ὀφρῦς

ὀφρῦς, ύος, ἡ, acc. ὀφρῦν, in late Poets ὀφρύα, AP12.186 (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 [dialect] Att. (v. infr.). [[pron. full] ῡ in nom. and acc., which are accented ὀφρῦς, -ῦν by Hdn.Gr.2.937: the accentuation ὀφρύς, ὀφρύν may be admitted in late writers: compds. have ῠ, εὔοφρυς, λεύκοφρυς, etc.] (Cf. Skt.

A bhrūs, gen. bhruvas, Slav. br[ucaron]v[icaron], OE. brú 'brow'.):—brow, eyebrow,

τὸν . . ὑπ' ὀφρύος οὖτα Il.14.493

; ἡ ὀ. ἡ δεξιά, ἡ ἀριστερά, Arist.PA671b32, cf. Pr.878b28: elsewh. in pl.,

ὑπ' ὀφρύσι δάκρυα λεῖβον Il.13.88

, al.;

ὑπ' ὀ. πῦρ ἀμάρυσσεν Hes. Th.827

, etc.: freq. of signs, ἐπ' ὀφρύσι νεῦσε Κρονίων, i.e. ἐπένευσε ὀφρύσι, nodded assent, Il.1.528, etc.; ἡ δ' ἄρ' ἐπ' ὀ. νεῦσε nodded to him to do a thing, Od.16.164; ἀνὰ δ' ὀφρύσι νεῦον ἑκάστῳ made a sign not to do, 9.468;

ὀφρύσι νευστάζων 12.194

: in various phrases expressing emotions, τὰς ὀ. ἀνασπᾶν, in token of grief,

τὰς ὀφρῦς ἀνεσπακώς, ὥσπερ τι δεινὸν ἀγγελῶν Ar.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 AP7.440.6

(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 ὀ. συνέλκειν Antiph.307

;

συσπᾶν Luc.Vit.Auct.7

;

κατεσπακώς Alciphr.3.3

: on the other hand, καταβαλεῖν, λῦσαι, μεθεῖναι τὰς ὀ. or τὴν ὀ., let down or unknit the brow, become calm or cheerful again, E.Cyc.167, Hipp.290, IA648;

ὀ. μὴ καθειμένη Zeno Stoic.1.58

;

σχάζεσθαι τὰς ὀ. 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. Arist.HA491b14, Phgn. 812b26.

2 ὀφρῦς alone, scorn, pride, AP7.409 (Antip.), 9.43 (Parmen.), 10.122 (Lucill.), etc.

II from like ness 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.

III a plant, Plin.HN26.164.