"ἑλένη" meaning in Ancient Greek

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "Helenēphória",
      "word": "Ἑλενηφόρῐᾰ"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "qsb-grc",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Pre-Greek",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Traditionally connected to εἰλέω (eiléō, “to turn, wind”), which can account for the meaning \"torch\". However, Beekes suggests a Pre-Greek origin, in view of the similar word ἑλάνη (helánē, “reed bundle”) and the suffix -ένη.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "helénē",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἑλένης",
      "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 ἑλένη",
      "roman": "hē helénē",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ ἑλένᾱ",
      "roman": "tṑ helénā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "αἱ ἑλέναι",
      "roman": "hai helénai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῆς ἑλένης",
      "roman": "tês helénēs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν ἑλέναιν",
      "roman": "toîn helénain",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν ἑλενῶν",
      "roman": "tôn helenôn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ ἑλένῃ",
      "roman": "têi helénēi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν ἑλέναιν",
      "roman": "toîn helénain",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ταῖς ἑλέναις",
      "roman": "taîs helénais",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν ἑλένην",
      "roman": "tḕn helénēn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ ἑλένᾱ",
      "roman": "tṑ helénā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾱ̀ς ἑλένᾱς",
      "roman": "tā̀s helénās",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἑλένη",
      "roman": "helénē",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἑλένᾱ",
      "roman": "helénā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἑλέναι",
      "roman": "helénai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ἑλένης",
        "2": "f",
        "3": "first"
      },
      "expansion": "ἑλένη • (helénē) f (genitive ἑλένης); first declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ἑλένη",
        "2": "ης"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "torch, firebrand"
      ],
      "id": "en-ἑλένη-grc-noun-IR9Bzsqw",
      "links": [
        [
          "torch",
          "torch"
        ],
        [
          "firebrand",
          "firebrand"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "γρᾰ́βῐον"
        },
        {
          "word": "γρῡνός"
        },
        {
          "word": "δᾰΐς"
        },
        {
          "word": "δᾰ́ος"
        },
        {
          "word": "λᾰμπᾰ́ς"
        },
        {
          "word": "λοφνῐ́ς"
        },
        {
          "word": "πᾱνός"
        },
        {
          "word": "πῠρσός"
        },
        {
          "word": "φᾰνή"
        },
        {
          "word": "φρῠκτός"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "8 60 32",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 76 23",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 79 20",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 57 41",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Containers",
          "orig": "grc:Containers",
          "parents": [
            "Tools",
            "Technology",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "corposant, St. Elmo's fire"
      ],
      "id": "en-ἑλένη-grc-noun-pwG89sEs",
      "links": [
        [
          "corposant",
          "corposant"
        ],
        [
          "St. Elmo's fire",
          "St. Elmo's fire"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "17 34 48",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "wicker-basket, used to carry the sacred utensils of Artemis"
      ],
      "id": "en-ἑλένη-grc-noun-VTZnQl4u",
      "links": [
        [
          "wicker",
          "wicker"
        ],
        [
          "basket",
          "basket"
        ],
        [
          "sacred",
          "sacred"
        ],
        [
          "utensil",
          "utensil"
        ],
        [
          "Artemis",
          "Artemis"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/he.lé.nɛː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eˈle.ni/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eˈle.ni/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/he.lé.nɛː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/(h)eˈle.ne̝/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eˈle.ni/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eˈle.ni/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eˈle.ni/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ἑλένη"
}

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  "categories": [
    "Ancient Greek 3-syllable words",
    "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
    "Ancient Greek feminine nouns",
    "Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension",
    "Ancient Greek first-declension nouns",
    "Ancient Greek lemmas",
    "Ancient Greek nouns",
    "Ancient Greek paroxytone terms",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from a Pre-Greek substrate",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "grc:Containers"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "Helenēphória",
      "word": "Ἑλενηφόρῐᾰ"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "qsb-grc",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Pre-Greek",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Traditionally connected to εἰλέω (eiléō, “to turn, wind”), which can account for the meaning \"torch\". However, Beekes suggests a Pre-Greek origin, in view of the similar word ἑλάνη (helánē, “reed bundle”) and the suffix -ένη.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "helénē",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἑλένης",
      "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 ἑλένη",
      "roman": "hē helénē",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ ἑλένᾱ",
      "roman": "tṑ helénā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "αἱ ἑλέναι",
      "roman": "hai helénai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῆς ἑλένης",
      "roman": "tês helénēs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν ἑλέναιν",
      "roman": "toîn helénain",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν ἑλενῶν",
      "roman": "tôn helenôn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ ἑλένῃ",
      "roman": "têi helénēi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν ἑλέναιν",
      "roman": "toîn helénain",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ταῖς ἑλέναις",
      "roman": "taîs helénais",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν ἑλένην",
      "roman": "tḕn helénēn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ ἑλένᾱ",
      "roman": "tṑ helénā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾱ̀ς ἑλένᾱς",
      "roman": "tā̀s helénās",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἑλένη",
      "roman": "helénē",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἑλένᾱ",
      "roman": "helénā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἑλέναι",
      "roman": "helénai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ἑλένης",
        "2": "f",
        "3": "first"
      },
      "expansion": "ἑλένη • (helénē) f (genitive ἑλένης); first declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ἑλένη",
        "2": "ης"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "torch, firebrand"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "torch",
          "torch"
        ],
        [
          "firebrand",
          "firebrand"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "γρᾰ́βῐον"
        },
        {
          "word": "γρῡνός"
        },
        {
          "word": "δᾰΐς"
        },
        {
          "word": "δᾰ́ος"
        },
        {
          "word": "λᾰμπᾰ́ς"
        },
        {
          "word": "λοφνῐ́ς"
        },
        {
          "word": "πᾱνός"
        },
        {
          "word": "πῠρσός"
        },
        {
          "word": "φᾰνή"
        },
        {
          "word": "φρῠκτός"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "corposant, St. Elmo's fire"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "corposant",
          "corposant"
        ],
        [
          "St. Elmo's fire",
          "St. Elmo's fire"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "wicker-basket, used to carry the sacred utensils of Artemis"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wicker",
          "wicker"
        ],
        [
          "basket",
          "basket"
        ],
        [
          "sacred",
          "sacred"
        ],
        [
          "utensil",
          "utensil"
        ],
        [
          "Artemis",
          "Artemis"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/he.lé.nɛː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eˈle.ni/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eˈle.ni/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/he.lé.nɛː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/(h)eˈle.ne̝/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eˈle.ni/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eˈle.ni/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eˈle.ni/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ἑλένη"
}