Generated: 2026-09-20 11:20:51 UTC
Profile version id: 2405
First translation using this version: 2026-07-16
Total usable AI runs for this version: 100 runs across 100 lemmas
Created: 2026-07-16 06:54:03.500756+10:00
Active: True
Notes: Model timeline evaluation: GPT-4 Turbo (2024-04-09) using prompt text from gpt-5.5 v2; approved-human-only for the 100-row Kappa corpus.
| Formula | AI words = intercept + slope * human words |
|---|---|
| Slope | 0.887 |
| Intercept | 3.092 |
| R^2 | 0.982 |
| P-value | 8.41e-87 |
| Pearson r | 0.991 |
| Mean source words | 30.400 |
| Length fallback rows | 0 |
| Mean human words | 44.150 |
| Mean AI words | 42.270 |
| Mean absolute length residual | 3.349 |
| Mean absolute percent error | 7.9% |
These plots test whether score changes with source passage length for this prompt version. The dashed line is an ordinary least-squares fit; the annotation reports n, r, R^2, p-value, and slope.
| Metric | Rows | Pattern | Pearson r | R^2 | P-value | Slope | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLEU-4 | 100 | significant negative | -0.460 | 0.211 | 1.50e-06 | -0.00306 | ok |
| chrF++ | 100 | significant negative | -0.445 | 0.198 | 3.49e-06 | -0.00195 | ok |
| METEOR | 100 | significant negative | -0.502 | 0.252 | 1.03e-07 | -0.00282 | ok |
| ROUGE-L | 100 | significant negative | -0.501 | 0.251 | 1.09e-07 | -0.00247 | ok |
| BERTScore | 100 | significant negative | -0.617 | 0.380 | 8.38e-12 | -0.00055 | ok |
| COMET | 100 | significant negative | -0.464 | 0.215 | 1.19e-06 | -0.00090 | ok |
| BLEURT | 100 | significant negative | -0.758 | 0.575 | 6.48e-20 | -0.00300 | ok |
| Trigram precision | 100 | significant negative | -0.410 | 0.168 | 2.25e-05 | -0.00324 | ok |
| Trigram recall | 100 | significant negative | -0.421 | 0.178 | 1.26e-05 | -0.00332 | ok |
| Trigram F1 | 100 | significant negative | -0.417 | 0.174 | 1.61e-05 | -0.00327 | ok |
| Trigram Jaccard | 100 | significant negative | -0.397 | 0.158 | 4.35e-05 | -0.00286 | ok |
| Mean BLEU-4 | 40.1% |
|---|---|
| Mean chrF++ | 64.5% |
| Mean METEOR | 68.9% |
| Mean ROUGE-L | 70.8% |
| Mean BERTScore | 94.9% |
| Mean COMET | 77.8% |
| Mean BLEURT | 71.4% |
| Legacy smoothed corpus BLEU | 36.9% |
| Unigram F1 | 69.5% |
| Bigram F1 | 43.6% |
| Trigram precision | 31.1% |
| Trigram recall | 29.7% |
| Trigram F1 | 30.4% |
| Trigram Jaccard | 17.9% |
| 4-gram F1 | 21.9% |
