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ἠέριος

eerios

early, at, with early morn, misty, dimly seen

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Where it lives

  • Iliad 3 · 0.27/10k

What it meant — LSJ

early, at, with early morn

early, at or with early morn, ἠερίη δʼ ἀνέβη μέγαν οὐρανόν Il. 1.497, cf. 557, 3.7 (Sch. ἐαριναί), Od. 9.52, A.R. 3.417.

II misty, dimly seen

later, (ἠήρ) misty, dimly seen, Arat. 349, A.R. 1.580, 4.1239.

2 high in air

high in air, ἠ. Γεράνεια Simon. 114; of birds, Opp. C. 1.380, H. 3.203; of flying-fish, ib. 1.430; ἄγραι AP 6.180 (Arch.), cf. Nonn. D. 7.315, al.

3 airy, air-like

airy, air-like, πῦρ Hp. Vict. 1.10.

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Where it came from

  • Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) Treated in Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) s.v. ἠέριος (scan pp. 557-558; entry #2425).
  • Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque Treated in Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque s.v. ἠέριος (scan p. 421; entry #2963).
  • Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch Treated in Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. ἠέριος (scan p. 656; entry #2305).

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