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εἶθαρ

eithar

immediately

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1. εἶθαρ · eithar — Beekes

εἶθαρ [adv.] ‘immediately’ (IL). «Ὁ» *ETYM Was the word originally a neuter noun in -ap? It is difficult to connect it with ἰθύς, which has a long i-; see Schwyzer: 350 arid 519 and Schwyzer 1950: 70. Incorrectly, Pok. 892; there is no etymology. — [Beekes, s.v. εἶθαρ, p. 427]

2. εἶθαρ · eithar — Chantraine

εἶθαρ : adv. « tout d’un coup, subitement » (11., Alex.}. — [Chantraine, s.v. εἶθαρ, p. 331]

3. εἶθαρ · eithar — LSJ

at once, forthwith

at once, forthwith, Il. 5.337, Theoc. 25.213, Antim. 16.5, A.R. 2.408, Nic. Th. 547.

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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. εἶθαρ (scan p. 427; entry #1906).
  • Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque Treated in Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque s.v. εἶθαρ (scan p. 331; entry #2286).

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