Κόρινθος

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Κόρινθος, πόλις ἔσω τοῦ ἰσθμοῦ τῆς Πελοποννήσου. Ἑκαταῖος Εὐρώπῃ. ἡ αὐτὴ ἐκαλεῖτο Ἐφύρα ἀπὸ Ἐφύρας τῆς Μύρμηκος τῆς Ἐπιμηθέως γυναικός. ἐκαλεῖτο δὲ ἡ Ἀκροκόρινθος Ἐπώπη διὰ τὸ Σίσυφον ἐντεῦθεν ἐπιδεῖν τὴν τῆς Αἰγίνης ὑπὸ Διὸς ἁρπαγήν. εἶτα Ἡλίου πόλις διὰ τὸ ξηρὰν εἶναι, εἶτα Πάγος, εἶτα Ἐφύρα. οἱ πολῖται Κορίνθιοι, καὶ θηλυκῶς Κορινθιάς. καὶ σύνθετον κορινθιουργής ὡς ἀττικουργής. Ἀπολλώνιος ὁ Ῥόδιος Κανώπῳ “κορινθιουργές ἐστι κιόνων σχῆμα”. καὶ Κορινθιακὸς κόλπος τὸ κτητικόν. καὶ κορινθιάζομαι τὸ ἑταιρεῖν, ἀπὸ τῶν ἐν Κορίνθῳ ἑταιρῶν, ἢ τὸ μαστροπεύειν. Ἀριστοφάνης ἐν Κωκάλῳ.

Korinthos: a city inside the isthmus of the Peloponnese. Hekataios in his Europe. The same city used to be called Ephyra after Ephyra, daughter of Myrmex and wife of Epimetheus. Akrokorinthos used to be called Epope, because Sisyphos from there saw the abduction of Aigina by Zeus. Then it was called City of Helios, because it is dry, then Pagos, then Ephyra. The citizens are 'Korinthioi', and in the feminine 'Korinthias'. There is also the compound 'korinthiourges' (as in 'attikourges'). Apollonios of Rhodes in Kanopos: 'korinthiourges is a form of columns'. The possessive is 'Korinthiakos', as in 'Korinthiakos gulf'. And 'korinthiazomai' means being a courtesan, from the courtesans in Korinthos, or acting as a pimp. Aristophanes in his Kokalos.

Text Details

Entry#161
Greek textmeineke
Edition idsMeineke 373.15 · Billerbeck Κ161
OCRgemini-constrained (gemini-3-flash-preview) on 2025-12-20
Word count86
AI translationlegacy_scholarly v2 · gpt-5.5

Cited Authors

AuthorWork / Citation
Ἑκαταῖος (Hecataeus)Εὐρώπῃ · FGrHist 1 F 120
Ἀπολλώνιος (Apollonius (of Rhodes))Κανώπῳ · fr. 1 Powell
Ἀριστοφάνης (Aristophanes)Κωκάλῳ · fr. 370 Kassel/Austin [PCG III 2,206]
Κωκάλος (Kokalos (play))—
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Mentioned Entities

EntityDetails
ΚόρινθοςCorinth · place · corrected · Q1363688
ΠελοπόννησοςPeloponnese · place
ἜφυραEphyra · place
ἜφυραEphyra · place
ΜύρμηκοςMyrmēkos (proper name) · person
ἘπιμηθεύςEpimetheus · person
ἈκροκόρινθοςAcrocorinth · place · corrected · Q420810
ἘπώπηEpopē (alternative name) · place
ΣίσυφοςSisyphus · person · corrected · Q102561
ΑἴγιναAegina · deity
ΖεύςZeus · deity · corrected · Q34201
ἭλιοςHelios · deity
ΠάγοςPagos (the hill) · place
ΚορίνθιοιCorinthians · people
ΚορινθιάCorinthian (f., demonym) · people
Ῥόδιος / ῬόδοςRhodes / Rhodian (of Rhodes) · place
Κορινθιακός κόλποςCorinthian Gulf · place
Korinthos (city)place · city · Peloponnese, on the isthmus · explicit · wikidata: Q31256 · candidate
Akrokorinthosplace · fortress / acropolis · Korinthia, above Korinthos · explicit · wikidata: Q19983422 · candidate
Korinthia / Korinthiakos kolposplace · gulf · between the Peloponnese and central Greece · explicit · wikidata: Q209682 · candidate
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Etymologies

