Νικασία - Stephanos Ethnika

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Entry #53
Greek source: meineke
Meineke: 475.6 | Billerbeck: Ν53
OCR: gemini-constrained (gemini-3-flash-preview) on 2025-12-31
Word count: 19
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Entities: Νικασία (Nikasia (Nicasia)) [place], Νάξος (Naxos) [place], Νικάσιος (Nikasios (demonym / personal name)) [person], Θηράσιος (Therasios (from Thera)) [people]
Etymologies: Morphological Composition: The ethnicon (demonym) 'Nikasios' formed like 'Therasios'; it is used also in the feminine and neuter. It is also a personal (proper) name 'Nikasios'.
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Νικασία, νησίδιον μικρὸν πλησίον Νάξου. τὸ ἐθνικὸν Νικάσιος ὡς Θηράσιος, καὶ θηλυκῶς καὶ οὐδετέρως. ἔστι καὶ ὄνομα κύριον Νικάσιος.

Nikasia: a small islet near Naxos. The ethnic adjective is Nikasios, as Thērasios, with feminine and neuter forms as well. Nikasios is also a personal name.

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Stephanos

Νικασία, νησίδιον μικρὸν πλησίον Νάξου. τὸ ἐθνικὸν Νικάσιος ὡς Θηράσιος, καὶ θηλυκῶς καὶ οὐδετέρως. ἔστι καὶ ὄνομα κύριον Νικάσιος.

Herodian

… Διονυσία εἶναι καὶ κατὰ παραφθορὰν Δονουσία. Μασσία χώρα παρακειμένη τοῖς Ταρτησσίοις. Ἑκατησία· οὕτως ἡ Ἰδριὰς πόλις ἐκαλεῖτο Καρίας. Μολοσσία ἡ χώρα τῆς Ἠπείρου. Μυσία ἡ χώρα καὶ πόλις. Λυδοὶ δὲ τὴν ὀξύην μυσόν φασι. Νικασία νησίδιον μικρὸν πλησίον Νάξου. Παρρασία πόλις Ἀρκαδίας. Ὅμηρος (Β 608) «Στύμφηλόν τ´ εἶχον καὶ Παρρασίην ἐνέμοντο» ἀπὸ Παρράσου ἑνὸς τῶν Λυκάονος παίδων. Χάραξ δὲ κτίσμα Πελασγοῦ ἐν πρώτῳ χρονικῶν οὕτως «Πελασγὸς Ἀκέστορος παῖς τοῦ Ἐκβάσου τοῦ Ἄργου…