Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon

A.growth, stature, esp. fine growth, noble stature, in Hom., always (as in Hes.) of the human form, and only in acc., “θηήσαντο φυὴν καὶ εἶδος ἀγητόν” Il.22.370; “φυὴν ἐδάην καὶ μήδεα” 3.208; most freq. in adv. sense, Νέστορι δίῳ εἶδός τε μέγεθός τε φυήν τ᾽ ἄγχιστα ἐῴκει in shape and in stature and in size (or growth), 2.58, cf. Od.6.152; “οὔ ἑθέν ἐστι χερείων, οὐ δέμας οὐδὲ φυήν, οὔτ᾽ ἂρ φρένας” Il.1.115, cf. Od.5.212, 7.210; “φυήν γε μὲν οὐ κακός ἐστι” 8.134; “χρυσέῳ [γένει] οὔτε φυὴν ἐναλίγκιον οὔτε νόημα” Hes.Op.129, cf. Sc.88, B.5.168; later, in gen., “οὔτε φυῆς ἐπιδευέες οὔτε νόοιο” Theoc.22.160; rare in Trag., “τὴν τάλαιναν εὔμορφον φ.” A.Niob. in PSI11.1208.8; “φυὰν Γοργόνος ἴσχειν” E.El.461 (lyr.).

2. after Hom., of animals, plants, or objects, “ἐμβάλλων ἐριπλεύρῳ φυᾷ κέντρον” Pi.P.4.235; “κάνθαρος . . Αἰτναῖος φυήν” S.Ichn.300; also τερπόμεναι ῥοδέῃ φ. of roses, Mosch.2.36; of beans, Luc.Vit.Auct. 6; of things, ἀνέβη ἡ φ. τοῖς τείχεσιν their original form was restored, LXXNe.4.7(1); “ἐὰν κατὰ φυὰν διαφθαρῇ τις τῶν λίθων” IG7.3073.40 (Lebad., ii B. C.).

II. poet. for φύσις, nature, genius, “σοφὸς ὁ πολλὰ εἰδὼς φυᾷ” Pi.O.2.86; “μάρνασθαι φυᾷ” Id.N.1.25, cf. I.7(6).22; “φυᾷ τὸ γενναῖον ἐπιπρέπει” Id.P.8.44; “τὸ δὲ φυᾷ κράτιστον ἅπαν” Id.O. 9.100; “δεινὸς φυήν” Cratin.221.

III. the flower or prime of age, “εὐάνθεμος φυά” Pi.O.1.67.

IV. substance, “ἀναίμων ἐστὶ φυὴ μελέων” Opp.H.1.639; “νεφροὶ τὴν φ. ἀδενώδεες” Aret.SD2.3.

V. μερόπων φυή the race of men, APl.4.183.7.

VI. produce of a year, harvest, “φ. τοῦ ἐνεστῶτος ἔτους” BGU708.4 (ii A. D.), cf. Pland.26.12 (i A. D.), etc.—Poet. and later Prose.