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ἐρατός

ἐρατός, lovely, charming

ἐρᾰτός, ή, όν, (ἔραμαι)
  • lovely, of places and things, δῶρʼ ἐρατὰ .. χρυσέης Ἀφροδίτης Il. 3.64; ἔργʼ ἀνθρώπων Hes. Th. 879; φιλότης ib. 970; χέλυς, φωνή, πόλις, h.Merc. 153, 426, h.Ap. 477; βᾶμα beloved footfall, Sapph. Supp. 5.17; χῶρος Archil. 21.4; ἔπεα Alcm. 45; ὄψ B. 16.129; νίκα Corinn. Supp. 1.24; αἰδώς, κῶμοι, Pi. P. 9.12, I. 2.31; ὠδίς Id. O. 6.43: Sup., παίδων -ώτατον ἄνθος AP 12.151: used by Trag. in Lyr., στήθεα A. Th. 864 (anap.); λέχος E. Heracl. 915; μολπαί Id. El. 718 (s.v.l.); ὕμνοι Ar. Th. 993; of persons, φυὴν ἐρατή Hes. Th. 259, 355; νέοι ἄνδρες ἐ. Thgn. 242; παῖς Pi. O. 10(11).99: neut. as Adv., ἐρατὸν κιθαρίζειν h.Merc. 423, 455.
      • 2 beloved, ἀνδράσι μὲν θηητὸς ἰδεῖν ἐ. δὲ γυναιξί Tyrt. 10.29. —Ep. and Lyr. word.

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