ζείδωρος
ζείδωρος, zea-giving
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ζείδωρον Adjective: masculine accusative singular, Adjective: feminine accusative singular, Adjective: neuter nominative singular, Adjective: neuter vocative singular, Adjective: neuter accusative singular of ζείδωρος
ζείδωρος, ον,
- zea-giving (Plin. HN 18.82, EM 410.6), as epith. of the earth, ζείδωρος ἄρουρα Il. 2.548, Od. 3.3, Hes. Op. 173; ζ. ἀρδμός Nonn. D. 26.185: c. gen., ζ. ὀπώρης ἀχράς AP 9.4 (Cyllen.): also in late Prose, Hld. 9.22 (ζε(ϝ)έ-δωρος, cf. ζέα).
- II some authors derived it from ζάω,= βιόδωρος (so expld. by Hsch.), life-giving, Ἀφροδίτη Emp. 151; Ἠέλιος Nonn. D. 12.23, cf. 22.276. ζείζιν, mamma, Gloss.
ζεί·δωρος, ος, ον :
1 qui procure de l’épeautre, d’où fécond, Il. 2, 548 ; Od. 3, 3 ; Nonn. D. 26, 185 ; avec le gén. Anth. 9, 4 ||
2 p. confus. avec ζάω, qui donne la vie (Aphroditè) Empéd. (Plut. M. 756e).
Étym. ζειά, δωρέομαι.
ζείδωρος, Getreide, d.i. Frucht, Nahrung spendend, ἄρουρα, Il. 2.548 u. oft, wie Hes. Nach Plut. amator. 13 nannte Empedocl. auch die Aphrodite so. Die Erkl. des Hesych. βιόδωρος hat verleitet an ζήδωρος zu denken.
ζείδωρος
-ον
[ζειαί + δωρέομαι.]
Grain-giving.
Epithet of the earth Il. 2.548, Il. 8.486, Il. 20.226: Od. 3.3 = Od. 12.386, Od. 4.229, Od. 5.463, Od. 7.332, Od. 9.357, Od. 11.309, Od. 13.354, Od. 19.593.
ζείδωρος
ζεί-δωρος, ον
δῶρον
- zea-giving, as epith. of the earth, ζείδωρος ἄρουρα fruitful corn-land, Hom.