Ἐπίδαμνος - Stephanos Ethnika

Ἐπίδαμνος OCR ✓ Trans ✓ Confirmed ✓

city

Entry #91
Greek source: meineke
Meineke: 273.3 | Billerbeck: Ε91
OCR: gemini-constrained (gemini-3-flash-preview) on 2026-01-08
Word count: 27
Sources: Παρθένιος (Parthenius) fr. 45 Lightfoot = SH 657
Entities: Ἐπίδαμνος (Epidamnus) [place], Ἰλλυρία (Illyria) [place], Δυρράχιον (Dyrrachium (modern Durrës)) [place], Ἰόνιον (Ionian (Sea/Gulf)) [place], Ἐπιδάμνιος (Epidamnian (ethnic, masc.)) [people], Ἐπιδαμνιάς (Epidamnian (ethnic, fem.)) [people]
Etymologies: Unclear Metalinguistic: The ethnic (demonym) is Ἐπιδάμνιος. It is attested by Parthenios (fr. 45 Lightfoot = SH 657) and (with) a double consonant/diphthong. The feminine is Ἐπιδαμνιάς.
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Ἐπίδαμνος, πόλις Ἰλλυρίας, ἐπὶ χερρονήσου τῆς καλουμένης Δυρραχίου. ἔστι δ´ ἑτέρα ἐν τῷ Ἰονίῳ κόλπῳ. τὸ ἐθνικὸν Ἐπιδάμνιος. εὕρηται παρὰ Παρθενίῳ καὶ διὰ διφθόγγου. τὸ θηλυκὸν Ἐπιδαμνιάς.

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Herodian 1.368

char LCS 36 (23.5%) · word LCS 5 (18.5%)

Stephanos

Ἐπίδαμνος, πόλις Ἰλλυρίας, ἐπὶ χερρονήσου τῆς καλουμένης Δυρραχίου. ἔστι δ´ ἑτέρα ἐν τῷ Ἰονίῳ κόλπῳ. τὸ ἐθνικὸν Ἐπιδάμνιος. εὕρηται παρὰ Παρθενίῳ καὶ διὰ διφθόγγου. τὸ θηλυκὸν Ἐπιδαμνιάς.

Herodian

… Λίσσος ἐστὶ πόλις καὶ Ἀκρόλισσος καὶ Ἐπίδαμνος Κερκυραίων κτίσμα, ἡ νῦν Δυρράχιον ὁμωνύμως τῇ χερρονήσῳ λεγομένη, ἐφ´ ἧς ἵδρυται». Ἐρατοσθένης γʹ γεωγραφουμένων «ἐχόμενοι δ´ οἰκοῦσι Ταυλάντιοι. πόλις δὲ Ἑλληνὶς Ἐπίδαμνος ἐπὶ χερρονήσου τῆς καλουμένης Δυρραχίου. ποταμοὶ δὲ Δρίλων καὶ Ἀῷος, περὶ οὓς οἱ Κάδμου καὶ Ἁρμονίας τάφοι δείκνυνται». λέγει δὲ Παυσανίας ϛʹ (c. 10, 8) περὶ τῆς ἀρχαίας καὶ τῆς νῦν πόλεως οὕτως «Ἐπιδάμνιοι μὲν χώραν ἥνπερ καὶ ἐξ ἀρχῆς, πόλιν δὲ αὐτὴν ἀρχαίαν…