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|Definition=εος, τό, poet., <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> = [[βάθος]], <b class="b2">depth</b> of the sea, κατὰ βένθος ἁλός <span class="bibl">Il. 18.38</span>,<span class="bibl">49</span>; ἁλὸς βένθοσδε <span class="bibl">Od.4.780</span>, <span class="bibl">8.51</span>: in pl., ὅστε θαλάσσης πάσης βένθεα οἶδεν <span class="bibl">1.53</span>; ἐν βένθεσσιν ἁλός <span class="bibl">Il.1.358</span>; βένθεσι λίμνης <span class="bibl">13.21</span>, <span class="bibl">32</span>; also βαθείης βένθεσιν ὕλης <span class="bibl">Od.17.316</span>: metaph., βένθεϊ σῆς κραδίης <span class="title">AP</span>5.273 (Paul. Sil.).—Used also by <span class="bibl">Emp.35.3</span>, al., <span class="bibl">Pi. <span class="title">O.</span>7.57</span>, and in lyr., <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Fr.</span>304</span>, <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Ra.</span>666</span>. (Cf. <b class="b3">βαθύς</b>.)</span>