ἐκεῖθι

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • κεῖθι (keîthi)
  • κῆθι (kêthi) Aeolic
  • τηνόθι (tēnóthi) Doric

Etymology

From ἐκεῖ (ekeî, there) + -θι (-thi, at).

Pronunciation

 

Adverb

ἐκεῖθῐ • (ekeîthi)

(poetic)
  1. there
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 17.10
      τὸν ξεῖνον δύστηνον ἄγ᾽ ἐς πόλιν, ὄφρ᾽ ἂν ἐκεῖθι δαῖτα πτωχεύῃ
      tòn xeînon dústēnon ág᾽ es pólin, óphr᾽ àn ekeîthi daîta ptōkheúēi
      Lead this wretched stranger to the city, that there he may beg his food.

Usage notes

κεῖθι (keîthi) is the regular form in Homer; ἐκεῖθι is used only once, in the cited example.

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