εἴρη
δυνατὰ δὲ οἱ προύχοντες πράσσουσι καὶ οἱ ἀσθενεῖς ξυγχωροῦσιν → the strong do what they will; the weak do what they must | the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must | they that have odds of power exact as much as they can, and the weak yield to such conditions as they can get
English (LSJ)
(A), ἡ, (εἴρω 'speak') old Ion., A = ἀγορά or ἐκκλησία, a place of assembly, εἰράων προπάροιθε καθήμενοι Il.18.531 (cf. Sch. ad loc. and EM483.3); ἐπιμίσγεται… εἴρας ἐς ἀθανάτων Hes.Th.804 (Herm. for εἰρέας): expld. by Hsch. as = ἐρώτησις, φήμη, κληδών (also written ἰρά, ἱρά, by Gramm., cf. Apollon.Lex., EM475.12, Suid.).
εἴρη (B), ἡ, A v. εἶρις: also, = ἶρις, rainbow, Hsch.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
εἴρη: ἡ, (εἴρω, λέγω) Ἰων. ἀρχαία λέξις, ἀντιστοιχοῦσα πρὸς τὴν κοινὴν λέξιν ἀγορὰ ἢ ἐκκλησία, τόπος συναθροίσεως, εἰράων προπάροιθε καθήμενοι Ἰλ. Σ. 531 (ἴδε Σχόλ. καὶ Μ. Ἐτυμολ. 483. 3)· ἐν Ἡσ. Θ. 804, ἐπιμίσγεται... εἰρέας ἀθανάτων, ἐξ ὀνομαστ. εἰρέα· ἀλλ’ ὁ Ruhnk. διώρθωσεν εἴραις ἔχων ὑπ’ ὄψει τὸν Ὅμηρον καὶ τοὺς κανόνας τῆς συντάξεως.
French (Bailly abrégé)
1ης (ἡ) :
gén. pl. épq. εἰράων;
lieu d’assemblée ; assemblée.
Étymologie: εἴρω².
Spanish (DGE)
v. εἴρα.
Greek Monolingual
εἴρη και εἰρέα, η (Α)
αγορά, εκκλησία, τόπος συνελεύσεως.
Greek Monotonic
εἴρη: ἡ (εἴρω Β), Ιων. αντί ἀγορά, χώρος συνέλευσης, συγκέντρωσης, Επικ. γεν. πληθ. εἰράων, σε Ομήρ. Ιλ.
Frisk Etymological English
Grammatical information: f.
Meaning: taken as speaking-, convention-place, after H. = ἐρώτησις, φήμη, κληδών, after EM 483, 3 = ἐκκλησία and μαντεία.
Other forms: only εἰράων Σ 531 (verse beginning), also (id.) εἰρέας H. Th. 804 (conj. εἴραις, εἴρας)
Origin: XX [etym. unknown]
Etymology: Of old to ἐρῶ, εἴρηκα (εἴρω) say, but basis unclear; nom. *εἶρα < *Ϝέρ-ι̯α? - S. also εἰρήνη.
Middle Liddell
[ἐρῶ] [ionic for ἀγορά
a place of assembly, epic gen. pl. εἰράων Il.
Frisk Etymology German
εἴρη: {*eírē}
Forms: nur εἰράων Σ 531 (am Versanfang), außerdem (ebenso) εἰρέας H. Th. 804 (Konj. εἴραις, εἴρας)
Meaning: als ‘Sprech-, Versammlungsplatz’ erklärt, nach H. = ἐρώτησις, φήμη, κληδών, nach EM 483, 3 = ἐκκλησία und μαντεία.
Etymology : Seit alters zu ἐρῶ, εἴρηκα (εἴρω) sagen gezogen, aber Grundform unklar; Nom. *εἶρα aus *ϝέρι̯α? — S. auch εἰρήνη.
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