νιφάς
νῐφ-άς,
άδος,
ἡ,
A). snowflake, Hom. (only in
Il.), mostly in pl.,
ὥς τε νιφάδες χιόνος πίπτωσι θαμειαὶ ἤματι χειμερίῳ Il. 12.278 ;
βρέχε .. χρυσέαις νιφάδεσσι, a legendary statement of the wealth of Rhodes,
Pi. O. 7.34 ;
ἔπεα νιφάδεσσιν ἐοικότα χειμερίῃσιν Il. 3.222 , cf.
Luc. Dem.Enc. 5 : sg. in collect. sense,
snowstorm, νιφὰς ἠὲ χάλαζα Il. 15.170 ;
[πάγος] βρέχετο πολλᾷ νιφάδι was wrapt as in deep
snow, Pi. O. 10(11).51 .
II). as fem. Adj., =
νιφόεσσα, πέτρα S. OC 1060 (lyr.).
ShortDef
a snowflake
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Headword (normalized):
νιφάς
Headword (normalized/stripped):
νιφας
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">νῐφ-άς</span>, <span class="itype greek">άδος</span>, <span class="gen greek">ἡ</span>, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">snowflake,</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hom.</span> </span> (only in <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span></span>), mostly in pl., <span class="quote greek">ὥς τε νιφάδες χιόνος πίπτωσι θαμειαὶ ἤματι χειμερίῳ</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:12:278" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:12.278/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 12.278 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">βρέχε .. χρυσέαις νιφάδεσσι,</span> a legendary statement of the wealth of Rhodes, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7:34" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7.34/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">O.</span> 7.34 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ἔπεα νιφάδεσσιν ἐοικότα χειμερίῃσιν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3:222" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:3.222/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 3.222 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0061.tlg003:5" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0061.tlg003:5/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Luc.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Dem.Enc.</span> 5 </a>: sg. in collect. sense, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">snowstorm,</span> <span class="quote greek">νιφὰς ἠὲ χάλαζα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:15:170" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:15.170/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 15.170 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">[πάγος] βρέχετο πολλᾷ νιφάδι</span> was wrapt as in deep <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">snow,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:10(11).51" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:10(11).51/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">O.</span> 10(11).51 </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;">shower,</span> <span class="quote greek">πετρῶν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg008:199:7" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg008:199.7/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 199.7 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg004.perseus-grc1:212" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg004.perseus-grc1:212/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Th.</span> 212 </a> (lyr.), <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1129" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1129/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Andr.</span> 1129 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">τραχεῖα ν. πολέμοιο</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">storm</span> or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">sleet</span> of war, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg004.perseus-grc1:4(3).17" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg004.perseus-grc1:4(3).17/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">I.</span> 4(3).17 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ὀμβρία ν.,</span> of rain, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lyc.</span> 876 </span>; <span class="quote greek">πληγῶν νιφάδες</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2200.tlg001:112:6" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2200.tlg001:112.6/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lib.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ep.</span> 112.6 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> as fem. Adj., = <span class="ref greek">νιφόεσσα, πέτρα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg007.perseus-grc1:1060" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg007.perseus-grc1:1060/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">OC</span> 1060 </a> (lyr.).</div> </div><br><br>'}