1. ἰθαρός · itharos — Beekes
ἰθαρός [adj.] ‘cheerful, bright’. eVAR ἰθαίνω = εὐφρονῶ (Hsch.). = αἰθήρ. (pata [n.pl.] ‘steps’. = εἶμι. — [Beekes, s.v. ἰθαρός, p. 629]
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ἰθᾰρός
itharos
cheerful, bright
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What it meant
2. ἰθαρός · itharos — Chantraine
ἰθαρός : adj, « pur, clair, serein, gai » (Alcée 58 L.P., Simmias, AP 15,22) épithète de κρήνη ; glose d'Hsch, ἰθαραῖς ‘ [ταχέσιν] ἱλαραῖς, καλαῖς, καθαραῖς, κούφαις, avec ἰθαίνειν * εὐφρονεῖν (Hsch.). L'antiquité et l'importance du mot sont assurées par l'onomastique, notamment en Asie Mineure ; voir L. Robert, Noms indigènes 45-47. Le mycénien fournit l’anthroponyme Jéarajo. Et,: L'antiquité de l'adj. est … — [Chantraine, s.v. ἰθαρός, p. 473]
3. ἰθᾰρός · itharos — LSJ
cheerful, glad
cheerful, glad, in Comp. -ώτερος Alc. Supp. 4.18.
II pure
pure, κρᾶναι Simm. 25.6; cf. ἰθαραῖς· ταχείαις, κούφαις, ἱλαραῖς, καλαῖς, καθαραῖς, Hsch.
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