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41 παιδότροφος
παιδότροφ-ος, ον,3 title of Artemis in Messenia, Paus. 4.34.6.Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > παιδότροφος
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42 προπετής
A falling or slipping down in bed,εἰ π. γένοιτο Hp.Prog.3
;π. ἐπὶ πόδας Id.Coac. 487
;π. ἂν ἐγίνετο ἡ βάδισις
out of control,Arist.
IA 712a29, cf. Diocl.Fr. 142.2 inclined forward,κεφαλὴ τοῦ βραχίονος π. ἐς τοὔμπροσθεν Hp.Art.1
; - έστεραι γένυες more prominent, ib.31;ὁ μὲν αὐχὴν.. μὴ π. πεφύκοι X.Eq.1.8
; sloping, of shoulders, Gal.1.623; stooping,μὴ ὀρθὸς ἀλλὰ μικρῷ -έστερος Arist.Phgn. 807b31
.4 drooping, at the point of death, ζῇ γὰρ π. ib. 976 (anap.);ἡ π. Μοῖρα
untimely,IG
5(1).1355 (Messenia, ii A. D.).5 prominent, of the eyes, Poll.1.189, Philum. ap. Orib.Syn.8.10, Alex.Aphr.Pr.2.22; γνάθοι, ὀφρῦς, Poll.4.68, 134.II metaph.,1 being upon the point of,πολιὰς ἐπὶ χαίτας π. E.Alc. 909
(lyr.);τύμβου π. παρθένος Id.Hec. 150
(anap.).2 ready for, prone to a thing, ἐπί or εἴς τι, X.HG2.3.15, 6.5.24;πρὸς τὰς ἡδονάς Pl.Lg. 792d
: c. inf.,- έστατος μεταστῆσαι X.HG2.3.30
.4 precipitate, rash, reckless,π. σώματος ἡδοναί Aeschin.1.191
; π. γέλως uncontrolled laughter, Isoc.1.15;εἴ τι -έστερον ἔπραττον Hyp. Dem.Fr.6
, cf. Men.Pk. 441;ἡ π. ἀκρασία Arist.EN 1150b26
;π. βίος Men.382
;π. γλῶσσα Alciphr.3.57
; of a lot, drawn at random, Pi. N.6.63.b of persons,οἱ θρασεῖς προπετεῖς Arist.EN 1116a7
;τὰ θήλεα.. [τῶν ἀρρένων] -έστερα Id.HA 608b1
; μανικὸς καὶ π. ἐπὶ τῶν κινδύνων Theopomp. Hist. 268;οἱ π. Arr.Epict.4.13.5
;οἱ γλώσσῃ προπετεῖς APl.4.89
(Gall.); τὸ π., = προπέτεια, opp. τὸ σεμνόν, Hp.Medic. 1.5 ἁρμονίαι π. flowing rhythms, D.H.Dem.40.6 Medic., subject to diarrhoea, Ath.13.584d ([comp] Comp.).2 metaph., headlong, hastily, π. φέρεσθαι εἰς τὴν τυραννίδα Id Hier.7.2;προπετέως ταχυγλωσσότεροι Hp.Epid.4.45
;ἐπερέσθαι π. X.Cyr.1.3.8
, cf. Mem. Epit.306; ἀποκρίνεσθαι, ἀποφαίνεσθαι, etc., Pl.Phlb. 45a, Isoc.12.272, etc.; π. ἔχειν to be rash, X.Cyr.1.4.4 (v.l.);μηδὲν.. πράξῃς π. Men. 574
; prematurely, AP5.144 (Asclep.);- έστερον χρῆσθαι ταῖς προνομαῖς Plb.3.102.11
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43 Ταΰγετον
A Mount Taygetus, between Laconia and Messenia, Od.6.103, Hdt.4.145, etc.: later [full] Ταΰγετος, ὁ, Plu.2.601d, Luc.Icar.11 (s.v.l.).Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > Ταΰγετον
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44 ἀδιεξήγητος
ἀδι-εξήγητος, ον,A indescribable,πλῆθος Ph.1.407
, prob. in IG5(1).1359 (Messenia, i B. C.):— inexhaustible,ταῖς ἡμετέραις ἐπιβολαῖς Dam.Pr. 178
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45 ἀργεώτας
