ἀμφι·μέλας, αινα, αν :
      1 noir tout autour, càd. qui enveloppe d’obscurité, ANTH. 7, 738 ;
      2 tout obscurci ou aveuglé (par la colère, la douleur, etc.) IL. 1, 103, etc. ; OD. 4, 661.

-μέλαινα, μέλαν, black all round; Hom. always epith. of φρένες (best written divisim, as by Alex. critics), darkened on either side, of strong emotions, as anger, Il. 1.103, 17.83, Od. 4.661; courage, Il. 17.499, 573; prob. metaph from an angry sea. generally, ἀ. κόνις coal-black dust, AP 7.738 (Theodorid.).