ὀφρῦς: Difference between revisions

|Definition=ὀφρύος, ἡ, acc. ὀφρῦν, in late Poets ὀφρύα, ''AP''12.186 (Strat.), Opp.''C.''4.405, Q.S.4.361: acc. pl. ὀφρύας (in the fourth foot) Od.9.389; but [[ὀφρῦς]] (before caesura) Il.16.740, and so in Att. (v. infr.). [ῡ in nom. and acc., which are accented ὀφρῦς, ὀφρῦν by Hdn.Gr.2.937: the accentuation [[ὀφρύς]], [[ὀφρύν]] may be admitted in late writers: compds. have ῠ, [[εὔοφρυς]], [[λεύκοφρυς]], etc.] (Cf. Skt.<br><span class="bld">A</span> bhrūs, gen. bhruvas, Slav. brǔvǐ, OE. brú 'brow'.):—[[brow]], [[eyebrow]], τὸν.. ὑπ' ὀφρύος οὖτα Il.14.493; <b class="b3">ἡ ὀφρῦς ἡ δεξιά, ἡ ἀριστερά</b>, [[Aristotle|Arist.]]''[[De Partibus Animalium|PA]]''671b32, cf. ''Pr.''878b28: elsewhere in plural, ὑπ' ὀφρύσι δάκρυα λεῖβον Il.13.88, al.; ὑπ'ὀφρύσι πῦρ ἀμάρυσσεν Hes. ''Th.''827, etc.: freq. of signs, <b class="b3">ἐπ' ὀφρύσι νεῦσε Κρονίων</b>, i.e. <b class="b3">ἐπένευσε ὀφρύσι</b>, [[nodded assent]], Il.1.528, etc.; <b class="b3">ἡ δ' ἄρ' ἐπ' ὀ. νεῦσε</b> [[nodded]] to him to do a thing, Od.16.164; <b class="b3">ἀνὰ δ' ὀφρύσι νεῦον ἑκάστῳ</b> made a [[sign]] not to do, 9.468; ὀφρύσι νευστάζων 12.194: in various phrases expressing emotions, <b class="b3">τὰς ὀφρῦς ἀνασπᾶν</b>, in token of [[grief]], [[τὰς ὀφρῦς ἀνεσπακώς]], ὥσπερ τι δεινὸν ἀγγελῶν = arching the eyebrows.., taking on an important air.. [[Aristophanes|Ar.]]''[[Acharnians|Ach.]]''1069; ἀνασπάσας τις τὰς ὀφρῦς οἴμοι λαλεῖ Men.556.3; of pride (cf. [[ὀφρυόομαι]]), D.19.314; οἱ τὰς ὀφρῦς αἴροντες Men.39; ὀφρῦν ἐπαίρειν E.''Fr.''1040, cf. Amphis 13; τὰς ὀ. ἔχειν ἐπάνω τῆς κορυφῆς Alex.16.6; ὑπὲρ αὐτοὺς κροτάφους ὑπεραίρειν Luc.''Am.''54; ὀφρῦς ἔχειν Ar.''Ra.''925; ὀφρῦν ἐφέλκεσθαι ''AP''7.440.6 (Leon., interpol.?); [[ἐρύσσαι]] ib.5.215 (Agath.); ἀνελκταῖς ὀφρύσι σεμνός Cratin.355: contrariwise, [[τὰς ὀφρῦς συνάγειν]] = [[knit the brows]], [[frown]], Ar.''Nu.''582, ''Pl.''756, etc.; [[τὰς ὀφρῦς συνέλκειν]] Antiph.307; συσπᾶν Luc.''Vit.Auct.''7; κατεσπακώς Alciphr.3.3: on the other hand, [[καταβαλεῖν τὰς ὀφρῦς]], [[λῦσαι τὰς ὀφρῦς]], [[μεθεῖναι τὰς ὀφρῦς]] or [[καταβαλεῖν τὴν ὀφρύν]], [[λῦσαι τὴν ὀφρύν]], [[μεθεῖναι τὴν ὀφρύν]], [[let down the brow]] or [[unknit the brow]], [[become calm again]] or [[become cheerful again]], E.''Cyc.''167, ''Hipp.''290, ''IA''648; ὀ. μὴ καθειμένη Zeno Stoic.1.58; σχάζεσθαι τὰς ὀφρῦς Pl.Com.32; καθέσθαι Plu. 2.1062f: the brow was also the seat of smiles and joy, ἀγανᾷ χλοαρὸν γελάσσαις ὀφρύϊ Pi.''P.''9.38, cf. ''h.Cer.''358; or [[gravity]], στυγνὸν ὀφρύων νέφος E.''Hipp.''[172]; ὁρᾶτε ὡς σπουδαῖαι μὲν αὐτοῦ αἱ ὀφρύες X.''Smp.''8.3; on their physiognomical character, v. [[Aristotle|Arist.]]''[[Historia Animalium|HA]]''491b14, ''Phgn.'' 812b26.<br><span class="bld">2</span> [[ὀφρῦς]] alone, [[scorn]], [[pride]], AP7.409 (Antip.), 9.43 (Parmen.), 10.122 (Lucill.), etc.<br><span class="bld">II</span> from likeness of shape, [[brow]] of a [[hill]], [[crag]], Il.20.151, Pi.''O.''13.106; [[embankment]], ὀ. ἀπότομος Plb. 36.8.3; [[overhanging bank]] of a [[river]], Id.2.33.7, etc.; ἐπ' ὀφρύων ποταμοῦ ''PAmh.''2.68.9 (i A. D.); of the sea, A.R.1.178, etc.; of a ditch, Str.5.3.7 (cf. [[ὀφρύη]]); of the [[rim]] of joint-cavities, Gal.''UP'' 1.15, al.; of the woodwork enclosing the bore of a torsion-engine, Ph.''Bel.''57.7: in Archit., [[architrave]], Procop.Gaz.p.157 B.<br><span class="bld">III</span> a [[plant]], Plin.''HN''26.164.