| Lemma ID | Headword | Human words | AI words | Residual | BLEU-4 | chrF++ | METEOR | ROUGE-L | BERTScore | COMET | BLEURT | Human | Run | Model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2468 | Καπετώλιον | 138 | 103 | -22.550 | 7.9% | 36.9% | 31.3% | 39.8% | 86.3% | 67.9% | 47.8% | reviewed/approved | 12373 | gpt-4-turbo-2024-04-09 |
| 3288 | Κορώνεια | 110 | 117 | 16.296 | 26.6% | 60.4% | 61.7% | 61.4% | 93.6% | 74.6% | 63.0% | reviewed/approved | 12445 | gpt-4-turbo-2024-04-09 |
| 2484 | Καρία | 270 | 229 | -13.684 | 20.3% | 49.4% | 44.4% | 50.9% | 88.4% | 76.9% | 38.0% | reviewed/approved | 12382 | gpt-4-turbo-2024-04-09 |
| 2342 | Κάμιρος | 54 | 62 | 10.989 | 31.0% | 62.0% | 65.3% | 63.8% | 95.1% | 76.9% | 62.8% | reviewed/approved | 12358 | gpt-4-turbo-2024-04-09 |
| 2054 | Καβαλίς | 65 | 70 | 9.228 | 42.9% | 65.6% | 63.2% | 71.1% | 93.6% | 74.4% | 62.7% | reviewed/approved | 12235 | gpt-4-turbo-2024-04-09 |
| 2116 | Κάληρος | 40 | 30 | -8.587 | 16.2% | 45.7% | 39.3% | 45.7% | 91.1% | 68.4% | 52.9% | reviewed/approved | 12313 | gpt-4-turbo-2024-04-09 |
| 2465 | Κάνωπος | 83 | 85 | 8.255 | 25.4% | 59.7% | 66.6% | 67.9% | 93.5% | 73.7% | 65.3% | reviewed/approved | 12370 | gpt-4-turbo-2024-04-09 |
| 2605 | Κάσιον | 56 | 61 | 8.215 | 38.2% | 65.3% | 71.0% | 66.7% | 94.6% | 73.5% | 67.1% | reviewed/approved | 12400 | gpt-4-turbo-2024-04-09 |
| 7244 | Κυρήνη | 54 | 59 | 7.989 | 36.4% | 61.4% | 66.0% | 65.5% | 93.2% | 76.3% | 70.7% | reviewed/approved | 12463 | gpt-4-turbo-2024-04-09 |
| 2626 | Κατάνη | 95 | 80 | -7.393 | 26.1% | 55.0% | 48.5% | 64.0% | 92.8% | 72.6% | 57.5% | reviewed/approved | 12430 | gpt-4-turbo-2024-04-09 |
| 7254 | Κύτα | 84 | 85 | 7.368 | 25.9% | 56.1% | 53.1% | 60.4% | 92.1% | 75.1% | 57.3% | reviewed/approved | 12493 | gpt-4-turbo-2024-04-09 |
| 2604 | Καρχηδών | 117 | 114 | 7.085 | 17.4% | 52.0% | 49.7% | 51.7% | 92.6% | 75.7% | 55.0% | reviewed/approved | 12397 | gpt-4-turbo-2024-04-09 |
| 2603 | Κάρυστος | 175 | 165 | 6.617 | 33.0% | 61.4% | 61.7% | 65.3% | 93.4% | 75.5% | 60.3% | reviewed/approved | 12394 | gpt-4-turbo-2024-04-09 |
| 2470 | Καππαδοκία | 68 | 70 | 6.566 | 21.3% | 57.2% | 78.0% | 71.0% | 95.3% | 75.7% | 66.9% | reviewed/approved | 12376 | gpt-4-turbo-2024-04-09 |
| 2455 | Κάναστρον | 60 | 50 | -6.335 | 23.3% | 56.3% | 57.3% | 58.2% | 94.5% | 74.3% | 67.7% | reviewed/approved | 12367 | gpt-4-turbo-2024-04-09 |
| 7264 | Κωλιάς | 61 | 51 | -6.222 | 33.2% | 62.0% | 60.5% | 71.4% | 95.6% | 72.2% | 60.9% | reviewed/approved | 12523 | gpt-4-turbo-2024-04-09 |
