πεῖ
Ἰσχυρότερον δέ γ' οὐδέν ἐστι τοῦ λόγου → Oratione nulla vis superior → Nichts ist gewiss gewaltiger als die Vernunft | Nichts ist gewiss gewalt'ger als der Rede Kraft
English (LSJ)
τό, name of the letter π,
A v. Π :—later πῖ, Sch.D.T.p.489 H., etc.
πεῖ, Dor. Adv.
A where? Sophr.5 :—indef. πει, anywhere, SIG527.126 (Dreros, iii B. C.).
German (Pape)
[Seite 543] dor. statt πῆ u. ποῦ, Ar. Ach. 860.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
πεῖ: Δωρ. ἀντὶ πῆ ἢ ποῦ, ὡς εἷ ἀντὶ ᾗ, ἢ οὗ, Ahrens D. Dor. 361 κἑξ.
Dutch (Woordenboekgrieks.nl)
πεῖ, τό indecl. pi (zestiende letter van het Griekse alfabet, zie Π, π ).
πεῖ, Dor. interrog. adv. waar:. ἁ κλᾲξ τᾶς μεγάλας πεῖ λάρνακος; waar is de sleutel van de grote kist? Theocr. Id. 15.33.
Frisk Etymological English
Grammatical information: n.
Meaning: name of a letter
Other forms: (ει = closed ē)
Origin: LW [a loanword which is (probably) not of Pre-Greek origin] Sem.
Etymology: Indecl. letter-name = Semit. pē; later πῖ. Schwyzer 140 w. lit.
Frisk Etymology German
πεῖ: {peĩ}
Forms: (ει = geschlossenes ē)
Grammar: n.
Etymology : indekl. Buchstabenname = semit. pē; später πῖ. Schwyzer 140 m. Lit.
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