πηγή

πηγή, Dor. πᾱγά, ἡ, A. running water, used by Hom. always in pl., streams, πηγαὶ ποταμῶν Il. 20.9, cf. Hdt. 1.189, A. Pr. 89,434(lyr.), Pers. 311, E. HF 1297, Rh. 827 (lyr.); κρουνὼ δʼ ἵκανον καλλιρρόω, ἔνθα δὲ πηγαὶ δοιαὶ ἀναΐσσουσι Il. 22.147 : sg., καλλιρρόου ἔψαυσα π. A. Pers. 202, cf. 613. 2. metaph., of tears, πηγαὶ κλαυμάτων, δακρύων, streams . . , Id. Ag. 888, S. Ant. 803, Tr. 852 (lyr.): abs., παρειὰν νοτίοις ἔτεγξα παγαῖς A. Pr. 402 (lyr.), cf. E. Alc. 1068, etc. ; also πηγαὶ γάλακτος, βοτρύων, S. El. 895, E. Cyc. 496 (lyr.); πόντου πηγαῖς with sea-water, Id. IT 1039 ; πηγαὶ τροφῆς τῷ γεννωμένῳ, of motherʼs milk, Pl. Mx. 237e; π. μαστῶν Inscr.Cos 218.8. II. fount, source, τοῦ Νείλου Hdt. 2.28, 4.53 (pl.), OGI 168.9 (Syene, ii B. C.), Str. 17.1.52 (pl.); πηγαὶ ἡλίου the fount of light, i. e. the South, A. Pr. 809 ; πηγαὶ νυκτός the North, S. Fr. 956 ; παγὰ ἐπέων Pi. P. 4.299 ; πυρὸς παγαί ib.1.22, cf. A. Pr. 110, Pl. Ti. 79d ; πηγὴ ἀργύρου, of the silver-mines at Laureion, A. Pers. 238 ; τῆς ἀκουούσης π. διʼ ὤτων, i.e. the sense of hearing, S. OT 1387 ; ἀπὸ μιᾶς ἀρχῆς καὶ π. Arist. PA 668a15, cf. Plu. 2.856e. 2. metaph., source, origin, mostly in sg., κακῶν π. A. Pers. 743 ; αἱ τέχναι, ἃς πηγάς φασι τῶν καλῶν εἶναι X. Cyr. 7.2.13 ; π. καὶ ἀρχὴ κινήσεως Pl. Phdr. 245c; π. ἡδονῶν, τοῦ φρονεῖν, νοσημάτων, etc., Id. Phlb. 62d, Lg. 808d, Ti. 85b, etc. ; ἀρχαὶ καὶ π. τῶν στάσεων Arist. Pol. 1301b5, cf. Pl. Lg. 690d ; π. τῆς κακοπραγμοσύνης Plb. 18.40.3 ; βέβηκα π. εἰς ἐμάς I have returned to the source of my existence, Epigr.Gr. 463 (Crommyon), cf. Dam. Pr. 95,al. 3. inner canthus of eye, supposed source of tears, Poll. 2.71, Hsch.(both pl.).