ἀναίμων

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀν- (an-) +‎ αἷμα (haîma, blood) +‎ -μων (-mōn). Compare ἀναίμονος (anaímonos).

Adjective

ᾰ̓ναίμων (anaímōnm or f (neuter ἄναιμον); third declension

  1. (Epic, of the gods) bloodless
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 5.342:
      οὐ γὰρ σῖτον ἔδουσ’, οὐ πῑ́νουσ’ αἴθοπα οἶνον,
      τοὔνεκ’ ἀναίμονές εἰσι καὶ ᾱ̓θάνατοι καλέονται.
      ou gàr sîton édous’, ou pī́nous’ aíthopa oînon,
      toúnek’ anaímonés eisi kaì āthánatoi kaléontai.

Declension

References

  • ἀναίμων”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • ἀναίμων”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • ἀναίμων”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • ἀναίμων in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963