κῆρ: Difference between revisions

|Definition=τό, perh.contr.from [[κέαρ]] (sed v. infr.); Hom. always [[κῆρ]], dat. [[κῆρι]], Adv. [[κηρόθι]] (q.v.); Trag.always [[κέαρ]] (no other case):—<span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> [[heart]], κῆρ γηθεῖ ἐνὶ στήθεσσι <span class="bibl">Il.14.139</span>; κ. ἄχνυται ἐν θυμῷ <span class="bibl">6.523</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">7.428</span>; ἄλλα δέ οἱ κ. ὅρμαινε φρεσὶν ᾗσιν <span class="bibl">Od.18.344</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">7.82</span>; τῶ κε… αἶψα μεταστρέψειε νόον μετὰ σὸν καὶ ἐμὸν κ. <span class="bibl">Il.15.52</span>; θαλέων ἐμπλησάμενος κ. <span class="bibl">22.504</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">19.319</span>; <b class="b3">τοῦ δ' οὔ ποτε κυδάλιμον κ. ταρβεῖ</b>, of a boar or lion, <span class="bibl">12.45</span>: dat. [[κῆρι]] as Adv., [[with all the heart]], [[heartily]], ὅν τε Ζεὺς κῆρι φιλήσῃ <span class="bibl">9.117</span>: mostly strengthd., <b class="b3">περὶ κ. φιλεῖν περὶ</b> Adv., either [[exceedingly]] or [[throughout]]) <span class="bibl">13.430</span>; περὶ κ… τιμᾶν τινα <span class="bibl">Od.5.36</span>, etc.; ἀπέχθωνται περὶ κ. <span class="bibl">Il.4.53</span>; περὶ κ… ἐχολώθη <span class="bibl">13.206</span>; <b class="b3">νεμεσσῶμαι π. κῆρι</b> ib.<span class="bibl">119</span>; for <b class="b3">λάσιον κ</b>. v. [[λάσιος]]; later <b class="b3">κῆρ ἄσᾳ βόρηται</b> dub. in <span class="bibl">Sapph.<span class="title">Supp.</span>25.18</span>; ἐμὸν κέαρ οὐ γεύεται ὕμνων <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">I.</span>5(4).20</span>, cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">N.</span> 7.102</span>, <span class="bibl">B.16.108</span>, etc.; κέαρ ἀπαράμυθον <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Pr.</span>187</span> (lyr.); <b class="b3">ἠλγύνθην, ἠχθέσθην κέαρ</b>, ib.<span class="bibl">247</span>, <span class="bibl">392</span>, etc.; paratrag., τὸ κέαρ ηὐφράνθην <span class="bibl">Ar. <span class="title">Ach.</span>5</span>. (With nom. [[κῆρ]] cf. OPruss. [[seyr]], Arm. [[sirt]], 'heart', I.-E. <b class="b2">k̂ērd</b>- (cf. [[καρδία]]) <b class="b3">; κέαρ</b> is perh. a later formation on the analogy of [[ἔαρ]]: [[ἦρ]].)</span>