Ἠπύτης

caller

Translated by Catharine Roth19 Sep 2006Vetting: high4 revisions

6 words

[Meaning] one who shouts, a herald.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἠπύτης· ὁ φωνητικός, ὁ κήρυξ.

Betacode

*)hpu/ths: o( fwnhtiko/s, o( kh/ruc.

Notes

For metrical reasons, the nominative h)pu/ths cannot occur in epic; it is replaced by the vocative h)pu/ta; see Homer, Iliad 7.384 (web address 1).
See eta 442 for the related verb.

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Linked from1 entry

η442Ἠπύειcalls[Meaning he/she/it] shouts. Also [sc. attested is the imperfect] h)/puon ["I was/they were calling"].

Neighbouring entries

η441Ἦπού γεsurely η442Ἠπύειcalls η443Ἠπύτηςcaller η444ἨπυτίδηςEpytides, Epytos' son η445ἬπυτονEpyton

Revision history4 revisions · last 3 Jul 2016

3 Jul 2016added a link — Catharine Roth
23 Apr 2016coding — David Whitehead
18 Dec 2012expanded note — David Whitehead
20 Sep 2006another keyword — David Whitehead
19 Sep 2006Translated — Catharine Roth