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ἠλέκτωρ

elektor · ὁ

the beaming sun

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Where it lives

  • Iliad 2 · 0.18/10k

What it meant — LSJ

the beaming sun, fire

the beaming sun, τεύχεσι παμφαίνων ὥς τʼ ἠλέκτωρ Il. 6.513; ὥς τʼ ἠλέκτωρ Ὑπερίων 19.398; fire as an element, ἠ. τε χθών τε καὶ οὐρανὸς ἠδὲ θάλασσα Emp. 22.2: gen. ἠλέκτωρος Choerob. in Theod. 1.301H.: dat. ἠλέκτωρι Epic. in Arch.Pap. 7.4: hence acc. ἠλέκτωρα has been restored in Euph. 110.

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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. ἠλέκτωρ (scan p. 561; entry #2444).
  • Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque Treated in Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque s.v. ἠλέκτωρ (scan p. 423; entry #2986).
  • Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch Treated in Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. ἠλέκτωρ (scan p. 661; entry #2321).

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