πορφύρεος: Difference between revisions

|Definition=η, ον, Att. πορφῠροῦς, ᾶ, οῦν, Aeol. πορφύριος Sapph.64, Alc.<span class="title">Supp.</span>11.2 (<b class="b3">πόρφυρον ἄνθος</b> is corrupt in Sapph.94, and <b class="b3">πορφυρ[α</b>] as neut. pl. () is found in <span class="bibl">Sapph.<span class="title">Supp.</span>20a</span>.<span class="bibl">9</span>); <b class="b3">-ύριος</b> also in <span class="title">IG</span>5(1).1390.179 (Andania, i B.C.): <span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">I</span> in Hom., </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">1</span> of the sea (cf. [[πορφύρω]]), [[heaving]], [[surging]], [χαράδραι] ἐς… ἅλα πορφυρέην μεγάλα στενάχουσι ὁέουσαι <span class="bibl">Il.16.391</span>; ἀμφὶ δὲ κῦμα στείρῃ πορφύρεον μεγάλ' ἴαχε νηὸς ἰούσης <span class="bibl">1.482</span>, <span class="bibl">Od.2.428</span>; π. κῦμα… ποταμοῖο ἵστατ' ἀειρόμενον <span class="bibl">Il.21.326</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Od.11.243</span>; [[θάλασσα]] Alc.l.c. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> of blood, [[gushing]], αἵματι δὲ χθὼν δεύετο π. <span class="bibl">Il.17.361</span>; so, <b class="b3">π. θάνατος</b> [[onrushing]] death, of death in battle, <span class="bibl">5.83</span>, al. (but, <b class="b3">π. θάνατος· ὁ μέλας καὶ βαθὺς καὶ ταραχώδης</b>, Hsch.). </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> of the rainbow, <span class="bibl">Il.17.547</span>; to which a supernatural <b class="b3">π. νεφέλη</b> is compared, ib.<span class="bibl">551</span>; perh. [[lurid]]. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> [[purple]], of stuff, cloths, etc., π. φᾶρος <span class="bibl">Il.8.221</span>; χλαῖνα <span class="bibl">Od.4.115</span>; πέπλοι <span class="bibl">Il.24.796</span>; δίπλαξ <span class="bibl">3.126</span>, <span class="bibl">Od.19.242</span>; ῥήγεα <span class="bibl">Il.24.645</span>; τάπητες <span class="bibl">9.200</span>, <span class="bibl">Od.20.151</span>; σφαῖρα <span class="bibl">8.373</span>; χλάμυς Sapph.64; <b class="b3">σπάργανα, πτερά</b>, <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">P.</span>4.114</span>, <span class="bibl">183</span>; <b class="b3">χλανίς, χιτών</b>, <span class="bibl">Simon.37.11</span>, <span class="bibl">B.17.52</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Pers.</span>317</span>, <span class="bibl">Hdt.1.50</span>, <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Or.</span>1457</span> codd. (lyr.), etc. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> of human complexion, <b class="b2">bright-red, rosy, flushing</b>, π. Ἀφροδίτη <span class="bibl">Anacr.2.3</span>; στόμα <span class="bibl">Simon.72</span>; παρῇδες <span class="bibl">Phryn.Trag.13</span>; [[χείλη]] <span class="title">IG</span>3.1376. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> [[purple-clad]], [[in purple]], <span class="bibl">Luc. <span class="title">Tim.</span>20</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">4</span> neut. pl. [[πορφυρᾶ]] [[purple colour]] or [[purple spots]], <span class="bibl">Ael.<span class="title">NA</span>17.33</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">5</span> [[πορφυροῦν]] (sc. [[ἄνθος]]), τό, [[Woodfordia floribunda]] (an Indian shrub), <span class="bibl">Ctes.<span class="title">Fr.</span>57.21</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">6</span> Adv. <b class="b3">-ῶς, στύφειν</b> mordant [[for purple]], PHolm.24.37.</span>