| 2609 | Κάσπειρος | 135 | 129 | 6.112 | 36.4% | 61.8% | 54.0% | 63.6% | 89.6% | 72.2% | 64.4% | reviewed/approved | 12406 | gpt-4-turbo-2024-04-09 |
| 7255 | Κυτέριον | 22 | 28 | 5.385 | 28.6% | 57.1% | 59.3% | 64.0% | 94.0% | 72.8% | 71.2% | reviewed/approved | 12496 | gpt-4-turbo-2024-04-09 |
| 2346 | Κάναι | 77 | 76 | 4.580 | 31.1% | 54.6% | 68.2% | 70.1% | 93.6% | 74.5% | 62.6% | reviewed/approved | 12364 | gpt-4-turbo-2024-04-09 |
| 2057 | Καβελλιών | 34 | 29 | -4.263 | 53.7% | 75.1% | 80.3% | 85.7% | 97.5% | 80.4% | 78.9% | reviewed/approved | 12244 | gpt-4-turbo-2024-04-09 |
| 7267 | Κωνώπη | 64 | 64 | 4.116 | 42.3% | 65.6% | 66.5% | 68.2% | 95.7% | 74.8% | 69.3% | reviewed/approved | 12532 | gpt-4-turbo-2024-04-09 |
| 7259 | Κύφος | 54 | 55 | 3.989 | 34.2% | 64.4% | 71.3% | 71.6% | 95.5% | 73.9% | 64.6% | reviewed/approved | 12508 | gpt-4-turbo-2024-04-09 |
| 7252 | Κύρτωνες | 27 | 31 | 3.949 | 8.6% | 47.7% | 48.2% | 48.3% | 92.6% | 76.3% | 64.8% | reviewed/approved | 12487 | gpt-4-turbo-2024-04-09 |
| 7253 | Κυρτώνιος | 18 | 23 | 3.935 | 50.2% | 74.3% | 84.2% | 73.2% | 97.1% | 82.1% | 84.2% | reviewed/approved | 12490 | gpt-4-turbo-2024-04-09 |
| 7250 | Κυρταία | 40 | 35 | -3.587 | 46.4% | 64.6% | 63.6% | 66.7% | 95.8% | 71.9% | 67.6% | reviewed/approved | 12481 | gpt-4-turbo-2024-04-09 |
| 7248 | Κύρου πόλις | 32 | 35 | 3.512 | 21.3% | 57.8% | 63.2% | 62.7% | 94.6% | 77.2% | 74.2% | reviewed/approved | 12475 | gpt-4-turbo-2024-04-09 |
| 7247 | Κύρνος | 50 | 44 | -3.461 | 18.3% | 51.3% | 58.0% | 55.3% | 93.6% | 74.6% | 69.9% | reviewed/approved | 12472 | gpt-4-turbo-2024-04-09 |
| 2081 | Καλάθη | 49 | 50 | 3.426 | 45.9% | 71.2% | 84.3% | 82.8% | 95.3% | 74.8% | 73.5% | reviewed/approved | 12286 | gpt-4-turbo-2024-04-09 |
| 2075 | Καινίνη | 15 | 13 | -3.403 | 79.5% | 88.0% | 87.7% | 92.9% | 99.3% | 88.6% | 92.5% | reviewed/approved | 12268 | gpt-4-turbo-2024-04-09 |
| 2802 | Κάδρεμα | 24 | 21 | -3.389 | 37.2% | 58.7% | 61.3% | 66.7% | 96.0% | 75.1% | 74.5% | reviewed/approved | 12259 | gpt-4-turbo-2024-04-09 |
Positive signed-residual terms are associated with AI translations longer than expected from the human length; negative signed-residual terms are associated with shorter AI translations. Absolute-residual models identify terms associated with larger AI-human length divergence.
Features: 176; ridge alpha: 5.878; cross-validated R^2: 0.006.
