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55
Ἰαστί
in Ionic
… already in Hesychius iota89) and two more specific ones: the
Ionic
mode in music, and the
Ionic
dialect of Greek.
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104
Ἄβυσσον
abyss
See also alpha 105. [1] This comment on
Ionian
pronunciation comes from the scholiast on Aristophanes, Frogs 138, quoted later in the entry. [2] In Homer, Odyssey, where bussodomeu/w occurs most frequently, it has …
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176
Ἄγαυρος
wastrel
… bull in Hesiod, Theogony 832. However, sense 2 there is
'Ion.,
euphem. for a beggar'.
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α
194
Ἀγγελιαφόρος
message-bearer
… alphabetical order there). The headword is used -- in the
Ionic-dialect
version a)ggelihf- -- of Persian officials by Herodotus 1.120.2 (web address 1) and, in a grander sense, 3.118.2 (web address 2); it is …
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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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δ
1029
Διθυραμβοδιδάσκαλοι
dithyramb-directors
… 423 BC), Peace 827-837 (where he uses the image of
Ion
and others hovering in the air like stars, web address 2; 421 BC) and Birds 1373-1409 (web address 3; 414 BC). Their compositions …
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α
3799
Ἀργυροῦν
of silver and of gold
[1] The uncontracted
Ionic
words are contrasted with the contracted headwords. [2] Thucydides, not in book one, but the autobiographical 4.105.1 (web address 1). [3] Thucydides 2.55.1 (web address 2).
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δ
1229
Διώκειν
to prosecute, to pursue
… of the Excerpta of Constantine Porphyrogenitus (so Adler). For 'the
Ionian
gulf' cf. iota 417.
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ε
1016
Ἔμπης
nevertheless
[1] Attic retains the alpha which the
Ionic
dialect changes to eta. Epic uses the form with eta; tragedy and lyric poetry keep the alpha. [2] Sophocles, Ajax 122 (web address 1 below), with …
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ε
1174
Ἐνδιαεριανερινηχέτους
endiaerianerinêchetous
Entry copied from delta 1029. (For
Ion
see generally iota 487.) This ridiculous compound adjective, here in the accusative plural, is intended by Aristophanes (Peace 831) to parody the compounds invented by the dithyrambic …
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η
417
Ἠώς
dawn
… address 3). [5] The form e(/ws is Attic rather than
Ionic.
For dialect forms, see LSJ s.v. (web address 4). The inherited form was *ausôs, cf. Latin aurora and Sanskrit usás. [6] Attested in …
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α
3155
Ἀπηλιώτης
Apeliotes; sun's wind
… alpha 2646, and again epsilon 2173. [1] Apeliotes is the
Ionic
form, used also in Attic, but Apheliotes occurs later in Attic (LSJ s.v.: web address 1). Other
Ionic
dialects lost the initial "h" …
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η
614
Ἦτα
eta
… that of Attica, for the aspirate (rough breathing). In central
Ionic
it was sometimes used for the syllable he. As initial psilosis proceeded in eastern
Ionic
dialects, the letter was no longer recognized as …
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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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β
270
Βίαντος Πριηνέως δίκη
Bias of Priene's justice
Bias was a famous judge in the
Ionian
city of Priene, c.570 BCE. See the detailed account in Diogenes Laertius 1.82-88 and more briefly Strabo 14.1.12. The point of the quotation from Hipponax (an …
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ε
2212
Ἐπησθέντες
delighted in
… e)fh/domai exhibiting psilosis characteristic of certain Greek dialects, most notably
Ionic.
Other psilotic forms of the same verb appear with analogous glosses in Hesychius epsilon4595 (aorist passive optative, third person plural) and Lexica Segueriana …
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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
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
347
Ἀγρεσία
hunting
… and vocative singular; cf LSJ s.v. (web address 1). The
Ionic
and epic form of its genitive singular appears in the following quotation. [1] Greek Anthology 6.13.1-2 (Leonidas of Tarentum), again at alpha 369 …
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α
369
Ἀγρότας
countrymen, rurals
… nominative singular and of the genitive singular (the latter in
Ionic
and epic form). [1] Same glossing in other lexica; references at Photius alpha271 Theodoridis. [2] From beta 457. [3] Greek Anthology 6.13.1-2 (Leonidas …
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α
441
Ἀδελφειός
brother
The headword is the epic/Ionic form of the first gloss. [1] On father's or mother's side both, apparently (cf. e.g. Herodotus 1.65 and 4.67); see LSJ s.v. a)delfidou=s. [2] Isocrates 19.30; Hecataeus FGrH 1 …
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α
525
Ἀδραστίδης
Adrastides
… and cf. alpha 526). Though the lexicographer gives it in
Ionic
dialect form, it was perhaps generated by Doric *)adrastida=n qa/los in Pindar, Olympian 2.45.
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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
589
Ἀζηλόεν
gloomy
… but the suffix seems arbitrary. (It should not be an
Ionic
form of the adjective a)zale/os [alpha 579, alpha 580], which has a short alpha.)
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