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Entry #283
Greek source: meineke
Meineke: 395.15 | Billerbeck: Κ283
OCR: gemini-constrained (gemini-3-flash-preview) on 2025-12-23
Word count: 71
Sources: Ἀστύνομος (Astynomus) FHG IV 343
Entities: Κύπρος (Cyprus) [place], Παμφυλία (Pamphylia (Pamphylian Gulf)) [place], Κίνυρος (Kinyros) [person], Κρύπτος (Krypton (earlier name of Cyprus)) [place], Κεραστίς (Kerastis) [place], Κεραστία (Kerastias) [place], Ἀμαθούσα (Amathousa (Amathus)) [place], Μηιονίς (Meionis) [place], Σφήκεια (Sphēkeia) [place], Ἀκαμαντίς (Akamantis) [place], Κύπριος (Cypriot (masculine demonym)) [people], Κυπρία (Cypriot (feminine demonym)) [people], Κύπριον (Cypriot (neuter demonym)) [people], Κυπριακός (Cypriac/Cypriot (adjectival)) [people], Κυπριεύς (Cyprian (inhabitant)) [people], Κύπριτης (Cyprian) [people], Λιβυκὴ Κύπρος (Libyan Cyprus) [place]
Etymologies: Eponym Person: From Kύpros, the daughter of Kinyros (i.e. named after a woman called Kύpros, daughter of Kinyros).; Morphological Composition: Or from the flower/plant 'kypros' that grows there (i.e. named after a plant).; Folk Etymology Narrative: Astynomus says it was called 'Krypton' because it was often hidden/concealed by the sea; then (became) 'Kypros' (i.e. name derived from being hidden).; Morphological Composition: It was also called 'Kerasthis' from having many headlands/promontories (i.e. named for its many capes).
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Κύπρος, νῆσος μεγάλη [καὶ ἐπιφανεστάτη, κειμένη] ἐν τῷ Παμφυλίῳ κόλπῳ, [καθώς φησιν ὁ περιηγητὴς Διονύσιος “Κύπρος δ´ εἰς αὐγὰς Παμφυλίου ἔνδοθι κόλπου”. ἐκλήθη δὲ] ἀπὸ Κύπρου τῆς θυγατρὸς Κινύρου, [ἢ τῆς Βύβλου καὶ Ἀφροδίτης, ὡς Φιλοστέφανος ἐν τῷ περὶ νήσων καὶ Ἴστρος ἐν ἀποικίαις Αἰγυπτίων ἱστόρησαν,] ἢ ἀπὸ τοῦ φυομένου ἄνθους κύπρου. Ἀστύνομος δέ φησι Κρύπτον κεκλῆσθαι διὰ τὸ κρύπτεσθαι πολλάκις ὑπὸ τῆς θαλάσσης. εἶτα Κύπρος· ἐκαλεῖτο δὲ καὶ Κεραστίς ἀπὸ τοῦ πολλὰς ἄκρας ἔχειν καὶ Κεραστιάς καὶ Ἀμαθουσία καὶ Μηιονίς καὶ Σφήκεια καὶ Ἀκαμαντίς· τὸ ἐθνικὸν Κύπριος καὶ Κυπρία καὶ Κύπριον, καὶ Κυπριακός, καὶ Κυπριεύς καὶ Κυπρίτης. ἔστι καὶ Λιβυκὴ Κύπρος· τὸ ἐθνικὸν Κυπρίτης.

Cyprus: a large [and most renowned] island, situated in the Pamphylian Gulf, [as the periegete Dionysius says: “And Cyprus, within the radiance of the Pamphylian gulf.” It was named] from Cyprus, the daughter of Cinyras, [or of Byblos and Aphrodite, as Philostephanus in his On Islands and Istros in his Colonies of the Egyptians have related], or from the flower called kypros that grows there. Astynomus says it was called Krypton (‘Hidden’) because it is often concealed by the sea; then (it was called) Cyprus. It was also called Kerastis, from having many headlands, and (also) Kerastias, and Amathousia, and Maeionis, and Sphēkeia, and Akamantis. The ethnic names are Kyprios (masc.), Kypria (fem.), and Kyprion (neut.), also Kypriakos, and Kyprieus and Kypritēs. There is also a Libyan Cyprus; its ethnic name is Kypritēs.

