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ἀμαυρός

ἀμαυρός, dimly seen, dim, faint, baffling sight

ἀμαυρ-ός [ᾰμ], ά, όν (ός, όν Pl.Com. 1 D.),
  • dark, i.e.,
      • 1 hardly seen, dim, faint, εἴδωλον ἀ. shadowy spectre, Od. 4.824; νέκυες Sapph. 68; ἴχνος faint footstep, of an old man, E. HF 124, cf. X. Cyn. 6.21; of the sun, ἀχλυώδης καὶ ἀμαυρότερος obscure, glimmering, Arist. Mete. 367a21; of a cometʼs tail, ib. 343b12, cf. Theoc. 22.21.
      • 2 having no light, νύξ Luc. Am. 32; ὄψις X. Cyn. 5.26:—hence, blind, sightless, of man, S. OC 1018; ἕπεο . . ἀμαυρῷ κώλῳ ib. 182; ψαύσας ἀμαυραῖς χερσίν ib. 1639; ἀμαυρά or ἀμαυρῶς βλέπειν dimly, Hp. Acut.(Sp.) 55 (23), AP 12.254 (Strat.), cf. IG 14.2111.
      • 3 of sound, dim, faint, Arist. Aud. 802a19.
    • II metaph.,
      • 1 dim, faint, uncertain, κληδών A. Ch. 853; σθένος E. HF 231; δόξα, ἡδοναί, ἐλπίς, Plu. Lyc. 4, Sanit. 2.125c, Arr. ap. Suid.; ζῷα-ότερα creatures of obscure kind, Arist. HA 608a11; ἐντομαὶ -ότεραι less conspicuous notches, Thphr. HP 6.2.5, cf. 6.7.1.
      • 2 obscure, mean, unknown, -οτέρη γενεή Hes. Op. 284; τυχηρὸν . . τιθεῖσʼ ἀμαυρόν A. Ag. 466, cf. E. Andr. 204; ἀ. ἀσθενής τε Pl.Com. l.c. Adv. -ρῶς obscurely, opp. ἀκριβῶς, Arist. Cael. 279a29.
      • 3 gloomy, troubled, φρήν A. Ag. 546, Ch. 157.
    • III Act., enfeebling (or perh. baffling, obscure), νοῦσος AP 7.78 (Dionys.): Subst. ἀμαυρά, ἡ (sc. τελετή), = ἀμαύρωσις I.3, PMag.Leid.W. 6.21.

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