νυμφαῖος

English (LSJ)

α, ον, (νύμφη)

   A of or sacred to the Nymphs, σκοπιαί E.El.447(lyr.) ; νᾶμα AP14.71 ; δρυες Tryph.324 ; νυμφαία λιβάς pure spring water, prob.l. in Antiph.52.13.    II νυμφαῖον, τό, sanctuary of the Nymphs, IG 11(2).144A91 (Delos, iv B. C.), CIG4616 (Syria, ii A. D.), Plu.Alex.7, etc. : Boeot. νυνφῆον Schwyzer 485.6 (Thespiae, iii B. C.) ; esp. fountain with architectural background, Philostr.VA8.12.    III ν. πτέρις, = θηλυπτερίς, Dsc.4.185 ; = δρυοπτερίς, Ps.-Dsc.4.187. [νυμφαῐον is doubtful in E.IT216 (lyr.) : fort. νύμφαν.]