τῆλε

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See also: τηλε- and τηλέ-

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From a locative form of Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- (to turn, revolve). Compare τέλος (télos, end) and πάλαι (pálai, long ago).[1]

    Pronunciation

     

    Adverb

    τῆλε (têle)

    1. far off, afar, far away

    Derived terms

    References

    1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “τῆλε”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1477-8

    Further reading

    • τῆλε”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • τῆλε”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • τῆλε”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
    • τῆλε in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
    • τῆλε in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
    • τῆλε”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter