αὐγή
1. "the light of the sun, sunlight", and in pl. "his rays or beams", Hom.; ὑπ᾽ αὐγὰς ἠελίοιο, i.e. still alive, Od.; so, αὐγὰς ἐσιδεῖν, λεύσσειν, βλέπειν Theogn., Aesch., Eur.; but, ὑπ᾽ αὐγὰς λεύσσειν or ἰδεῖν τι to hold up to "the light" and look at, id=Eur.; κλύζειν πρὸς αὐγάς to rise surging towards "the sun", Aesch.:—metaph., βίου δύντος αὐγαί "life's setting "sun", " id=Aesch.:— αὐγή "the dawn, day-break", NTest.
2. generally, "any bright light", as of fire, Hom.; of lightning, Il.; of the eyes, Soph.; hence αὐγαί, like Lat. lumina, the eyes, Eur.
3. "any gleam" on the surface of bright objects, "sheen", αὐγὴ χαλκείη Il.; αὐγὰ πέπλου Eur.