φυή

English (LSJ)

Dor. φῠά, ἡ, (φύω)

   A growth, stature, esp. fine growth, noble stature, in Hom., always (as in Hes.) of the human form, and only in acc., θηήσαντο φυὴν καὶ εἶδος ἀγητόν Il.22.370; φυὴν ἐδάην καὶ μήδεα 3.208; most freq. in adv. sense, Νέστορι δίῳ εἶδός τε μέγεθός τε φυήν τ' ἄγχιστα ἐῴκει in shape and in stature and in size (or growth), 2.58, cf. Od.6.152; οὔ ἑθέν ἐστι χερείων, οὐ δέμας οὐδὲ φυήν, οὔτ' ἂρ φρένας Il.1.115, cf. Od.5.212, 7.210; φυήν γε μὲν οὐ κακός ἐστι 8.134; χρυσέῳ [γένει] οὔτε φυὴν ἐναλίγκιον οὔτε νόημα Hes.Op.129, cf. Sc.88, B.5.168; later, in gen., οὔτε φυῆς ἐπιδευέες οὔτε νόοιο Theoc.22.160; rare in Trag., τὴν τάλαιναν εὔμορφον φ. A.Niob. in PSI11.1208.8; φυὰν Γοργόνος ἴσχειν E.El.461 (lyr.).    2 after Hom., of animals, plants, or objects, ἐμβάλλων ἐριπλεύρῳ φυᾷ κέντρον Pi.P.4.235; κάνθαρος . . Αἰτναῖος φυήν S.Ichn.300; also τερπόμεναι ῥοδέῃ φ. of roses, Mosch.2.36; of beans, Luc.Vit.Auct. 6; of things, ἀνέβη ἡ φ. τοῖς τείχεσιν their original form was restored, LXXNe.4.7(1); ἐὰν κατὰ φυὰν διαφθαρῇ τις τῶν λίθων IG7.3073.40 (Lebad., ii B. C.).    II poet. for φύσις, nature, genius, σοφὸς ὁ πολλὰ εἰδὼς φυᾷ Pi.O.2.86; μάρνασθαι φυᾷ Id.N.1.25, cf. I.7(6).22; φυᾷ τὸ γενναῖον ἐπιπρέπει Id.P.8.44; τὸ δὲ φυᾷ κράτιστον ἅπαν Id.O. 9.100; δεινὸς φυήν Cratin.221.    III the flower or prime of age, εὐάνθεμος φυά Pi.O.1.67.    IV substance, ἀναίμων ἐστὶ φυὴ μελέων Opp.H.1.639; νεφροὶ τὴν φ. ἀδενώδεες Aret.SD2.3.    V μερόπων φυή the race of men, APl.4.183.7.    VI produce of a year, harvest, φ. τοῦ ἐνεστῶτος ἔτους BGU708.4 (ii A. D.), cf. Pland.26.12 (i A. D.), etc.—Poet. and later Prose.