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Λακεδαίμων

lakedaimon · ἡ

Lacedaemon

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Where it lives

  • Hellenica 77 · 11.71/10k
  • Agesilaus 6 · 8.16/10k
  • Constitution of the Lacedaemonians 3 · 6.17/10k
  • Hippias Major 5 · 5.92/10k
  • History 73 · 4.88/10k
  • Minos 1 · 3.51/10k
  • Helen 3 · 3.07/10k
  • Alcibiades 1 3 · 2.93/10k
  • Crito 1 · 2.4/10k
  • Politics 14 · 2.14/10k
  • Athenian Constitution 3 · 1.84/10k
  • Histories 32 · 1.74/10k

Densest 12 of 29 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant — LSJ

Lacedaemon, Laconia

Lacedaemon, the capital of Laconia, Od. 13.414, etc.; also, Laconia itself, Il. 2.581, Hdt. 1.67, etc.: also as Adj., Διὸς Λακεδαίμονος Id. 6.56; Λ. γῆς E. Hel. 474:—but regul. Adj. Λακεδαιμόνιος, α, ον, of persons, Hdt. 7.228, etc., Λακωνικός being commonly used of things; but Λακεδαιμόνιοι ἀστέρες Call. Lav.Pall. 24.

In the wild

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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. Λακεδαίμων (scan p. 873; entry #3652).
  • Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque Treated in Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque s.v. Λακεδαίμων (scan pp. 631-632; entry #4642).

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