Scaife ATLAS

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

ShortDef

bereft of a husband, a widow

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Headword:

χήρα

Headword (normalized):

χήρα

Headword (normalized/stripped):

χηρα

IDX:

35698

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n35738

Key:

xh/ra

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