ἐνύπν-ιον, τό, (ὕπνος)
thing seen in sleep, in
apposition with ὄνειρος, θεῖός μοι ἐνύπνιον ἦλθεν ὄνειρος a dream from the gods,
a vision in sleep, came to me, [
Refs 8th c.BC+].; ἐ. παιδός
the vision of a boy, [
Refs 1st c.BC+] 'to feast with the Barmecide', [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; compare{ἐνύπνιος}
2) after [
Refs 8th c.BC+],
dream, ὄψις ἐνυπνίου the vision
of a dream, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
a mere dream, and ὄνειρος
a significant, prophetic one; but the distinction is not generally observed, except by Philo.