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εἰρήνη

eirene

peace, time of peace

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Where it lives

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What it meant

1. εἰρήνη · eirēnē — Beekes

εἰρήνη [f.] ‘peace, time of peace’ (Il.), cf. Triimpy 1950: 183ff., later ‘peace treaty’, in the LXX also ‘(wish) of blessing’ as a Hebraism (Wackernagel IF 31 (1912/13): 263f.); as a goddess, daughter of Zeus and Themis (Hes.). < PG?> “VAR ἰράνα (Dor., Boeot., Arc., etc.), also ἰρήνα (Gort. II*: χ[Πρήνας [gen.] with secondary aspiration), ipeiva (Thess.), εἰρήνα (Delph. IV’, Pi., B.), elpava (NWGr,, etc.), εἴρηνᾶ … — [Beekes, s.v. εἰρήνη, p. 438]

2. εἰρήνη · eirēnē — Chantraine

εἰρήνη : 7. (Hom., ion.-att.), loëva (dor., béot., arc., etc.), ἱρῆνα dans χ[ι]ρῆνας (crétois, Collitz-Bechtel 5018) avec une aspiration secondaire, ipelvæ (thess.), elpnva (Delphes, 1ve 8. av., Pi., B.), elpäva (grec du NO); enfin les gramm. citent une forme éolienne à brève finale εἴρανα, cf. Bechtel, Gr. Dial. 1,49 et Sapho 91,185 L.P. où il s’agit d’un vocatif. Le mot désigne d'abord la paix considérée comme un … — [Chantraine, s.v. εἰρήνη, p. 338]

3. εἰρήνη · eirēnē — Frisk

εἰρήνη (ion. att., seit Il.), ἐράνα (dor., böot.,ark. usw.), außerdem ἱρήνα (gort. 118: y/iJorvas Gen.; Hauch sekundär), ἐρείνα thess.), εἰρήνα (delph. IV, Pi., B.), eiodva (nwgr. usw.), εἴρηνᾶ (äol., Gramm.), Eiorwa, -άνη (EN, Lykien) f. “Friedenszustand, Friedenszeit? (vgl. Trümpy Fachausdrücke 183ff.), später ‘Friedensvertrag’, in ἃ. LXX auch “Heil(wunsch)’ als Hebraismus (Wackernagel IF 31, 263f. = Kl. Schr. 2, … — [Frisk, s.v. εἰρήνη, p. 499]

4. εἰρήνη · eirēnē — Frisk

εἰρήνη. Äol. Εἴρανα Vok. (Sapph.). Hamm Gramm. ὃ 1695 u.ö. (s. Index) gibt gegen die Überlieferung mit Gemination Eigavlv)a. — [Frisk, s.v. εἰρήνη, p. 2209]

5. εἰρήν-η · eirēn-ē — LSJ

peace, time of peace, peace, peace, a peace, treaty of peace, peace, it, peace, peace, peace, it, peace

peace, Od. 24.486, etc.; ἐπʼ εἰρήνης in time of peace, Il. 2.797; ἔθηκε πᾶσιν εἰ. φίλοις A. Pers. 769; εἰ. τἀκεῖθεν τέκνοις on that side they have peace, have naught to fear, E. Med. 1004; εἰ. γίγνεται peace is made, Hdt. 1.74: hence later, a peace, treaty of peace, ἡ βασιλέως εἰ. IG 2(2).103.24, etc.; εἰ. ποιεῖν Ἀρμενίοις καὶ Χαλδαίοις make peace between . . , X. Cyr. 3.2.12; εἰ. ποιεῖσθαι And. 3.8, Aeschin. 2.77; εἰ. κατεργάζεσθαι, πράττειν, And. 3.8, 17; διαπράξασθαι X. HG 6.3.4; εἰρήνης δεῖσ

II the goddess of peace

the goddess of peace, daughter of Zeus and Themis, Hes. Th. 902, cf. Pi. O. 13.7, B. Fr. 3.1, IG 3.170, Plu. Cim. 13, etc.

III three, six

Pythag. name for three, Theol.Ar. 16; for six, ib. 37.

IV greet

Hebraism in LXX, ἐρωτῆσαί τινα εἰς εἰρήνην greet a person, inquire after their health, Jd. 18.15, 1 Ki. 17.22; ἐρ. τινὰ τὰ εἰς εἰ. ib. 10.4; so ἐπερωτᾶν εἰς εἰ. τοῦ πολέμου 2 Ki. 11.7; in salutations, εἰ. σοι; 4 Ki. 4.26, cf. Ev.Luc. 24.36, al.; εἰ. ἡ εἴσοδός σου 3 Ki. 2.13. (ϝειράνα IG 5(1).1509 (Sparta, iv B. C., dub.); ἰράνα ib. 4.917 (Epid.), 12(3).29.12 (Telos); cf. Boeot. πολέμω καἰράνας ib. 7.2407, but Cret. πολέμω χ[ἰ]ρήνας GDI 5018.5; εἰρήνα Pi. l.c., B. l.c., SIG 241.80 (Delph., iv B.

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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. εἰρήνη (scan p. 438; entry #1943).
  • Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque Treated in Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque s.v. εἰρήνη (scan p. 338; entry #2327).
  • Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch Treated in Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. εἰρήνη (scan pp. 499-501; entry #1790). Root candidates: *ed-.

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