snow
From LSJ
Εἰ θνητὸς εἶ, βέλτιστε, θνητὰ καὶ φρόνει → Mortalis quum sis, intra mortalem sape → Bist sterblich du, mein Bester, denk auch Sterbliches
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
subs.
P. and V. χιών, ἡ, V. νιφάς, ἡ.
It snows, v.: Ar. and P. νίφει (Xen.), P. ἐπινίφει (Xen.).
It was winter and there was littte snow: P. χειμὼν ἦν καὶ ὑπένιφε (Thuc. 4, 103).
Had it not snowed all over Thrace: Ar. εἰ μὴ κατένιψε χιόνι τὴν Θρᾴκην ὅλην (Ach. 138).
When it snows: P. ὅταν νίφῃ ὁ θεός (Xen., Cyn. 8), or ὅταν ἐπινίφῃ (Xen., Cyn. 8).
Snow-covered, adj.: V. νιφοστιβής, χιόνι κατάρρυτος (Eur., And. 215), Ar. νιφόεις, νιφόβολος, χιονόβλητος.
