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Ἐλευσίς

*eleusis

ἴνος f

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What it meant

1. Ἔλευσίς · Eleusis — Frisk

Ἔλευσίς, -ἴνος f. Stadt und Gemeinde westlich von Athen, in vorhistorischer Zeit selbständig, später (etwa am Ende des VII. Jhts. v.Chr.) in den athenischen Staat inkorporiert (seit h.Cer. 97); Lok. -ivı, mit: Postpositionen -ivdöe, -νόϑεν (att.). — Davon Ἐλευσίνιος (kret., ther. -σύνιος als Monatsname; vgl. Brause Lautlehre d. kret. Dialekte 14A.2) “eleusinisch’ (seit h. Cer. 266), n. N. des Demetertempels in … — [Frisk, s.v. Ἔλευσίς, p. 524]

2. Ἐλευσίς · Eleusis — LSJ

Eleusis

Eleusis, an old city of Attica, sacred to Demeter and Cora, first in h.Cer. 97; late Ἐλευσίν Str. 9.1.12 codd. (but Ἐλευσίς 9.1.20), Corn. ND 28.

II at Eleusis, to Eleusis, from Eleusis

Advs. Ἐλευσῖνι at Eleusis, IG 1(2).76.10, al., And. 1.111, Lys. 6.4, etc.; later ἐν Ἐ. IG 2(2).1028.11, al.: Ἐλευσῖνάδε to Eleusis, Lys. 12.52, X. HG 2.4.24: Ἐλευσῑνόθεν from Eleusis, And. 1.111, Lys. 6.45.

3. ἔλευσις · eleusis — LSJ

coming, arrival

coming, arrival, εἰς βίον Corn. ND 28, cf. Tz. H. 7.572, Sch. A.R. 4.887, Hsch.

2 the Advent

the Advent of Christ, Act.Ap. 7.52.

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Where it came from

  • Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch Treated in Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. Ἐλευσίς (scan p. 524; entry #1850).

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