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ὀπαῖος

opaios

with a hole

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What it meant

ὀπαῖος · opaios — LSJ

with a hole, opening, with a hole in it

with a hole or opening, διὰ τῆς ὀπαίας κεραμίδος, = διὰ τῆς καπνοδόκης, through the tile with a hole in it (for the smoke to escape), Diph. 84, cf. Moer. p.292P . . Poll. 2.54 :—also ὀπαῖον, τό, IG 1(2).374.127-139 (pl.), Plu. Per. 13 ; cf. ὀπή.—On the reading ἀνʼ ὀπαῖα Od. 1.320, v. ἀνοπαῖα.

Where it came from

No etymology authority pointer is recorded for this lemma yet — an honest gap, not an omission. The etymological dictionaries (Beekes, Chantraine, Frisk) are matched incrementally.

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