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λίαν

lian

very much, exceedingly

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What it meant

1. λίᾶν · lian — Beekes

λίᾶν [adv.] ‘very much, exceedingly’ (IL.). eVAR Epic Ion. λίην (1). *DER Here λιάζειν [v.] ‘to be over-enthousiastic (A.D., Phot.). *ETYM Like δήν, πλήν, etc., λίᾷν is a petrified accusative with an unknown basic meaning. A form Ai is cited from Epich. 223 (Str. 8, 364), and also occurs as a first member in λι-πόνηρος: λίαν πονηρός ‘extremely worthless’ (H.); see also λήν' Mav (H.). Connection with the … — [Beekes, s.v. λίᾶν, p. 906]

2. λίαν · lian — Chantraine

λίαν : ép. ion. Alnv{i] «très, trop», ete. (Hom., ion.-att., etc.), avec un adj. ou un verbe ; καὶ λίαν signifie souvent « sûrement »; dans la trag. et la comédie parfois entre l’art. et le nom, cf. ἣ λίαν φιλότης (Æsch. Pr. 123). Verbe dénom. λιάζειν « dépasser la mesure » (A.D:, Phot., Hsch.). Autre forme : λῖ (Épich. 223) avec le composé À-movnpéc” λίᾶν πονηρός (Hsch.). Autres gloses d'Hsch. : Añv [lire λίην " … — [Chantraine, s.v. λίαν, p. 655]

3. λίαν · lian — LSJ

very, exceedingly, very much, overmuch, exceedingly, surely, aye surely

very, exceedingly, in Hom. with an Adv., λ. ἑκάς Od. 14.496; λ. ἀεικελίως 8.231: with an Adj., λ. μέγα εἶπες 3.227, 16.243; νήπιος λ. τόσον 4.371, cf. 13.238; λ. λυπρός 13.243; λ. ἐνθύμιος ib. 421: alone with a Verb, very much, overmuch, κεχολώατο λ. 14.282; λ. ἄχθομαι ἕλκος Il. 5.361; οὔ τι λ. ποθὴ ἔσσεται not exceedingly, 14.368; μή τι λ. προκαλίζεο Od. 18.20, cf. Il. 6.486; also, in Hom., καὶ λίην, which always begins the sentence or verse, surely, aye surely, καὶ λ. κεῖνός γε ἐοικότι κεῖται

II implicitly, very, verily, too great, excess, violence

after Hom., ἀσχάλα μὴ λίην Archil. 66.7, cf. Sol. 6; λίην δὲ δειλιάζεις Anacr. ap. Ptol.Ascal. p.409 H.; λ. πιστεύειν to believe implicitly, Hdt. 4.96; μὴ κάμνε λ. Pi. P. 1.90; μὴ λ. στένε S. El. 1172, cf. E. Med. 158 (lyr.); ἀσπάζου αὐτὴν λ. POxy. 936.13 (iii A.D.); καὶ λ. σαφῶς Ar. Eq. 1231; λ. ἀσελγῶς Lys. 24.15; λ. πόρρω Pl. Prt. 310c; ἐντὸς λ. τῶν τειχῶν Th. 7.5: with other words of like sense, πολὺ λ. Isoc. 9.48; λ. πάνυ Antiph. 184.2 (dub.), cf. Eust. 972.46; κόμπος λ. εἰρημένος, opp. πεπ

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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. λίαν (scan p. 906; entry #3756).
  • Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque Treated in Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque s.v. λίαν (scan pp. 655-656; entry #4824).

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