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Ἐκάβη

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Μί' ἐστὶν ἀρετὴ τἄτοπον φεύγειν ἀεί → Numquam non fugere inepta , et hoc virtutis est → Die einzge Tugend: meiden, was abwegig ist

Menander, Monostichoi, 339

Frisk Etymological English

Grammatical information: f.
Meaning: wife of Priamos (Il.); metonym. = χοῖρος (Orph. Fr. 46; because of the rich progeny; cf. Χοιρίλη s. χοῖρος). Korinth. Ϝεκαβα
Dialectal forms: Korinth. Ϝεκαβα
Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]X [probably]
Etymology: Shortened for *Ἐκαβόλος, s. ἑκηβόλος and Kretschmer Glotta 12, 104, Sohnsen Unt. 25f. Doubtful; the name may be Pre-Greek.