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|Definition=τό, Att. gen. <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> κνέφους <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Ec.</span>290</span>, <span class="title">Com.Adesp.</span>35, later κνέφατος <span class="bibl">Plb.8.26.10</span>; dat. κνέφᾳ <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">HG</span>7.1.15</span>, κνέφεϊ <span class="title">AP</span>7.633 (Crin.), as if from κνέφος, cited by Hsch., Suid., Phot.: (cf. [[δνόφος]]):—[[darkness]], Hom. (only in nom. and acc.), of the [[evening dusk]], [[twilight]], εἰς ὅ κε… δύῃ τ' ἠέλιος καὶ ἐπὶ κ. ἱερὸν ἔλθῃ <span class="bibl">Il.11.194</span>, <span class="bibl">209</span>: later, generally, [[darkness]], δυσάλιον κ. <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Eu.</span>396</span> (lyr.); νυκτός <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Pers.</span>357</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Ba.</span>510</span>, etc.; τὸ κατὰ γᾶς κ. <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Hipp.</span>836</span> (lyr.): metaph., τοῖον ἐπὶ κ. ἀνδρὶ μύσος πεπόταται <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Eu.</span>378</span> (lyr.). </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> [[morning twilight]], πρῲ πάνυ τοῦ κνέφους <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Ec.</span>290</span>; <b class="b3">ἅμα κνέφᾳ</b> at [[dawn]], X.l.c., <span class="title">Cyr.</span>4.2.15.</span>