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46 ἐπιζημιζάμιος
A bringing loss upon, hurtful, prejudicial, Charon 12, Th.1.32, Isoc.2.18, etc.;τινί X.Mem.2.7.9
, cf. Aeschin.1.45. Adv.- ίως Poll.8.147
, D.Chr.14.18.2. penal: ἐπιζήμια, τά, punishments, penalties, Pl.Lg. 784e, 788b; - ζάμια Tab. Heracl.1.127; χρησόμεθα ἐπιζημίοις, = ἐπιζημιώσομεν, Epist.Philipp. ap.D.18.157: sg., -ζάμιον, τό, fine, IG5(2).6.36 ([place name] Tegea), 5(1).1498 ([place name] Messenia).II. liable to punishment, of persons, Pl.Lg. 765a; of acts, Arist.Pol. 1297a33, cf. PRev.Laws7.6 (iii B.C.).Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > ἐπιζημιζάμιος
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47 ἐπινόμιον
ἐπινόμ-ιον, τό,II. ([etym.] νόμος) = sq.1, title of work ascribed to Plato, Theo Sm.pp.7,84,178H.Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > ἐπινόμιον
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48 ἱερός
Aἱερὸς ἀκτή Hes. Op. 597
, 805, Orac. ap. Hdt.8.77: [dialect] Ion. and poet. [full] ἱρός, ή, όν (v. sub fin.): [dialect] Dor. and N. Greek [full] ἱᾰρός IG22.1126.20, etc.: [dialect] Aeol. [full] ἶρος Sapph.Supp.23.25, Alc.Supp.8.4, but [full] ἴαρος (corr. from ἴερ-) Sapph. Supp. 20a.6: [comp] Sup. (lyr.), Pl.Lg. 755e.I filled with or manifesting divine power, supernatural,ἱ. ἲς Τηλεμάχοιο Od.2.409
, al.;ἱ. μένος Ἀλκινόοιο 8.421
, etc.; ἄλφιτον, ἀλωαί, Il.11.631, 5.499;Δημήτερος ἱερὸς ἀκτή Hes.Op.
Il.c.; of natural objects or phenomena, rivers, Od.10.351, Il.11.726, E.Med. 410 (lyr.); λιβάς, of the Spercheus, S.Ph. 1215 (lyr.); ἱεραὶ βῆσσαι Κίρκης 'faery', Od.10.275; ἱ. ἦμαρ, κνέφας, Il.8.66, 11.194; ; ἱερὸς δίφρος (where δ. perh.= ἵπποι) Il.17.464; after Hom.,ἱ. χεῦμα θαλάσσης A.Fr. 192
(anap.);ἱ. κῦμα E.Hipp. 1206
, cf. Cyc. 265; ; (lyr.); ὕπνος, of death, Call.Epigr.11; ἔστι μὲν οὐδὲν ἱ. no great matter, Theoc.5.22.II of divine things, holy,ἱεροῖς ἐν δώμασι Κίρκης Od.10.426
;ἱ. γένος ἀθανάτων Hes.Th.21
; λέχος, of Zeus, ib.57; δόσις the gift of God, ib. 93; πόλεμος holy war, ' crusade', Ar.Av. 556, etc.2 of earthly things, hallowed, consecrated,βωμοί Il.2.305
; ἱ. δόμος, of the temple of Athena, 6.89;ἱ. ἑκατόμβη 1.99
, 431, etc.;ἐλαίη Od.13.372
; , etc.; ἱρὰ γράμματα hieroglyphics, Hdt.2.36; but ἱ. γράμματα of the Holy Scriptures, 2 Ep.Tim.3.15;ἱ. βύβλοι OGI56.70
(Canopus, iii B.C.); ἱ. ἄγαλμα, τρίπους, S.OT 1379, E. Ion 512, etc.; , etc.; ; ἱ. σώματα, of ἱερόδουλοι, Str.6.2.6;χῆνες Plu.2.325c
; of animals regarded as 'taboo', [κριοί] εἰσί σφι ἱ. διὰ τοῦτο Hdt.2.42
; so perh.ἱ. ἰχθύς Il.16.407
; of the Roman Tribunes,= Lat. sacrosanctus,ἱ. καὶ ἄσυλος Plu.TG15
, etc.; of Augustus, Mon.Anc.Gr. 5.17; ἱ. νόμος law of sacrifice, D.21.35, cf. SIG685.81 (ii B.C.); ἱ. λόγος legend, Hdt.2.81, etc.;οἱ παλαιοὶ καὶ ἱ. λόγοι Pl.Ep. 335a
