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ἀχηνία

achenia · ἡ

need, want

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Where it lives

  • Libation Bearers 1 · 1.86/10k
  • Agamemnon 1 · 1.23/10k

What it meant — LSJ

need, want, blank gaze

need, want, χρημάτων A. Ch. 301; φίλων ἀχηνία Ar. Fr. 20, cf. 1D; ὀμμάτων ἐν ἀχηνίαις in the eyes’ blank gaze, A. Ag. 418 (lyr.).

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Where it came from

No etymology authority pointer is recorded for this lemma yet — an honest gap, not an omission. The etymological dictionaries (Beekes, Chantraine, Frisk) are matched incrementally.

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