apellai

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English

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek ἀπέλλαι (apéllai), plural form of ἀπέλλα (apélla, “fold, fence for animals”); compare Laconian Ancient Greek ἀπελλάζω (apellázō, “to assemble”).[1][2]

Noun

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apellai

  1. An initiation family-festival which was dedicated to Apollo

Noun

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apellai

  1. plural of apella

References

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  1. ^ Hesychius: ἀπέλλαι (apéllai), σηκοί (sēkoí, “folds”), ἐκκλησίαι (ekklēsíai, “popular assemblies”): Nilsson, Vol. I, p. 556
  2. ^ “ἀπελλάζω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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