νέκταρ
νέκτᾰρ,
ᾰρος,
τό,
A). nectar, the specific nourishment of the gods;
ἀμβροσία (q.v.) and
ν. are differentiated in early Ep. as food and drink,
Od. 5.93 ,
h.Cer. 49 ,
h.Ap. 10 , cf.
Pl. Phdr. 247e : but conversely,
ν. ἔδμεναι Alcm. 100 , cf.
Anaxandr. 57 ;
κέρασσε δὲ ν. ἐρυθρόν Od.l.c.;
Ἥβη ν. ἐῳνοχόει Il. 4.3 ;
νέκταρος ἀπορρώξ, of choice wine,
Od. 9.359 ;
ν. ἀμβροσίην τε στάξον Il. 19.347 , cf.
38 ,
Pi. P. 9.63 .
b). called σαρράν and χαλβάνη, 1 Enoch 31.1 .
II). metaph.,
ν. μελισσᾶν, i.e. honey,
E. Ba. 143 (lyr.);
αἰθερίου πτηναὶ νέκταρος ἐργάτιδες AP 9.404 (
Antiphil.), cf.
6.239 (
Apollonid.); also, of
perfumed unguent, ib.
6.275 (
Noss.); of an ode,
ν. χυτόν, Μοισᾶν δόσιν Pi. O. 7.7 , cf.
Parth. 2.76 ,
AP 4.1.36 (
Mel.);
ν. ἐναρμόνιον ib.
7.29 (Antip. Sid.).
ShortDef
nectar
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Headword (normalized):
νέκταρ
Headword (normalized/stripped):
νεκταρ
URN:
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">νέκτᾰρ</span>, <span class="itype greek">ᾰρος</span>, <span class="gen greek">τό</span>, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">nectar,</span> the specific nourishment of the gods; <span class="foreign greek">ἀμβροσία</span> (q.v.) and <span class="foreign greek">ν.</span> are differentiated in early Ep. as food and drink, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:5:93" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:5.93/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 5.93 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0013.tlg002.perseus-grc1:49" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0013.tlg002.perseus-grc1:49/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">h.Cer.</span> 49 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0013.tlg003.perseus-grc1:10" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0013.tlg003.perseus-grc1:10/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">h.Ap.</span> 10 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg012:247e" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg012:247e/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Phdr.</span> 247e </a>: but conversely, <span class="quote greek">ν. ἔδμεναι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0291.tlg001:100" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0291.tlg001:100/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Alcm.</span> 100 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0405.tlg001:57" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0405.tlg001:57/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Anaxandr.</span> 57 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">κέρασσε δὲ ν. ἐρυθρόν</span> Od.l.c.; <span class="quote greek">Ἥβη ν. ἐῳνοχόει</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:4.3/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 4.3 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">νέκταρος ἀπορρώξ,</span> of choice wine, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:9:359" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:9.359/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 9.359 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ν. ἀμβροσίην τε στάξον</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:19:347" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:19.347/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 19.347 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:38" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:38/canonical-url/"> 38 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg002.perseus-grc1:9:63" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg002.perseus-grc1:9.63/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">P.</span> 9.63 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> later, of <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">wine,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0533.tlg001:115" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0533.tlg001:115/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Call.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 115 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0022.tlg002:44" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0022.tlg002:44/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Nic.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Al.</span> 44 </a>, Eudem. Med. ap. <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Gal.</span> 14.185 </span>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-4"> <span><strong>b).</strong></span> called <span class="foreign greek">σαρράν</span> and <span class="foreign greek">χαλβάνη,</span> <span class="bibl"> 1 </span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Enoch</span> 31.1 </span>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> metaph., <span class="foreign greek">ν. μελισσᾶν,</span> i.e. honey, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg017.perseus-grc1:143" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg017.perseus-grc1:143/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ba.</span> 143 </a> (lyr.); <span class="quote greek">αἰθερίου πτηναὶ νέκταρος ἐργάτιδες</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">AP</span> 9.404 </span> (<span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Antiphil.</span></span>), cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0118.tlg001:6:239" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0118.tlg001:6.239/canonical-url/"> 6.239 </a> (<span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Apollonid.</span></span>); also, of <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">perfumed unguent,</span> ib.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0124.tlg001:6:275" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0124.tlg001:6.275/canonical-url/"> 6.275 </a> (<span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Noss.</span></span>); of an ode, <span class="quote greek">ν. χυτόν, Μοισᾶν δόσιν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7:7" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7.7/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">O.</span> 7.7 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg005:2:76" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg005:2.76/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Parth.</span> 2.76 </a>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">AP</span> 4.1.36 </span> (<span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Mel.</span></span>); <span class="foreign greek">ν. ἐναρμόνιον</span> ib.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1492.tlg001:7:29" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1492.tlg001:7.29/canonical-url/"> 7.29 </a> (Antip. Sid.).</div> </div><br><br>'}