Κρείων

ruler

Translated by William Hutton7 Mar 2009Vetting: high3 revisions

10 words

[Meaning a] king. Or a leader, [one] holding sway greatly.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Κρείων· βασιλεύς. ἢ ἄρχων, κρατῶν μεγάλως.

Betacode

*krei/wn: basileu/s. h)\ a)/rxwn, kratw=n mega/lws.

Same or similar entry in other lexica: see the references at Photius kappa1070 Theodoridis. Scholia on Homer, Iliad, have its constituent elements: 'king' on 1.130, 2.100, etc.; 'leader' on 2.576; 'holding sway greatly' on 1.285, etc.
As a proper name, the word is spelled *kre/wn in Attic.

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