ἤλιθα

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νέῳ δὲ σιγᾶν μᾶλλον ἢ λαλεῖν πρέπει → it's fitting for a young man to keep silence rather than to speak (Menander)

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Full diacritics: ἤλῐθα Medium diacritics: ἤλιθα Low diacritics: ήλιθα Capitals: ΗΛΙΘΑ
Transliteration A: ḗlitha Transliteration B: ēlitha Transliteration C: ilitha Beta Code: h)/liqa

English (LSJ)

Adv.

   A very much, exceedingly, ληΐδα . . συνελάσσαμεν ἤ. πολλήν Il.11.677, cf. Od.5.483; ἄστρα ἤ. μυρία Man.2.3; καθαρὴν γλάγεος πόσιν ἤ. πίνειν Nic.Al.423, cf. A.R.3.342 (expl. by Sch. as,= ἀθρόως), 4.177,1265.    II in vain, to no purpose, Call.Lav.Pall.124, A.R. 2.283; ἔβρασεν ἤ. νηδὺς πνεύματα Nic.Al.25, cf. 140. (Prob. connected with ἠλεός in both uses.)

German (Pape)

[Seite 1161] 1) (vgl. ἅλις) hinlänglich, hinreichend, bei Hom. immer mit πολύς verbunden, ληΐδα ἤλιθα πολλήν Il. 11, 677, vgl. Od. 9, 330. 14, 215, hinlänglich viel, sehr viel; ἤλιθα μυρία Man. 2, 3; VLL. erkl. ἀθρόως, δαψιλῶς; so auch von der Zeit, auf einmal, Ap. Rh. 3, 342. – 21 (mit ἠλός, ἠλεός, ἠλίθιος zusammenhangend) vergeblich, umsonst; γνωσεῖται δ' ὄρνιθας, ὃς αἴσιος, οἵ τε πέτονται ἤλιθα Callim. lav. Pall. 124; vgl. Ap. Rh. 2, 283; Hesych. erkl. μάτην.