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αὐτόθι

αὐτόθι

See also: αυτόθι

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Adverb

αὐτόθῐ (autóthi)

  1. on the spot; here, there
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 5.847
      ἤτοι ὃ μὲν Περίφαντα πελώριον αὐτόθ᾽ ἔασε κεῖσθαι ὅθι πρῶτον κτείνων ἐξαίνυτο θυμόν
      He let be huge Periphas to lie where he was, even where at the first he had slain him and taken away his life.
  2. forthwith, straightway
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 6.281
      ὥς κέ οἱ αὖθι γαῖα χάνοι
      Would that the earth might straightway gape for him!

Synonyms

Related terms

  • αὐτόθεν (autóthen)
  • αὐτόσε (autóse)

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