"εὑ" meaning in Ancient Greek

See εὑ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Pronoun

IPA: /heu̯/, /eβ/, /ev/, /heu̯/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /(h)ew/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /eβ/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ev/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ev/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan) Forms: heu [romanization], εὗ [alternative]
  1. Epic, Doric, and Ionic form of οὗ (hoû) (enclitic): "of him", "than him"; "of his"; "of his own" Tags: Doric, Epic, Ionic, alt-of Alternative form of: οὗ (extra: (hoû) (enclitic): "of him", "than him"; "of his"; "of his own")
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    {
      "form": "heu",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "εὗ",
      "roman": "heû",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "pron",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "(hoû) (enclitic): \"of him\", \"than him\"; \"of his\"; \"of his own\"",
          "word": "οὗ"
        }
      ],
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          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "name": "Epic Greek",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "For I avow to be far better than him in might,\nand the elder in birth.",
          "ref": "800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 15.165",
          "roman": "kaì geneēî próteros",
          "text": "... ἐπεί ἑό [or εὑ] φημι βίῃ πολὺ φέρτερος εἶναι\nκαὶ γενεῇ πρότερος\n... epeí heó [or heu] phēmi bíēi polù phérteros eînai"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Epic, Doric, and Ionic form of οὗ (hoû) (enclitic): \"of him\", \"than him\"; \"of his\"; \"of his own\""
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "οὗ",
          "οὗ#Ancient_Greek"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Doric",
        "Epic",
        "Ionic",
        "alt-of"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/heu̯/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eβ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ev/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/heu̯/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/(h)ew/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eβ/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ev/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ev/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "εὑ"
}
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "heu",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "roman": "heû",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "pron",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "(hoû) (enclitic): \"of him\", \"than him\"; \"of his\"; \"of his own\"",
          "word": "οὗ"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Ancient Greek 1-syllable words",
        "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
        "Ancient Greek non-lemma forms",
        "Ancient Greek pronoun forms",
        "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Ancient Greek terms with quotations",
        "Ancient Greek unaccented terms",
        "Doric Greek",
        "Epic Greek",
        "Ionic Greek",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "For I avow to be far better than him in might,\nand the elder in birth.",
          "ref": "800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 15.165",
          "roman": "kaì geneēî próteros",
          "text": "... ἐπεί ἑό [or εὑ] φημι βίῃ πολὺ φέρτερος εἶναι\nκαὶ γενεῇ πρότερος\n... epeí heó [or heu] phēmi bíēi polù phérteros eînai"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Epic, Doric, and Ionic form of οὗ (hoû) (enclitic): \"of him\", \"than him\"; \"of his\"; \"of his own\""
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "οὗ",
          "οὗ#Ancient_Greek"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Doric",
        "Epic",
        "Ionic",
        "alt-of"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/heu̯/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eβ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ev/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/heu̯/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/(h)ew/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eβ/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ev/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ev/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "εὑ"
}

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