Ἤπειρος

Ἤπειρος OCR ✓ Trans ✓ Confirmed ✓

region

Ἤπειρος, ἡ γενικὴ χώρα. οἱ μὲν γὰρ εἰς δύο τὴν γῆν, οἱ δὲ εἰς τρία, οἱ δὲ εἰς τέσσαρα διεμέρισαν. ἐξ αὐτῆς Ἠπειρώτης καὶ Ἠπειρωτικός.

Epeiros: the region in the general sense. For some divided the earth into two parts, others into three, and others into four. The forms 'Epeirotes' and 'Epeirotikos' are from 'Epeiros'.

AI translation — gpt-5.5; Gabe v3

Text Details

Entry	#16
Greek text	meineke (current) · csv_fallback
Source id	Meineke 302.13
OCR	gemini-constrained (gemini-3-flash-preview) on 2026-01-10
Word count	25
AI translation	gpt-5.5 v3 · gpt-5.5

Mentioned Entities

Entity	Details
Ἤπειρος	Epirus; the mainland · place · corrected · Q5107
Ἠπειρώτης	Epirote (inhabitant of Epirus) · people
Ἠπειρωτικός	Epirotic; Epirote (adjectival form) · other
Ἤπειρος	place · explicit · wikidata: Q565751 · seeded_headword_alignment

Etymologies

Category	Explanation
Morphological Composition	'Ήπειρος: the general land' (i.e. the mainland/continent).
Morphological Composition	'From it (Epirus) come Ἠπειρώτης and Ἠπειρωτικός' (a resident of Epirus; pertaining to Epirus).

Links

Place links	Epirus \| 📍 Map
Page scans	vol2_247.jpg
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Translation Guidance

Kind	Rule	Guidance	Detection
Formula	X (genitive ETYMON) + Y (nominative DERIVED NOUN) formula:439629f16cfaba3f	Translate as "Y is from 'X'" Domain: COMPARISONS & DERIVATIONAL ANALOGIES Rule status: In progress	Matched · high confidence · 2 scan rows · 2 occurrences
Gloss	γῆ ἡ gloss:728db30aa96e9869	land, dirt, Earth Domain: TERRAIN/LANDMASSES Rule status: In progress	Matched · high confidence · 1 scan row · 1 occurrence
Gloss	χώρα ἡ gloss:54f628c16aa263ce	region; territory (when belonging to a specific people, tribe, or nation); surrounding territory (when juxtaposed against a πόλις); land (remote or poetical places) Domain: POLITCAL/CULTURAL Rule status: In progress	Matched · high confidence · 2 scan rows · 2 occurrences

Text Details

Mentioned Entities

Etymologies

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Translation Guidance

Herodian overlaps