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ἑστία
ἑστία the hearth of a house, fireside, Hom., Aesch., etc.; the shrine of the household gods, and a sanctuary for suppliants ἐφέστιοι, ἐπὶ τὴν ἑστίαν καθίζεσθαι Thuc. the house itself, a dwelling, home (as we say fireside), Hdt., Trag.: metaph. of the last home, the grave, Soph. a household, family, Hdt. an altar, shrine, Trag.; γᾶς μεσόμφαλος ἑστ., of the Delphic shrine, Eur. as nom. pr.

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the hearth of a house, fireside; family
Vesta

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ἑστία
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ἑστία
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εστια
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ἑστία the hearth of a house, fireside, Hom., Aesch., etc.; the shrine of the household gods, and a sanctuary for suppliants ἐφέστιοι, ἐπὶ τὴν ἑστίαν καθίζεσθαι Thuc. the house itself, a dwelling, home (as we say fireside), Hdt., Trag.: metaph. of the last home, the grave, Soph. a household, family, Hdt. an altar, shrine, Trag.; γᾶς μεσόμφαλος ἑστ., of the Delphic shrine, Eur. as nom. pr.
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13312
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n13318
Key:
e(sti/a

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