ἤπειρος
Καλὸν τὸ μηδὲν εἰς φίλους ἁμαρτάνειν → Nihil peccare in amicos est pulcherrimum → Gut ist, sich gegen Freunde nicht versündigen
English (LSJ)
Dor. ἄπ- [ᾱ], ἡ,
A terra firma, land, opp. the sea, Od.3.90, 10.56, Il.1.485, Hes.Op.624, etc.; κατ' ἤπειρον by land, Hdt.4.97, 8.66; μήτ' ἐν θαλάττῃ μήτ' ἐν ἠπείρῳ Ar.Ach.534, cf. Timocr.8: hence, even of an island, ἤπειρόνδε Od.5.56; but, II esp. the mainland of Western Greece, opp. the neighbouring islands, Od.14.97, al.; ἤπειρόνδε 18.84, cf. Th.3.114 (so as pr. n., Pi.N.4.51, X.HG6.1.7, etc.): generally, mainland, opp. islands, Hdt.1.148,171, al., Th.1.5, Philostr. VA1.20, etc. III later, a continent, esp. of Asia. Hdt.1.96, 4.91, A.Pers.718 (troch.), X.HG3.1.5, D.60.11, etc.; ῥεῖθρον ἠπείροιν (-ων codd.) ὅρον, of the Tanais or Phasis, A.Pr.790; so δισσαὶ ἄπειροι, i.e. Europe and Asia, S.Tr.101 (lyr.); τὼ δύ' ἠπείρω Id.Fr.881; ἐφ' ἑκατέρας τῆς ἠ. Isoc.4.35; ἤ. δοιαί, δίδυμαι, ἀμφότεραι, Mosch. 2.8, AP7.18 (Antip. Thess.), 240 (Adaeus), Lib.Ep.783.3; ῥίζαν ἀπείρον τρίταν, of Libya, Pi.P.9.8. IV plain, opp. mountain, ἤπειρόνδε A.R.2.734,976. V in Egypt, land above inundationlevel, PGiss.48.8 (iii A.D.); more freq., γῆ ἤ. PLond.3.1201.2 (ii B.C.), etc. (Fr. ᾱπερ-yos, cf. Germ. Ufer.)
