ῥεῖα

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From ῥᾶ (rhâ), of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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ῥεῖα (rheîa)

  1. (Epic) easily, lightly
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 6.138 :
      τῷ μὲν ἔπειτ’ ὀδύσαντο θεοὶ ῥεῖα ζώοντες, καί μιν τυφλὸν ἔθηκε Κρόνου πάϊς·
      tôi mèn épeit’ odúsanto theoì rheîa zṓontes, kaí min tuphlòn éthēke Krónou páïs;
      • Translation by Theodore Alois Buckley
        With him the peaceful-living gods were afterwards enraged, and the son of Saturn rendered him blind.

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