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Θῆβαι

thebai · αἱ

Thebes, to Thebes, at Thebes

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Where it lives

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Politics 4 · 0.61/10k
History 5 · 0.33/10k
Lives of Eminent Philosophers 3 · 0.28/10k

Densest 12 of 15 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant — LSJ

Thebes, to Thebes, at Thebes, from Thebes, from Thebes, Theban, Theban

Thebes, Θ. Αἰγύπτιαι . . αἳ ἑκατόμπυλοί εἰσι Il. 9.381: also sg., Θήβης ἑπταπύλοιο (Boeotia) 4.406:—hence Θήβασδε to Thebes, 23.679; Att. Θήβαζε Sch. Il. 3.29, al.; Θήβησιν at Thebes, Il. 22.479, Arist. Rh. 1398b2, Θήβησι Il. 14.114: from the sg., Θήβηθεν from Thebes, Ephipp. 15.7; poet. Θήβηθε APl. 16.185; Boeot. Θείβᾱθεν from Thebes, Ar. Ach. 862, also Θείβᾱθε( Θείβ-αθι codd.) ib. 868:—Adj. Θηβαιεύς, έως, Ion. έος, ὁ, epith. of Zeus, Theban, Hdt. 1.182, etc.: Θηβαῖος, α, ον, Theban, Od. 10.492

In the wild

Θήβαις · Thēbais Aristotle, Politics 1278a (DIORISIS sentence 1003)
Θήβαις · Thēbais Aristotle, Politics 1302b (DIORISIS sentence 1860)
Θήβαις · Thēbais Aristotle, Politics 1306a (DIORISIS sentence 1963)
Θήβαις · Thēbais Aristotle, Politics 1306a (DIORISIS sentence 1963)
Θήβαις · Thēbais Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers 1.5 (DIORISIS sentence 679)
Θήβαις · Thēbais Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers 6.5 (DIORISIS sentence 5379)

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Where it came from

Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch Treated in Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. Θῆβαι (scan p. 702; entry #2434).

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