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χήρα

χήρα, bereft of a husband, a widow

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Χήρας Noun: feminine accusative plural, Noun: feminine genitive singular of χήρα

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χήρ-α, Ion. χήρη, ἡ,
  • widow, χῆραι γυναῖκες Il. 2.289; μήτηρ χ. 22.499; μὴ παῖδʼ ὀρφανικὸν θήῃς χ. τε γυναῖκα 6.432; λείπειν τινὰ χ. ἐν μεγάροισιν 22.484, 24.725, cf. S. Aj. 653, E. Andr. 348, Tr. 380; χήρας δὲ γυναῖκας ἐποίησαν Lys. 2.71; as a name of Hera, Paus. 8.22.2 (χῆραι· αἱ μὴ ἔχουσαι ἄνδρας, Hsch.; ἡ μονωθεῖσα ἀπʼ ἀνδρὸς χ. Poll. 3.47).
      • 2 Com., of a dish, widowed, i.e. without sauce, Sotad.Com. 1.26.
      • 3 later masc. χῆρος, widower, Arist. HA 612b34 (of birds), Call. Epigr. 15 Pf., Gramm. post Hdn. Epim. 286.
    • II χῆρος, α, ον, Adj, metaph., bereaved, χῆρα μέλαθρα E. Alc. 862 (anap.); μάνδραι Call. Cer. 106; βίος Epigr.Gr. 406.13 (Iconium); εὐνή IG 14.1389 i 12; δόμος Call. Epigr. 20.6 Pf.; δρυμοὶ χ. bereft of men, AP 9.84 (Antiphan.): c. gen., Il. 6.408; φάρσος . . στελεοῦ χῆρον ἐλαϊνέου AP 6.297 (Phanias), cf. Vett.Val. 117.6; χήρους γυναικῶν οἰκεῖν Str. 7.3.4; τὰ χῆρα φρονήσεως Ph. 1.601; ναῦς ὕδατος χ. Ael. NA 13.28. (Cf. χωρίς, χατίζω, Skt. jáhāti ‘abandon, renounce’.)

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