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ἀγχόθι

ἀγχόθι

Ancient Greek

Adverb

ᾰ̓γχόθῐ (ankhóthi)

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

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