| Positive term | Coefficient | Docs | Mean present | Mean absent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| και | 1.8525 | 66 | 0.670 | -1.300 |
| οι | 1.3795 | 11 | 4.953 | -0.612 |
| απο | 1.2659 | 27 | 2.311 | -0.855 |
| ου | 1.2285 | 14 | 3.559 | -0.579 |
| βοιωτιας | 1.0421 | 3 | 7.255 | -0.224 |
| πολιτης | 1.0117 | 18 | 3.567 | -0.783 |
| τε | 0.9872 | 5 | 3.997 | -0.210 |
| δε και | 0.8012 | 8 | 2.870 | -0.250 |
| δυναται | 0.7735 | 3 | 8.288 | -0.256 |
| παρα | 0.7713 | 7 | 1.902 | -0.143 |
| πολις | 0.7612 | 68 | 0.820 | -1.742 |
| παιδος | 0.7519 | 4 | 5.254 | -0.219 |
| εστι | 0.7272 | 24 | 1.693 | -0.535 |
| εστι δε και | 0.6774 | 3 | 8.377 | -0.259 |
| εστι δε | 0.6195 | 5 | 5.354 | -0.282 |
| την | 0.6035 | 13 | 0.705 | -0.105 |
| τη | 0.5878 | 15 | 1.632 | -0.288 |
| ιβηριας | 0.5843 | 3 | 5.078 | -0.157 |
| πολις εν | 0.5760 | 5 | 4.096 | -0.216 |
| εν τη | 0.5577 | 7 | 2.901 | -0.218 |
| Negative term | Coefficient | Docs | Mean present | Mean absent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| γαρ | -1.7846 | 9 | -2.251 | 0.223 |
| δια | -1.2507 | 16 | -1.173 | 0.223 |
| περι | -1.1211 | 11 | -4.413 | 0.545 |
| δια του | -0.9942 | 10 | -2.363 | 0.263 |
| του | -0.9278 | 37 | 0.829 | -0.487 |
| οτι | -0.8090 | 5 | -1.891 | 0.100 |
| ηρωδιανος | -0.7616 | 3 | -12.912 | 0.399 |
| οικητωρ | -0.7594 | 6 | -4.131 | 0.264 |
| το | -0.7309 | 70 | 0.023 | -0.053 |
| το εθνικον | -0.7130 | 56 | -0.649 | 0.827 |
| εθνικον | -0.7130 | 56 | -0.649 | 0.827 |
| ζευς | -0.5907 | 3 | -10.552 | 0.326 |
| δε της | -0.5729 | 6 | -3.489 | 0.223 |
| θεοπομπος | -0.5600 | 5 | -2.354 | 0.124 |
| ει | -0.5526 | 4 | -5.497 | 0.229 |
| τα | -0.5399 | 12 | -1.794 | 0.245 |
| εθνος | -0.5113 | 8 | -1.907 | 0.166 |
| φησιν | -0.5021 | 10 | -2.343 | 0.260 |
| τινες | -0.4924 | 6 | -2.250 | 0.144 |
| θρακης | -0.4898 | 5 | -2.221 | 0.117 |
Features: 176; ridge alpha: 5.878; cross-validated R^2: -0.218.
| Positive term | Coefficient | Docs | Mean present | Mean absent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| δε | 1.5886 | 46 | 4.823 | 2.094 |
| γαρ | 1.5610 | 9 | 7.450 | 2.944 |
| την | 1.3999 | 13 | 7.604 | 2.713 |
| και | 1.1550 | 66 | 4.054 | 1.982 |
| εις | 1.0010 | 7 | 10.953 | 2.777 |
| δια του | 0.9261 | 10 | 6.406 | 3.010 |
| δια | 0.8795 | 16 | 5.321 | 2.974 |
| τα | 0.7749 | 12 | 7.570 | 2.774 |
| του | 0.7510 | 37 | 4.585 | 2.623 |
| απο | 0.6872 | 27 | 5.305 | 2.626 |
| ουτως | 0.5870 | 5 | 8.806 | 3.062 |
| βοιωτιας | 0.5783 | 3 | 7.255 | 3.228 |
| αι | 0.5573 | 3 | 11.605 | 3.094 |
| ζευς | 0.5547 | 3 | 13.605 | 3.032 |
| ηρωδιανος | 0.5256 | 3 | 12.912 | 3.053 |
| εν | 0.4977 | 37 | 4.458 | 2.698 |
| οτι | 0.4792 | 5 | 5.493 | 3.236 |
| εκαλειτο | 0.4630 | 7 | 6.171 | 3.137 |
| εστι | 0.4582 | 24 | 4.489 | 2.989 |
| ος | 0.4552 | 6 | 8.074 | 3.048 |
