ἤλιθα: Difference between revisions

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