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416
Ἴονθος
hair-flowering, beard-growth
[Meaning] the initial outgrowth of the hairs, [a word derived] from i)e/nai ["to go"] and a)nqei=n ["to flower"].
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ι
488
Ἰῶν
of arrows
[Meaning] of missiles. But i)w/n ["going"] with acute accent stands for [he] having proceeded.
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α
104
Ἄβυσσον
abyss
… that which not even a deep [buqo/s] can contain; but
Ionians
pronounce buqo/s as busso/s. From which also bussodomeu/ein ["to build in the deep"] appears to be said, from the verb du/nw ["I sink"] …
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art history
1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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ε
428
Ἐκεῖνος
that
… "there" and the suffix -enos. The variant form (used in
Ionic)
kei=nos (cf. Doric and Aeolic kh=nos) is usually classified as pertaining to poetry, but there is not a definite polarization opposing the poetic …
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α
213
Ἀγηγέρατο
they had gathered
… the third [person] h)/gertai and the third [person] plural in
Ionic
dialect a)ghge/ratai; then the pluperfect h)ge/rmhn, the third [person] h)/gerto and a)gh/gerto, and the third [person] plural in
Ionic
dialect a)ghge/rato.
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ει
13
Εἵατο
they sat
… The imperfect [is] h(/mhn ["I sat"]; [third person plural] h(=nto,
Ionic
e(/ato, poetic ei(/ato. Otherwise: e(w=, e(/hmi, e(/emai, h(=mai [and the compound] ka/qhmai ["I sit down"], h(=ntai, e(/atai in
Ionic
and with lengthening ei(/atai, …
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η
417
Ἠώς
dawn
… is called h)w/s in the common dialect [koinê], e(/ws in
Ionic,
a)w/s in Doric, [and] from this in Aeolic au)w/n and with alteration of the u, ai)w/n.
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α
3159
Ἀπήμαρτεν
missed
Epic forms are a)ph/mbrote (Aeolic) and a)fa/marten
(Ionic,
without augment). (The form given here is anomalous, since it shows Aeolic initial psilosis with an
Ionic
treatment of the original vocalic r; it is attested …
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αι
164
Αἴ κέν πως
if somehow
*ai) is Doric, Aeolic, and epic for Attic-Ionic ei) "if" (web address 1 below); ke or ken is the Aeolic and epic equivalent of the Attic-Ionic particle a)/n (web address 2 below). See the …
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αι
166
Αἴ κε ποθί
if anywhere
Likewise in other lexica. From the scholia to Homer, Iliad 1.128, where the headword phrase occurs. ai) (see already alphaiota 164, alphaiota 165) is Doric, Aeolic, and epic for Attic-Ionic ei), "if" (see web …
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χ
470
Χρείω
I proclaim
… xra/w (which we would do better to call *xrh/w). In
Ionic
the eta became shorter and more closed before an o-vowel (cf. the participle xre/wsa). Epic meter required a long vowel, so it was …
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α
2892
Ἅπαν
entire, whole
The
Ionians
pronounce [sc. the second syllable] short and so does the Poet: "the entire plain was full of them." And the Attic [writers] lengthen the latter [syllable]. And para/pan likewise, and all words …
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α
3641
Ἀποφώλιοι
ciphers, idlers, monsters
… word]. Or uneducated men. For fwleoi/ [are] schoolhouses, as the
Ionians
say.
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ε
14
Ἕαται
they sit
… e(/emai, h(=mai, [all meaning] "I sit down," h(=ntai, e(/atai in
Ionic
and with lengthening ei(/atai, like me/mnhtai, memne/atai.
