Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Likely pronounced ἠϝεροϝειδής (ēweroweidḗs) in Homer's time: from ἀήρ (aḗr, mist) +‎ -ειδής (-eidḗs, adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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ἠεροειδής (ēeroeidḗsm or f (neuter ἠεροειδές); third declension

  1. (Homeric epithet of the sea) misty, melting into the haze of distance
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 2.263:
      καί μ’ ἐν νηῒ κέλευσας ἐπ’ ἠεροειδέα πόντον
      kaí m’ en nēï̀ kéleusas ep’ ēeroeidéa pónton
      [Telemachus praying to Athena:]
      and you commanded me [to go] in a ship over the misty sea
  2. covered in mist; shadowy
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 12.80:
      μέσσῳ δ’ ἐν σκοπέλῳ ἐστὶ σπέος ἠεροειδές
      méssōi d’ en skopélōi estì spéos ēeroeidés
      In the middle of the cliff is a shadowy cave

Inflection

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References

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  • ἠεροειδής”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • ἠεροειδής”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • ἠεροειδής”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • ἠεροειδής in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963