; ἱ. γάμος mystical marriage, a religious ceremony, Men.320, Phot. s.v.; opp. βέβηλος, as sacred to profane, D.H.7.8, AB223; but more freq.ἱ. καὶ ὅσιος Th.2.52
, X.Vect.5.4, etc.; cf. ὅσιος.3 under divine protection, freq. of places,Ἴλιος Il.5.648
, Alc.Supp.8.4;Πύλος Od. 21.108
; .6; Τροίης ἱερὸν πτολίεθρον, Τροίης ἱερὰ κρήδεμνα, Od.1.2, Il.16.100;Ἀθῆναι Od.11.323
, cf. Pi.Fr.75, S. Aj. 1221 (lyr.), Ps.-Orac. ap. Ar.Eq. 1037;Σούνιον ἱρόν Od.3.278
; ἱ. κύκλος the judge's seat under the protection of Zeus, Il.18.504: with gen. of the divinity, ἄλσος ἱρὸν Ἀθηναίης, ἄντρον ἱρὸν νυμφάων, Od.6.322, 13.104, cf. Hdt.1.80,2.41, Ar.Pl. 937, X.An.5.3.13, etc.; ; χωρίον ὡς -ώτατον ib. 755e, cf. Ti. 45a; with gen. of a human being,Γναθίου.. ἱ. εἰμι IG12.920
.b of persons,φυλάκων ἱ. τέλος Il.10.56
;ἱ. πυλαωροί 24.681
;στρατός Od.24.81
;βασιλέες Pi.P.5.97
; ἱ. εὐσεβής τε, of Oedipus, S.OC 287; ἅνθρωπος ἱ. initiated, Ar.Ra. 652; c. gen. of a divinity, deuoted, dedicated, E.Alc.75, Pl.Phd. 85b.c under the Roman Empire,= sacer, imperial,ἐκ τῶν ἱερῶν τοῦ Καίσαρος γραμμάτων IGRom.4.571
(Aezani, ii A.D.); ὁ -ώτατος φίσκος, τὸ -ώτατον ταμιεῖον, ib.3.727 ([place name] Lycia), SIG888.10 (Scaptopara, iii A.D.), etc.; τὸ -ώτατον βῆμα (of the praefectus Aegypti), PHamb.4.8 (i A.D.): generally, worshipful,ἱ. σύνοδος OGI713.9
(Egypt, iii A.D.), etc.III as Subst.,1 [full] ἱερά, [dialect] Ion. [full] ἱρά, τά, offerings, victims,ἱερὰ ῥέξας Il.1.147
, etc.; ;διδόναι Od.16.184
;ἀλλ' ὅ γε δέκτο μὲν ἱρά Il.2.420
, cf. 23.207: less freq. in sg., ;θῦσαι ἱρά Hdt.1.59
, 8.54, etc.;θυσίας καὶ ἱρὰ ποιέειν Id.2.63
; ;ἱ. πατρῷα A.Th. 1015
;ἱ. ἐπιχώρια Democr.259
.b after Hom., omens afforded by sacrifice,τὰ ἱρὰ οὐ προεχώρεε χρηστά Hdt. 5.44
; τὰ ἱερὰ καλὰ [ἦν] X.An.1.8.15; simply οὐκ ἐγίγνετο τὰ ἱ. ib. 2.2.3.c generally, sacred objects or rites, Hdt.1.172,4.33;τῶν ὑμετέρων ἱ. καὶ κοινῶν μετεῖχον D.57.3
; of cult-images, IG Rom.3.800 (syllium).2 after Hom., [full] ἱερόν, [dialect] Ion. [full] ἱρόν, τό, holy place, Hdt.5.119,al.; opp. νηός, Id.2.170, cf. Th.4.90,5.18; freq. of a temple, ἔστι δὲ ἐν τῷ τεμένεϊ.. ἱρόν κτλ. Hdt.2.112; of the Jewish temple, LXX 1 Ch.29.4, Plb.16.39.4, Str.16.2.34, Ev.Matt.24.1.3 ἱερὸν τῆς δίκης a sacred principle of right, E.Hel. 1002.5 ἱεροί, οἱ, members of a religious college or guild, ib.5(1).1390.1, al. (Andania, i B.C.), prob. in SIG1010.7 ([place name] Chalcedon), etc.; also of women, [full] ἱεραί, αἱ, IG5(1). l.c., cf. 1511 ([place name] Sparta).b = ἱερόδουλος, ib. 1356 (Messenia, V B.C.), Inscr.Perg.572, GDI5702.39 ([place name] Samos).IV special phrases, post-Hom.,1 prov., ἱ. ἄγκυρα one's last hope, Plu. 2.815d, Luc.JTr.51, Fug.13, Poll.1.93, Gal.11.182.2 ἱ. βόλος, name of a throw at dice, Eub.57.1.3 ἱ. βοτάνη, v. βοτάνη.4 ἱ. (sc. γραμμή) (cf.γραμμή 111.1
