ἐλελεῦ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.le.lêu̯/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /e.leˈlew/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /e.leˈleβ/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /e.leˈlev/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /e.leˈlev/

Interjection

ἐλελεῦ • (eleleû)

a cry of pain or lament, woe, alas

Usage notes

Often used twice in succession.

Related terms

ἐλελελεῦ (eleleleû, “war cry”)

References

“ἐλελεῦ”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“ἐλελεῦ”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
ἐλελεῦ in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
ἐλελεῦ in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)

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