νιφάς: Difference between revisions

|Definition=άδος, ἡ, <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">snowflake</b>, Hom. (only in Il.), mostly in pl., ὥς τε νιφάδες χιόνος πίπτωσι θαμειαὶ ἤματι χειμερίῳ <span class="bibl">Il. 12.278</span>; <b class="b3">βρέχε . . χρυσέαις νιφάδεσσι</b>, a legendary statement of the wealth of Rhodes, <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">O.</span>7.34</span>; ἔπεα νιφάδεσσιν ἐοικότα χειμερίῃσιν <span class="bibl">Il. 3.222</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Luc.<span class="title">Dem.Enc.</span>5</span>: sg. in collect. sense, <b class="b2">snowstorm</b>, νιφὰς ἠὲ χάλαζα <span class="bibl">Il.15.170</span>; <b class="b3">[πάγος] βρέχετο πολλᾷ νιφάδι</b> was wrapt as in deep <b class="b2">snow</b>, <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">O.</span>10(11).51</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> generally, <b class="b2">shower</b>, πετρῶν <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Fr.</span>199.7</span>, cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Th.</span>212</span> (lyr.), <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Andr.</span>1129</span>; <b class="b3">τραχεῖα ν. πολέμοιο</b> <b class="b2">storm</b> or <b class="b2">sleet</b> of war, <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">I.</span>4(3).17</span>; <b class="b3">ὀμβρία ν</b>., of rain, Lyc.876; πληγῶν νιφάδες <span class="bibl">Lib.<span class="title">Ep.</span>112.6</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> as fem. Adj., = [[νιφόεσσα]], [[πέτρα]] <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">OC</span>1060</span> (lyr.).</span>