CategoryExplanation
Eponym PersonIt was also called Ephyra from Epheúra (Ephyra), the wife of Myrmex, wife of Epimetheus (i.e., named after Epheúra, the wife of Myrmex, wife of Epimetheus).
Folk Etymology NarrativeThe Acrocorinth was called Epópē because of Sisyphus at this place showing the abduction of Aegina by Zeus (i.e., named Epópe in relation to Sisyphus and that mythic display).
Morphological CompositionThen 'Heliou polis' (city of Helios) because it is dry (i.e., named for the sun because it is dry).
Morphological CompositionThen 'Pagos' (meaning 'hill' or 'peg'), i.e., called Pagos.
Eponym PersonThen 'Ephyra' (repeated), named Ephyra.
Morphological CompositionThe citizens are called Korinthioi, and the feminine form Korinthias (i.e., ethnicon formation).
Morphological CompositionThe compound 'korinthiourges' analogous to 'attikiourges' (i.e., morphological compound formation).
Morphological Composition'Korinthiakos kolpos' (Corinthian gulf) is the possessive adjective (i.e., derived adjectival form).
Folk Etymology Narrative'korinthiazomai' meaning to consort, from the hetaíroi (companions) in Corinth, or meaning to pimp (i.e., derived from the companions in Corinth or prostitution practice).

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Translation Guidance

KindRuleGuidanceDetection
FormulaX (AUTHOR NAME) + ἐν + Y (dative BOOK NAME)
formula:c795eaabedf9a542
Translate as "Χ, in his *Y*"
Domain: SOURCE CITATIONS
Rule status: In progress		Matched · high confidence · 1 scan row · 1 occurrence
FormulaX (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 · 1 scan row · 1 occurrence
FormulaX (nominative PROPER NOUN) ... + ἀπό + Y (genitive ETYMON)
formula:7c2ffc889ab09d8d
Translate as "X... after Y"
Domain: COMPARISONS & DERIVATIONAL ANALOGIES
Rule status: In progress		Matched · high confidence · 1 scan row · 1 occurrence
Formulaὡς + X (AUTHOR NAME)
formula:d915b1886270056c
Translate as "as per X"
Domain: SOURCE CITATIONS
Rule status: In progress		Matched · medium confidence · 1 scan row · 1 occurrence
Glossκαλεῖται/ἐκαλεῖτο/κέκληται/ἐκλήθη (ἀπο...)
gloss:ef7a95cd709173ed
is/used to be/is/was called/named after (+ ἀπο)
Domain: LINGUISTIC/META-LINGUISTIC		Matched · high confidence · 1 scan row · 2 occurrences
Glossκόλπος ὁ
gloss:ba395d16c244385c
gulf, bay
Domain: WATER BODIES/COASTS
Rule status: In progress		Matched · high confidence · 1 scan row · 1 occurrence
Glossκτητικόν τό
gloss:80c7f336a009c2c3
possessive
Domain: LINGUISTIC/META-LINGUISTIC		Matched · high confidence · 1 scan row · 1 occurrence
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Herodian overlaps

Stephanos excerpt (left) is aligned with matched Herodian passages (right). Colors indicate corresponding overlap spans.

