κάρφω: Difference between revisions

|Definition=poet. Verb, <span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> [[dry up]], [[wither]], <b class="b3">κάρψω μὲν Χρόα καλόν</b> [[will wither]] the fair skin, [[wrinkle]] it, <span class="bibl">Od.13.398</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">430</span>; ἠέλιος Χρόα κάρφει <span class="bibl">Hes. <span class="title">Op.</span>575</span>:—and in Pass., [[[Χρὼς]]] κάρφεται ἤδη <span class="bibl">Archil.100</span>; πυρὶ καρφόμενα <span class="bibl">Euph.50</span>; περὶ Χροῒ καρφομένη θρίξ <span class="bibl">Nic.<span class="title">Th.</span>328</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> metaph., <b class="b3">ἀγήνορα κάρφει Ζεύς</b> Zeus [[withers]] the proud of heart, <span class="bibl">Hes.<span class="title">Op.</span>7</span>; κάματοι κάρφοντες γυῖα <span class="bibl">Nic.<span class="title">Al.</span>383</span>:—Pass., οἴτῳ κάρφεσθαι <span class="bibl">A.R.4.1094</span>; v. [[κάρφος]].</span>