ἔαρ

Lat. ver, spring, ἔαρος νέον ἱσταμένοιο in time of early spring , (Odyssey by Homer); ἅμα τῷ ἔαρι at the beginning of spring , (Herdotus Historicus); ἐξ ἦρος εἰς Ἀρκτοῦρον (Sophocles Tragicus):—;metaphorically of the prime or flower of anything, (Herdotus Historicus), etc.; ἔαρ ὁρᾶν to look fresh and bright , (Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus); γενύων ἔαρ, i. e. the first down on a youth's face, [variant datesAnthology Palantina (ML)