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21 συνδιορθόω
A straighten at the same time, set a dislocated joint, Hp.Fract.4.2 correct or improve at the same time, τι Arist.Top. 151b7; τί τινι prob. in Men.Pk. 161; τινα Iamb.VP19.92;ἴχνος εἰς ὁμοιότητα Porph.Plot.1
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22 σωμάτιον
A small body, poor body, Isoc.Ep.4.11, Epicur.Fr. 181, Gnathaena ap.Ath.13.584b, etc.; ἀσθένεια τοῦ ς. PHerc.1041.1; of a sick man's body, PCair.Zen. 254 (iii B.C.), Gal.13.1025, cf. Agathin. ap. Orib.10.7.4; of an animal, Arist.Fr. 339; of an infant, Sor.1.117.II of things,2 pl., padding, used by actors to improve their figure, Pl. Com.256, Luc.JTr.41, Poll.2.235,4.115.5 instalment of a sum due, PEleph.14.21 (iii B.C.).-[suff] σωμᾰτ-σωμάτειον is freq. v.l., cf. CIG2829.9, 2835.5 ([place name] Aphrodisias).Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > σωμάτιον
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23 ἐπιδίδωμι
A give besides,τινί τι Il.23.559
, Hdt.2.121.δ',al., E.Med. 186 (anap.), Ba. 1128, etc.: abs., Hes.Op. 396, etc.b. of a physician, administer,ὅσων τῷ κάμνοντι δεῖ Ph.1.253
; give afterwards, τροφὴνπροδόντες ἐπιδιδόασι τὸν ἐλλέβορον Dsc.4.148
.2. give in dowry, ὅσσ'οὔ πώ τις ἑῇ ἐπέδωκε θυγατρί Il.9.148
, cf. Lys.16.10, Pl.Lg. 944a ([voice] Pass.), X.Cyr.8.5.19.b. esp. contribute as a `benevolence', for the purpose of supplying state necessities, opp. εἰσφέρειν (which was compulsory), Is.5.37; ἐκ τῶν ἰδίων ἐ. Din.1.80;τριήρη ἐπέδωκεν D.21.160
;ἐπέδωκα τὰ χρήματα Id.18.113
;τὸ κοινὸν ἐπέδωκε τῷ θεῷ SIG 489.9
(Delph., iii B.C.); but also,c. offer money as a bribe or consideration, X.Ath.3.3.3. give freely, bestow, Th.4.11, Ar. Pax 333;ὑμῖν τῶν ἑαυτοῦ τι Lys.30.26
;ἐ. τοῦ ἑαυτοῦ μέρους X.Cyr.1.5.1
; τὸνἑαυτοῦ [ζῆλον] εἰς τὴν φιλοδοξίαν Inscr.Prien.114.12
(i B.C.).4. ἐπιδιδόναι ἑαυτόν give oneself up, devote oneself, τινί to one, Ar.Th. 213, cf. Luc.Peregr.13; (Olbia, iii B.C.), cf. Hdn. 3.4.1; εἰς πᾶν τό σοι χρήσιμον ἐμαυτὸν ἐ. UPZ62.9 (ii B.C.); also (sc. ἑαυτὸν)ἐπιδιδόναι εἰς τρυφήν Ath.12.525e
; ;ἐ. ἑαυτὸν τῇ πνεούσῃ Luc.Herm.28
: abs., ἐπιδόντες ἐφερόμεθα ran before the wind, Act.Ap.27.15.5. give into another's hands, deliver,ἐπιστολήν τινι D.S.14.47
(dub.l.), Act.Ap.15.30;χρηματισμόν LXX 2 Ma.11.17
;γραμματεῖον Luc.Peregr.16
: abs., of petitions, freq. in Pap., BGU45, etc.; of reports or returns, POxy.255.16 (i A.D.), etc.:—[voice] Pass., OGI515.37 (Mylasa, iii A.D.), Just.Nov.53.3.1.II. [voice] Med., take as one's witness, θεοὺς ἐπιδώμεθα ` give each other our gods', Il.22.254:—in Il.10.463, Aristarch. read σὲ γὰρ πρώτην.. ἐπιδωσόμεθ', perh. in the same sense, though Apollon. and Scholl. explain it by δώροις τιμήσομεν: cf. περιδίδωμι.III. in Prose, freq. intr., increase, advance,ἐς ὕψος Hdt.2.13
