νυμφαῖος: Difference between revisions

|Definition=α, ον, (νύμφη) <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[of]] or [[sacred to the Nymphs]], σκοπιαί <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">El.</span>447</span>(lyr.); νᾶμα <span class="title">AP</span>14.71; δρυες <span class="bibl">Tryph.324</span>; <b class="b3">νυμφαία λιβάς</b> [[pure spring]] water, prob.l. in <span class="bibl">Antiph.52.13</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span> <b class="b3">νυμφαῖον, τό,</b> [[sanctuary of the Nymphs]], IG 11(2).144<span class="title">A</span>91 (Delos, iv B. C.), <span class="title">CIG</span>4616 (Syria, ii A. D.), <span class="bibl">Plu.<span class="title">Alex.</span>7</span>, etc.: Boeot. νυνφῆον <span class="title">Schwyzer</span> 485.6 (Thespiae, iii B. C.); esp. [[fountain with architectural background]], <span class="bibl">Philostr.<span class="title">VA</span>8.12</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">III</span> <b class="b3">ν. πτέρις</b>, = [[θηλυπτερίς]], Dsc.4.185; = [[δρυοπτερίς]], Ps.-Dsc.4.187. [νυμφαῐον is doubtful in <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">IT</span>216</span> (lyr.): fort. [[νύμφαν]].]</span>