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ἰῶτα

iota

repetition of the iota

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What it meant

1. ἰῶτα · iōta — Beekes

ἰῶτα [n.] the ninth letter of the alphabet (Pl. Cra. 418b). eVAR Indeclinable. *DER ἰωτακισμός ‘repetition of the iota’ (Quint.), after σολοικισμός, ἀττικισμός, etc. *ETYM From Semitic, cf. Hebr. jédh; see Schwyzer: 140 and 313. iwy, -ωπὸς [m.] name of a small fish (Nic, Call. in Ath., Ael., Hdn. Gr. 1, 247). *VAR Boeot. ρίωψ (BCH 60, 28, II*). *ETYM Thompson 1947 s.v. No doubt a local word for … — [Beekes, s.v. ἰῶτα, p. 656]

2. ἰῶτα · iōta — Chantraine

ἰῶτα : n. indéclinable (PL, Cra. 418 b, etc.). Dérivé — [Chantraine, s.v. ἰῶτα, p. 490]

3. ἰῶτα · iōta — Frisk

ἰῶτα n. indekl. der neunte Buchstabe des Alphabets (Pl. Kra. 418b u.a.). Davon ἰωτακισμός “Wiederholung des ® (Quint. u.a.), nach σολοικισμός, ἀττικισμός usw. (Niedermann Rev. de phil. 74, 5ff.; dazu Schwyzer 736 m. A.8 u. Lit.). — Aus dem Semitischen, vgl. hebr. jödh; dazu Schwyzer 140 u. 313. — [Frisk, s.v. ἰῶτα, p. 781]

4. ἰῶτα · iōta — LSJ

the letter ι

(Hebr. yôd) the letter ι, Pl. Cra. 418b, Aen. Tact. 31.18, Call.Gramm. ap. Ath. 10.453d, etc.

2 line, stroke

line, stroke, on a sundial, Bull.Soc.Alex. 4.83 (iii B.C.).

3 smallest letter, jot

prov., of anything very small, smallest letter, jot, Ev.Matt. 5.18.

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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. ἰῶτα (scan p. 656; entry #2788).
  • Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque Treated in Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque s.v. ἰῶτα (scan p. 490; entry #3477).
  • Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch Treated in Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. ἰῶτα (scan p. 781; entry #2672).

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