), last line of draught-board,κινήσαις τὸν ἀπ' ἴρας.. λίθον Alc.82
, cf. Epich.225, Sophr.127; τὴν ἀφ' ἱερᾶς (v.l. τὴν ἱεράν) Plu.Cor.32.6 ἱ. λόχος, v. λόχος.7 ἱερά (sc. νίκη), ἡ, drawn contest, dead heat (because the prize was assigned to the god), SIG1073.48 (Olymp.); ποιῆσαι ἱεράν, of the competitor, Wood Ephesus, App.vi p.70; soἱ. ἀθλήματα Inscr.Olymp.56
;ἱερὸς ὁ στέφανος ἐκρίθη IG9(2).525
([place name] Larissa); τὸ παγκράτιον ἱ. ἐγένετο ib.527 (ibid.); ἱερός (sc. ἀγών) ib.7.2727.19, 24 (Acraeph.): metaph., ἱερὸν ποιῆσαι τὸν στέφανον 'divide the honours', Plb.1.58.5, 29.8.9.8 ἱ. νόσος epilepsy, Hdt.3.33, Hp.Morb. Sacr.tit., Thphr.HP9.11.3, etc., cf. Call.Aet.3.1.14: metaph.,τὴν οἴησιν ἱ. νόσον ἔλεγε Heraclit.46
( = Epicur.Fr. 224).9 ἡ ἱ. ὁδός the sacred road to Delphi, Hdt.6.34; also, from Athens to Eleusis, Cratin. 61, Paus.1.36.3, Harp. s.v.; and that from Elis to Olympia, Paus. 5.25.7.10 ἱ. ὀστέον, os sacrum, the last bone of the spine, Hp. Art.45, Plu.2.981d, Gal.UP5.8, etc.11 ἱ. συμβουλή sacred duty of an adviser, Pl.Ep. 321c, X.An.5.6.4, cf. Pl.Thg. 122b, Luc.Rh.Pr. 1.12 ἱ. σῦριγξ spinal canal, Poll.2.180.13 ἱερὰ τριήρης, of the Delian ship, or one of the state-ships (Salaminia or Paralos), D.4.34.14 freq. in geographical names, e.g. ἱ ἄκρα, in Lycia, Str. 14.3.8; ἱ. ἀκρωτήριον, in Spain, Cape St. Vincent, Id.2.4.3; ἱ. κώμη, in Lydia, Plb.16.1.8; ἱ. νῆσος, one of the Liparean group, Th.3.88; one of the insulae Aegates, Plb.1.60.3.V Adv. - ρῶς holily, ἀποθανεῖν v.l. in Plu.Lyc.27. [[pron. full] ῐ by nature, but sts. [pron. full] ῑ in [dialect] Ep., esp. in endings of hexameters, ἱ. ἰχθύς, ἱ. ἦμαρ, ἱερὰ ῥέξας, ἀλφίτου ἱεροῦ ἀκτή, Il.16.407, 8.66, 1.147, 11.631; ῑερόν in the first foot of a hex., Theoc.5.22; also in compds. ἱεραγωγός, ἱεροθαλλής, ἱερόφωνος: [pron. full] ῑ always in [var] contr. form ἱρός wh. is used in [dialect] Ep., Hdt., and some [dialect] Ion. inscrr., as IG12(8).265.9 ([place name] Thasos), cf. Semon.7.56, Herod.4.79, al., but is rarely found in codd. of Hp. (never in Heraclit. or Democr.); also in Trag., A.Th. 268, etc., but never required by metre in lyr. of Com.] -
49 ὑπηρετεύω
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50 ῥήτρα
A verbal agreement, bargain, covenant, ἀλλ' ἄγε νῦν ῥήτρην ποιησόμεθ' Od.14.393;παρὰ τὴν ῥ. X.An.6.6.28
;ῥ. πρὸς αὐτὸν καὶ ὁμολογία γίνεται Ael.VH2.7
