A.close, thick: hence in Hom.,
1. crowded, thronging, ἁ. κῆρ, like πυκιναὶ φρένες, in physical sense, Il.16.481, Od.19.516; of bees, flies, sheep, Il.2.87,469, Od.1.92.
2. vehement, loud, of sounds, “ἁ. γόος” Il.18.316; Σειρῆνες ἁ. the loud-voiced Sirens, Od.23.326. Adv. -νῶς frequently, or loudly, vehemently, “ἁ. ἀνενείκατο” Il.19.314: neut. as Adv., “ἁδινὸν γοόωσα” Od.4.721; “ἁ. μυκώμεναι” 10.413: pl., “ἁδινὰ στεναχίζων” Il. 23.225; “κλαῖ᾽ ἁ.” 24.510: Comp. “ἁδινώτερον” Od.16.216:—rare in Lyr. and Trag., ἁ. δάκος a deep bite, Pi.P.2.53; ἁ. δάκρυα thick-falling tears, S.Tr.848 (lyr.); βίοτος ἁ. abundant, Tim.Pers.29; and freq. in A.R., ἁ. ὕπνος, κῶμα abundant, deep sleep, 3.616,748; ἁ. εὐνή frequent wedded joys, 3.1206. (Aristarch. wrote ἁδ-, cf. ἁδρός.)