Herodian 1.147
char LCS 46 (9.6%) · word LCS 8 (9.3%)
Stephanos
Κόρινθος, πόλις ἔσω τοῦ ἰσθμοῦ τῆς Πελοποννήσου. Ἑκαταῖος Εὐρώπῃ. ἡ αὐτὴ ἐκαλεῖτο Ἐφύρα ἀπὸ Ἐφύρας τῆς Μύρμηκος τῆς Ἐπιμηθέως γυναικός. ἐκαλεῖτο δὲ ἡ Ἀκροκόρινθος Ἐπώπη διὰ τὸ Σίσυφον ἐντεῦθεν ἐπιδεῖν τὴν τῆς Αἰγίνης ὑπὸ Διὸς ἁρπαγήν. εἶτα Ἡλίου πόλις διὰ τὸ ξηρὰν εἶναι, εἶτα Πάγος, …
Herodian
δῆμος Πανδιονίδος φυλῆς. θηλυκῶς δὲ λέγεται. Σύρινθος πόλις Κρήτης, Πέρινθος πόλις Θρᾴκης ἀπὸ Περίνθου Ἐπιδαυρίου τοῦ μετὰ Ὀρέστου στρατευσαμένου. Κόρινθος καὶ ὁ κτίστης καὶ ἡ πόλις ἔσω τοῦ ἰσθμοῦ τῆς Πελοποννήσου. Ἑκαταῖος Εὐρώπῃ. Ἀκροκόρινθος ἀρσενικῶς. Ἀμάρυνθος νῆσος Εὐβοίας. ὄλυνθος τὸ μὴ πέπειρον καὶ Ὄλυνθος πόλις Θρᾴκης ἀπὸ Ὀλύνθου τοῦ Ἡρακλέους. Ἀράκυνθος ὄρος Βοιωτίας, ἀφ´ οὗ ἡ Ἀθηνᾶ Ἀρακυνθιὰς ὡς Ῥιανὸς ἐν τῇ Φήμῃ «κλῦθί μοι εὐχάων Ἀρακ…
Herodian 1.261
char LCS 41 (8.6%) · word LCS 7 (8.1%)
Stephanos
Κόρινθος, πόλις ἔσω τοῦ ἰσθμοῦ τῆς Πελοποννήσου. Ἑκαταῖος Εὐρώπῃ. ἡ αὐτὴ ἐκαλεῖτο Ἐφύρα ἀπὸ Ἐφύρας τῆς Μύρμηκος τῆς Ἐπιμηθέως γυναικός. ἐκαλεῖτο δὲ ἡ Ἀκροκόρινθος Ἐπώπη διὰ τὸ Σίσυφον ἐντεῦθεν ἐπιδεῖν τὴν τῆς Αἰγίνης ὑπὸ Διὸς ἁρπαγήν. εἶτα Ἡλίου πόλις διὰ τὸ ξηρὰν εἶναι, εἶτα Πάγος, εἶτα Ἐφύρα. οἱ πολῖται Κορίνθιοι, καὶ θηλυκῶς Κορινθιάς. καὶ σύνθετον κορ…
Herodian
…πείρου ἀπὸ Ἐφύρου τοῦ Ἄμβρακος τοῦ Θεσπρωτοῦ τοῦ Πελασγοῦ τοῦ γηγενοῦς τοῦ Ἀρκάδος. δευτέρα περὶ Ἦλιν. ἦν δὲ αὕτη μεταξὺ Πύλου καὶ Ἤλιδος, ὡς Παρμενίσκος φησίν. Ὅμηρος δὲ τὸ Ἐφύρη ἐπὶ τῆς Κορίνθου ἔφη. οὕτως δὲ ἐκαλεῖτο ἀπὸ Ἐφύρας τῆς Μύρμηκος τῆς Ἐπιμηθέως γυναικός. ἔστι καὶ ἄλλη Ἐφύρη Κράννουν λεγομένη, ὥς φησι Κινέας ὁ ῥήτωρ καὶ Ἐπαφρόδιτος. καὶ νῆσος οὐ μακρὰν ἀπέχουσα Μήλου. ἔστι καὶ Ἰταλίας κατὰ Καμπανίαν. ἔστι καὶ κώμη Αἰτωλίας Ἐφύρα. κολλύρα, Ζεφύρα, Φιλύρα, Κιβύρα πόλις πρὸς …

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