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ὀπτ-ήρια

opteria · τά

presents made by the bridegroom on seeing the bride without the veil

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Where it lives

Ion 1 · 1.09/10k

What it meant

ὀπτ-ήρια · opt-ēria — LSJ

presents made by the bridegroom on seeing the bride without the veil

presents made by the bridegroom on seeing the bride without the veil, = ἀνακαλυπτήρια, θεώρητρα, Poll. 2.59, 3.36, Hsch.

2 presents upon seeing, for the sight of

generally, presents upon seeing or for the sight of a person, παιδὸς ὀ. E. Ion 1127, cf. Call. Dian. 74 ; προσβάλλων ἀκοαῖς ὀ. θυμοῦ Aspasia ap. Ath. 5.219d.

In the wild

ὀπτηρίων · optēriōn Euripides, Ion *qera/pwn (DIORISIS sentence 738)

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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