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Entry #36
Greek source: meineke
Meineke: 311.6 | Billerbeck: Θ36
OCR: gemini-constrained (gemini-3-flash-preview) on 2026-01-11
Word count: 76
Sources: Λούκιος (Lucius) fr. 5 Linnenkugel [περὶ Θεσσαλονίκης (βιβλίον)], Ταρραῖος (Tarraios (ethnic/gentilic)) fr. 5 Linnenkugel [περὶ Θεσσαλονίκης (βιβλίον)], Στράβων (Strabo) 7 fr. 13a,1
Entities: Θεσσαλονίκη (Thessalonike / Thessalonica) [place], Μακεδονία (Macedonia) [place], Ἁλία (Halia) [place], Κασσάνδρος (Cassander (Kassandros)) [person], Φίλιππος (Philip) [person], Ἀμύντης (Amyntas) [person], Θετταλοί (Thessalians) [people], Ἰάσων (Jason) [person], Νίκη (Nike) [person], Νικασίπολις (Nikasipolis) [person], Θεσσαλονικεύς (Thessalonikeus (ethnic name)) [other]
Etymologies: Unclear Metalinguistic: which was formerly called Halia; Eponym Person: a foundation/settlement of Cassander (founded by Cassander); Morphological Composition: that Philip son of Amyntas, having defeated the Thessalians there, thus named it; Folk Etymology Narrative: Philip... taking up the child gave it to Nike to raise and named (her) Thessalonike; for the mother of the child was called Nikasipolis
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Θεσσαλονίκη, πόλις Μακεδονίας, ἥτις ἄρα ἐκαλεῖτο Ἁλία, Κασάνδρου κτίσμα .... ἢ ὅτι Φίλιππος τοῦ Ἀμύντου ἐκεῖ Θετταλοὺς νικήσας οὕτως ἐκάλεσε. Λούκιος δὲ ὁ Ταρραῖος περὶ Θεσσαλονίκης βιβλίον ἔγραψεν, ὅς φησιν ὅτι Φίλιππος θεασάμενος κόρην εὐπρεπῆ καὶ εὐγενῆ (Ἰάσονος γὰρ ἦν ἀδελφιδῆ) ἔγημε, καὶ τεκοῦσα τῇ εἰκοστῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῆς λοχείας τέθνηκεν. ἀναλαβὼν οὖν ὁ Φίλιππος τὸ παιδίον ἔδωκε Νίκῃ τρέφειν καὶ ἐκάλεσε Θεσσαλονίκην· ἡ γὰρ μήτηρ τοῦ παιδίου Νικασίπολις ἐκέκλητο. Στράβων δὲ Θεσσαλονίκειαν αὐτήν φησι. τὸ ἐθνικὸν Θεσσαλονικεύς.

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Stephanos

Θεσσαλονίκη, πόλις Μακεδονίας, ἥτις ἄρα ἐκαλεῖτο Ἁλία, Κασάνδρου κτίσμα .... ἢ ὅτι Φίλιππος τοῦ Ἀμύντου ἐκεῖ Θετταλοὺς νικήσας οὕτως ἐκάλεσε. Λούκιος δὲ ὁ Ταρραῖος περὶ Θεσσαλονίκης βιβλίον ἔγραψεν, ὅς φησιν ὅτι Φίλιππος θεασάμενος κόρην εὐπρεπῆ καὶ εὐγενῆ (Ἰάσονος γὰρ ἦν ἀδελφιδῆ) ἔγημε, καὶ τεκοῦσα τῇ εἰκοστῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῆς λοχείας τέθνηκεν. ἀναλαβὼν οὖν ὁ Φίλιππος τὸ παιδίον ἔδωκε Νίκῃ τρέφειν καὶ ἐκάλεσε Θεσσαλονίκην· ἡ γὰρ μήτηρ τοῦ παιδίου Νικασίπολις ἐκέκλητο. Στράβων δὲ Θεσσαλονίκειαν αὐτήν φησι. τὸ ἐθνικὸν Θεσσαλονικεύς.

Herodian

δὲ ὁ Ταρραῖος περὶ Θεσσαλονίκης βιβλίον ἔγραψεν, ὅς φησιν ὅτι Φίλιππος θεασάμενος κόρην εὐπρεπῆ καὶ εὐγενῆ (Ἰάσονος γὰρ ἦν ἀδελφιδῆ) ἔγημε καὶ τεκοῦσα τῇ εἰκοστῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῆς λοχείας τέθνηκεν. ἀναλαβὼν οὖν ὁ Φίλιππος τὸ παιδίον ἔδωκε Νίκῃ τρέφειν καὶ ἐκάλεσε Θεσσαλονίκην· ἡ γὰρ μήτηρ τοῦ παιδίου Νικασίπολις ἐκέκλητο. Στράβων δὲ Θεσσαλονίκειαν αὐτήν φησι. ἐρίκη εἶδος φυτοῦ. φερίκη εἶδος δένδρου, ἃ διὰ τοῦ 'ι' ἐκτεταμένου γράφονται, τὸ δὲ Εὐνείκη ὄνομα μιᾶς τῶν Νηρηΐδων διὰ τῆς 'ει' καὶ τὸ νείκη ἡ φιλονεικία ἐκ τοῦ νεῖκος. τὸ δὲ Παλική πόλις Σικελίας ὡς κτητικὸν ὀξύνεται…