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Εἵλως

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Μούνη γὰρ ἄγειν οὐκέτι σωκῶ λύπης ἀντίρροπον ἄχθος → I have no longer strength to bear alone the burden of grief that weighs me down

Sophocles, Electra, 119-120
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Full diacritics: Εἵλως Medium diacritics: Εἵλως Low diacritics: Είλως Capitals: ΕΙΛΩΣ
Transliteration A: Heílōs Transliteration B: Heilōs Transliteration C: Eilos Beta Code: *ei(/lws

English (LSJ)

ωτος, Th.4.80, etc., and Εἱλώτης, ου, ὁ, Hdt.6.58, etc.; fem. Εἱλωτίς, ίδος, ἡ, Plu.Ages.3:—Helot, name of the Spartan

   A serfs, derived by Hellanic.188 J., Theopomp.Hist.14, etc., from Ἕλος, a town of Laconia, whose inhabitants were enslaved: by others from Pass. of *ἕλω, = αἱρέω, cf. EM332.53.