νεᾶνις

νεᾶνις, Ep. and Ion. νεῆνις (contr. νῆνις Anacr. 14.3, CIG 7629 (vase), Kretschmer Griech.Vaseninschr. p.144, EM 448.29), ῐδος, ἡ, acc. -ιδα A. Pr. 704, -ιν E. Cyc. 179:—

• girl, maiden, Il. 18.418, Pi. P. 9.31, A. l.c., Eu. 958 (lyr.), S. Ant. 784 (lyr.), E. l.c., al., A.R. 1.843, Lyr. Alex.Adesp. 26; of a young married woman, E. Andr. 192; παρθενικὴ ν. Od. 7.20.
• • II as Adj., youthful, χεῖρες, ἧβαι, E. Ba. 745, Ion 477 (lyr.).
  • • 2 new, βίβλος AP 4.3b75 (Agath.).—Poet. word, but freq. in LXX, Ex. 2.8, al.

νεᾶνις, ιδος, ἡ, ion. νεῆνις, fem. zu νεανίας, jugendlich, das junge Mädchen, die Jungfrau ; ἀμφίπολοι χρύσειαι, ζωῇσι νεήνισιν εἰοικυῖαι, Il. 18.418 ; παρθενικῇ εἰκυῖα νεήνιδι, Od. 7.20 ; Pind. P. 9.32 ; Aesch. Prom. 706, Eum. 917 ; Soph. Ant. 780 ; Eur. oft.

νεᾱνις

• 1young woman “μόχθου καθύπερθε νεᾶνις ἦτορ ἔχοισα (= Κυράνα) P. 9.31 πολύξεναι νεάνιδες, ἀμφίπολοι Πειθοῦς ἐν ἀφνειῷ Κορίνθῳ fr. 122. 1.

νεᾶνις

• • Ia young woman, girl, maiden, Il., Trag.; of a young married woman, Eur.
  • IIas adj. youthful, Eur.
  • • 2new, Anth.