ἀνθέω

ἀνθέω, A. blossom, bloom, of the youthful beard, πρὶν . . ὑπὸ κροτάφοισιν ἰούλους ἀνθῆσαι Od. 11.320 (the only place in Hom.), cf. Orph. L. 255; of persons, τυτθὸν δʼ ἀνθήσαντας ὑπὸ κροτάφοισιν ἴουλον with the young down just showing, IG 5(1).1355 (Geraneia), cf. APl. 16.381. 2. of flowers and plants, first in Hes. Op. 582, Alc. 39; στάχυς S. Fr. 395; flourish, ἀ. κυπάρισσοι Theoc. 27.46: c. dat., ἄνθεσιν h.Ap. 139; ῥόδοις Pi. I. 4(3).18: metaph., ἀνθοῦν πέλαγος Αἰγαῖον νεκροῖς A. Ag. 659; ἀφρὸς ἤνσει (Lacon.) dub.l. in Ar. Lys. 1257. II. metaph., 1. bloom, be brilliant, shine with colour, etc., ἤνθει φοινικίσι . . ἡ στρατιά X. Cyr. 6.4.1; of linen garments, Plu. 2.352d. 2. to be in bloom, blooming, Ἥβας καρπὸν ἀνθήσαντα Pi. P. 9.110; ἀνθοῦσαν ἀκμὴν ἔχων Isoc. 5.10; ἐν ὥρᾳ ἀνθεῖν to be in the bloom of youth, Pl. R. 475a; τὰ σὰ λήγει ὥρας, σὺ δʼ ἄρχῃ ἀνθεῖν Id. Alc. 1.131e, cf. ib.c. 3. flourish in wealth and prosperity, λαοί Hes. Op. 227; ἀνθεύσης Ἐρετρίης Hdt. 6.127, cf. Th. 1.19, etc.; ὄλβος σμικρὸν ἀνθήσας χρόνον E. El. 944; ἀνθοῦσα ἐφʼ ὥρᾳ πολιτεία Plu. Per. 16; ἀνθούσης τῆς νέας Ἀκαδημίας Id. Luc. 42; τὸ ἀνθοῦν τῆς δυνάμεως the flower of the force, Id. Cor. 39: c. dat., ἀ. τῆς Ἀσίας ἀνδράσι flourish, abound in men, Hdt. 4.1. b. of persons, flourish, be popular, οὕτως ἤνθησεν ἐκεῖνος Ar. Eq. 530, cf. Nu. 897,962; πραπίδεσσι, δόξῃ ἀ., Pi. O. 11(10).10, Plu. Dem. 5; Ἕκτορος ἤνθει δόρυ E. Hec. 1210; σφόδρα γε ἤνθησεν ἐπὶ ταῖς ἐλπίσιν D. 2.10; ἀ. πρὸς δόξαν, πρὸς χάριν, Plu. Sert. 18, Phoc. 3. 4. to be at the height or pitch, ἀνθεῖ πάθος τινί A. Ch. 1009(lyr.); of a disease, ἤνθηκεν S. Tr. 1089, cf. Hp. Epid. 1.25; ὕβρις ἐν νέοις ἀνθεῖ S. Fr. 786; σκωμμάτων ἀνθούντων when they were in full swing, Plu. Ant. 32. 5. c. gen., swarm with, φθειρῶν ἤνθησεν Paus. 9.33.6.