ἡβίω

A. ἥβων Ar. V. 357: fut. ‐ήσω(ἐφ‐) X. Cyr. 6.1.12, Dor. ἡβάσω [α] AP 7.482: aor. 1 ἥβησα Od. 1.41, Hes. Op. 132, Pl. Ap. 41e: pf. ἥβηκα(παρ‐) Hdt. 3.53, etc.: (ἥβη):—attain or have attained puberty, ὅταν ἡβήσαι τε καὶ ἥβης μέτρον ἵκοιτο Hes. Op. 132; ἡβῶσιν ὀψέ Hp. Aër. 4; ἐπειδὰν ἡβήσωσι Pl. Ap.l.c.; of women. γυνὴ τέτορ’ ἡβώοι (sc. ἔτη) four years past puberty, Hes. Op. 698; ἡβάσεις ἥβαν APl.c.; ἡβᾶν ἐπὶ διετές, v. sub διετής; ὀμόσαι Χαλκιδέων τοὺς ἡβῶντας ἅπαντας all the adults, IG 12.39.32, cf. Ar. Ra. 1055, Th. 4.132.

2. to be in the prime of youth, εἴθ’ ὣς ἡβώοιμι, βίη τέ μοι ἔμπεδος εἴη Od. 14.468, al.; ἀνὴρ οὐδὲ μάλ’ ἡβῶν not even in the prime of life, Il. 12.382, cf. Od. 23.187, A. Ch. 879; γέροντα τὸν νοῦν, σάρκα δ’ ἡβῶσαν φέρει Id. Th. 622; ἡβᾶν σθένος to be young and strong, E. HF 436 (lyr.); ἥβων I was young, Ar. V. 357; ἡ. τὰς αἰσθήσεις, of an old man, Philostr. VS 1.9.3; of plants, ἡμερὶς ἡβώωσα a young, luxuriant vine, Od. 5.69, cf. Simon. 183.3, Longus 4.5; ἡβῶντ’ ἀρτίως οἰνίσκον(παρὰ προσδοκίαν for νεανίσκον) Cratin. 183.

3. metaph., to be fresh, vigorous, ἡβώοις, φίλε θυμέ Thgn. 877 (dub. l.); ἀεὶ γὰρ ἡβᾷ τοῖς γέρουσιν εὖ μαθεῖν 'tis always youth for old men to learn, i.e. 'tis never too late to learn, A. Ag. 584 (nisi leg. ἥβη); ἡβᾷ δῆμος εἰς ὀργὴν πεσών the people rages like a passionate youth, E. Or. 696, cf. νεανικός; ἄγγελον . . γέρονθ’, ἡβῶντα δ’ εὐγλώσσῳ φρενί exulting, A. Supp. 775; also of things, γάμοι, ἔαρ ἡ., Opp. H. 1.474, 2.252.

4. to have the outward signs of puberty, Arist. GA 746b23; γένυς ἡβᾷ AP 12.31 (Phan.).