The corpus record

ἤλιθα

elitha

very much, exceedingly

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Where it lives

Odyssey 4 · 0.46/10k
Iliad 1 · 0.09/10k

What it meant — LSJ

very much, exceedingly

very much, exceedingly, ληΐδα . . συνελάσσαμεν ἤ. πολλήν Il. 11.677, cf. Od. 5.483; ἄστρα ἤ. μυρία Man. 2.3; καθαρὴν γλάγεος πόσιν ἤ. πίνειν Nic. Al. 423, cf. A.R. 3.342 (expl. by Sch. as, = ἀθρόως), 4.177, 1265.

II in vain, to no purpose

in vain, to no purpose, Call. Lav.Pall. 124, A.R. 2.283; ἔβρασεν ἤ. νηδὺς πνεύματα Nic. Al. 25, cf. 140. (Prob. connected with ἠλεός in both uses.)

In the wild

ἤλιθα · ēlitha Iliad 11.677
ἤλιθα · ēlitha Odyssey 14.215
ἤλιθα · ēlitha Odyssey 19.443
ἤλιθα · ēlitha Odyssey 5.483
ἤλιθα · ēlitha Odyssey 9.330

Where it came from

Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) Treated in Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) s.v. ἤλιθα (scan p. 562; entry #2450).
Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque Treated in Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque s.v. ἤλιθα (scan p. 424; entry #2992).

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