"Εὐρώπη" meaning in Ancient Greek

See Εὐρώπη in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /eu̯.rɔ̌ː.pɛː/, /eˈβro.pi/, /eˈvro.pi/, /eu̯.rɔ̌ː.pɛː/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ewˈro.pe̝/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /eˈβro.pi/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /eˈvro.pi/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /eˈvro.pi/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: Uncertain, but either from: * εὐρύς (eurús) + ὤψ (ṓps), literally meaning "wide face" (as a description of the beauty of the mythical Europa) or "broad eye" (metaphorically meaning something like "as far as the eye can see") * Semitic origin; compare also Ἀσία (Asía), related to ** Akkadian 𒀭𒌓𒋙𒀀 (ᵈUD.ŠU₂.A /⁠erebu, erbu⁠/, “direction of the setting sun, occident, west”) ** Phoenician 𐤏𐤓𐤁 (ʿrb /⁠ʿereb⁠/, “evening”) ** Hebrew מַעֲרָב (maʿărāḇ, “occident, west”) ** Classical Syriac ܡܥܪܒܐ (maʿrəḇā, “occident, west”) ** Arabic غَرْب (ḡarb, “occident, west”) and غُرُوب (ḡurūb, “setting of the sun”) ** and specifically Aramaic עֲרוּבְתָּא f (ʿărūḇtā, “sunset; eve; Sabbath eve; Friday; Venus, Aphrodite”) of which the absolute state עֲרוּבָא f (ʿărūḇā) in the relevant Northwest Semitic chronolect and isolect would have lacked begedkefet and the second vowel /ɔː/ * From a separate Semitic root related to guarantees and exchanges, found in Arabic عَرَبُون (ʕarabūn, “down payment”), Hebrew בֶּן‑עֲרֻבָּה (ben‑ʿărubbāh, “hostages”), Classical Syriac ܥܪܘܒܐ (ˁārōḇā, “hostages”), stemming from mythology in which Europa is famously abducted; see the story of Cadmus, a figure also with Semitic associations, who seeks after his kidnapped sister. Etymology templates: {{unc|grc}} Uncertain, {{der|grc|sem}} Semitic, {{cog|akk|𒀭𒌓𒋙𒀀|t=direction of the setting sun, occident, west|tr=ᵈUD.ŠU₂.A|ts=erebu, erbu}} Akkadian 𒀭𒌓𒋙𒀀 (ᵈUD.ŠU₂.A /⁠erebu, erbu⁠/, “direction of the setting sun, occident, west”), {{cog|phn|𐤏𐤓𐤁|t=evening|ts=ʿereb}} Phoenician 𐤏𐤓𐤁 (ʿrb /⁠ʿereb⁠/, “evening”), {{cog|he|מַעֲרָב|t=occident, west|tr=maʿărāḇ}} Hebrew מַעֲרָב (maʿărāḇ, “occident, west”), {{cog|syc|ܡܥܪܒܐ|t=occident, west|tr=maʿrəḇā}} Classical Syriac ܡܥܪܒܐ (maʿrəḇā, “occident, west”), {{cog|ar|غَرْب|t=occident, west}} Arabic غَرْب (ḡarb, “occident, west”), {{cog|arc|עֲרוּבְתָּא|g=f|t=sunset; eve; Sabbath eve; Friday; Venus, Aphrodite|tr=ʿărūḇtā}} Aramaic עֲרוּבְתָּא f (ʿărūḇtā, “sunset; eve; Sabbath eve; Friday; Venus, Aphrodite”), {{bor|grc|sem-nwe|-}} Northwest Semitic, {{der|grc|sem}} Semitic, {{cog|ar|عَرَبُون|t=down payment}} Arabic عَرَبُون (ʕarabūn, “down payment”), {{cog|he|בֶּן‑עֲרֻבָּה|t=hostages|tr=ben‑ʿărubbāh}} Hebrew בֶּן‑עֲרֻבָּה (ben‑ʿărubbāh, “hostages”), {{cog|syc|ܥܪܘܒܐ|t=hostages|tr=ˁārōḇā}} Classical Syriac ܥܪܘܒܐ (ˁārōḇā, “hostages”) Head templates: {{grc-proper noun|Εὐρώπης|f|first}} Εὐρώπη • (Eurṓpē) f (genitive Εὐρώπης); first declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|Εὐρώπη|ης|form=F-sing}} Forms: Eurṓpē [romanization], Εὐρώπης [genitive], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ἡ Εὐρώπη [nominative, singular], τῆς Εὐρώπης [genitive, singular], τῇ Εὐρώπῃ [dative, singular], τὴν Εὐρώπην [accusative, singular], Εὐρώπη [singular, vocative], Εὐρώπᾱ [alternative, Doric], Εὐρωπίᾱ [alternative, poetic]
  1. (Greek mythology) Europa (several characters, most notably a Phoenician princess abducted to Crete by Zeus) Tags: Greek
    Sense id: en-Εὐρώπη-grc-name-PjW2uloc Categories (other): Greek mythology, Phoenicia, Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine proper nouns in the first declension Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine proper nouns in the first declension: 50 50 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
  2. Europe (a continent located west of Asia and north of Africa)
    Sense id: en-Εὐρώπη-grc-name-wHSw84lj Categories (other): Continents and continental regions, Europe, Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine proper nouns in the first declension, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine proper nouns in the first declension: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 62
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        "tr": "maʿărāḇ"
      },
      "expansion": "Hebrew מַעֲרָב (maʿărāḇ, “occident, west”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "syc",
        "2": "ܡܥܪܒܐ",
        "t": "occident, west",
        "tr": "maʿrəḇā"
      },
      "expansion": "Classical Syriac ܡܥܪܒܐ (maʿrəḇā, “occident, west”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ar",
        "2": "غَرْب",
        "t": "occident, west"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic غَرْب (ḡarb, “occident, west”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "arc",
        "2": "עֲרוּבְתָּא",
        "g": "f",
        "t": "sunset; eve; Sabbath eve; Friday; Venus, Aphrodite",
        "tr": "ʿărūḇtā"
      },
      "expansion": "Aramaic עֲרוּבְתָּא f (ʿărūḇtā, “sunset; eve; Sabbath eve; Friday; Venus, Aphrodite”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "sem-nwe",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Northwest Semitic",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "sem"
      },
      "expansion": "Semitic",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ar",
        "2": "عَرَبُون",
