glimmer
From LSJ
χρόνῳ μὲν ἀγρεῖ Πριάμου πόλιν ἅδε κέλευθος → in time this expedition will capture the city of Priam
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
subs.
Light: P. and V. φῶς. τό, Ar. and V. φάος, τό. φέγγος, τό (also Plat. but rare V.). Flash: Ar. and V. σέλας, τό (also Plat. but rare P.), αὐγή, ἡ (Plat. but rare P.). Beam: P. and V. ἀκτίς, ἡ, V. βολή, ἡ. A glimmer of hope: V. ἀρχὴ ἐλπίδος. Had you but given them a tiny glimmer of hope they would have been saved: P. εἰ μικρὰν ὑπεφήνατʼ ἐλπίδʼ ἡντινοῦν αὐτοῖς ἐσώθησαν ἄν (Dem. 379). v. intrans. Just appear: P. ὑποφαίνεσθαι; see also gleam.
