ὄρεσφι

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ὀρεσ- (ores-) +‎ -φι (-phi).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ó.res.pʰi/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈo.res.pʰi/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈo.res.ɸi/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈo.res.fi/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈo.res.fi/

Noun

ὄρεσφῐ • (óresphi)

(Epic) genitive/dative singular/plural of ὄρος (óros)
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 10.184–185:
  ὅς τε καθ’ ὕλην / ἔρχηται δι’ ὄρεσφι·
  hós te kath’ húlēn / érkhētai di’ óresphi;
  1924 translation by Augustus Taber Murray
  that cometh through the wood among the hills

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