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|Definition=ξουθή, ξουθόν,<br><span class="bld">A</span> [[rapidly moving to and fro]], [[nimble]], <b class="b3">φεύγετε τῆς ξουθῆς δειλότεροι κεμάδος</b> Herodic. ap. Ath.5.222a; <b class="b3">κόμαι… ξουθοῖσιν ἀνέμοις ἐνετρύφων φορούμεναι</b> in the [[rustling]] breezes, Chaerem.1.7; ξ. ἀλκυόνες ''AP''9.333 (Mnasalc.); <b class="b3">ξ. πτέρυγες</b> [[rustling]], [[whirr]]ing wings of the Dioscuri, ''h.Hom.''33.13; [[whirring]] or [[steadily-beating]] wings of the eagle, B.5.17; <b class="b3">ξουθᾶν ἐκ πτερύγων ἁδὺ κρέκουσα μέλος</b>, of the cricket, ''AP''7.192 (Mnasalc.).<br><span class="bld">2</span> [[chirruping]] or [[trilling]] larynx of the nightingale, ἐλθὲ διὰ ξουθᾶν γενύων ἐλελιζομένα θρήνοις ἐμοῖς ξυνεργός E.''Hel.''IIII (lyr.); ἐλελιζομένη διεροῖς μέλεσιν γένυος ξουθῆς [[Aristophanes|Ar.]]''[[The Birds|Av.]]''214 (anap.); <b class="b3">δι' ἐμῆς γένυος ξουθῆς μελέων Πανὶ νόμους ἱεροὺς ἀναφαίνω</b> ib.744 (lyr.); of the nightingale itself, [[trilling]], οἷά τις ξουθὰ… Ἴτυν Ἴτυν στένουσ'… ἀηδών A.''Ag.''1142 (lyr.); ὦ φίλη, ὦ ξουθή, ὦ φίλτατον ὀρνέων πάντων [[Aristophanes|Ar.]]''[[The Birds|Av.]]''676 (lyr.), cf. Theoc.''Ep.''4.11; of song-birds in general, ξ. λιγύφωνα ὄρνεα ''Lyr.Alex.Adesp.''7.1; ξ. [[χελιδών]] = [[twitter]]ing [[swallow]], Babr.118.1.<br><span class="bld">3</span> of the bee, either [[nimble]], or [[humming]] (cf. [[ξουθόπτερος]]), S.''Fr.''398.5, E.''IT''165 (anap.), 635, Pl.''Epigr.''32.6, Antiph.52.7, Theoc.7.142, ''AP''9.226.1 (Zon.), [[varia lectio|v.l.]] in ''APl.''4.305.3 (Antip.).<br><span class="bld">4</span> of the sound produced by a trilling larynx or vibrating wing, <b class="b3">ξουθὸν μέλος</b> (of a song-bird) [[chirruping]] note, Opp.''H.''4.123; <b class="b3">οὔρεσι καὶ σκιεραῖς ξουθὰ λαλεῦντα νάπαις</b>, of the [[τέττιξ]], ''AP''9.373.4.<br><span class="bld">5</span> <b class="b3">ξ. ἱππαλεκτρυών</b> perhaps [[nimble]] horse-cock, A.''Fr.''134, parodied in Ar.''Pax'' 1177, ''Av.''800, ''Ra.''932.<br><span class="bld">II</span> [[golden yellow]], ξουθῶν τε σπονδὰς μελιτῶν Emp.128.7 (ap.Porph.''Abst.''2.21; [[ξανθῶν]] ap.Ath.12.510d); <b class="b3">ξουθὸς μὲν πρόπαν εἶδος</b>, of a species of wolf, Opp.''C.''3.297 ([[ξανθὸς]] one cod.); but <b class="b3">ξουθὸν ἀπ' ἀνέρος αἷμα πάσασθαι</b> [[red]] blood, Opp.''H.''2.452 ([[varia lectio|v.l.]] ξανθὸν ὑπ').