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πᾰλαί-φᾰτος

palaiphatos

spoken long ago

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Where it lives

  • Suppliant Maidens 1 · 2.07/10k
  • Seven Against Thebes 1 · 1.99/10k
  • Oedipus at Colonus 2 · 1.93/10k
  • Trachiniae 1 · 1.38/10k
  • Agamemnon 1 · 1.23/10k
  • Oedipus Tyrannus 1 · 1.08/10k
  • Odyssey 3 · 0.35/10k

What it meant — LSJ

I spoken long ago

spoken long ago, ἦ μάλα δή με π. θέσφαθʼ ἱκάνει Od. 9.507, cf. Pi. O. 2.40, S. OC 454; π. λόγος, ἀραί, A. Ag. 750 (lyr.), Th. 766 (lyr.).

II spoken of long ago, legendary, of ancient story

spoken of long ago, legendary, δρῦς π. an oak of ancient story, Od. 19.163 (vv. ll. παλαίφαγος, παλαίφυτος, cf. Hsch.).

2 of ancient fame, made known, declared of old, of old time

of ancient fame, made known or declared of old, γενεά Pi. N. 6.31; γένος A. Supp. 532 (lyr.); πρόνοια S. Tr. 823 (lyr.); Δίκη Id. OC 1381; Ἀχάρναι δὲ παλαίφατον εὐάνορες Acharnae was brave of old time, Pi. N. 2.16.

In the wild

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Where it came from

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