Ἐλευσίς

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τὸν ἀφ' ἱερᾶς κινεῖν λίθον → move one's man from this line, move a piece from this line, try one's last chance, make a last ditch effort

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Full diacritics: Ἐλευσίς Medium diacritics: Ἐλευσίς Low diacritics: Ελευσίς Capitals: ΕΛΕΥΣΙΣ
Transliteration A: Eleusís Transliteration B: Eleusis Transliteration C: Elefsis Beta Code: *)eleusi/s

English (LSJ)

ῖνος, ἡ, Eleusis, an old city of Attica, sacred to Demeter and Cora, first in h.Cer.97; late

   A Ἐλευσίν Str.9.1.12 codd. (but Ἐλευσίς 9.1.20), Corn.ND28.    II Advs. Ἐλευσῖνι at Eleusis, IG12.76.10, al., And.1.111, Lys.6.4, etc.; later ἐν Ἐ. IG22.1028.11, al.: Ἐλευσῖνάδε to Eleusis, Lys.12.52, X.HG2.4.24:Ἐλευσῑνόθεν from Eleusis, And.1.111, Lys.6.45.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

Ἐλευσίς: -ῖνος, ἡ, ἀρχαία πόλις τῆς Ἀττικῆς, ἱερὰ τῇ Δήμητρι καὶ τῇ Κόρῃ (Περσεφόνῃ), μνημονευομένη πρῶτον ἐν τῷ Ὁμ. Ὕμνῳ εἰς Δήμητρα: ὁ τύπος Ἐλευσὶν ἀπαντᾷ μόνον ἐν μεταγενεστέροις χειρογράφοις, ὡς ἐν Στράβ. 395, ἀλλ’ Ἐλευσὶς ἐν 397 (δίς)· οὕτω καὶ ὁ τύπος Σαλαμὶν εἶναι μεταγενέστερος ἀντὶ τοῦ δοκίμου Σαλαμίς. ΙΙ. Ἐπιρρήματα: Ἐλευσῖνι, ἐν Ἐλευσῖνι, Ἀνδοκ. 15. 6, Λυσ. 103. 24, Ξεν. κλ. (παρὰ μεταγενεστέροις καὶ μὴ δοκίμοις συγγραφ., ἐν Ἐλ., ἴδε Κοβήτου V. LL. σ. 201): Ἐλευσίνᾰδε εἰς Ἐλευσῖνα, Λυσ. 125. 6, Ξεν. Ἑλλ. 2. 4, 24· Ἐλευσινόθεν, ἐξ Ἐλευσῖνος, Ἀνδοκ. 15. 4, Λυσ. 107. 12.

French (Bailly abrégé)

ῖνος (ἡ) :
Éleusis, ville et dème d’Attique, de la tribu Hippothoontide, célèbre par le culte de Déméter et les mystères d’Éleusis, patrie d’Eschyle.
Étymologie: DELG topon. prob. méditerranéen.