τῆλε

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *kʷel-. Compare τέλος (telos, “end”) and πάλαι (palai, “long ago”).

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /tɛ́͜ɛle/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /téːlɛ/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /tíle/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /tíle/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /tíle/

Adverb

τῆλε (tễle)

1. far off, afar, far away

References

• LSJ