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Οὐδ' ἄμμε διακρινέει φιλότητος ἄλλο, πάρος θάνατόν γε μεμορμένον ἀμφικαλύψαι → Nor will anything else divide us from our love before the fate of death enshrouds us

Apollonius of Rhodes, Argonautica, 3.1129f.
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Full diacritics: μῡρῐάς Medium diacritics: μυριάς Low diacritics: μυριάς Capitals: ΜΥΡΙΑΣ
Transliteration A: myriás Transliteration B: myrias Transliteration C: myrias Beta Code: muria/s

English (LSJ)

άδος, ἡ, Att. gen. pl.

   A μυριαδῶν Hdn. Gr.1.428:—number of 10,000, myriad, Simon.91, Hdt.2.30, Archim. Aren.3.2, etc.; μ. πρώτη 10,000 and μ. δευτέρα 10,000 times 10,000, Dioph.5.8: freq. of countless numbers, E.Ph.830 (lyr.), etc.; μυριάδες ἐτῶν Phld.Piet.93; of money (sc. δραχμῶν), Ar.Eq.829 (anap.), Plu. Cat.Mi.44; of corn (sc. μεδίμνων), Hdt.3.91, D.20.32; also (sc. ἀρταβῶν), POxy.1259.4 (iii A. D.).    II as Adj., φύστις μ. ἀνδρῶν A.Pers.927 (lyr.: sed leg. ταρφύς τις μ.) ; μ. πόλεις E.Rh.913 (lyr.).

German (Pape)

[Seite 219] άδος, ἡ, unzählbare, große Menge; Aesch. Pers. 891; Eur. Rhes. 913; μυριάσι χειρῶν ἀγόμενοι νεανίδων, Bacch. 744; μυριάδες ἀναρίθμητοι, Plat. Legg. 804 e. – Gew. eine Zahl von zehntausend, daher δέκα μυριάδες = 100000. – Bei Her. 3, 91 ist μεδίμνων zu ergänzen.