- ἔαρ
- the spring season
- Lat. ver, spring, ἔαρος νέον ἱσταμένοιο in time of early spring , [8th/7th c.BC]; ἅμα τῷ ἔαρι at the beginning of spring , [Refs 5th c.BC]; ἐξ ἦρος εἰς Ἀρκτοῦρον [Refs 5th c.BC]:—;metaph. of the prime or flower of anything, [Refs 5th c.BC], etc.; ἔαρ ὁρᾶν to look fresh and bright , [Refs 3rd c.BC]; γενύων ἔαρ, i. e. the first down on a youth's face, [var. datesAnthology Palantina (ML)