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ἀρά
ἀρά, Ion. ἀρή, ἡ,

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a prayer, imprecation, curse

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Headword:
ἀρά
Headword (normalized):
ἀρά
Headword (normalized/stripped):
αρα
Intro Text:
ἀρά, Ion. ἀρή, ἡ,
IDX:
14753
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionaries.v1:lsj-n14641
Key:
a)ra/

Senses and Citations (From Data)

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Children (1)
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prayer, Il. 15.378, 598, 23.199, Hes. Op. 726, Pi. I. 6(5).43; ἀρὴν ἐποιήσαντο παῖδα γενέσθαι Ἀρίστωνι offered prayers that a child should be born, Hdt. 6.63.
Citations (6)
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Il. 15.378,
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598,
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23.199,
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Hes. Op. 726,
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Pi. I. 6(5).43;
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Hdt. 6.63.
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Children (2)
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Children (2)
2
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vow, Inscr.Cypr. 83, 147H.
3
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curse, imprecation, ἐξ ἀρέων μητρὸς . . ἥ ῥα θεοῖσι πόλλʼ ἀχέουσʼ ἠρᾶτο Il. 9.566; freq. in Trag., mostly in pl., A. Pr. 910, S. OT 295; ἀρὰς ἀρᾶσθαι, προστιθέναι, ἐξανιέναι, E. Ph. 67, S. OC 952, 154 (lyr.), 1375; ἐπεύχεσθαι Pl. Criti. 119e; θέσθαι ἐπί τινας Plu. Cam. 13: also in sg., πατρὸς δʼ ἀ. κρανθήσεται A. Pr. 910, cf. Ag. 457 (lyr.), etc.; ἡ τοῦ νόμου ἀ. Pl. Lg. 871b; ἀρᾷ . . ἔνοχος ἔστω ib. 742b, etc.: in pl., imprecations, freq. in Inscrr. on those who shall mutilate or remove them, Inscr.Magn. 105.53 (ii B. C.), IG 3.1417 sqq.
Citations (13)
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Il. 9.566
ἐξ ἀρέων μητρὸς . . ἥ ῥα θεοῖσι πόλλʼ ἀχέουσʼ ἠρᾶτο
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A. Pr. 910,
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S. OT 295;
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E. Ph. 67,
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S. OC 952,
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154 (lyr.),
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1375;
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Pl. Criti. 119e
ἐπεύχεσθαι
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Plu. Cam. 13
θέσθαι ἐπί τινας
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A. Pr. 910
πατρὸς δʼ ἀ. κρανθήσεται
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Ag. 457 (lyr.), etc.;
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Pl. Lg. 871b
ἡ τοῦ νόμου ἀ.
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742b, etc.: in pl.,
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II
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Ἀρά personified as the goddess of destruction and revenge, ὦ πότνιʼ Ἀρὰ σεμναί τε θεῶν παῖδες Ἐρινύες S. El. 111; δεινόπους Ἀρά Id. OT 418; but in A. Eu. 417 the Erinyes say that Ἀραί is their own name γῆς ὑπαί; Ἀρά τʼ Ἐρινὺς πατρὸς ἡ μεγασθενής Id. Th. 70; Ἀρᾶς ἱερόν Ar. Fr. 575. (Hence the Verb ἀράομαι.) [ Ep. always ᾱρ, Att. always ᾰρ.] (From ἀρϝᾱ, cf. κάταρϝος.)
Citations (5)
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S. El. 111
ὦ πότνιʼ Ἀρὰ σεμναί τε θεῶν παῖδες Ἐρινύες
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Id. OT 418
δεινόπους Ἀρά
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A. Eu. 417 the Erinyes say that
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Id. Th. 70
γῆς ὑπαί; Ἀρά τʼ Ἐρινὺς πατρὸς ἡ μεγασθενής
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Ar. Fr. 575
Ἀρᾶς ἱερόν
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Citations (From Models)

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