ὀφρῦς: Difference between revisions

|Definition=ύος, ἡ, acc. [[ὀφρῦν]], in late Poets [[ὀφρύα]], <span class="title">AP</span>12.186 (Strat.), <span class="bibl">Opp.<span class="title">C.</span>4.405</span>, <span class="bibl">Q.S.4.361</span>: acc. pl. [[ὀφρύας]] (in the fourth foot) <span class="bibl">Od.9.389</span>; but [[ὀφρῦς]] (before caesura) <span class="bibl">Il.16.740</span>, and so in Att. (v. infr.). [ῡ in nom. and acc., which are accented <b class="b3">ὀφρῦς, -ῦν</b> by Hdn.Gr.<span class="bibl">2.937</span>: the accentuation [[ὀφρύς]], [[ὀφρύν]] may be admitted in late writers: compds. have ῠ<b class="b3">, εὔοφρυς, λεύκοφρυς</b>, etc.] (Cf. Skt. <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[bhrūs]], gen. [[bhruvas]], Slav. [[brǔvǐ]], OE. [[brú]] 'brow'.):—[[brow]], [[eyebrow]], τὸν . . ὑπ' ὀφρύος οὖτα <span class="bibl">Il.14.493</span>; <b class="b3">ἡ ὀ. ἡ δεξιά, ἡ ἀριστερά</b>, <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">PA</span>671b32</span>, cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Pr.</span>878b28</span>: elsewh. in pl., ὑπ' ὀφρύσι δάκρυα λεῖβον <span class="bibl">Il.13.88</span>, al.; ὑπ' ὀ. πῦρ ἀμάρυσσεν <span class="bibl">Hes. <span class="title">Th.</span>827</span>, etc.: freq. of signs, <b class="b3">ἐπ' ὀφρύσι νεῦσε Κρονίων</b>, i.e. <b class="b3">ἐπένευσε ὀφρύσι</b>, [[nodded assent]], <span class="bibl">Il.1.528</span>, etc.; <b class="b3">ἡ δ' ἄρ' ἐπ' ὀ. νεῦσε</b> [[nodded]] to him to do a thing, <span class="bibl">Od.16.164</span>; <b class="b3">ἀνὰ δ' ὀφρύσι νεῦον ἑκάστῳ</b> [[made a sign]] not to do, <span class="bibl">9.468</span>; ὀφρύσι νευστάζων <span class="bibl">12.194</span>: in various phrases expressing emotions, <b class="b3">τὰς ὀ. ἀνασπᾶν</b>, in token of grief, τὰς ὀφρῦς ἀνεσπακώς, ὥσπερ τι δεινὸν ἀγγελῶν <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Ach.</span>1069</span>; ἀνασπάσας τις τὰς ὀφρῦς οἴμοι λαλεῖ <span class="bibl">Men.556.3</span>; of pride (cf. [[ὀφρυόομαι]]), <span class="bibl">D.19.314</span>; οἱ τὰς ὀφρῦς αἴροντες <span class="bibl">Men.39</span>; ὀφρῦν ἐπαίρειν <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Fr.</span>1040</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Amphis 13</span>; τὰς ὀ. ἔχειν ἐπάνω τῆς κορυφῆς <span class="bibl">Alex.16.6</span>; ὑπὲρ αὐτοὺς κροτάφους ὑπεραίρειν <span class="bibl">Luc.<span class="title">Am.</span>54</span>; ὀφρῦς ἔχειν <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Ra.</span>925</span>; ὀφρῦν ἐφέλκεσθαι <span class="title">AP</span>7.440.6 (Leon., interpol.?); [[ἐρύσσαι]] ib.<span class="bibl">5.215</span> (Agath.); ἀνελκταῖς ὀφρύσι σεμνός <span class="bibl">Cratin.355</span>: contrariwise, <b class="b3">τὰς ὀφρῦς συνάγειν</b> knit [[the brows]], [[frown]], <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Nu.</span>582</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Pl.</span>756</span>, etc.; τὰς ὀ. συνέλκειν <span class="bibl">Antiph.307</span>; συσπᾶν <span class="bibl">Luc.<span class="title">Vit.Auct.</span>7</span>; κατεσπακώς <span class="bibl">Alciphr.3.3</span>: on the other hand, <b class="b3">καταβαλεῖν, λῦσαι, μεθεῖναι τὰς ὀ</b>. or <b class="b3">τὴν ὀ</b>., let down or unknit [[the brow]], become calm or cheerful again, <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Cyc.</span>167</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Hipp.</span>290</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">IA</span>648</span>; ὀ. μὴ καθειμένη Zeno Stoic.1.58; σχάζεσθαι τὰς ὀ. <span class="bibl">Pl.Com.32</span>; καθέσθαι Plu. 2.1062f: the brow was also the seat of smiles and joy, ἀγανᾷ χλοαρὸν γελάσσαις ὀφρύϊ <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">P.</span>9.38</span>, cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">h.Cer.</span>358</span>; or gravity, στυγνὸν ὀφρύων νέφος <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Hipp.</span>[172]</span>; ὁρᾶτε ὡς σπουδαῖαι μὲν αὐτοῦ αἱ ὀφρύες <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Smp.</span>8.3</span>; on their physiognomical character, v. <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">HA</span>491b14</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Phgn.</span> 812b26</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> [[ὀφρῦς]] alone, [[scorn]], [[pride]], AP7.409 (Antip.), 9.43 (Parmen.), <span class="bibl">10.122</span> (Lucill.), etc. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span> from like ness of shape, [[brow of]] [[a hill]], [[crag]], <span class="bibl">Il.20.151</span>, <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">O.</span>13.106</span>; [[embankment]], ὀ. ἀπότομος <span class="bibl">Plb. 36.8.3</span>; [[overhanging bank]] of a river, <span class="bibl">Id.2.33.7</span>, etc.; ἐπ' ὀφρύων ποταμοῦ <span class="bibl"><span class="title">PAmh.</span>2.68.9</span> (i A. D.); of the sea, <span class="bibl">A.R.1.178</span>, etc.; of a ditch, <span class="bibl">Str.5.3.7</span> (cf. [[ὀφρύη]]); of the [[rim]] of joint-cavities, <span class="bibl">Gal.<span class="title">UP</span> 1.15</span>, al.; of the woodwork enclosing the bore of a torsion-engine, <span class="bibl">Ph.<span class="title">Bel.</span>57.7</span>: in Archit., [[architrave]], Procop.Gaz.<span class="bibl">p.157</span> B. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">III</span> a plant, <span class="bibl">Plin.<span class="title">HN</span>26.164</span>.</span>