χήρα
χήρα
χήρα, Ionic χήρη, ἡ,
bereft of a husband, a widow, Lat. vidua, c. gen., χήρη σευ ἔσομαι, says Andromache to Hector, Il.; χῆραι γυναῖκες widow women, Il.; so Eur., etc.
from χήρα was formed the masc. χῆρος (as widower from widow), Anth.
χῆρος, α, ον, as adj., in metaph. sense, widowed, bereaved, χῆρα μέλαθρα Eur.; c. gen., φάρσος στελεοῦ χῆρον a piece torn from the stem, Anth.
deriv. uncertain
Headword (normalized):
χήρα
Headword (normalized/stripped):
χηρα
Intro Text:
χήρα
χήρα, Ionic χήρη, ἡ,
bereft of a husband, a widow, Lat. vidua, c. gen., χήρη σευ ἔσομαι, says Andromache to Hector, Il.; χῆραι γυναῖκες widow women, Il.; so Eur., etc.
from χήρα was formed the masc. χῆρος (as widower from widow), Anth.
χῆρος, α, ον, as adj., in metaph. sense, widowed, bereaved, χῆρα μέλαθρα Eur.; c. gen., φάρσος στελεοῦ χῆρον a piece torn from the stem, Anth.
deriv. uncertain
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n35738
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