| Negative term | Coefficient | Docs | Mean present | Mean absent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ως | -0.7790 | 52 | 3.128 | 3.589 |
| δευτερω | -0.6413 | 3 | 0.635 | 3.433 |
| το εθνικον | -0.5037 | 56 | 3.484 | 3.177 |
| εθνικον | -0.5037 | 56 | 3.484 | 3.177 |
| κωμη | -0.4814 | 3 | 1.020 | 3.421 |
| στραβων | -0.4233 | 15 | 3.048 | 3.402 |
| νησος | -0.4223 | 9 | 2.496 | 3.434 |
| μια | -0.4112 | 3 | 1.142 | 3.417 |
| καππαδοκιας | -0.4053 | 3 | 1.624 | 3.403 |
| εκ | -0.3400 | 6 | 2.170 | 3.424 |
| τεταρτω | -0.3349 | 3 | 1.349 | 3.411 |
| προς τη | -0.3334 | 4 | 1.922 | 3.409 |
| διονυσιος | -0.3062 | 4 | 2.324 | 3.392 |
| τους | -0.3014 | 4 | 2.484 | 3.385 |
| παρα το | -0.2908 | 3 | 1.613 | 3.403 |
| πλησιον | -0.2758 | 8 | 2.981 | 3.381 |
| ηροδοτος | -0.2715 | 9 | 4.131 | 3.272 |
| παυσανιας | -0.2349 | 4 | 2.040 | 3.404 |
| ης | -0.2289 | 3 | 2.235 | 3.384 |
| τον | -0.2252 | 10 | 3.116 | 3.375 |
Features: 318; ridge alpha: 5.878; cross-validated R^2: -0.220.
| Positive term | Coefficient | Docs | Mean present | Mean absent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the | 1.5375 | 91 | 3.455 | 2.282 |
| for | 1.4056 | 13 | 5.558 | 3.019 |
| is | 0.9008 | 89 | 3.463 | 2.428 |
| with | 0.8866 | 13 | 5.597 | 3.013 |
| and | 0.8376 | 56 | 4.470 | 1.922 |
| it | 0.7213 | 37 | 4.968 | 2.399 |
| is called | 0.6815 | 7 | 8.118 | 2.990 |
| city is | 0.6467 | 3 | 8.767 | 3.182 |
| when | 0.6404 | 5 | 11.316 | 2.930 |
| in this | 0.6390 | 3 | 15.154 | 2.984 |
| that | 0.6358 | 11 | 6.866 | 2.914 |
| called | 0.6310 | 32 | 5.103 | 2.524 |
| zeus | 0.6109 | 5 | 11.129 | 2.940 |
| athens | 0.5578 | 3 | 12.343 | 3.071 |
| either | 0.5430 | 4 | 10.490 | 3.052 |
| is the | 0.5296 | 3 | 12.474 | 3.067 |
| the feminine | 0.5184 | 14 | 6.111 | 2.900 |
| herodian | 0.4891 | 3 | 12.912 | 3.053 |
| there | 0.4770 | 30 | 4.764 | 2.743 |
| in | 0.4661 | 85 | 3.475 | 2.637 |
| Negative term | Coefficient | Docs | Mean present | Mean absent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| per | -0.4743 | 15 | 2.671 | 3.469 |
| as per | -0.4743 | 15 | 2.671 | 3.469 |
| the ethnonym is | -0.4639 | 54 | 3.407 | 3.281 |
| ethnonym is | -0.4639 | 54 | 3.407 | 3.281 |
| his | -0.3972 | 25 | 2.995 | 3.467 |
| city of | -0.3681 | 20 | 2.854 | 3.473 |
| the ethnonym | -0.3551 | 57 | 3.435 | 3.236 |
| ethnonym | -0.3551 | 57 | 3.435 | 3.236 |
| book | -0.3536 | 38 | 2.929 | 3.606 |
| an | -0.3224 | 27 | 3.887 | 3.150 |
| as | -0.3213 | 58 | 3.486 | 3.160 |
| a city of | -0.3178 | 19 | 2.631 | 3.518 |
| an island | -0.3093 | 10 | 2.463 | 3.448 |
| island | -0.3080 | 14 | 2.761 | 3.445 |
| a city | -0.2972 | 64 | 3.506 | 3.071 |
| as in | -0.2954 | 34 | 3.134 | 3.460 |
| of his | -0.2878 | 13 | 2.300 | 3.506 |
| strabo | -0.2864 | 15 | 3.048 | 3.402 |
| are called | -0.2835 | 5 | 3.313 | 3.351 |
| an inhabitant is | -0.2633 | 7 | 1.888 | 3.459 |
Features: 335; ridge alpha: 5.878; cross-validated R^2: -0.227.
