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ἐλελεῦ

eleleu

[interj

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What it meant

1. ἐλελεῦ · eleleu — Beekes

ἐλελεῦ [interj.] cry of pain (A. Pr. 877), battle cry (Ar. Av. 364: ἐλελελεῦ), cry in general (Plu. Thes. 22). DER ἐλελίζω, aor. ἐλελίξαι ‘raise a cry of pain or of war (ἐλελεῦν} (Ar, E.); also ἐλελύσδω (Sapph. 44, 31 LP; vl. ὀλολύσδω). *ETYM Onomatopoeic interjection; cf. ἀλαλά, -άζω, and ὀλολύζω. See Schwyzer 716 and Schwyzer 1950: 6oof. — [Beekes, s.v. ἐλελεῦ, p. 453]

2. ἐλελεῦ · eleleu — Chantraine

ἐλελεῦ : cri de douleur (Æsch., Pr. 877), exclamation dans la cérémonie des ὠσχοφόρια (Plu., Thés. 22) ; cri de — [Chantraine, s.v. ἐλελεῦ, p. 349]

3. ἔλελεῦ · eleleu — Frisk

ἔλελεῦ Wohruf (A. Pr. 877), Kriegsruf (Ar. Av. 364: ἐλελελεῦ), Ausruf im allg. (Plu. Thes. 22). — Davon 1. ἐλελίζω, Aor. ἐλελίξαι “einen Wehruf oder Kriegsruf (ἐλελεῦ) erheben’ (Ar., E., X. u.a.); auch ἐλελύσδω (Sapph. 44, 31 LP; v. 1, dAoAvodw). Primäre Interjektion, vgl. ἀλαλά, -ἄξω (m. Lit.) und ὀλολύξζω; dazu Schwyzer 716, Schwyzer-Debrunner 600f. — [Frisk, s.v. ἔλελεῦ, p. 520]

4. ἐλελεῦ · eleleu — LSJ

a cry, war-cry

a cry of pain, A. Pr. 877 (anap.); also an exclamation used at the ceremony of the ὠσχοφόρια, Plu. Thes. 22:—in form ἐλελελεῦ, a war-cry, Ar. Av. 364, cf. Sch.ad loc.

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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. ἐλελεῦ (scan p. 453; entry #1999).
  • Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque Treated in Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque s.v. ἐλελεῦ (scan p. 349; entry #2406).
  • Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch Treated in Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. ἐλελεῦ (scan p. 520; entry #1840).

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