ἤπειρος
ἤπειροςdial.ᾱ̓́πειρος
ουf landopp. sea
Hom. mainlandesp. that of Greece or Asia Minor, opp. offshore islands
Hes. Hdt. E. continentref. to Europe, Asia or Africa
Pi. Hdt. Trag. ἤπειρόνδεadv towardsonto landfr. the sea
Od. AR.to the mainlandopp. offshore islands
Od. ref. to a valley extendingtowards the land side or interioropp. seainland
AR. towards the lowlandsopp. mountainsto the plain
AR.
ShortDef
Epirus
terra-firma, the land
Debugging
Headword (normalized):
ἤπειρος
Headword (normalized/stripped):
ηπειρος
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-17302
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