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ἁμόθεν

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

From ἁμός (hamós, something) + -θεν (-then, ablative adverb suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Adverb

ἁμόθεν (hamóthen)

  1. From some place or time
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 1.10:
      Τῶν ἁμόθεν γε, θεᾱ́, θύγατερ Διός, εἰπὲ καὶ ἡμῖν.
      Tôn hamóthen ge, theā́, thúgater Diós, eipè kaì hēmîn.
      Tell us too about these things from some point, goddess, daughter of Zeus.
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References

  • ἁμόθεν”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • ἁμόθεν”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • ἁμόθεν”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • ἁμόθεν in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
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