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Ὀλύμπια

olumpia · ἡ

Olympia, at Olympia, to Olympia

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Where it lives

Theogony 6 · 8.71/10k
On the Property of Aristophanes 2 · 6.45/10k
Suppliant Maidens 3 · 6.22/10k
Works and Days 3 · 5.2/10k
Enchiridion 2 · 4.03/10k
Eumenides 2 · 3.82/10k
Thesmophoriazusae 2 · 2.84/10k
Birds 3 · 2.82/10k
Hippias Minor 1 · 2.3/10k
Against Agoratus 1 · 2.09/10k
Libation Bearers 1 · 1.86/10k
Against Macartatus 1 · 1.61/10k

Densest 12 of 26 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

Ὀλυμπ-ία · Olymp-ia — LSJ

Olympia, at Olympia, to Olympia, from Olympia

Olympia, district round Pisa and the Elean Olympus, where the Olympic games were held, Hdt. 2.160, 5.22, etc. ; or Pisa itself, Pi. O. 1.7, etc. :—also Οὐλυμπία, ib. 3.15. Adv. Ὀλυμπίᾱσι, at Olympia, IG 1(2).606, Ar. V. 1382, Lys. 1131, Th. 1.143, And. 4.25, Pl. Ap. 36d, D. 21.145, etc. :—also Ὀλυμπίαζε, to Olympia, Th. 3.8, And. 1.132, 4.26, Thphr. Lap. 16 ; Dor. Ὀλυμπιάνδις Theognost. Can. 163 ; Ὀλυμπίᾱθεν, from Olympia, St.Byz.

II the Olympic games, games in honour of Olympian Zeus

Ὀλύμπια (sc. ἱερά), τά, the Olympic games, or games in honour of Olympian Zeus, Hdt. 1.59, etc. : mostly without the Art., Ὀλύμπια ἄγειν Id. 8.26 ; Ὀ. ἀναραιρηκώς having won at the Olympic games, Id. 6.36 ; Ὀ. νικᾶν (v. νικάω I.1) ; Ὀ. δραμεῖν στάδιον Plu. Apophth.reg. 2.179d : also with the Art., ποιεῖν τὰ Ὀ. X. HG 7.4.28 ; στέφεσθαι τὰ Ὀ. Luc. Merc.Cond. 13.

Where it came from

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