, cf. 10.18; ποιοῦνται ῥήτρας ἐπὶ χρυσίῳ παμπόλλῳ they lay wagers, Id.NA15.24.II in the Doric and Elean dialects, compact, treaty, ἁ ϝράτρα τοῖρ ϝαλείοις καὶ τοῖς Ἑρϝαοίοις (i.e. ἡ ῥήτρα τοῖς Ἠλείοις καὶ τοῖς Ἡραιεῦσι) SIG9 (Elis, vi B.C.).2 of the laws of Lycurgus, which assumed the character of a compact between the Law-giver and the People, Plu.Lyc.6, cf. 13; later, decree, ordinance, of the Spartan kings, as of Agis, Id. Agis 8; εὐθείαις ῥ. ἀνταπαμειβομένους (perh. in reference to the σκολιά (sc. ῥήτρα ) mentioned in the addition made to the original ῥήτρα, Plu.Lyc.6), Tyrt.2.8.3 at Byzantium,= προβούλευμα, ἐκ τᾶς βωλᾶς λαβὼν ῥήτραν Decr.Byz. ap.D.18.90 (unless, leave to speak, cf. infr. 111). -
51 Ἀμαρυγκεύς
Ἀμαρυγκεύς, έος: ruler of the Epeians at Buprasion in Messenia, Il. 23.630†.A Homeric dictionary (Greek-English) (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ομηρικό λεξικό) > Ἀμαρυγκεύς
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52 Γερήνιος
Γερήνιος: Gerenian, epith. of Nestor, from Gerenia in Laconia or Messenia; Γερήνιος ἱππότα Νέστωρ, also Νέστωρ... Γερήνιος, οὖρος Ἀχαιῶν, Od. 3.411, etc.A Homeric dictionary (Greek-English) (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ομηρικό λεξικό) > Γερήνιος
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53 Ἐνόπη
Ἐνόπη: a town in Messenia, subject to Agamemnon, Il. 9.150, 292.A Homeric dictionary (Greek-English) (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ομηρικό λεξικό) > Ἐνόπη
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54 Μεσσήνη
Μεσσήνη: a district about Pherae in what was afterward Messenia, Od. 21.15.A Homeric dictionary (Greek-English) (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ομηρικό λεξικό) > Μεσσήνη
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55 Νηλεύς
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56 Φηραί
Φηραί, Φηρή: a town in Messenia, in Homer's time belonging to the Laconian territory, Il. 5.543, Il. 9.151, , γ , Od. 15.186.A Homeric dictionary (Greek-English) (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ομηρικό λεξικό) > Φηραί
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57 Φηρή
Φηραί, Φηρή: a town in Messenia, in Homer's time belonging to the Laconian territory, Il. 5.543, Il. 9.151, , γ , Od. 15.186.A Homeric dictionary (Greek-English) (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ομηρικό λεξικό) > Φηρή
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58 βιδυιοι
Grammatical information: m.pl.Meaning: `overseer', designation of Spartan officials, overseeing the male youth (Laconia, Messenia [IIa], Paus.).Etymology: From *Ϝιδυσ-ι̯οι, i. e. the zero grade of the perf. ptc. εἰδώς; cf. Hom. Ϝιδυῖα (s. οἶδα). Cf. the Myc. name widowoijo. Further Att. ἰδῦ(ῖ)οι συνίστορες, μάρτυρες (Solon ap. Ar. fr. 222); and ἰδυῖοι... οἱ τὰς φονικὰς δίκας κρὶνοντες H. - The form with - ε- is not well explained, s. Bechtel, Gr. Dial. 2, 355ff. On βι-, βει- cf. Bourguet, Laconien 97 n. 3. A parallel formation was seen in βέβαιος, hardly correctly.Page in Frisk: 1,236-237Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό) > βιδυιοι
