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bloom, flower of life, ἥβης ἄ. Il. 13.484, Pi. P. 4.158, A. Supp. 663; ἥβης ἄνθεσι Sol. 25; κουρήιον ἄ. h.Cer. 108; ὥρας ἄ. X. Smp. 8.14; παῖς καλὸν ἄ. ἔχων Thgn. 994; χροιᾶς ἀμείψεις ἄ. the bloom of complexion, A. Pr. 23; τὸ τοῦ σώματος ἄ. its youthful bloom, Pl. Smp. 183e; ὅταν [τὰ πρόσωπα] τὸ ἄ. προλίπῃ Id. R. 601b; also, the flower of an army and the like, ἄ. Ἄργους A. Ag. 197; ἄ. Περσίδος αἴας Id. Pers. 59, cf. 252, 925, E. HF 876 (lyr.); ὅ τι ἦν αὐτῶν ἄ. ἀπολώλει Th. 4.133; ἄνθεα ὕμνων νεωτέρων the choice flowers of new songs, Pi. O. 9.48; τὸ σὸν . . ἄ, παντέχνου πυρὸς σέλας thy pride or honour, A. Pr. 7; τὰ ἄνθη flowers or choice passages, elegant extracts, APl. 16.274, Cic. Att. 16.11.1.
worthy of love, X. Cyr. 5.2.9, Chrysipp.Stoic. 3.181, Plu. Comp.Thes.Rom. 1, Luc. DMar. 1.2, Aristaenet. 1.27; οἰκονομία PMag.Par. 1.2010: Comp., X. Smp. 8.14.
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cease, fail, τάων οὔποτε καρπὸς ἀπόλλυται οὐδʼ ἀπολείπει Od. 7.117; opp. γίνεται, Diog.Apoll. 7; of rivers, fall, sink, Hdt. 2.14, 93; ἀ. τὸ ῥέεθρον Id. 2.19; τῆς θαλάττης τὰ μὲν ἀπολειπούσης, τὰ δʼ ἐπιούσης Arist. Mete. 353a22; of swallows, διʼ ἔτεος ἐόντες οὐκ ἀπολείπουσι Hdt. 2.22; of youth, begin to decay, X. Smp. 8.14; fail, flag, lose heart, Id. Cyr. 4.2.3; of the moon, wane, Arist. APo. 98a33.
to be past the prime, of fruits, etc., X. Mem. 4.4.23, Thphr. Od. 34, etc.; παρηκμακότες, of old trees, Id. HP 9.4.7 ; of men compared to wine, Alex. 45.5 : metaph., of beauty, X. Smp. 4.17, 8.14 ; πρεσβύτεροι καὶ παρηκμακότες Arist. Rh. 1389b13, cf. Pol. 1275a17 ; π. τοῖς σώμασι Plu. Caes. 37 ; of a state, Plb. 6.51.5 ; of sea-waves, abate, Thphr. Vent. 35 ; of passion, ἂν δὲ μικρὸν παρακμάσῃ [ὀργή] Men. 573, cf. Plu. Brut. 21.
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X. Smp. 8.14, 21, Sosicr. 4; of a horse and mare, Hdt. 3.85; πρόβατα ἄρνα εἰ μὴ σ. Crateuas ap.Sch. Nic. Th. 681:— Med., c. gen., δυοῖν γυναικοῖν εἷς ἀνὴρ οὐ στέργεται Com.Adesp. 284.
fade away and die together, X. Smp. 8.14; ταῖς τῶν σωμάτων ῥώμαις Plu. Phil. 18; of the pulse, Gal. 8.479, Paul.Aeg. 2.11.23.
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τὸ φ. practical wisdom, prudence, E. Fr. 52.9 (lyr.), Pl. R. 586d, al.; opp. τὸ ἄφρον, Id. Phdr. 235e; ἰέναι ἐπὶ τὸ φρονιμώτερον X. Smp. 8.14: pl., ἄπορος ἐπὶ φρόνιμα helpless in point of wisdom, S. OT 692 (lyr.); τὰ -ώτερα ποιεῖν Isoc. 15.211.