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Herodian 1.204

char LCS 72 (13.0%) · word LCS 13 (12.4%)

Stephanos

…θώς φησιν ὁ περιηγητὴς Διονύσιος “Κύπρος δ´ εἰς αὐγὰς Παμφυλίου ἔνδοθι κόλπου”. ἐκλήθη δὲ] ἀπὸ Κύπρου τῆς θυγατρὸς Κινύρου, [ἢ τῆς Βύβλου καὶ Ἀφροδίτης, ὡς Φιλοστέφανος ἐν τῷ περὶ νήσων καὶ Ἴστρος ἐν ἀποικίαις Αἰγυπτίων ἱστόρησαν,] ἢ ἀπὸ τοῦ φυομένου ἄνθους κύπρου. Ἀστύνομος δέ φησι Κρύπτον κεκλῆσθαι διὰ τὸ κρύπτεσθαι πολλάκις ὑπὸ τῆς θαλάσσης. εἶτα Κύπρος· ἐκαλεῖτο δὲ καὶ Κεραστίς ἀπὸ τοῦ πολλὰς ἄκρας ἔχειν καὶ Κεραστιάς καὶ Ἀμαθουσία καὶ Μηιονίς καὶ Σφήκεια καὶ Ἀκαμαντίς· τὸ ἐθνικὸν Κύπριος καὶ Κυπρία καὶ Κύπριον, καὶ Κυ…

Herodian

…ι. Τὰ εἰς 'ρος' ἔχοντα 'π' πρὸ τοῦ 'ρ' μονογενῆ μὲν παροξύνεται, κόπρος, κάπρος, Κύπρος νῆσος ἀπὸ Κύπρου τῆς θυγατρὸς Κινύρου ἢ τῆς Βύλλου καὶ Ἀφροδίτης, ὡς Φιλοστέφανος ἐν τῷ περὶ νήσων καὶ Ἴστρος ἐν ἀποικίαις Αἰγύπτου ἱστόρησαν, ἢ ἀπὸ τοῦ φυομένου ἄνθους κύπρου. Ἀστύνομος δέ φησι Κρύπτον κεκλῆσθαι διὰ τοῦ κρύπτεσθαι πολλάκις ὑπὸ τῆς θαλάσσης. εἶτα Κύπρος. ἔστι καὶ Λιβυκὴ Κύπρος. Ἄπρος πόλις Θρᾴκης. Θεόπομπος εἰκοστῇ ἕκτῃ «τοῦ δ´ Ἀντιπάτρου διατρίβοντος περὶ τὴν Ἄπρον». Λάμπρος τὸ κύριον, λαμπρός δὲ τὸ ἐπίθετον. τριγενῆ …

Herodian 1.104

char LCS 23 (4.2%) · word LCS 5 (4.8%)

Stephanos

…φανος ἐν τῷ περὶ νήσων καὶ Ἴστρος ἐν ἀποικίαις Αἰγυπτίων ἱστόρησαν,] ἢ ἀπὸ τοῦ φυομένου ἄνθους κύπρου. Ἀστύνομος δέ φησι Κρύπτον κεκλῆσθαι διὰ τὸ κρύπτεσθαι πολλάκις ὑπὸ τῆς θαλάσσης. εἶτα Κύπρος· ἐκαλεῖτο δὲ καὶ Κεραστίς ἀπὸ τοῦ πολλὰς ἄκρας ἔχειν καὶ Κεραστιάς καὶ Ἀμαθουσία καὶ Μηιονίς καὶ Σφήκεια καὶ Ἀκαμαντίς· τὸ ἐθνικὸν Κύπριος καὶ Κυπρία καὶ Κύπριον, καὶ Κυπριακός, καὶ Κυπριεύς καὶ Κυπρίτης. ἔστι καὶ Λιβυκὴ Κύπρος· τὸ ἐθνικὸν Κυπρίτης.