;καθ' ἡμέραν ἐς τὸ ἀγριώτερον Th.6.60
;ἐς τὸ μισεῖσθαι Id.8.83
; ἐπὶ τὸ μεῖζον ib.24;ἐπὶ τὸ βέλτιον Hp.Aph.1.3
, Pl.Prt. 318a; εἰς ὄγκον πρὸς ἀρετήν increase in virtue Id.Lg. 913b;πρὸς εὐδαιμονίαν Isoc.3.32
: and abs., grow, Pl.Euthd. 271b; advance, improve, Th.6.72, 7.8; βελτίων ἔσται καὶ ἐ. Pl.Prt. 318c, cf. Cra. 41ce, Tht. 146b, 150d, Isoc.9.68, etc.; ἐ. πάμπολυ [ἡ μάχη] waxes great, Pl.Tht. 179d.2. = ἐνδίδωμι v, give in, give way,ἐ. ἐπίδοσιν τοῖσι ἕλκουσι Hp.Art.72
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24 ἥμερος
Grammatical information: adj.Compounds: Negated ἀν-ήμερος `uncultivated, raw, wild' (A., hell.); functions as verbal adj. to ἡμερόω, Frisk Adj. priv. 12f. As 1. member in ἡμερό-φυλλος "with improved leaves", `improved' ( ἐλαία; Isyll. 20).Derivatives: ἡμερίς (sc. ἄμπελος) `improved vine (ε 69) with ἡμερίδης `regarding the ἡμερίς' (οἶνος, Διόνυσος; Plu.); ἡμερότης `tameness, gentleness, cultivation' (IA), ἡμερία `id.' (pap.); denomin. verb ἡμερόω `tame, cultivate, improve' (IA.) with ἡμέρ-ωσις `improvement, cultivation' (Thphr., D. S.), - ωμα `cultivated plant' (Thphr.; cf. Chantraine Formation 186f.), - ωτής `tamer' (Max. Tyr.). On the accent cf. ἐλεύθερος; like this (: ἄγριος) expressing an opposition.Origin: XX [etym. unknown]Etymology: Several hypotheses: to Skt. yámati `tame, subdue'; to Skt. sāntvam n. `gentleness', NHG sanft etc. (Froehde BB. 21, 324f., Pedersen Symb. phil. Danielsson 267); to a Westgerm. word for `sad, sorrowfull', OHG jāmar etc. (Solmsen KZ 32, 147). - ἅμερος hyperdoric (Forssman Unt. z. Spr. Pindars 41ff; Bonfante denies that it is hyperdor. Riv. di Filologia 99 (1971) 68..Page in Frisk: 1,635-636Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό) > ἥμερος
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25 ὀρθός
Grammatical information: adj.Meaning: `upright, straight, right, true' (Il.).Compounds: As 1. member in several compp., e.g. ὀρθό-κραιρα s. κραῖρα, ὀρθό-μαντις, - πολις (Pi.; Sommer Nominalkomp. 184 a. 174), ὀρθο-στάτης m. `column standing upright etc.' (Att. inscr., E.; Fraenkel Nom. ag. 1, 49 a. 200); rarely as 2. member, e.g. ἔξ-ορθος `upright' (Ath.), backformation from ἐξ-ορθόω (Pl.).Derivatives: 1. ὄρθ-ιος (- ιο- formally enlarging) `upright, steep, going up, shrill, loud, arranged in columns' (Λ 11; on the difference of meaning against ὀρθός Chantraine Form. 37) with ὀρθ-ίαξ m. (- ίας H.) m. `the lower part of the mast' (Epich.), - ιάζω `to cry loudly' (A.), - ιάσματα pl. `high pitch' (Ar.), also `to raise' ( APl.), - ίασις f. `erection' (medic.); - ιάω = - όω (gloss., sch.). 2. ὀρθ-ηλός `tall, straight' (hell. inscr.; after υΏψηλός), also - ηρός `id.' (pap. Ia), 3. ὀρθέσιον ὄρθιον, μακρόν, ὀξύ, μέγα H. (cf. θεσπέσιος a.o.). 