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αἰθήρ

Third declension Noun; Masculine 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: αἰθήρ αἰθέρος

Structure: αἰθηρ (Stem)

Etym.: ai)/qw

Sense

  1. air
  2. aether; ether
  3. theoretical medium of great elasticity and extreme thinness of consistency supposed to fill all unoccupied space and transmit light and heat
  4. The upper or purer air as opposed to aer (αέρας), the lower air; the clear sky.

Declension

Third declension
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative αἰθήρ αἰθέρε αἰθέρες
Genitive αἰθέρος αἰθέροιν αἰθέρων
Dative αἰθέρι αἰθέροιν αἰθέρσιν*
Accusative αἰθέρα αἰθέρε αἰθέρας
Vocative αἰθήρ αἰθέρε αἰθέρες

The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.

Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.

Examples

  • βαθὺσ μὲν αἰθὴρ ἀμίαντοσ· (Bacchylides, , epinicians, ode 3 19:2)
  • Νυκτὸσ δ’ αὖτ’ Αἰθήρ τε καὶ Ἡμέρη ἐξεγένοντο, οὓσ τέκε κυσαμένη Ἐρέβει φιλότητι μιγεῖσα. (Hesiod, Theogony, Book Th. 13:3)
  • αἰθὴρ ἔχει νιν ἤδη, πυρὸσ τετακότασ σποδῷ· (Euripides, Suppliants, choral, strophe 24)
  • αἰθὴρ γὰρ ὅτε τὰ πρῶτα διεχωρίζετο καὶ ζᾦ’ ἐν αὑτῷ ξυνετέκνου κινούμενα, ᾧ μὲν βλέπειν χρὴ πρῶτ’ ἐμηχανήσατο ὀφθαλμὸν ἀντίμιμον ἡλίου τροχῷ, ἀκοῇ δὲ χοάνην ὦτα διετετρήνατο. (Aristophanes, Thesmophoriazusae, Prologue 1:19)
  • ἐχέτω δὲ πνοὰσ νήνεμοσ αἰθήρ, κῦμα δὲ πόντου μὴ κελαδείτω γλαυκόν· (Aristophanes, Thesmophoriazusae, Prologue, anapests3)

Synonyms

  1. air

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