"πτολίεθρον" meaning in Ancient Greek

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Noun

IPA: /pto.lí.e.tʰron/, /ptoˈli.e.θron/, /ptoˈli.e.θron/, /pto.lí.e.tʰron/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ptoˈli.e.tʰron/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ptoˈli.e.θron/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ptoˈli.e.θron/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ptoˈli.e.θron/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan) Forms: ptolíethron [romanization]
Etymology: From πτόλις (ptólis), variant of πόλις (pólis, “city”) + -θρον (-thron). Olsen calls the phonetic details "quite obscure." Etymology templates: {{suffix|grc|πόλις|θρον|t1=city}} πόλις (pólis, “city”) + -θρον (-thron) Head templates: {{head|grc|noun|g=n}} πτολίεθρον • (ptolíethron) n
  1. (Epic) city Tags: Epic Synonyms: πτόλις (ptólis), πόλις (pólis)
    Sense id: en-πτολίεθρον-grc-noun-EaYsI0Er Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -θρον, Epic Greek

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          "english": "Muse, sing for me of the man of many ways, who wandered very far, after he sacked the holy city of Troy:",
          "ref": "800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 1.1–2",
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          "text": "Ἄνδρα μοι ἔννεπε, Μοῦσα, πολύτροπον, ὃς μάλα πολλὰ\nπλάγχθη, ἐπεὶ Τροίης ἱερὸν πτολίεθρον ἔπερσε·\nÁndra moi énnepe, Moûsa, polútropon, hòs mála pollà"
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      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
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      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
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      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
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