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Transliteration A: phéngos Transliteration B: phengos Transliteration C: feggos Beta Code: fe/ggos

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εος, τό,

   A light, splendour, lustre, τῆλε δὲ φ. ἀπὸ χροὸς ἀθανάτοιο λάμπε θεᾶς h.Cer.278; τὸ φ. τῆς χρόας Duris 14 J.; τὸ φ. τῆς δόξης Κυρίου LXXEz.10.4; φ. ἀστραπῆς ὅπλων ib.Hb.3.11: freq. like φάος, of daylight, either abs. or with some word added, φ. ἡλίου A.Pers.377, S.Tr.606, etc.; τὸ φ. τοῦ θεοῦ E.Alc.722; without the Art., φ. εἰσορᾶν θεοῦ Id.Or.1025, cf. S.Aj.673; ὦ φέγγος ib.859, E.El.866; ὦ φ. ἡμέρας A.Ag.1577; δεκάτῳ φέγγει ἔτους in the tenth year, ib.504.    b moonlight, X.Cyn.5.4; νυκτερινὰ φέγγη, opp. ἡμερινὸν φῶς, Pl.R.508c; ἐὰν τὸ φ. ἐκλείψῃ Cat.Cod.Astr.4.172, cf. Nonn.D.38.255; φῶς ἡμέρας, φέγγος σελήνης Hsch. s.v. φέγγος; τὸ φέγγος τοῦ [[γάλα|γάλακτος]], of the milky way, Arist.Mete.346a26.    c of men, φ. ἰδεῖν, προσιδεῖν, to see the light, come into the world, ἐπεὶ πάμπρωτον εἶδον φ. Pi.P.4.111; ἀελίου προσιδεῖν φ. B.5.162; λιπεῖν φ. E.Or.954; ὄλωλα, φ. οὐκέτ' ἔστι μοι S.Tr.1144.    d day, τριταῖον ἤδη φ. E.Hec.32, cf. Sosiph.3.1; μοιρίδιον φ. = μ. ἦμαρ, E.Eleg.2.    2 the light of torches or fire, φ. λαμπάδων A.Eu. 1022; πυρός ib.1029, Ch.1037: a light, torch, Ar.Ra.448, X.Smp.1.9; pl. φέγγη torches or watch-fires, Aen.Tact.10.26 (cj.), Plu.Cam.25, etc.    3 the light of the eyes, φ. ὀμμάτων E.Hec.368, 1035; ὄσσων Theoc.24.75; τυφλὸν φ, i.e. blindness, E.Hec.1068 (lyr.).    II light, as a metaph. for delight, glory, pride, joy, Pi.P.8.97, N.3.64,4.13; τί γὰρ γυναικὶ τούτου φ. ἥδιον δρακεῖν, ἀπὸ στρατείας ἀνδρὶ σώσαντος θεοῦ πύλας ἀνοῖξαι; A.Ag.602; of persons, Pi.N.9.42; μέγα βροτοῖσι φ. Ἀσκληπιόν Ar.Pl.640 (lyr.); Μουσέων φ. Ὅμηρον AP7.6 (Antip. Sid.); ὦ ταῖς ἱεραῖς φ. Ἀθήναις Ar.Eq.1319 (anap.); πλοῦτος . . ἀνδρὶ φ. Pi.O.2.56; φ. ὀπώρας, of wine, Id.Fr.153.    2 lustre, δικαιοσύνης καὶ σωφροσύνης Pl.Phdr.250b; φ. ἐλέους LXX 3 Ma.6.4; τῆς ψυχῆς τὸ γάνωμα καὶ τὸ φ. Plu.2.792a, etc.