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λίαν
λίαν [v. fin.], Ion. and Ep. λίην, Adv.

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very, exceedingly

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λίαν [v. fin.], Ion. and Ep. λίην, Adv.
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very, exceedingly, in Hom. with an Adv., λ. ἑκάς Od. 14.496; λ. ἀεικελίως 8.231: with an Adj., λ. μέγα εἶπες 3.227, 16.243; νήπιος λ. τόσον 4.371, cf. 13.238; λ. λυπρός 13.243; λ. ἐνθύμιος ib. 421: alone with a Verb, very much, overmuch, κεχολώατο λ. 14.282; λ. ἄχθομαι ἕλκος Il. 5.361; οὔ τι λ. ποθὴ ἔσσεται not exceedingly, 14.368; μή τι λ. προκαλίζεο Od. 18.20, cf. Il. 6.486; also, in Hom., καὶ λίην, which always begins the sentence or verse, surely, aye surely, καὶ λ. κεῖνός γε ἐοικότι κεῖται ὀλέθρῳ Od. 1.46, cf. 3.203, Il. 1.553, al.
Citations (9)
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Od. 14.496
λ. ἑκάς
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8.231
λ. ἀεικελίως
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3.227
λ. μέγα εἶπες
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4.371
νήπιος λ. τόσον
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13.243
λ. λυπρός
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14.282
κεχολώατο λ.
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Il. 5.361
λ. ἄχθομαι ἕλκος
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Od. 18.20
μή τι λ. προκαλίζεο
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Od. 1.46
καὶ λ. κεῖνός γε ἐοικότι κεῖται ὀλέθρῳ
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II
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Hom., ἀσχάλα μὴ λίην Archil. 66.7, cf. Sol. 6; λίην δὲ δειλιάζεις Anacr. ap. Ptol.Ascal. p.409 H.; λ. πιστεύειν to believe implicitly, Hdt. 4.96; μὴ κάμνε λ. Pi. P. 1.90; μὴ λ. στένε S. El. 1172, cf. E. Med. 158 (lyr.); ἀσπάζου αὐτὴν λ. POxy. 936.13 (iii A.D.); καὶ λ. σαφῶς Ar. Eq. 1231; λ. ἀσελγῶς Lys. 24.15; λ. πόρρω Pl. Prt. 310c; ἐντὸς λ. τῶν τειχῶν Th. 7.5: with other words of like sense, πολὺ λ. Isoc. 9.48; λ. πάνυ Antiph. 184.2 (dub.), cf. Eust. 972.46; κόμπος λ. εἰρημένος, opp. πεπλασμένος (compare our very and verily), A. Pr. 1031:—in Trag. and Com. freq. betw. Art. and Noun, ἡ λ. φιλότης βροτῶν his too great love . . , A. Pr. 123 (anap.); τὸ λ. ποτόν Cratin. 187; ἡ λ. τρυφή Men. 587; τὰ λ. μειράκια Theopomp.Com. 29; αἱ πρὸς τυράννους λίαν ὁμιλίαι D. 6.21; τὸ λ. excess, violence, E. Andr. 866, Pl. Cra. 415c. [ Hom. has ῐ nine times, ῑ thirty-two times; the latter is found both in arsi and in thesi. In later Ep. and Trag. both quantities are found: ᾱ always.]
Citations (14)
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Archil. 66.7
ἀσχάλα μὴ λίην
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λίην δὲ δειλιάζεις
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Pi. P. 1.90
μὴ κάμνε λ.
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S. El. 1172
μὴ λ. στένε
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POxy. 936.13
ἀσπάζου αὐτὴν λ.
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Ar. Eq. 1231
καὶ λ. σαφῶς
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Lys. 24.15
λ. ἀσελγῶς
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Pl. Prt. 310c
λ. πόρρω
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Th. 7.5
ἐντὸς λ. τῶν τειχῶν
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Isoc. 9.48
πολὺ λ.
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Antiph. 184.2
λ. πάνυ
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Cratin. 187
τὸ λ. ποτόν
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Men. 587
ἡ λ. τρυφή
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D. 6.21
αἱ πρὸς τυράννους λίαν ὁμιλίαι
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Citations (From Models)

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{'quote': 'λ. ἀεικελίως', 'ref': '8.231', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:8.231'}
{'quote': 'λ. μέγα εἶπες', 'ref': '3.227', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:3.227'}
{'quote': 'νήπιος λ. τόσον', 'ref': '4.371', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:4.371'}
{'quote': 'λ. λυπρός', 'ref': '13.243', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:13.243'}
{'quote': 'κεχολώατο λ.', 'ref': '14.282', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:14.282'}
{'quote': 'λ. ἄχθομαι ἕλκος', 'ref': 'Il. 5.361', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:5.361'}
{'quote': 'μή τι λ. προκαλίζεο', 'ref': 'Od. 18.20', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:18.20'}
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{'quote': 'ἀσχάλα μὴ λίην', 'ref': 'Archil. 66.7', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0232.tlg001.perseus-grc2:66.7'}
{'quote': 'λίην δὲ δειλιάζεις', 'ref': '', 'urn': ''}
{'quote': 'μὴ κάμνε λ.', 'ref': 'Pi. P. 1.90', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg002.perseus-grc2:1.90'}
{'quote': 'μὴ λ. στένε', 'ref': 'S. El. 1172', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg005.perseus-grc2:1172'}
{'quote': 'ἀσπάζου αὐτὴν λ.', 'ref': 'POxy. 936.13', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:pap,P.Oxy.:936.perseus-grc2.13'}
{'quote': 'καὶ λ. σαφῶς', 'ref': 'Ar. Eq. 1231', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg002.perseus-grc2:1231'}
{'quote': 'λ. ἀσελγῶς', 'ref': 'Lys. 24.15', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0540.tlg024.perseus-grc2:15'}
{'quote': 'λ. πόρρω', 'ref': 'Pl. Prt. 310c', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg022.perseus-grc2:310c'}
{'quote': 'ἐντὸς λ. τῶν τειχῶν', 'ref': 'Th. 7.5', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc2:7.5'}
{'quote': 'πολὺ λ.', 'ref': 'Isoc. 9.48', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0010.tlg015.perseus-grc2:48'}
{'quote': 'λ. πάνυ', 'ref': 'Antiph. 184.2', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0410.tlg001.perseus-grc2:184.2'}
{'quote': 'τὸ λ. ποτόν', 'ref': 'Cratin. 187', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0434.tlg001.perseus-grc2:187'}
{'quote': 'ἡ λ. τρυφή', 'ref': 'Men. 587', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0541.tlg001.perseus-grc2:587'}
{'quote': 'αἱ πρὸς τυράννους λίαν ὁμιλίαι', 'ref': 'D. 6.21', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0014.tlg006.perseus-grc2:21'}

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