Μελαινεῖς

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Μελαινεῖς, δῆμος τῆς Ἀντιοχίδος φυλῆς. Καλλίμαχος δὲ Μελαινάς φησι τὸν δῆμον ἐν Ἑκάλῃ. ὁ δημότης ὁμοίως Μελαινεύς. τὸ θηλυκὸν Μελαινηίς. τὰ τοπικὰ ἐκ Μελαινῶν εἰς Μελαινῶν ἐν Μελαινῶν.

Melaineis: a deme of the Antiochis tribe. Kallimachos, however, says the deme is Melainas in his Hekale. A deme-member likewise is a 'Melaineus'. In the feminine 'Melaineis'. The locatives are 'ek Melaineon', 'eis Melaineon', 'en Melaineon'.

Text Details

Entry#121
Greek textmeineke
Edition idsMeineke 441.12 · Billerbeck Μ121
OCRgemini-constrained (gemini-3-flash-preview) on 2025-12-28
Word count27
AI translationlegacy_scholarly v2 · gpt-5.2

Cited Authors

AuthorWork / Citation
Καλλίμαχος (Callimachus)fr. 84 Hollis = fr. 266 Pfeiffer
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Mentioned Entities

EntityDetails
ΜελαινεῖςMelaines (deme/inhabitants) · place
ἈντιοχίςAntiochis (tribe) · people
ΜελαινᾶςMelainas (deme) · place
ἙκάληHecale · place
ΜελαινεύςMelaineus (male inhabitant) · people
ΜελαινηίςMelainēis (female inhabitant) · people
Μελαινεῖςof the Melaines · place
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Etymologies

CategoryExplanation
Unclear MetalinguisticNo explicit origin is given. The passage records: 'Melaines: a deme of the phyle Antiochis. Callimachus, however, calls the deme (or gives the form) Μελαινᾶς in Hecale. The demotic is likewise Μελαινεύς. The feminine is Μελαινής. The local (topical) forms from Μελαινέων to Μελαινέων / ἐν Μελαινέων.' This is a morphological/lexical description of forms, not an etymology deriving the name from a person, place, or non‑Greek source.

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