4. Όρθάννης (Pl. Com., inscr.), - ν- (Phot., H.) m. name of a Priapus-like demon (- νν- hypocor. gemination; cf. Έργ-άνη a.o.). 5. ὀρθότης f. `upright, straight position, rightness' (IA.); - οσύνη f. `(up)rightness' (Democr.; Wyss 62). 6. Denominative verbs: a) ὀρθόω, - ῶσαι, often w. prefix, esp. δι-, κατ-, ἀν-, `to raise, to straighten, to improve, to succeed' (Il.) with ( δι-, κατ-, ἀν-) όρθωσις f. `the raising etc.' (Hp., Arist.), δι-, κατ-, ἀπ-όρθωμα n. `(implement for) raising, right act etc.' (Hp., Arist.), δι-, κατ-ορθωτής m. `improver etc.' (LXX), ὀρθωτήρ m. `raiser, upholder' (Pi.), δι-, κατ-ορθωτικός `improving, successful' (Arist.); b) ( δι-)ορθεύω = ( δι-)ορθόω (E.). 7. Surname of Artemis: (Ϝ)ορθαία ( Ϝωρ-, - θεία, - θέα, - θία) f. (Lac. a. Arcad. inscr. since VIa, X., Plu.); Ϝορθασία (Lac. a. Arc. inscr. since Va), ὀρθωσία (Pi., Hdt., Meg. inscr.); s. Kretschmer Glotta 30, 155f. (w. very doubtful explanation; cf. on it v. Wilamowitz Glaube 1, 183, Nilsson Gr. Rel. 1, 487ff.), Risch Mus.Helv. 11, 29 n. 41 w. lit.; compare Venet. Reitia (Haas Sprache 2, 224).Etymology: Since long ὀρθός from *ϜορθϜός (cf. βορσόν σταυρόν. Ήλεῖοι H.) is identified with Skt. ūrdhvá- `raised, high'; the phonetic details are however debated and many times discussed, s. Schwyzer 363 w. lit. a. 301, also WP. 1, 289f. (Pok. 1167); cf. esp. ὀργ-ή: ūrj-ā́; ūrdhvá- for *ūrdhá- after r̥ṣvá- `high' ? (Otrębski Ling. Posn. 5, 175). Lat. arduus `high, steep', OIr. ard `high, great' as also Av. ǝrǝdva- `high' are unclear (s. W.-Hofmann s.v.); at least the Lat. a. Celt. words might have to be connected diff. (WP. 1, 148f., Pok. 339). Old inherited ὀρθός = ūrdhvá- belong to a verb, which is preserved in Skt. várdhati `raise, make grow' and in Av. varǝd- `id.' From the other IE languages, notably from Balto-Slav. and Germ., several isolated verbal nouns and diff. formed verbal forms have been adduced; s. the lit. and Bq s. v.; cf. also on ὄρθρος.Page in Frisk: 2,415-416Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό) > ὀρθός
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26 βελτιόω
βελτιόω (s. βελτίων; Plut., Mor. 85c; SIG 888, 5; StudPal XX, 86, 19; pap, e.g. PCairMasp 97 recto, 36; PLond III, 1044, 22 p. 255; Philo, Det. Pot. Ins. 56, Sacr. Abel. 42) to enhance in value or quality, improve, pass. become better of the soul (cp. Philo, Dec. 17) Dg 6:9.—DELG s.v. βέλτερος. -
27 κομψότερον
κομψότερον adv. of the comp. of κομψός (the word Eur. et al.; the comp. in Pla., Crat. 429d; POxy 935, 5 [III A.D.]) better of sick persons: κ. ἔχειν begin to improve J 4:52 (κομψῶς ἔχειν in this sense in Epict. 3, 10, 13; PParis 18, 3; PTebt 414, 10. This use develops as a transferred sense of κομψός ‘nice’ [cp. our ‘N.N. is doing nicely’]. On the comp. cp. POxy 935, 5 θεῶν συνλαμβανόντων ἡ ἀδελφὴ ἐπὶ τὸ κομψότερον ἐτράπη; FBilabel, Badische Papyri 1923 no. 34, 4 [I A.D.] κομψότερον ἔσχεν).—DELG s.v. κομψός. M-M. s.v. κομψῶς. -