| Positive term | Coefficient | Docs | Mean present | Mean absent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| with | 1.5995 | 16 | 5.174 | 3.002 |
| the | 1.4885 | 90 | 3.491 | 2.068 |
| and | 0.9082 | 52 | 4.469 | 2.136 |
| is | 0.7722 | 87 | 3.545 | 2.039 |
| sanctuary | 0.7599 | 3 | 13.007 | 3.050 |
| on | 0.6471 | 16 | 5.511 | 2.937 |
| forms | 0.6206 | 4 | 11.081 | 3.027 |
| on the | 0.6162 | 10 | 5.608 | 3.098 |
| this | 0.5995 | 15 | 7.284 | 2.655 |
| there is also | 0.5626 | 22 | 5.042 | 2.872 |
| is with | 0.5511 | 4 | 11.564 | 3.007 |
| there is | 0.5041 | 24 | 4.724 | 2.915 |
| is also | 0.5037 | 31 | 4.465 | 2.848 |
| after | 0.5028 | 22 | 5.331 | 2.790 |
| when | 0.4980 | 7 | 8.294 | 2.977 |
| after the | 0.4910 | 6 | 7.265 | 3.099 |
| there | 0.4835 | 34 | 4.317 | 2.851 |
| however | 0.4757 | 10 | 7.928 | 2.840 |
| diphthong | 0.4667 | 3 | 12.904 | 3.054 |
| it | 0.4604 | 37 | 4.837 | 2.475 |
| Negative term | Coefficient | Docs | Mean present | Mean absent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| an | -0.6113 | 22 | 2.678 | 3.538 |
| book | -0.5387 | 39 | 2.857 | 3.664 |
| as in | -0.4416 | 29 | 3.196 | 3.412 |
| the ethnonym is | -0.4199 | 52 | 3.407 | 3.287 |
| ethnonym is | -0.4199 | 52 | 3.407 | 3.287 |
| ethnonym | -0.3627 | 57 | 3.476 | 3.181 |
| per | -0.3614 | 20 | 2.911 | 3.459 |
| as per | -0.3614 | 20 | 2.911 | 3.459 |
| the ethnonym | -0.3594 | 56 | 3.481 | 3.181 |
| as | -0.3554 | 60 | 3.332 | 3.375 |
| near | -0.3535 | 16 | 3.061 | 3.404 |
| a city in | -0.3090 | 40 | 3.351 | 3.348 |
| of his | -0.3050 | 18 | 2.844 | 3.460 |
| strabo | -0.3006 | 15 | 3.048 | 3.402 |
| island | -0.2875 | 14 | 2.761 | 3.445 |
| dionysios | -0.2762 | 4 | 2.324 | 3.392 |
| book of his | -0.2706 | 16 | 2.995 | 3.417 |
| book of | -0.2706 | 16 | 2.995 | 3.417 |
| about | -0.2666 | 5 | 1.707 | 3.436 |
| an island | -0.2623 | 9 | 2.461 | 3.437 |
You are an expert classical philologist and translator specialising in Stephanos of Byzantium's Ethnika.
Goal
- Produce a clear, scholarly English translation in the established reviewed house style.
Output rules (required)
- Respond ONLY by calling the submit_translation tool with a single string field: {"translation": "..."}.
- The translation text must contain only the translation (no analysis, no commentary, no multiple options).
A) Formatting + spelling
- Use Australasian spelling and punctuation conventions.
- Preserve paragraphing/line-breaks of the Greek source:
- Do not introduce new paragraphs unless the Greek has them.
- If the Greek includes a poetic quotation with line breaks, format the English quotation with the same line breaks.
