ἀλεξήτειρα
From LSJ
λύχνον μεθ' ἡμέραν ἅψας περιῄει λέγων ἄνθρωπον ζητῶ → he lit a lamp in broad daylight and said, as he went about, I am looking for a man
English (LSJ)
ἡ, AP9.764 (Paul. Sil.), Nonn.D.25.529: fem. of ἀλεξ-ητήρ, 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 Adj., θυμὸς ἀ. Opp.H.4.42.
German (Pape)
[Seite 92] ἡ, Helferin, τέχνη P. Sil. 66 (IX, 764); Abwenderin, Nonn. D. 24, 429 ὀλέθρου.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἀλεξήτειρα: ἡ, Ἀνθ. Π. 9. 764, Νόνν. θηλ. τοῦ ἑπομένου.
