ἀγχόθι

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • ἄγχοθῐ (ánkhothĭ) — different accentuation

Etymology

ἄγχι (ánkhi, “near”) +‎ -θι (-thi, “at”)

Pronunciation

 

Adverb

ᾰ̓γχόθῐ • (ănkhóthĭ)

  1. (Poetic) near
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 14.402:
      τῶν ἓν ἀείρας στῆθος βεβλήκει ὑπὲρ ἄντυγος ἀγχόθι δειρῆς
      tôn hèn aeíras stêthos beblḗkei hupèr ántugos ankhóthi deirês
      Of these he lifted one high, and smote Hector on the chest over the shield-rim, near the neck.

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