- Use single quotes for quoted forms/snippets: '...'. Avoid double quotes.
- Use *italics* (asterisks) for titles of ancient works: e.g., *Cypriaka*.
B) Opening / structure
- Begin with the headword transliterated into Latin letters (no Greek diacritics), then a short definition.
- Typically: Headword: ...
- Appositive openings like 'Karia, the country.' are acceptable when the entry is of that type.
- Keep enumerations of homonymous places as inline numbered items like (2) ... (3) ..., matching the Greek's structure.
C) Transliteration + naming
- Do NOT use macrons/acute accents in transliteration: Karystos (not Kárystos), Kaspeiros (not Káspeiros).
- Prefer Greek-form transliteration with kappa = k; avoid Latinised exonyms when Stephanos is discussing the Greek form:
- Kapetolion (not Capitolium)
- Karchedon (not Carthage)
- Chalkedon (not Chalcedon)
- Use conventional English names for major places/regions when standard (Rome, Cyprus, Egypt, Syria, India).
- Translate Πόντος as 'the Black Sea' when it is clearly the sea/region reference.
D) Citations (authors/works/books)
- Convert Greek book numerals to Arabic digits.
- Keep citations compact, mirroring the source's incompleteness:
- Author + work title: 'Hellanikos in his *Cypriaka*'
- Author + book: 'Strabo, book 12: ...' / 'Herodotus, book 3.'
- Author + work + book: 'Dionysios in book 3 of his *Bassarika*: ...'
- Ignore modern/editorial locator codes and apparatus-like add-ons:
- omit RE/SH numbers, (GG ...), (FGrHist ...), chapter/section locators like (12.8.12), [C 576.21], Il. 2.676, etc.
- keep only the author/work/book level that Stephanos is using.
E) Fixed formulae (be consistent)
- τὸ ἐθνικόν X -> 'The ethnonym is 'X'.'
- ὁ πολίτης X -> 'A citizen is a 'X'.'
- τὸ θηλυκόν / καὶ θηλυκόν X -> 'In the feminine 'X'.'
- Keep (as needed): 'The possessive is '...'.' / 'An inhabitant is a '...'.' / 'A deme-member is a '...'.'
- For τὰ τοπικά (place-adverb forms), use 'The locatives are ...' and list forms in single quotes.
F) Philological/orthographic discussion
- When the entry discusses spelling/letters/diphthongs, preserve Greek letters in Greek script (e.g., ι, ει, οι).
- Prefer transliteration (not full Greek script) for cited alternative spellings unless the point requires showing a specific Greek letter/feature.
G) Comparisons / derivational analogies (ὡς + X)
- For ὡς + X where X is an etymologically related noun in the nominative, use this fixed English pattern:
- (as in 'X')
- Keep it exactly: parentheses + single quotes (no 'like X', no bare 'as X').
H) ἀφ' οὗ
- If it has a masculine antecedent referring to a person (typically the eponym) in a naming context (implicit/explicit καλεῖται/ἐκαλεῖτο/κέκληται), translate as 'after whom' (i.e., 'named after whom').
- If it has an identifiable explicit neuter antecedent, translate as 'from which'.
- If it has a dropped neuter antecedent and functions adverbially, handle cautiously:
- often 'hence' / 'thence'
- in Stephanos' idiosyncratic 'example-marker' usage, 'as per' can be acceptable when it clearly introduces an ethnonym/person-as-example.
I) Morphology scaffolding (only when needed)
- If Stephanos is citing an author specifically to indicate grammatical case/gender/number, and that feature would otherwise be unclear in English, add brief tags after the relevant form:
- case: (nom.), (acc.), (gen.), (dat.), (voc.)
- gender: (m.), (f.), (n.)
- number: (sing.), (pl.)
J) Fidelity + restraint
- Translate directly; do not add background explanation or modern bibliography.
- Avoid gratuitous adversatives ('however') for δέ when it is merely continuative.
- Do not add glosses like (synoikia), (kalathos) unless Stephanos explicitly defines a term.
- Preserve uncertainty when the Greek is uncertain/corrupt; do not invent.
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