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φάος , φάεος, τό, Att. contr. φῶς , φωτός, and resolved Ep. φόως (φώωσδε, though read by Ar.Byz. and Aristarch., is to be rejected in Il.16.188); Aeol. φάος Sapph.Supp.25.9, but cf. φαυοφόρος:—Hom. uses φάος and φόως, never φῶς; of the oblique cases he uses only dat. sing. φάει and acc. pl. φάεα; dat. pl.
A.φαέεσσιHes.Fr.142.4, Call. Dian.211, etc.:—φάος is the only form used by Pi.: Trag. use φάος or φῶς, both in lyr. and dialogue, as metre requires: Com. use φάος in lyr. only, Ar.Eq.973, Ra.1529; φῶν is a late acc. in BCH51.380 (Cyme, Hymn to Isis); in Prose φῶς is the only form used in nom. and acc.: gen. “φάουςX.Cyr.4.2.9, 26, Oec.9.3, Arist.de An.429a3; dat. “φάειA.Ag.575, Ch.62 (lyr.), S.Ph.415, 1212 (lyr.), etc.: pl., “φάηB. 8.28, Gal.18(2).250, AP7.373 (Thall.); gen. “φαέωνArat.90; dat. “φάεσιCall.Dian.71; in Prose gen. “φωτόςPl.R.518a, Ax.365c; dat. “φωτίLuc. Musc.Enc.9, etc. (“φῷE.Fr.534); pl., “φῶταIG11(2).203 A33 (Delos, iii B. C.), etc.; gen. φώτων ib.42(1).110.43 (Epid., iv B. C.); dat. φωσί (v. infr. 1.2): (φάω. [α^ regularly; but Hom. always has α_ metri gr. in φα_εα; and so dat. pl. φα_εσι in Call.Dian.71]:—light, esp. daylight, ἤδηφ. ἦεν ἐπὶ χθόναOd.23.371; “φ. οἴχεθ᾽ ὑπὸ ζόφον3.335; “κατέδυ λαμπρὸν φ. ἠελίοιοIl.1.605; “Ἠὼς . . Ζηνὶ φόως ἐρέουσα2.49; “ἀθανάτοισι φόως φέροιOd.5.2; “νὺξ ἀποκρύψει φάοςA.Pr.24; “τὸ τοῦ ἡλίου φῶςPl.R. 515e; πρὸς τὸ φῶς βλέπειν ibid.; οὐράνιον φῶς, αἰθέρος φῶς, S.Ant.944 (lyr.), E.Ph.809 (lyr.); “ἡμέρας ἁγνὸν φάοςId.Fr.443; “ἡμερήσιον φάοςA.Ag.23; “τὸ ἡμερινὸν φῶςPl.R.508c; ἐν φάει by daylight, Od.21.429; ἕως ἂν φῶς γένηται till daybreak, Pl.Prt.311a; ἅμα φάει at daybreak, Plu.Cam.34; “ἅμα τῷ φωτίPlb.1.30.10, al.; ἕως ἔτι φῶς ἐστιν while there is still light, Pl.Phd.89c; “ἔτι φάους ὄντοςX.Cyr.4.2.26; “κατὰ φάος νύκτας τεE.Ba.425 (lyr.); κατὰ φῶς, opp. νύκτωρ, X.Cyr.3.3.25; also, of moonlight and starlight,φαέεσσι σελήνηςHes. l. c., cf. Pi.O.10(11).75, Bion Fr.8.5, etc.; “ἀστέρος τηλαυγέστερονPi.P.3.75; τὰ φῶτα, sc. sun and moon, Ptol.Tetr.37,38.
2. the light of a torch, lamp, fire, etc., “τίς τοι φάος οἴσει;Od.19.24, cf. 34,64; “φάος πάντεσσι παρέξω18.317; “φῶς δαίωνA.Ch.863 (anap.); “ποιεῖνX.HG6.2.29; πρὸς φῶς πίνειν to drink by the fire, Id.Cyr.7.5.27; a light,φῶς ἔχων . . ἀφηγεῖτοId.HG5.1.8: pl., Plu.Pel.12, Ant.26, etc.; τὰ φ. the illuminations, IG11(2).203A33 (Delos, iii B. C.); μέσοις φωσίν at a moderate fire, Ps.-Democr.Alch.p.46 B., cf. Zos.Alch.pp.147,155 B.
3. the light of the eyes, φάος ὀμμάτων, ὄσσων, Pind.N.10.40, Opp.H.4.525: pl., “φάεαeyes, Od.16.15, 19.417; “τίεσκον ἴσον φαέεσσιν ἐμοῖσιMosch.4.9; “φάηGal. l. c.: sg., of the Cyclops' eye, E.Cyc.633.
4. window, IG42(1).110.43 (Epid., iv B. C.), Plu.2.515b; opening in a machine, Heliod. ap. Orib.49.7.14.
III. the dark ring round the nipple, Poll.2.163.
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