Μεταπόντιον - Stephanos Ethnika

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Entry #168
Greek source: meineke
Meineke: 448.14 | Billerbeck: Μ168
OCR: gemini-constrained (gemini-3-flash-preview) on 2025-12-28
Word count: 36
AI prompt: v1
Sources: Φίλων (Philon) SH 689
Entities: Μεταπόντιον (Metapontion (Metapontum/Metaponto)) [place], Ἰταλία (Italy) [place], Σίρις (Siris) [place], Μετάβος (Metabus) [person], Σίσυφος (Sisyphus) [person], Αἴολος (Aeolus) [person], Μεταπόντιον (Metapontum (variant form)) [place], Μετάβον (Metabon (barbarian form of Metapontum)) [place], Μεταποντῖνος (Metapontine (citizen of Metapontum)) [people], Μεταπόντιος (Metapontios (demonym)) [people], Βυζάντιος (Byzantios (Byzantine, of Byzantium)) [people], Μεταποντίνη (Metapontine (feminine)) [people]
Etymologies: Eponym Person: from Metabus, son of Sisyphus the Aeolian; Borrowing Non Greek: for the barbarians used to call the Metapontian (city) 'Metabon'; Unclear Metalinguistic: formerly (called) Siris; Morphological Composition: it is also said 'Metapontios' as (one says) 'Byzantios' (i.e. formed analogously)
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Μεταπόντιον, πόλις Ἰταλίας, ἡ πρότερον Σῖρις ἀπὸ Μετάβου τοῦ Σισύφου τοῦ Αἰόλου· τὸν γὰρ Μετάποντον οἱ βάρβαροι Μέταβον ἔλεγον. ὁ πολίτης Μεταποντῖνος. ἀφ´ οὗ Φίλων ὁ αὐλητὴς καὶ ποιητής. λέγεται καὶ Μεταπόντιος ὡς Βυζάντιος. καὶ Μεταποντίνη.

Metapontion: a city of Italy, formerly Siris, named after Metabos, son of Sisyphos, son of Aiolos; for the barbarians used to call Metapont(os) “Metabos.” The citizen is Metapontinos. From it [comes] Philon the aulete and poet (SH 689). It is also said Metapontios, as [one says] Byzantios; and Metapontinē (fem.).

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Stephanos

Μεταπόντιον, πόλις Ἰταλίας, ἡ πρότερον Σῖρις ἀπὸ Μετάβου τοῦ Σισύφου τοῦ Αἰόλου· τὸν γὰρ Μετάποντον οἱ βάρβαροι Μέταβον ἔλεγον. ὁ πολίτης Μεταποντῖνος. ἀφ´ οὗ Φίλων ὁ αὐλητὴς καὶ ποιητής. λέγεται καὶ Μεταπόντιος ὡς Βυζάντιος. καὶ Μεταποντίνη.

Herodian

…Σαυνιτῶν ἐν Ἰταλίᾳ. λεόντιον, δρακόντιον, ἀκόντιον. ἔστι καὶ Ἀκόντιον πόλις Ἀρκαδίας ἀπὸ Ἀκοντίου τοῦ Λυκάονος. ἔστι καὶ ἑτέρα Εὐβοίας, ὡς Ξεναγόρας καὶ Ἀνδροτίων ὀγδόῃ. ὀδόντιον ἡ βοτάνη καὶ τὸ τοῦ στόματος. γερόντιον, Μεταπόντιον πόλις Ἰταλίας ἡ πρότερον Σῖρις ἀπὸ Μετάβου τοῦ Σισύφου τοῦ Αἰόλου. τὸν γὰρ Μετάποντον οἱ βάρβαροι Μέταβον ἔλεγον. Ἱερόντιον ἡ πόλις. Δυσπόντιον πόλις Πισαίας, ἀπὸ Δυσπόντου τοῦ Πέλοπος, παρὰ τὴν ὁδὸν τὴν ἐξ Ἤλιδος εἰς Ὀλυμπίαν. Μαμέρτιον πόλις Ἰταλίας. Λαφύστιον. * Τὰ διὰ τοῦ 'φιον' οὐδέτερα μονογενῆ προπαροξύνεται, ζωΰφιον, δενδρ…