Ἤπειρος

Stephanos of Byzantium - Ethnika

Ἤπειρος OCR ✓ Trans ✓ Confirmed ✓
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Entry #16
Greek source: meineke
Meineke: 302.13 | Billerbeck: Η16
OCR: gemini-constrained (gemini-3-flash-preview) on 2026-01-10
Word count: 25
Entities: Ἤπειρος (Epirus; the mainland) [place], Ἠπειρώτης (Epirote (inhabitant of Epirus)) [people], Ἠπειρωτικός (Epirotic; Epirote (adjectival form)) [other]
Etymologies: 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).
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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.
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