Herodian

…θετα εἴη, προπαροξύνεται, βούβρωστις, ἄγρωστις, Αὔγωστις πόλις Λοκρίδος ἢ τόπος ἢ χωρίον ἐντὸς τῆς πόλεως, ὡς Ἐπαφρόδιτος. Ζάγυστις χωρίον Λιβύης. Ἀλέξανδρος ἐν τρίτῳ Λιβυκῶν. ὀξύνεται τὸ Κεραστίς· οὕτως ἐκαλεῖτο ἡ Κύπρος ἀπὸ τοῦ πολλὰς ἄκρας ἔχειν—Λιγυστίς. Λιγυστίδες νῆσοι αἱ καὶ Στοιχάδες, Λιβυστίς, Κυρρεστίς ἡ Ἀθηνᾶ, Γεραιστίς, Ὀρεστίς ὡς ἐπιθετικά. * Τὰ εἰς 'τις' δισύλλαβα 'ν' πρὸ τοῦ 'τ' ἔχοντα βαρύνεται, Σάντις πόλις Κελτική, Σίντις Θρᾳκικὸν ἔθνος, ὑφ´ ὧν π…

Herodian 1.59

char LCS 23 (4.2%) · word LCS 5 (4.8%)

Stephanos

…φανος ἐν τῷ περὶ νήσων καὶ Ἴστρος ἐν ἀποικίαις Αἰγυπτίων ἱστόρησαν,] ἢ ἀπὸ τοῦ φυομένου ἄνθους κύπρου. Ἀστύνομος δέ φησι Κρύπτον κεκλῆσθαι διὰ τὸ κρύπτεσθαι πολλάκις ὑπὸ τῆς θαλάσσης. εἶτα Κύπρος· ἐκαλεῖτο δὲ καὶ Κεραστίς ἀπὸ τοῦ πολλὰς ἄκρας ἔχειν καὶ Κεραστιάς καὶ Ἀμαθουσία καὶ Μηιονίς καὶ Σφήκεια καὶ Ἀκαμαντίς· τὸ ἐθνικὸν Κύπριος καὶ Κυπρία καὶ Κύπριον, καὶ Κυπριακός, καὶ Κυπριεύς καὶ Κυπρίτης. ἔστι καὶ Λιβυκὴ Κύπρος· τὸ ἐθνικὸν Κυπρίτης.

Herodian

…ίας. Τελμισσιάς, ἄκρα Λυκίας, ὡς Ἀρτεμίδωρος ἐν δεκάτῳ γεωγραφουμένων. Βολογεσσιάς πόλις πρὸς τῷ Εὐφράτῃ ἐκ Βολογεσσοῦ βασιλέως ᾠκισμένη. Ἡφαιστιάς πόλις ἐν Λήμνῳ. Ἑκαταῖος Εὐρώπῃ. Κεραστιάς καὶ Κεραστίς ἐκαλεῖτο ἡ Κύπρος ἀπὸ τοῦ πολλὰς ἄκρας ἔχειν. τὸ μέντοι μέγας καὶ λᾶας «λᾶας ἀναιδής» (Δ 521) συστέλλοντα τὸ 'α' ὅμως βαρύνονται, ἐπειδὴ οὐ διὰ τοῦ 'δος' κλίνονται. ἡμάρτηται δὲ τὸ μέγας περὶ τὴν εὐθεῖαν, ἐπείπερ ἢ βραχὺ ἔχον τὸ 'α' ὤφειλεν ὀξύνεσθαι κατὰ τὸ Ἀρκάς…