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ἀλεξήτειρα

From LSJ

L'amor che move il sole e l'altre stelleLove that moves the sun and the other stars

Dante Alighieri, Paradiso, XXXIII, v. 145
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Full diacritics: ἀλεξήτειρα Medium diacritics: ἀλεξήτειρα Low diacritics: αλεξήτειρα Capitals: ΑΛΕΞΗΤΕΙΡΑ
Transliteration A: alexḗteira Transliteration B: alexēteira Transliteration C: aleksiteira Beta Code: a)lech/teira

English (LSJ)

ἡ, AP9.764 (Paul. Sil.), Nonn. D. 25.529: fem. of ἀλεξητήρ, -ῆρος, ὁ,
A one who keeps off, ἀ. μάχης stemmer of battle, Il.20.396; λοιμοῦ ἀ. a protector from plague, A.R.2.519; κακῶν IG14.1003.25:—rare in Prose, ταῖς πατρίσιν ἀλεξητῆρες εἶναι X.Oec.4.3.
II as adjective, θυμὸς ἀ. Opp.H.4.42.

Spanish (DGE)

-ας
• Prosodia: [ᾰ-]
que asiste, protectora τέχνη AP 9.764 (Paul.Sil.)
c. gen. ὀλέθρου Nonn.D.25.529.

German (Pape)

[Seite 92] ἡ, Helferin, τέχνη P. Sil. 66 (IX, 764); Abwenderin, Nonn. D. 24, 429 ὀλέθρου.

Russian (Dvoretsky)

ἀλεξήτειρα:защитница, хранительница (ἀ. τέχνη Anth.).

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

ἀλεξήτειρα: ἡ, Ἀνθ. Π. 9. 764, Νόνν. θηλ. τοῦ ἑπομένου.

Greek Monotonic

ἀλεξήτειρα: ἡ, θηλ. του επόμ., σε Ανθ.

Middle Liddell

[fem. of ἀλεξητήρ, Anth.]