- αἰθήρ
- αἰθήρ, έρος, in Hom. always ἡ; in Hes. and [dialect] Att. Prose always ὁ; in Lyr. and Trag. mostly ὁ, as always in A., but ἡ Pi.O.1.6, B.8.35, S.OT867, and freq. in E.: ([etym.] αἴθω):—in Hom.,A ether, the heaven (wrongly distinguished by Aristarch. from ἀήρ (q.v.) as upper from lower air);
δι' ἠέρος αἰθέρ' ἵκανεν Il.14.288
; [Ζεὺς] αἰθέρι ναίων 2.412
, Hes.Op.18;νόμοι δι' αἰθέρα τεκνωθέντες S.OT867
;αἰθὴρ μὲν ψυχὰς ὑπεδέξατο σώματα δὲ χθών IG1.442
, cf. E.Supp.533; of the sky, both cloudless,νήνεμος αἰ. Il.8.556
, and clouded,ἐν αἰθέρι καὶ νεφέλῃσι 15.192
, cf. 16.365; freq. in Trag., etc., A.Pr.1044, 1088, Pers.365, E. Ba.150; αἰ. ζοφερός, ἀχλυόεις, A.R.3.1265, 4.927; of the fumes of the Cyclops' mouth, E.Cyc.410.2 air, Emp.100.5.3 fifth element, Pl.Epin.981c, 984b, Arist.Cael.270b22; but equivalent to πῦρ, Anaxag.1,15.b = πῦρ τεχνικόν, Chrysipp.Stoic.2.168, cf. Arist.Mu.392a5.4 the divine element in the human soul, Philostr.VA3.34, cf. 42.II clime, region, E.Alc.594 (lyr.).
Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό). 2014.