28 μελετάω
μελετάω (s. μελέτη) fut. μελετήσω LXX; 1 aor. ἐμελέτησα (Hom. Hymns, Thu.; Vett. Val. 330, 22; pap, LXX; TestAbr B 2 p. 106, 19 [Stone p. 60]; Philo; Just., D. 86, 6; Tat. 21, 1).① to work with someth. definite in mind, take care, endeavor (Hes. et al.; PSI 94, 18) εἰς τὸ σῶσαι ψυχήν to save a soul 19:10.② to improve by care or study, practice, cultivate, take pains with w. acc. (Aristoph., Plut. 511; Hdt. 6, 105; Philo; Jos., Bell. 6, 306 al.) ταῦτα (Epict. 2, 1, 29 ταῦτα μελετᾶτε; 1, 1, 25; ταῦτα μελ. … ἐν τούτοις … ; Tat. 21, 1) 1 Ti 4:15; 21:7. μ. τὸν φόβον τοῦ θεοῦ cultivate the fear of God 4:11; cp. 11:5 (=Is 33:18). Pass. διὰ τὸ μελετᾶσθαι θανάτου κατάλυσιν because the destruction of death was being carried out IEph 19:3.③ to fix one’s mind on someth., think about, meditate upon (Ps.-Demosth. 61, 43; Just., D. 86, 6) τὶ someth. (Epict. 1, 25, 6; Job 27:4; Pr 15:28; EpArist 160; Jos., Ant. 4, 183) κενά think vain thoughts, conspire in vain (הָגָה רִיק) Ac 4:25 (Ps 2:1). διάσταλμα ῥήματος 10:11.—Abs. μηδὲ μελετᾶτε and do not rack your brains Mk 13:11 v.l.—DELG s.v. μέλω. M-M. TW. Sv. -
29 οἰκοδομέω
οἰκοδομέω (οἰκοδόμος; Hdt.; ins, pap, LXX, En, EpArist, Philo, Joseph., Test12Patr) impf. ᾠκοδόμουν; fut. οἰκοδομήσω; 1 aor. ᾠκοδόμησα also without augment οἰκοδόμησα (ApcMos 40; on the augment s. W-S. §12, 5a; Mlt-H. 191); pf. ᾠκοδόμηκα LXX; plpf. 3 sg. ᾠκοδομήκει (Just., D. 127, 3). Pass.: impf. 3 sg. ᾠκοδομεῖτο; 1 fut. οἰκοδομηθήσομαι; 1 aor. ᾠκοδομήθην (v.l.) or οἰκοδομήθην (other edd., J 2:20); perf. inf. ᾠκοδομῆσθαι (οἰ-Lk 6:48b); ptc. οἰκοδομημένος (Ox 1 recto, 15f [GTh 32]); ᾠκοδομημένος Hv 3, 2, 6; plpf. 3 sg. ᾠκοδόμητο.① to construct a building, buildⓐ w. obj. acc. build, erect (oft. pap [Mayser II/2 p. 315, 30ff]; Jos., Ant. 15, 403 al.; Did., Gen 29, 7) οἰκίαν (Diod S 14, 116, 8; Lucian, Charon 17) Lk 6:48a. τὰς οἰκοδομάς GJs 9:3; pass. (Sb 5104, 2 [163 B.C.] οἰκία ᾠκοδομημένη; PAmh 51, 11; 23) Lk 6:48b. πύργον (Is 5:2) Mt 21:33; Mk 12:1; Lk 14:28; Hs 9, 3, 1; 4; 9, 12, 6; pass. Hv 3, 2, 4ff; 3, 3, 3; 3, 5, 5; 3, 8, 9; Hs 9, 3, 2; 9, 5, 2; 9, 9, 7; cp. 9, 9, 4. ναόν Mk 14:58; 16:3 (Is 49:17); pass. J 2:20 (Heliodorus Periegeta of Athens [II B.C.]: 373 Fgm. 1 Jac. says of the Acropolis: ἐν ἔτεσι ε̄ παντελῶς ἐξεποιήθη; Orig., C. Cels. 5, 33, 13); 16:6 (cp. below; the ‘scripture’ pass. is interpreted spiritually). ἀποθήκας Lk 12:18 (opp. καθαιρεῖν; s. this 2aα). τοὺς τάφους τῶν προφητῶν the tombs of the prophets Mt 23:29 (s. EKlosterman2 ad loc.). τὰ μνημεῖα τῶν προφητῶν the monuments for the prophets Lk 11:47 (μνημεῖον 1).