1. to blossom, bloom , of the youthful beard, (Odyssey by Homer); of flowers and plants, (Hesiod), etc. 2. metaphorically, 3. to be bright with colour, ἀνθεῖν φοινικίσι (Xenophon Historicus) 4. to be in bloom , (Pindar); ἐν ὥραι, ἐφ᾽ ὥραι ἀνθεῖν to be in the bloom of youth, (Plato Philosophus) 5. to flourish in wealth and prosperity, (Hesiod), attic; with dative, ἀνθ. ἀνδράσι to abound in men, (Herdotus Historicus) 6. to be at the height or pitch , (Aeschulus Tragicus) (ML)
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G6341 — ἀνθέω
antheō · to bloom · Greek