Stephanos of Byzantium - Ethnika
Gnes: a people that settled Rhodes. Whence also 'ignetes' the natives. For it is also said with the 'i', 'ignetes'.
External translation supplied by Brady Kiesling; reported Claude Fable 5.5 translation. Credit: Brady Kiesling and the Stephanos project (Greg Baker, Gabriel Jower, Greta Hawes, Brady Kiesling). Not individually verified; exact Greek input not supplied.
Stephanos excerpt (left) is aligned with matched Herodian passages (right). Colors indicate corresponding overlap spans.
Γνής, ἔθνος οἰκῆσαν τὴν Ῥόδον. ἔνθεν καὶ ἴγνητες οἱ ἰθαγενεῖς. λέγεται γὰρ καὶ μετὰ τοῦ « ι » ἴγνητες.
…βα τυχόντα φυσικῆς καταλήξεως ἢ ὀξύνεται ἢ περισπᾶται· καὶ ὀξύνεται μὲν τὰ περιττοσυλλάβως κλινόμενα, Κρής ὁ Διὸς καὶ Ἰδαίας νύμφης παῖς καὶ ὁ πολίτης, σής ὁ σκώληξ καὶ ποταμοῦ ὄνομα, Γνής ἔθνος οἰκῆσαν τὴν Ῥόδον· ἔνθεν ἴγνητες οἱ ἰθαγενεῖς· λέγεται γὰρ καὶ μετὰ τοῦ 'ι' ἴγνητες. Φρής ἔθνος Λιβυκόν, Γλής ἔθνος Ἰβηρικὸν μετὰ τοὺς Κύνητας. Ἡρόδωρος δεκάτῳ τῶν καθ´ Ἡρακλέα ἱστοριῶν »τὸ δὲ Ἰβηρικὸν γένος τοῦτο, ὅπερ φημὶ οἰκέειν