A.“, （νέομαι）” return home, Hom., esp. in Od., “νόστοιο τέλος γλυκεροῖο” 22.323 ; “ν. μελιηδέα” 11.100, al. : freq. c. gen. pers., “Ἀχαιῶν ν.” 1.326, al. : c. gen. objecti, ὤλεσε . . νόστον Ἀχαιίδος lost his chance of returning to Greece, 23.68 ; “γῆς πατρῴας ν.” E.IT1066 ; “ἐπ᾽ εὐρέα νῶτα θαλάσσης” Od.3.142 ; “ν. ἐς δόμους” S.OC 1409 : in pl., “νόστοι ἐκ πολέμων” A. Pers.861 (lyr.); “ὤμοι ἐμῶν ν.” S.Aj. 900 (lyr.); “οἰκτρὰ νόστοις αὐδά” Id.El.193 (lyr.) : generally, return, “νῆας ἔπι” Il. 10.509.
2. generally, travel, journey, ἐπιμαίεο νόστου γαίης Φαιήκων to the land of the P., Od.5.344 ; ἐπὶφορβῆς ν. journey after (i. e. in search of) food, S.Ph.43 ; ν. πρὸς Ἴλιον, Ἰλίου πύργους ἔπι, E. IA966, 1261.
3. as pr. n. Νόστοι, the homeward journeys of the Greek heroes after the taking of Troy, title of Cyclic Epic, Paus. 10.28.7, etc. ; of a work by Anticlides, Ath.11.466c.
