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Ληναιών

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Ubi idem et maximus et honestissimus amor est, aliquando praestat morte jungi, quam vita distrahi → Where indeed the greatest and most honourable love exists, it is much better to be joined by death, than separated by life.

Valerius Maximus, De Factis Dictisque
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Full diacritics: Ληναιών Medium diacritics: Ληναιών Low diacritics: Ληναιών Capitals: ΛΗΝΑΙΩΝ
Transliteration A: Lēnaiṓn Transliteration B: Lēnaiōn Transliteration C: Linaion Beta Code: *lhnaiw/n

English (LSJ)

ῶνος, ὁ, name of a month in many Greek calendars, Hes.Op.504, SIG1014.94 (Erythrae), etc.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

Ληναιών: -ῶνος, ὁ, ἀρχαῖον Ἰων. ὄνομα τοῦ ἑβδόμου Ἀττ. μηνὸς Γαμηλιῶνος, καθ’ ὃν τὰ ἐν Ἀθήναις Λήναια ἑωρτάζοντο (ἴδε ἐν λέξ. Διονύσια), ἀντιστοιχῶν περίπου πρὸς τὸ τελευταῖον μέρος τοῦ Ἰανουαρίου καὶ τὸ πρῶτον τοῦ Φεβρουαρίου (κατὰ τὸ Γρηγοριανὸν ἡμερολόγιον), Ἡσ. Ἔργ. κ. Ἡμ. 502, ἔνθα σημειοῦται ὡς ὁ ψυχρότατος μήν. Παρὰ τοῖς ἐν Ἀσίᾳ Ἕλλησιν ἦτο ὁ πέμπτος μὴν τοῦ ἔτους.