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59 βιδυοι
Grammatical information: m.pl.Meaning: `overseer', designation of Spartan officials, overseeing the male youth (Laconia, Messenia [IIa], Paus.).Etymology: From *Ϝιδυσ-ι̯οι, i. e. the zero grade of the perf. ptc. εἰδώς; cf. Hom. Ϝιδυῖα (s. οἶδα). Cf. the Myc. name widowoijo. Further Att. ἰδῦ(ῖ)οι συνίστορες, μάρτυρες (Solon ap. Ar. fr. 222); and ἰδυῖοι... οἱ τὰς φονικὰς δίκας κρὶνοντες H. - The form with - ε- is not well explained, s. Bechtel, Gr. Dial. 2, 355ff. On βι-, βει- cf. Bourguet, Laconien 97 n. 3. A parallel formation was seen in βέβαιος, hardly correctly.Page in Frisk: 1,236-237Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό) > βιδυοι
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60 καλάσιρις
Grammatical information: f.Meaning: An Egyptian garment with tassels or fringe at bottom (Hdt. 2, 81, Cratin. 30; in Demokr. Eph.1 a Persian garment), also worn at the Mysteries in Andania (Messenia) (IG 5: 1, 1390, 17; written. - σηρις); Καλασίριες m. pl. name of a kind of Egyptian soldier (Hdt. 2, 164; after the garment or vice versa?).Compounds: As 2. member in τρυφο-καλάσιρις name of a woman's garment (Ar. Fr. 320, 6; cf. Risch IF 59, 269).Origin: LW [a loanword which is (probably) not of Pre-Greek origin] Egypt.Etymology: - Ëgyptian word without certain etymology; cf. Spiegelberg Zs. f. ägypt. Spr. 43, 87ff. On the notation Schwyzer Glotta 11, 75f. Also Drioto-Vandier, L'Égypte3, 1952, 572f.Page in Frisk: 1,761-762Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό) > καλάσιρις
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Messenia — geographical name region S Greece in SW Peloponnese bordering on Ionian Sea … New Collegiate Dictionary
Messenia — noun Also Messinia. A region in southwestern Peloponnese which has its modern capital at Kalamata. The original capital was at Messene … Wiktionary
MESSENIA — a province of Greece, mainly the fertile peninsula between the Gulfs of Arcadia and Coron; in ancient times the Messenians were prosperous, excited Spartan envy, and after two long wars were conquered in 668 B.C. and fled to Sicily … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Messenia — Mes•se•ni•a [[t]məˈsi ni ə, ˈsin yə[/t]] n. ara geg a division of ancient Greece, in the SW Peloponnesus … From formal English to slang
Messenia — /mɛˈsiniə/ (say me seeneeuh) noun the south western area of the Peloponnesus in southern Greece …