Δεῦρο
hither
Translated by Jennifer Benedict29 Jul 2002Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] here; in reference to the present.1
Also [sc. attested is]deu=ro a)ei/ ["hither ever"], meaning until the present.2 It also means "come!"3
"Come hither now," meaning draw near, come close.4
And in Homer: "come hither."5
It is also saiddeuri/ in Aristophanes. "[Tell them] to come quickly hither to me and not to tarry; and if they do not come quickly, I myself, by Apollo, will send them down below the earth."6
Also [sc. attested is]
"Come hither now," meaning draw near, come close.4
And in Homer: "come hither."5
It is also said