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νέφος , εος, τό,
II. metaph., also, a cloud of men, etc., ν. πεζῶν, Τρώων, Il.4.274, 16.66; ψαρῶν, κολοιῶν, 17.755; “ν. τοσοῦτον ἀνθρώπωνHdt.8.109; πενεστάων ν. Timo 39; “μαρτύρωνEp.Hebr.12.1; πολέμοιο ν. the cloud of battle, thick of the fight, Il.17.243, cf.Ar.Pax1090: applied by Pi.N.10.9 to a single hero: used by Prose writers for poet. νεφέλη (q. v.). (Cf. Skt. nábhas 'fog', 'cloud', Slav. nebo 'heaven', Lat. nebula.
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