"σπινθήρ" meaning in Ancient Greek

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      "text": "Translingual: Spinther (genus of worms)"
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      ]
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      ]
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "τοῖν σπῐνθήροιν",
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        "plural"
      ]
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        "singular"
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        "plural"
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      ]
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        "plural"
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          "roman": "spinthēroboléō",
          "word": "σπῐνθηροβολέω"
        },
        {
          "roman": "spinthēroeidḗs",
          "word": "σπῐνθηροειδής"
        },
        {
          "roman": "spinthērízō",
          "word": "σπῐνθηρῐ́ζω"
        },
        {
          "roman": "spintharís",
          "word": "σπῐνθᾰρῐ́ς"
        }
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        }
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/spin.tʰɛ̌ːr/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/spinˈθir/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/spinˈθir/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/spin.tʰɛ̌ːr/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/spinˈtʰe̝r/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/spinˈθir/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/spinˈθir/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/spinˈθir/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
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}

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    },
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      "roman": "spinthēroeidḗs",
      "word": "σπῐνθηροειδής"
    },
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      "roman": "spinthērízō",
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    },
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      "form": "τοῖν σπῐνθήροιν",
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        "plural"
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        "plural"
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      "form": "toîs spinthêrsi",
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        "plural"
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      "form": "τὸν σπῐνθῆρᾰ",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "τὼ σπῐνθῆρε",
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    {
      "form": "τοὺς σπῐνθῆρᾰς",
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      "form": "σπῐνθήρ",
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        "Ancient Greek nouns",
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      "ipa": "/spin.tʰɛ̌ːr/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/spinˈθir/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/spinˈθir/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/spin.tʰɛ̌ːr/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/spinˈtʰe̝r/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/spinˈθir/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/spinˈθir/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/spinˈθir/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
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      "word": "σπῐ́νθρᾰξ"
    }
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}