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τόθι

τόθι

Ancient Greek

Adverb

τόθῐ (tóthi)

  1. there
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 15.239
      τόθι γάρ νύ οἱ αἴσιμον ἦεν ναιέμεναι
      For there it was appointed him to dwell.
    • Homeric Hymn to Apollo 244
      βῆς δ᾽ ἐπὶ Τελφούσης: τόθι τοι ἅδε χῶρος ἀπήμων τεύξασθαι νηόν τε καὶ ἄλσεα δενδρήεντα
      Then you went to Telphusa: and there the pleasant place seemed fit for making a temple and wooded grove.
  2. (relative) where
    • Homeric Hymn to Pan 25
      λιγυρῇσιν ἀγαλλόμενος φρένα μολπαῖς ἐν μαλακῷ λειμῶνι, τόθι κρόκος ἠδ᾽ ὑάκινθος εὐώδης θαλέθων καταμίσγεται ἄκριτα ποίῃ
      He delights in high-pitched songs in a soft meadow where crocuses and sweet-smelling hyacinths bloom at random in the grass.

Related terms

Synonyms

  • ἐκεῖθι (ekeîthi)
  • ἐκείνῃ (ekeínēi)
  • αὖθι (aûthi)
  • τηνεῖ (tēneî)
  • ἐπ᾿ αὐτόφι (ep᾿ autóphi)

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