        "t": "down payment"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic عَرَبُون (ʕarabūn, “down payment”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "he",
        "2": "בֶּן‑עֲרֻבָּה",
        "t": "hostages",
        "tr": "ben‑ʿărubbāh"
      },
      "expansion": "Hebrew בֶּן‑עֲרֻבָּה (ben‑ʿărubbāh, “hostages”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "syc",
        "2": "ܥܪܘܒܐ",
        "t": "hostages",
        "tr": "ˁārōḇā"
      },
      "expansion": "Classical Syriac ܥܪܘܒܐ (ˁārōḇā, “hostages”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Uncertain, but either from:\n* εὐρύς (eurús) + ὤψ (ṓps), literally meaning \"wide face\" (as a description of the beauty of the mythical Europa) or \"broad eye\" (metaphorically meaning something like \"as far as the eye can see\")\n* Semitic origin; compare also Ἀσία (Asía), related to\n** Akkadian 𒀭𒌓𒋙𒀀 (ᵈUD.ŠU₂.A /⁠erebu, erbu⁠/, “direction of the setting sun, occident, west”)\n** Phoenician 𐤏𐤓𐤁 (ʿrb /⁠ʿereb⁠/, “evening”)\n** Hebrew מַעֲרָב (maʿărāḇ, “occident, west”)\n** Classical Syriac ܡܥܪܒܐ (maʿrəḇā, “occident, west”)\n** Arabic غَرْب (ḡarb, “occident, west”) and غُرُوب (ḡurūb, “setting of the sun”)\n** and specifically Aramaic עֲרוּבְתָּא f (ʿărūḇtā, “sunset; eve; Sabbath eve; Friday; Venus, Aphrodite”) of which the absolute state עֲרוּבָא f (ʿărūḇā) in the relevant Northwest Semitic chronolect and isolect would have lacked begedkefet and the second vowel /ɔː/\n* From a separate Semitic root related to guarantees and exchanges, found in Arabic عَرَبُون (ʕarabūn, “down payment”), Hebrew בֶּן‑עֲרֻבָּה (ben‑ʿărubbāh, “hostages”), Classical Syriac ܥܪܘܒܐ (ˁārōḇā, “hostages”), stemming from mythology in which Europa is famously abducted; see the story of Cadmus, a figure also with Semitic associations, who seeks after his kidnapped sister.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Eurṓpē",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Εὐρώπης",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-1",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "First declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἡ Εὐρώπη",
      "roman": "hē Eurṓpē",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῆς Εὐρώπης",
      "roman": "tês Eurṓpēs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ Εὐρώπῃ",
      "roman": "têi Eurṓpēi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν Εὐρώπην",
      "roman": "tḕn Eurṓpēn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Εὐρώπη",
      "roman": "Eurṓpē",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Εὐρώπᾱ",
      "roman": "Eurṓpā",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Doric"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Εὐρωπίᾱ",
      "roman": "Eurōpíā",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "poetic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Εὐρώπης",
        "2": "f",
        "3": "first"
      },
      "expansion": "Εὐρώπη • (Eurṓpē) f (genitive Εὐρώπης); first declension",
      "name": "grc-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Εὐρώπη",
        "2": "ης",
        "form": "F-sing"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "grc:Greek mythology",
        "grc:Phoenicia"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Europa (several characters, most notably a Phoenician princess abducted to Crete by Zeus)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Greek",
          "Greek"
        ],
        [
          "mythology",
          "mythology"
        ],
        [
          "Europa",
          "Europa#English:_Q165170"
        ],
        [
          "Phoenician",
          "Phoenician"
        ],
        [
          "princess",
          "princess"
        ],
        [
          "abducted",
          "abduct"
        ],
        [
          "Crete",
          "Crete"
        ],
        [
          "Zeus",
          "Zeus"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Greek mythology) Europa (several characters, most notably a Phoenician princess abducted to Crete by Zeus)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Greek"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "human-sciences",
        "mysticism",
        "mythology",
        "philosophy",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "grc:Continents and continental regions",
        "grc:Europe"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Europe (a continent located west of Asia and north of Africa)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Europe",
          "Europe#English:_Q46"
        ],
        [
          "continent",
          "continent"
        ],
        [
          "Asia",
          "Asia"
        ],
        [
          "Africa",
          "Africa"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/eu̯.rɔ̌ː.pɛː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eˈβro.pi/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eˈvro.pi/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eu̯.rɔ̌ː.pɛː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ewˈro.pe̝/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eˈβro.pi/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eˈvro.pi/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eˈvro.pi/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Europa"
  ],
  "word": "Εὐρώπη"
}

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