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ὀπωρινός

ὀπωρινός, at the time of late summer

ὀπωρ-ινός, ή, όν,
  • of ὀπώρα or late summer, ἀστέρʼ ὀπωρινῷ ἐναλίγκιον, i. e. Sirius, the star whose rising marked the beginning of that season (v. ὀπώρα), Il. 5.5; ἦμαρ 16.385; βορέης 21.346, Od. 5.328; ὄμβρος Hes. Op. 674, 677; ὄρχατοι E. Fr. 896; δέλφαξ Ar. Fr. 506.4; πυλαία SIG 239C 31, al. (Delph., iv B. C.). [In Hom. the last syll. is always long (by position in Il. 21.346), and the penult. is long also, metri gr.: when the ult. is short, the penult. also is short, as in Hes. Op. 674; in Att. ῐ always; cf. μετοπωρινός.]

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