—οἰκ. τινί τι build someth. for someone (Gen 8:20; Ex 1:11; Ezk 16:24) συναγωγὴν οἰκ. τινί Lk 7:5. οἰκ. τινὶ οἶκον Ac 7:47, 49; 16:2 (the last two Is 66:1).—W. the obj. acc. and foll. by ἐπί w. acc. or w. gen: τὴν οἰκίαν ἐπὶ τὴν πέτραν build the house on the rock Mt 7:24. ἐπὶ τὴν ἄμμον on the sand vs. 26 (proverbial: Plut. VII p. 463, 10 Bern. εἰς ψάμμον οἰκοδομεῖς). πόλις ἐπὶ τ. ὄρους Lk 4:29 (cp. Jos., Ant. 8, 97). ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν 6:49. πόλις οἰκοδομημένη ἐπʼ ἄκρον ὄρους ὑψηλοῦ a city that is built on the top of a high mountain Ox 1 recto, 15f (GTh 32). πύργος ἐπὶ ὑδάτων Hv 3, 3, 5; ἐπὶ τὴν πέτραν Hs 9, 14, 4 (opp. χαμαὶ οὐκ ᾠκοδόμηται).ⓑ abs.α. when the obj. can be supplied fr. the context (Did., Gen. 33, 27) Lk 11:48; 14:30.—Cp. Hv 3, 1, 7; 3, 4, 1a; 3, 10, 1; Hs 9, 4, 1.β. but also entirely without an obj. (Theoph. Ant. 2, 13 [p. 132, 4f]) ᾠκοδόμουν they erected buildings Lk 17:28. οἱ οἰκοδομοῦντες the builders, the masons (after Ps 117:22) Mt 21:42; Mk 12:10; Lk 20:17; Ac 4:11 v.l.; 1 Pt 2:7; 6:4. Also with no ref. to the Ps passage: Hs 9, 4, 4; 9, 6, 6.γ. οἱ λίθοι οἱ ἤδη ᾠκοδομημένοι the stones already used in the building Hv 3, 5, 2; cp. Hs 9, 6, 3.ⓒ build up again, restore, a sense that οἰκ. can receive fr. the context (Josh 6:26; Ps 50:20; 68:36) Mt 26:61; 27:40; Mk 15:29; 16:3 (Is 49:17).—S. also 2.② to construct in a transcendent sense (as in Hermas passages given under 1, where the tower is a symbol of the church) build: of the building up of the Christian congregation/church (cp. Ruth 4:11; θεμελιώσαντες καὶ οἰκοδομήσαντες οἱ μακάριοι ἀπόστολοι τὴν ἐκκλησίαν Iren. 3, 3, 3 [Harv. II 10, 1]) ἐπὶ ταύτῃ τῇ πέτρᾳ οἰκοδομήσω μου τὴν ἐκκλησίαν on this rock I will build my congregation/church Mt 16:18. ὡς λίθοι ζῶντες οἰκοδομεῖσθε οἶκος πνευματικός like living stones let yourselves be built up (pass.) or build yourselves up (mid., so Goodsp., Probs. 194f) into a spiritual house 1 Pt 2:5. Paul refers to missionary work where another Christian has begun activities as ἐπʼ ἀλλότριον θεμέλιον οἰκ. building on another’s foundation Ro 15:20. He also refers to his negative view of law in relation to the Christ-event as a building, and speaks of its refutation as a tearing down (καταλύειν), and of returning to it as a rebuilding (s. 1c above) Gal 2:18. This is prob. where 11:1 belongs, where (followed by citations of Scripture) it is said of the Israelites that they do not accept the baptism that removes sin, but ἑαυτοῖς οἰκοδομήσουσιν will build up someth. for themselves. In another pass. B calls the believer a πνευματικὸς ναὸς οἰκοδομούμενος τῷ κυρίῳ a spiritual temple built for the Lord 16:10; cp. vs. 6f.—Hermas’ temple-building discourse mentions angels entrusted by God with οἰκοδομεῖν building up or completion of his whole creation Hv 3, 4, 1b.