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ε
2519
Ἐπιπλώσας
having sailed upon
… is] e)piplw/s, in Homer. [It comes] from the [verb] ple/w,
[Ionic]
plw/w, [future], plw/sw, [aorist participle] plw/sas, by syncope plw/s, and [compound] e)piplw/s. It is indeclinable, because it is aorist in sound, but its …
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χ
525
Χριστόδωρος
Christodoros, Christodorus
… Heliopolis where the so-called Aphaka are), Land of Miletos in
Ionia,
Land of Tralles, Land of Aphrodisias, Description of the Statues in [the baths of] Zeuxippos [at Constantinople], and many other works.
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α
178
Ἀγαίομαι
I admire, I am jealous [of]
Same material, according to Adler, in the Ambrosian Lexicon (326 and 162) [1] Epic/Ionic verb; cf. a)/gamai at alpha 138, alpha 139, alpha 141. [2] In LSJ, a)gai=os (A).
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α
221
Ἀγηνορίη
arrogance, pride
Same glossing in Apollonius' Homeric Lexicon (7.20). As LSJ s.v. indicates (web address 1), the headword noun (ending -rie in epic/Ionic dialect, -ria in others) has overtones which depend on context. What may be …
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α
237
Ἀγίνεον
they were bringing
Same entry, according to Adler, in the Ambrosian Lexicon. Epic/Ionic verb (LSJ entry at web address 1.) This form of it -- imperfect, third person plural -- is probably extracted from its only occurrence …
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α
312
Ἀγορήν
gathering, meeting
Same or similar entry in other lexica; references at Photius alpha241 Theodoridis. The headword is the epic/Ionic form of agora, here in the accusative (extracted from Homer: Iliad 1.54, 1.305, etc.) cf. alpha 299, …
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α
556
Ἀερέθονται
they drive on
… 3.108, where -- as regularly elsewhere -- the form is
Ionic
h)ere/qontai; cf. under pi 2605.
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α
580
Ἀζαλέη
parched
Same entry, according to Adler, in the Ambrosian Lexicon. The headword is the epic/Ionic feminine nominative singular of a)zale/os (for which adjective see already alpha 579). For the gloss cf. the scholia to Homer, …
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α
681
Ἄϊεν
breathed
One might have supposed that this headword was the imperfect (third person singular) of a)i/w "I hear", and as such quoted from Homer, Iliad 11.463; but the gloss does not fit that. Instead, this …
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α
1221
Ἁλίη
marine
Epic/Ionic feminine nominative of a(/lios (A): cf. alpha 1237. Ths gloss is that of the scholia to Homer, Odyssey 2.318, where the headword occurs (referring to a journey).
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α
1237
Ἅλιος
marine
Same or similar material in other lexica, including Apollonius' Homeric Lexicon, and in several Homeric scholia (e.g. to Iliad 4.26). [1] From a(/ls: LSJ s.v. a(/lios (A): entry at web address 1. [2] LSJ …
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α
1448
Ἀλφειός
Alpheios, Alpheus
… northwest past Mount Lykaion (lambda 799), and empties into the
Ionian
Sea (Barrington Atlas map 58 grid A2) west of Olympia. [1] Homer, Iliad 5.545 (web address 1). Pylos (cf. pi 3167) is in …
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α
1592
Ἀμιθρῆσαι
to calculate
The headword is an aorist active infinitive. [1] Callimachus, Hymn to Demeter 86, and Hecale fr.314. LSJ s.v. cite other instances of this epic/Ionic/poetic inversion of a)riqmw=.
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α
1619
Ἀμόθεν
from somewhere
… whether it should be written with smooth breathing (Aeolic or
Ionic)
or rough breathing (Attic). See LSJ at web address 1 and web address 2.
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α
2464
Ἀνιηρέστερος
more grievous, rather grievous
Metrically convenient irregular comparative of a)nihro/s
(Ionic
for a)niaro/s). Homer, Odyssey 2.190 (see web address 1), with scholion.
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α
3138
Ἄπεισιν
goes away, will go away
… usually has present sense in Homer, but in Attic and
Ionic
it (and its compounds) came to be used with a future sense. See alpha 3114, alpha 3139, alpha 3208.
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