κνέφας
καλῶς γέ μου τὸν υἱὸν ὦ Στιλβωνίδη εὑρὼν ἀπιόντ' ἀπὸ γυμνασίου λελουμένον οὐκ ἔκυσας, οὐ προσεῖπας, οὐ προσηγάγου, οὐκ ὠρχιπέδισας, ὢν ἐμοὶ πατρικὸς φίλος → Ah! Is this well done, Stilbonides? You met my son coming from the bath after the gymnasium and you neither spoke to him, nor kissed him, nor took him with you, nor ever once felt his balls. Would anyone call you an old friend of mine?
English (LSJ)
τό, Att. gen.
A κνέφους Ar.Ec.290, Com.Adesp.35, later κνέφατος Plb.8.26.10; dat. κνέφᾳ X.HG7.1.15, κνέφεϊ AP7.633 (Crin.), as if from κνέφος, cited by Hsch., Suid., Phot.: (cf. δνόφος):—darkness, Hom. (only in nom. and acc.), of the evening dusk, twilight, εἰς ὅ κε . . δύῃ τ' ἠέλιος καὶ ἐπὶ κ. ἱερὸν ἔλθῃ Il.11.194, 209: later, generally, darkness, δυσάλιον κ. A.Eu.396 (lyr.); νυκτός Id.Pers.357, cf. E.Ba.510, etc.; τὸ κατὰ γᾶς κ. Id.Hipp.836 (lyr.): metaph., τοῖον ἐπὶ κ. ἀνδρὶ μύσος πεπόταται A.Eu.378 (lyr.). 2 morning twilight, πρῲ πάνυ τοῦ κνέφους Ar.Ec.290; ἅμα κνέφᾳ at dawn, X.l.c., Cyr.4.2.15.
