πύματος

πύμᾰτος [ῠ], η, ον, Ep. Adj.

• = ἔσχατος, hindmost, last, Il. 4.254; ἐν πυμάτοισι, opp. μετὰ πρώτοισι, 11.65; also, outmost, ἄντυξ ἣ π. θέεν ἀσπίδος 6.118, cf. 18.608; ῥινὸς ὕπερ π. above the root of the nose, 13.616; πυμάτῃ (sc. Ὕδρῃ) δʼ ἐπίκειται εἴδωλον κόρακος Arat. 448; nethermost, φάρος Pl. Epigr. 29.2 Diehl; π. Ταρτάρου βάθη Luc. Trag. 295; remotest, φωλειοί Opp. C. 3.451.
• • • 2 of Time, last, ἄνδρα κτείνας π. Il. 11.759; Οὖτιν ἐγὼ πύματον ἔδομαι Od. 9.369; ἀργειφόντῃ πυμάτῳ σπένδεσκον 7.138; π. τέλεον δρόμον . . ἵπποι Il. 23.373; π. δʼ ὁπλίσσατο δόρπον Od. 2.20; Trag. only in lyr., π. γῆρας S. OC 1236: neut. πύματον and πύματα as Adv., at the last, for the last time, πύματόν τε καὶ ὕστατον Il. 22.203; ὕστατα καὶ πύματα Od. 4.685, 20.13; ἐν πυμάτῳ S. OC 1675 (lyr.).
    • 3 of Degree, ὅ τι πύματον ὀλοίμαν by whatever is the last, worst fate, Id. OT 661 (lyr.).

πύματος, (mit πυθμήν zusammenhangend. gleichsam für *πύθματος), der äußerste, letzte, vom Raume u. von der Zeit ; πύματος ὤτρυνε φάλαγγας, Il. 4.254 ; Οὖτιν ἐγὼ πύματον ἔδομαι, Od. 9.369 ; μετὰ πρώτοισι im Ggstz von ἐν πυμάτοισιν, Il. 11.65 ; auch verbunden πύματόν τε καὶ ὕστατον, zum letzten Male, 22.203 ; ὕστατα καὶ πύματα, Od. 4.685, 20.13 ; u. c. gen., ἄντυξ, ἣ πυμάτη θέεν ἀσπίδος, Il. 6.118 ; Soph. O.C. 1237, O.R. 603 ; ἐν πυμάτῳ, O.C. 1671 ; Sp., wie Luc. Catapl. 14.

πύματος

-η, -ον.

• • 1

    Of position, the last, the hindmost : φάλαγγας Il. 4.254.

    Absol. in pl., those in the rear, the rear rank : ἐν πυμάτοισι κελεύων Il. 11.65.

  • 2

    That is at the extremity of something : ἄντυξ ἣ πυμάτη θέεν ἀσπίδος (at its edge) Il. 6.118.

    The extreme part of the . . ., the extremity of the . . .: ἐξ ἐπιδιφριάδος πυμάτης (its edge) Il. 10.475, ῥινὸς ὕπερ πυμάτης (the top of it) Il. 13.616, ἄντυγα πὰρ πυμάτην σάκεος (the edge of the rim) Il. 18.608.

  • 3

    The last in sequence or time : δρόμον Il. 23.373, 768. Cf. Od. 2.20.

    In oblique cases of that to which action is last directed or which is last affected in some way, last : οὖτιν πύματον ἔδομαι Od. 9.369. Cf. Il. 11.759, Il. 22.66 : Od. 7.138.

  • 4
  • • a

      In neut. sing. πύματον as adv., for the last time.

      With ὕστατον in the same sense : π. πε καὶ ὕστατον Il. 22.203 : Od. 20.116.

    • b

      So in neut. pl. πύματα.

      With ὕστατα in the same sense : ὕστατα καὶ π. Od. 4.685, Od. 20.13.

πύματος : last, of time or place; ἄντυξ ἀσπίδος, ‘outermost,’ Il. 6.118, cf. Il. 18.608; ‘root’ of the nose, Il. 13.616.— Adv., πύματον, πύματα, joined with ὕστατον, ὕστατα, Il. 22.203, Od. 4.685.

πύματος .πψμᾰτος, η, ον

• • • 1hindmost, last, Il.:— also outermost, Il.:— nethermost, φάρος Plat.; π. Ταρτάρου βάθη Luc.
    • 2of Time, last, Hom.:—neut. πύματον and πύματα as adv., at the last, for the last time, Hom.
    • 3of Degree, ὅ τι πύματον whatever is the last, worst fate, Soph.