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ὀφρυόεις

ὀφρυόεις, on the brow of a rock, beetling

ὀφρῠό-εις, εσσα, εν, (ὀφρῦς II)
  • on the brow or edge of a steep rock, beetling, Ἴλιος Il. 22.411; of the Acrocorinthus, Orac. ap. Hdt. 5.92.βʹ; μέτωπον Nonn. D. 15.106; cf. ὀφρυάω.
      • 2 metaph., majestic, solemn, ὀφρυόεσσα ἀοιδή, of Aeschylus’ poetry, AP 7.39 (Antip. Thess.).

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