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ἀμαυρός

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Gloss: faint

Transliteration: amauros

Strong’s: G6252

1. dimly seen, dim, faint, baffling sight , εἴδωλον ἀμ. a shadowy spectre, (Odyssey by Homer)
2. having no light, darksome , νύξ (Lucian):—; blind, sightless , (Sophocles Tragicus); so, ἀμαυρῶι κώλωι with blind foot, said of a blind man, (Sophocles Tragicus)
3. metaphorically,
4. dim, obscure, uncertain , κληδών (Aeschulus Tragicus); ἐλπίς (Plutarch)
5. obscure, unknown , (Hesiod)
6. gloomy, troubled , φρήν (Aeschulus Tragicus)
7. active enfeebling , νοῦσος [<date>variant dates<author>Anthology Palantina</author></date> (ML)
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