ζόφος
ζόφος,
ὁ,
2). generally,
gloom, darkness,
Hes. Sc. 227 ,
Plb. 18.20.7 ,
Arist. Mu. 400a8 ,
Ep.Hebr. 12.18 ,
Plu. Alc. 28 ,
Luc. DMort. 15.2 ;
χειμέριος ζ.
the gloom of winter,
Pi. I. 4(3).18 : metaph.,
τῆς ψυχῆς .. ζ.
Plu. 2.48c .
II). the dark quarter, i.e.
the West,
ἤδη γὰρ φάος οἴχεθ’ ὑπὸ ζόφον Od. 3.335 ;
οὐ γὰρ ἴδμεν ὅπῃ ζ. οὐδ’ ὅπῃ ἠώς 10.190 ;
ποτὶ ζόφον, opp.
πρὸς ἠῶ τ’ ἠέλιόν τε,
Il. 12.240 ,
Od. 13.241 ,
9.26 (
the North acc. to
Str. 10.2.12 );
Γαδείρων τὸ πρὸς ζόφον to
the west of .. ,
Pi. N. 4.69 .—Poet. and later Prose. (Prob. cogn. with
ζέφυρος.)
ShortDef
the gloom of the world below, nether darkness
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Headword (normalized):
ζόφος
Headword (normalized/stripped):
ζοφος
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-46287
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">ζόφος</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;">nether darkness</span>, <span class="quote greek">ἱεμένων Ἔρεβόσδε ὑπὸ ζόφον</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:20:356" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:20.356/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 20.356 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:11:155" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:11.155/canonical-url/"> 11.155 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:21:56" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:21.56/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 21.56 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg126:6" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg126:6/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ep.Jud.</span> 6 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">Ἀΐδης δ’ ἔλαχε ζόφον ἠερόεντα</span> obtained <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">the realms of gloom</span> for his share, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:15:191" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:15.191/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 15.191 </a>, cf.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:11:57" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:11.57/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 11.57 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0013.tlg002.perseus-grc1:402" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0013.tlg002.perseus-grc1:402/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">h.Cer.</span> 402 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0013.tlg002.perseus-grc1:446" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0013.tlg002.perseus-grc1:446/canonical-url/"> 446 </a>, etc.; <span class="quote greek">γῆς ὑπὸ ζόφον</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg002.perseus-grc1:839" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg002.perseus-grc1:839/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pers.</span> 839 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> generally, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">gloom, darkness</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg003.perseus-grc1:227" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg003.perseus-grc1:227/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hes.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Sc.</span> 227 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.perseus-grc1:18:20:7" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.perseus-grc1:18:20:7/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plb.</span> 18.20.7 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg028:400a:8" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg028:400a.8/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Mu.</span> 400a8 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg019.perseus-grc1:12:18" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg019.perseus-grc1:12.18/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ep.Hebr.</span> 12.18 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg015:28" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg015:28/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Alc.</span> 28 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg066:15:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg066:15.2/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Luc.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">DMort.</span> 15.2 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">χειμέριος ζ</span>. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">the gloom</span> of winter, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg004.perseus-grc1:4(3).18" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg004.perseus-grc1:4(3).18/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">I.</span> 4(3).18 </a>: metaph., <span class="foreign greek">τῆς ψυχῆς .. ζ</span>. <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> 2.48c </span>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">the dark quarter</span>, i.e. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">the West</span>, <span class="quote greek">ἤδη γὰρ φάος οἴχεθ’ ὑπὸ ζόφον</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:3:335" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:3.335/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 3.335 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">οὐ γὰρ ἴδμεν ὅπῃ ζ. οὐδ’ ὅπῃ ἠώς</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:10:190" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:10.190/canonical-url/"> 10.190 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">ποτὶ ζόφον</span>, opp. <span class="foreign greek">πρὸς ἠῶ τ’ ἠέλιόν τε</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:12:240" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:12.240/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 12.240 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:13:241" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:13.241/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 13.241 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:9:26" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:9.26/canonical-url/"> 9.26 </a> (<span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">the North</span> acc. to <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0099.tlg001.perseus-grc1:10:2:12" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0099.tlg001.perseus-grc1:10:2:12/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Str.</span> 10.2.12 </a>); <span class="foreign greek">Γαδείρων τὸ πρὸς ζόφον</span> to <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">the west</span> of .. , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg003.perseus-grc1:4:69" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg003.perseus-grc1:4.69/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">N.</span> 4.69 </a>.—Poet. and later Prose. (Prob. cogn. with <span class="foreign greek">ζέφυρος</span>.)</div> </div><br><br>'}