φαιός: Difference between revisions

|Definition=ά, όν, <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">grey</b>, of any colour mixed of black and white, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Ti.</span> 68c</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Cat.</span>12a18</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Top.</span>106b6</span>, al.: opp. to both <b class="b3">μέλας</b> and <b class="b3">λευκός</b>, in a negative sense, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">R.</span>585a</span>; <b class="b3">φ. ἄρτοι</b>, opp. to <b class="b3">λευκοί</b>, <span class="bibl">Alex.120</span>; τὸ ξανθὸν ἢ φ. <span class="bibl">Jul.<span class="title">Or.</span>4.138d</span>; of mourning, φ. ἱμάτια <span class="bibl">Plb.30.4.5</span>; ἀποθέσθαι τὰ φ. <span class="bibl">Id.15.25.11</span>; φ. ἐσθής <span class="title">SIG</span>1219.5 (Gambreion, iii B.C.)), <span class="bibl">D.H.5.17</span>, <span class="bibl">D.C.49.12</span>, al.; <b class="b3">ἰώδης καὶ φ. χολή</b> (καλοῦσι δ' αὐτὴν ἰσατώδη) Gal.15.35; <b class="b2">dark-complexioned, P.Strassb</b>.79.2 (i B.C.). </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> of sound, <b class="b2">harsh</b>, <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Top.</span>106b7</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Aud.</span>802a2</span>, <span class="bibl">Poll.2.117</span>, <span class="bibl">S.E.<span class="title">M.</span>6.41</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> <b class="b3">φαιά, ἡ,</b> name of a plaster, Androm. ap. Gal.13.906, etc. (Cf. Lith. <b class="b2">gaĩsas</b> 'reflected light of a blazing fire'.)</span>