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ἐλελισφακίτης
ἐλελίσφακον
ἐλελίσφακος
ἐλελίχθημα
ἐλελίχθων
ἐλελόγχειν
ἐλελύζω
ἕλεμα
ἔλεμος
ἑλέναυς
ἑλένη
Ἑλένια
ἑλένιον
ἑλένιος
Ἑλενοφόντης
ἐλεοδύτης
ἑλεόθρεπτος
ἐλεοκόπος
ἐλεόν
ἐλεός
ἔλεος
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ἑλένη
ἑλένη, ,
A). torch, Hsch.; cf. ἑλάνη.
2). corposant, St. Elmo's fire, Lyd. Ost. 5 .
II). wicker-basket, to carry the sacred utensils at the feast of the Brauronian Artemis, Poll. 10.191 :—hence ἑλενηφόρια, the feast itself, ibid.


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torch

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Headword:
ἑλένη
Headword (normalized):
ἑλένη
Headword (normalized/stripped):
ελενη
IDX:
33585
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-33586
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">ἑλένη</span>, <span class="gen greek">ἡ</span>, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">torch</span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hsch.</span></span>; cf. <span class="foreign greek">ἑλάνη</span>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">corposant, St. Elmo\'s fire</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2580.tlg003:5" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2580.tlg003:5/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lyd.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ost.</span> 5 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">wicker-basket</span>, to carry the sacred utensils at the feast of the Brauronian Artemis, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0542.tlg001:10:191" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0542.tlg001:10.191/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Poll.</span> 10.191 </a>:—hence <span class="orth greek">ἑλενηφόρια</span>, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">the feast itself</span>, ibid.</div> </div><br><br>'}