Νηλεύς
ἀλλ' ἐπὶ καὶ θανάτῳ φάρμακον κάλλιστον ἑᾶς ἀρετᾶς ἅλιξιν εὑρέσθαι σὺν ἄλλοις → even at the price of death, the fairest way to win his own exploits together with his other companions | but even at the risk of death would find the finest elixir of excellence together with his other companions | but to find, together with other young men, the finest remedy — the remedy of one's own valor — even at the risk of death
English (LSJ)
-έως, ὁ,
A Neleus, father of Nestor, Il.11.683, al.:—Adj. Νηλήϊος, υἱός 2.20:—Patron. Νηλεΐδης, ου, Ep. ᾱο, ὁ, 23.652; Ep. Νηληϊάδης, εω or ᾱο, 8.100, al.: in fem. Νηληΐς, Νηληΐδος, A.R.1.120.
II Νηλεύς, έως, ὁ, = Νείλεως, founder of Miletus, IG12.94.4 (written Νελ-), Call.Dian.226: hence Νειλεΐδης, and Νειληϊάδης, ου, Ep. ᾱο, ὁ, Alex.Aet.3.26, 1; cf. Νειλεῖον.
French (Bailly abrégé)
έως (ὁ) :
Nélée :
1 père de Nestor;
2 autres.
Étymologie: νηλής ; selon d'autres, forme affaiblie de Νηρεύς.
Russian (Dvoretsky)
Νηλεύς: έως, эп. ῆος ὁ Нелей
1 фессалиец, сын Посидона и Тиро, брат Пелия, отец Нестора, основатель Пилоса Hom. etc.;
2 тж. Νειλεύς, сын последнего афинского царя Кодра, основатель Милета и Эретры Arst., Polyb., Plut.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
Νηλεύς: έως, ἡ, ὁ πατὴρ τοῦ Νέστορος, Ὅμ.· - ἐπίθετ. Νηλήιος υἱός, Ἰλ. Β. 20, κτλ.· - πατρωνυμ., Νηλείδης, ου, ὁ, Ἰλ. Ψ. 652· Ἐπικ. Νηληιάδης, εω, ἢ ᾱο, Ὅμ.· ἐν τῷ θηλ. Νηληίς, -ίδος, Ἀπολλ. Ρόδ. Α. 120.
English (Autenrieth)
Neleus, son of Poseidon and Tyro, husband of Chloris, and father of Pero and Nestor, Od. 11.254, Od. 15.233; driven from Iolcus in Thessaly by his brother Pelias, he wanders to Messenia and founds Pylos, Od. 3.4; all of his sons except Nestor were slain in a war with Heracles, Il. 11.692.
Greek Monotonic
Νηλεύς: -έως, ἡ, ο πατέρας του Νέστορα, σε Όμηρ.· Επικ. επίθ. Νηλήϊος, σε Ομήρ. Ιλ. κ.λπ.· ως πατρωνυμ., Νηλεΐδης, -ου, ὁ και Νηληϊάδης, -εω ή -ᾱο, σε Όμηρ.
Middle Liddell
Νηλεύς, έως,
father of Nestor, Hom.:—epic adj. Νηλήιος, Il., etc.:—Patr., Νηλείδης, ου, ὁ, and Νηληιάδης, εω, or ᾱο, Hom.
