"σπέος" meaning in Ancient Greek

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Noun

IPA: /spé.os/, /ˈspe.os/, /ˈspe.os/, /spé.os/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈspe.os/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈspe.os/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈspe.os/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈspe.os/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: According to Beekes, the word is undoubtedly from Pre-Greek. Etymology templates: {{der|grc|qsb-grc|-}} Pre-Greek Head templates: {{grc-noun|σπείους|n|third}} σπέος • (spéos) n (genitive σπείους); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|irreg|σπέος, σπεῖος|σπείους|σπῆῐ̈||σπείων|σπέσσῐ, σπήεσσῐ|dial=epi|form=N-SP}} Forms: spéos [romanization], σπείους [genitive], Epic irregular [table-tags], σπέος [nominative, singular], σπεῖος [nominative, singular], - [nominative, plural], σπείους [genitive, singular], σπείων [genitive, plural], σπῆῐ̈ [dative, singular], σπέσσῐ [dative, plural], σπήεσσῐ [dative, plural], σπέος [accusative, singular], σπεῖος [accusative, singular], - [accusative, plural], σπέος [singular, vocative], σπεῖος [singular, vocative], - [plural, vocative]
  1. (Epic) cave, cavern, grotto Tags: Epic Categories (place): Landforms Synonyms: σπεῖος (speîos) Derived forms: σπήλαιον (spḗlaion), σπῆλυγξ (spêlunx)

Inflected forms

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          "english": "[Odysseus] alone, longing for homecoming and his wife,\nthe revered nymph Calypso, brightest of goddesses, detained\nin hollow caves, longing for him to be her husband.",
          "ref": "800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 1.13–15",
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          "text": "τὸν δ’ οἶον, νόστου κεχρημένον ἠδὲ γυναικός,\nνύμφη πότνι’ ἔρῡκε Καλυψώ, δῖα θεᾱ́ων,\nἐν σπέσσι γλαφυροῖσι, λιλαιομένη πόσιν εἶναι.\ntòn d’ oîon, nóstou kekhrēménon ēdè gunaikós,\nnúmphē pótni’ érūke Kalupsṓ, dîa theā́ōn,"
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      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
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      "ipa": "/ˈspe.os/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
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      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
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      "word": "σπεῖος"
    }
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}

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