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χᾰρῐ-δότης

charidotes

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What it meant — LSJ

1. χᾰρῐ-δότης · chari-dotēs

2. χᾰρῐ-δώτης · chari-dōtēs

joy-giver

joy-giver, epith. of Hermes, h.Hom. 18.12, Plu. Aet.Gr. 2.303d; of Dionysus, Id. Ant. 24, QConv. 2.613e, Jul. Caes. 308d; of Zeus, Plu. Stoic.rep. 2.1048c; Dor. χᾰρῐ-δώτας, of Dionysus, Africa Italiana 2.144 (Cyrene):—fem. χᾰρῐ-δῶτις, ιδος, Orph. H. 55.9.

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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