ἀνθέω

ἀνθέω,

A blossom, bloom, of the youthful beard,

πρὶν . . ὑπὸ κροτάφοισιν ἰούλους ἀνθῆσαι Od.11.320

(the only place in Hom.), cf. Orph.L.255; of persons, τυτθὸν δ' ἀνθήσαντας ὑπὸ κροτάφοισιν ἴουλον with the young down just showing, IG5(1).1355 ([place name] Geraneia), cf. APl.5.381.

2 of flowers and plants, first in Hes.Op.582, Alc.39;

στάχυς S.Fr.395

; flourish,

ἀ. κυπάρισσοι Theoc.27.46

: c. dat.,

ἄνθεσιν h.Ap.139

;

ῥόδοις Pi.I.4(3).18

: metaph.,

ἀνθοῦν πέλαγος Αἰγαῖον νεκροῖς A.Ag.659

; ἀφρὸς ἤνσει ([dialect] Lacon.) dub.l. in Ar.Lys.1257.

II metaph.,

1 bloom, be brilliant, shine with colour, etc.,

ἤνθει φοινικίσι . . ἡ στρατιά X.Cyr.6.4.1

; of linen garments, Plu.2.352d.

2 to be in bloom, blooming,

Ἥβας καρπὸν ἀνθήσαντα Pi.P.9.110

;

ἀνθοῦσαν ἀκμὴν ἔχων Isoc.5.10

; ἐν ὥρᾳ ἀνθεῖν to be in the bloom of youth, Pl.R.475a;

τὰ σὰ λήγει ὥρας, σὺ δ' ἄρχῃ ἀνθεῖν Id.Alc.1.131e

, cf. ib.c.

3 flourish in wealth and prosperity,

λαοί Hes.Op.227

;

ἀνθεύσης Ἐρετρίης Hdt. 6.127

, cf. Th.1.19, etc.;

ὄλβος σμικρὸν ἀνθήσας χρόνον E.El.944

;

ἀνθοῦσα ἐφ' ὥρᾳ πολιτεία Plu.Per.16

;

ἀνθούσης τῆς νέας Ἀκαδημίας Id.Luc.42

; τὸ ἀνθοῦν τῆς δυνάμεως the flower of the force, Id.Cor.39: c. dat., ἀ. τῆς Ἀσίας ἀνδράσι flourish, abound in men, Hdt.4.1.

b of persons, flourish, be popular,

οὕτως ἤνθησεν ἐκεῖνος Ar.Eq.530

, cf. Nu.897,962; πραπίδεσσι, δόξῃ ἀ., Pi.O.11(10).10, Plu.Dem.5;

Ἕκτορος ἤνθει δόρυ E.Hec.1210

;

σφόδρα γε ἤνθησεν ἐπὶ ταῖς ἐλπίσιν D.2.10

; ἀ. πρὸς δόξαν, πρὸς χάριν, Plu.Sert.18, Phoc.3.

4 to be at the height or pitch,

ἀνθεῖ πάθος τινί A.Ch.1009

(lyr.); of a disease,

ἤνθηκεν S.Tr.1089

, cf. Hp.Epid.1.25;

ὕβρις ἐν νέοις ἀνθεῖ S.Fr.786

; σκωμμάτων ἀνθούντων when they were in full swing, Plu.Ant.32.

5 c. gen., swarm with,

φθειρῶν ἤνθησεν Paus.9.33.6

.