—(In this connection cp. Orig., C. Cels. 4, 38, 16 γυνὴ οἰκοδομηθεῖσα ὑπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ [of Eve]).③ to help improve ability to function in living responsibly and effectively, strengthen, build up, make more able. οἰκ. is thus used in a nonliteral sense and oft. without consciousness of its basic mng. (Straub p. 27), somewhat like edify in our moral parlance (this extended use is found as early as X., Cyr. 8, 7, 15 and in LXX: Ps 27:5; Jer 40:7. Also TestBenj 8:3.—JWeiss on 1 Cor 8:1). Of the Lord, who is able to strengthen the believers Ac 20:32. Of the congregation, which was being built up 9:31.—Esp. in Paul: ἡ ἀγάπη οἰκοδομεῖ love builds up (in contrast to γνῶσις, which ‘puffs up’) 1 Cor 8:1 (=Dg 12:5). πάντα ἔξεστιν, ἀλλʼ οὐ πάντα οἰκοδομεῖ everything is permitted, but not everything is beneficial 10:23. ὁ λαλῶν γλώσσῃ ἑαυτὸν οἰκοδομεῖ• ὁ δὲ προφητεύων ἐκκλησίαν οἰκοδομεῖ 14:4; cp. vs. 17. οἰκοδομεῖτε εἷς τὸν ἕνα strengthen one another 1 Th 5:11. In 1 Cor 8:10 the apostle is prob. speaking ironically, w. ref. to the ‘strong’ party at Corinth, who declare that by their example they are benefiting the ‘weak’: οὐχὶ ἡ συνείδησις αὐτοῦ οἰκοδομηθήσεται εἰς τὸ τὰ εἰδωλόθυτα ἐσθίειν; will not his conscience be ‘strengthened’ so that he will eat meat offered to idols? (difft. MargaretThrall, TU 102, ’68, 468–72).—Of Paul’s letters, by which δυνηθήσεσθε οἰκοδομεῖσθαι εἰς τὴν δοθεῖσαν ὑμῖν πίστιν you will be able to build yourselves up in the faith that has been given you Pol 3:2.—HCremer, Über den bibl. Begriff der Erbauung 1863; HScott, The Place of οἰκοδομή in the NT: PT 2, 1904, 402–24; HBassermann, Über den Begriff ‘Erbauung’: Zeitschr. für prakt. Theol. 4 1882, 1–22; CTrossen, Erbauen: ThGl 6, 1914, 804ff; PVielhauer, Oikodome (d. Bild vom Bau vom NT bis Clem. Alex.), diss. Hdlbg. ’39; PBonnard, Jésus-Christ édifiant son Église ’48.—B. 590. DELG s.v. δέμω. M-M. TW. Sv.
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improve — (v.) late 15c., to use to one s profit, to increase (income), from Anglo Fr. emprouwer to turn to profit (late 13c.), from O.Fr. en , causative prefix, + prou profit, from L. prode advantageous (see PROUD (Cf. proud)). Spelling with v was rare… … Etymology dictionary
improve — ► VERB 1) make or become better. 2) (improve on/upon) achieve or produce something better than. 3) (improving) giving moral or intellectual benefit. DERIVATIVES improvability noun improvable adjective improver … English terms dictionary
Improve — means to make something better. It may also refer to:Improver* Bread improver * Improver Corporation: Improver v Remington, a 1990 United Kingdom patent infringement law court caseImproved* Improved clinch knot, a knot * Most Improved Player, a… … Wikipedia