φάος

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φάεος, τό, Att. contr. φῶς, φωτός, and resolved Ep. φόως (φώωσδε, though read by Ar.Byz. and Aristarch., is to be rejected in Il.16.188); Aeol. φάος Sapph.Supp.25.9, but cf. φαυοφόρος:—Hom. uses φάος and φόως, never φῶς; of the oblique cases he uses only dat. sing. φάει and acc. pl. φάεα; dat. pl.

   A φαέεσσι Hes.Fr.142.4, Call. Dian.211, etc.:—φάος is the only form used by Pi.: Trag. use φάος or φῶς, both in lyr. and dialogue, as metre requires: Com. use φάος in lyr. only, Ar.Eq.973, Ra.1529; φῶν is a late acc. in BCH51.380 (Cyme, Hymn to Isis); in Prose φῶς is the only form used in nom. and acc.: gen. φάους X.Cyr.4.2.9, 26, Oec.9.3, Arist.de An.429a3; dat. φάει A.Ag.575, Ch.62 (lyr.), S.Ph.415, 1212 (lyr.), etc.: pl., φάη B. 8.28, Gal.18(2).250, AP7.373 (Thall.); gen. φαέων Arat.90; dat. φάεσι Call.Dian.71; in Prose gen. φωτός Pl.R.518a, Ax.365c; dat. φωτί Luc. Musc.Enc.9, etc. (φῷ E.Fr.534); pl., φῶτα IG11(2).203 A33 (Delos, iii B. C.), etc.; gen. φώτων ib.42(1).110.43 (Epid., iv B. C.); dat. φωσί (v. infr. 1.2): (φάω) . [ᾰ regularly; but Hom. always has ᾱ metri gr. in φᾱεα; and so dat. pl. φᾱεσι in Call.Dian.71]:—light, esp. daylight, ἤδη φ. ἦεν ἐπὶ χθόνα Od.23.371; φ. οἴχεθ' ὑπὸ ζόφον 3.335; κατέδυ λαμπρὸν φ. ἠελίοιο Il.1.605; Ἠὼς . . Ζηνὶ φόως ἐρέουσα 2.49; ἀθανάτοισι φόως φέροι Od.5.2; νὺξ ἀποκρύψει φάος A.Pr.24; τὸ τοῦ ἡλίου φῶς Pl.R. 515e; πρὸς τὸ φῶς βλέπειν ibid.; οὐράνιον φῶς, αἰθέρος φῶς, S.Ant.944 (lyr.), E.Ph.809 (lyr.); ἡμέρας ἁγνὸν φάος Id.Fr.443; ἡμερήσιον φάος A.Ag.23; τὸ ἡμερινὸν φῶς Pl.R.508c; ἐν φάει by daylight, Od.21.429; ἕως ἂν φῶς γένηται till daybreak, Pl.Prt.311a; ἅμα φάει at daybreak, Plu.Cam.34; ἅμα τῷ φωτί Plb.1.30.10, al.; ἕως ἔτι φῶς ἐστιν while there is still light, Pl.Phd.89c; ἔτι φάους ὄντος X.Cyr.4.2.26; κατὰ φάος νύκτας τε E.Ba.425 (lyr.); κατὰ φῶς, opp. νύκτωρ, X.Cyr.3.3.25; also, of moonlight and starlight, φαέεσσι σελήνης Hes. l. c., cf. Pi.O.10(11).75, Bion Fr.8.5, etc.; ἀστέρος τηλαυγέστερον Pi.P.3.75; τὰ φῶτα, sc. sun and moon, Ptol.Tetr.37,38.    