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Sc.</span> 395 </a> : pl., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">raindrops,</span> <span class="quote greek">κατὰ δ’ ὑψόθεν ἧκεν ἐέρσας αἵματι μυδαλέας</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:11:53" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:11.53/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 11.53 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">στιλπναὶ δ’ ἀπέπιπτον ἔ.</span> (sc. <span class="foreign greek">τῆς νεφέλης</span>) <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:14:351" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:14.351/canonical-url/"> 14.351 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:107" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2.107/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Theoc.</span> 2.107 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">χλωραῖς ἐ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg003.perseus-grc1:8:40" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg003.perseus-grc1:8.40/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">N.</span> 8.40 </a> : generally, of any <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">liquid,</span> <span class="foreign greek">ἄνθεμον ποντίας ὑφελοῖσ’ ἐέρσας</span> from the <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">water</span> of the sea, ib.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg003.perseus-grc1:7:79" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg003.perseus-grc1:7.79/canonical-url/"> 7.79 </a> ; <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">foam,</span> ib.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg003.perseus-grc1:3:78" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg003.perseus-grc1:3.78/canonical-url/"> 3.78 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">γλυκερὴ ἐέρση,</span> of <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">honey,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg001.perseus-grc1:83" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg001.perseus-grc1:83/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hes.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Th.</span> 83 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> metaph., of <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">young and tender animals,</span> <span class="foreign greek">χωρὶς δ’ αὖθ’ ἕρσαι</span> (this form only here in <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hom.</span></span>) <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:9:222" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:9.222/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 9.222 </a>, cf. <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hsch.</span></span>; esp. of <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">kids born in winter,</span> Id. (Cf. Skt. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">varsám</span> \'rain\'.)</div> </div><br><br>'}