1. ἀλύω · alyō — Beekes
to be distraught, be beside oneself
The corpus record
ἀλύω
aluo
to be distraught, be beside oneself
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Distribution
- Ichneutae 1 · 5.82/10k
- Philoctetes 2 · 2.27/10k
- Seven Against Thebes 1 · 1.99/10k
- Electra 1 · 1.15/10k
- Oedipus Tyrannus 1 · 1.08/10k
- Wasps 1 · 1.03/10k
- Orestes 1 · 1.02/10k
- Odyssey 3 · 0.35/10k
- Republic 2 · 0.23/10k
- Iliad 2 · 0.18/10k
Senses
2. ἀλύω · alyō — Chantraine
exception de la goss d
3. ἀλύω · alyō — Frisk
φοβεῖσθαι, ἀλύειν H., “außer sich sein
4. ἀλύω · alyō — Frisk
wird wie ἀλέομαι (8
5. ἀλύω · alyō — Frisk
streiten, sich zanken
6. ἀλύω · alyō — LSJ
to be deeply stirred, excited
Attestations
- ἀλύουσʼ · alyousʼ Iliad 5.352
- ἀλύων · alyōn Iliad 24.12
- ἀλύων · alyōn Odyssey 9.398
- ἀλύεις · alyeis Odyssey 18.333
- ἀλύεις · alyeis Odyssey 18.393
- ἀλύοντʼ · alyontʼ Plato, Republic 3.388 (DIORISIS sentence 1492)
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Deep etymology
Authority pointers, pending review
These are the etymology authorities that treat this word, with their exact locators. They are bibliographic pointers, not a published word history: no root, reconstruction, derivation, cognate, or origin is asserted here.
- scan p. 123; entry #401 Review: Under source audit
- scan p. 80; entry #416 Review: Under source audit
- scan pp. 110-111; entry #391 Review: Under source audit
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