νίφω
νίφω
to snow, pers., ὅτε ὤρετο Ζεὺς νιφέμεν (Epic inf.) when Zeus started to snow, Il.; ὅταν νίφηι ὁ θεός Xen.:—metaph., χρυσῶι νίφων falling in a shower of gold, Pind.
impers., νίφει it snows (cf. ὕω, συσκοτάζω), Ar.:—so in Mid., νιφάδος νιφομένας when the snow is snowing, Aesch.
Pass. to be snowed on, Hdt., Ar., etc.
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νίφω
Headword (normalized/stripped):
νιφω
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νίφω
to snow, pers., ὅτε ὤρετο Ζεὺς νιφέμεν (Epic inf.) when Zeus started to snow, Il.; ὅταν νίφηι ὁ θεός Xen.:—metaph., χρυσῶι νίφων falling in a shower of gold, Pind.
impers., νίφει it snows (cf. ὕω, συσκοτάζω), Ar.:—so in Mid., νιφάδος νιφομένας when the snow is snowing, Aesch.
Pass. to be snowed on, Hdt., Ar., etc.
URN:
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