b in Poets, freq. in phrases concerning the life of men, ζώει καὶ ὁρᾷ φ. ἠελίοιο Il.18.61, cf. Od.4.540, etc.; λείπειν φ. ἠελίοιο Hes.Op.155, Thgn.569; ἐς φάος οὐκ ἀνίεσκε, ἀκίκεσθε, Hes.Th.157,652; ζῇ τε καὶ βλέπει φάος A.Pers.299; ὅστις φῶς ὁρᾷ S.OT375; ὄντα ἐν φάει Id.Ph.415, etc.; Διὸς ἐν φάει E.Hec.707 (lyr.); πέμψατ' ἔνερθεν ψυχὴν ἐς φῶς, ἀναγαγεῖν εἰς φῶς, A.Pers.630 (anap.), Ar.Av.699 (anap.); πρὸς φῶς ἀνελθεῖν S.Ph.625; πρὸς φῶς ἄγειν Pl.Prt.320d; λείπω φάος Ar.Ach.1185 (paratrag.); εἰ στερήσομαι τοῦδε τοῦ φωτός Pl.Ax.365c: but also εἰς φῶς ἰέναι to come into the light, i.e. into public, S.Ph.1353; εἰς φῶς λέγειν ib.581; τὸ φῶς κόσμον παρέχει light (i. e. publicity) is a guarantee for order, X.Ages.9.1.    c simply a day, φῶς ἓν ἡλίου καταρκέσει E.Rh.447; νόστιμον βλέπειν φάος, = ἦμαρ, A.Pers.261: pl., κρισίμων φαέων of critical days, AP11.382.11 (Agath.).    2 the light of a torch, lamp, fire, etc., τίς τοι φάος οἴσει; Od.19.24, cf. 34,64; φάος πάντεσσι παρέξω 18.317; φῶς δαίων A.Ch.863 (anap.); ποιεῖν X.HG6.2.29; πρὸς φῶς πίνειν to drink by the fire, Id.Cyr.7.5.27; a light, φῶς ἔχων . . ἀφηγεῖτο Id.HG5.1.8: pl., Plu.Pel.12, Ant.26, etc.; τὰ φ. the illuminations, IG11(2).203A33 (Delos, iii B. C.); μέσοις φωσίν at a moderate fire, Ps.-Democr.Alch.p.46 B., cf. Zos.Alch.pp.147,155 B.    3 the light of the eyes, φάος ὀμμάτων, ὄσσων, Pind.N.10.40, Opp.H.4.525: pl., φάεα eyes, Od.16.15, 19.417; τίεσκον ἴσον φαέεσσιν ἐμοῖσι Mosch.4.9; φάη Gal. l. c.: sg., of the Cyclops' eye, E.Cyc.633.    4 window, IG42(1).110.43 (Epid., iv B. C.), Plu.2.515b; opening in a machine, Heliod. ap. Orib.49.7.14.    II light, as a metaph. for deliverance, happiness, victory, glory, etc., καὶ τῷ μὲν φάος ἦλθεν Il.17.615; φόως δ' ἑτάροισιν ἔθηκεν 6.6; ἐπὴν φάος ἐν νήεσσι θήῃς 16.95; ἐν χερσὶ φόως 15.741; [πύλαι] πετασθεῖσαι τεῦξαν φάος 21.538; φ. ἀρετᾶν Pi.O.4.11; δώμασιν φάος μέγα A.Pers.300, cf. S.Ant. 600 (lyr.), Aj.709 (lyr.); λαμπρὸν φ. γένους Trag.Adesp.9; of persons, ἤν πού τι φόως Δαναοῖσι γένωμαι Il.16.39, cf. 8.282, etc.; esp. in addressing persons, ἦλθες, Τηλέμαχε, γλυκερὸν φάος Od.16.23; ὦ φάος Ἑλλήνων Anacr.124; Ἀκραγαντίνων φάος Pi.I.2.17; ὦ φίλτατον φῶς S.El.1224, 1354; ὦ μέγιστον Ἕλλησιν φάος E.Hec.841; in late Prose, Anon. ap. Suid. s.v. ὦ φῶς: pl., AP7.373 (Thall.).    b of God, ὁ θεὸς φ. ἐστί 1 Ep.Jo.1.5; φ. καὶ ζωή ἐστιν ὁ θεὸς καὶ πατήρ Corp.Herm.1.21; of Christ, φ. εἰς ἀποκάλυψιν ἐθνῶν Ev.Luc.2.32, etc.    2 with reference to illumination of the mind, τῆς ἀληθείας τὸ φῶς E.IT1026; φ. ἐν τῷ φιλοσοφεῖν Plu.2.77d, cf. 47c; τὸ φ. τὸ ἐν σοί Ev.Matt.6.23; τὸ φ. τῆς ζωῆς Ev.Jo.8.12; ἐν τῷ φ. εἶναι 1 Ep.Jo.2.9; τέκνα φωτός, ὅπλα τοῦ φ., Ep.Eph.5.8, Ep.Rom.13.12.    III the dark ring round the nipple, Poll.2.163.