νηλεῖτις

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ξυνῆλθεν ἀτταγᾶς τε καὶ νουμήνιος → birds of a feather flock together, the francolin and the new-moon bird get together

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Transliteration A: nēleîtis Transliteration B: nēleitis Transliteration C: nileitis Beta Code: nhlei=tis

English (LSJ)

ιδος, (νη-, ἀλείτης, ἀλιταίνω) fem. Adj.

   A guiltless, unoffending, γυναῖκας... αἵ τέ σ' ἀτιμάζουσι καὶ αἳ νηλείτιδές εἰσι Od.16.317, 19.498, cf. 22.418. (νηλιτέες, νηλητέες are vv. ll.; Aristarch. interpr. ἁμαρτωλοί, πολυαμάρτητοι, from νη- intens.)

Greek Monolingual

νηλεῑτις, ἡ (Α)
αθώα, αναίτια, άκακη («γυναῑκας, αἵ τέ σ' ἀτιμάζουσι καὶ αἳ νηλείτιδές εἰσιν», Ομ. Οδ.).
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < στερ. πρόθημα νη- + ἀλεῖτις «αμαρτωλή, ανόσια»].