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Ἕλλην

hellen

the Thessalian tribe of which Hellen was the reputed chief

Appears 32 times across Aristotle's works.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

Ἕλλην, ηνος, ὁ, Hellen, son of Deucalion, Hes. Fr. 7.1. II. Ἕλληνες, οἱ, the Thessalian tribe of which Hellen was the reputed chief, Il. 2.684. 2. of all Greeks, Epigr. ap. Paus. 10.7.6, Hdt. 1.56, Th. 1.3, etc.; cf.Πανέλληνες. 3. Gentiles, whether heathens or Christians, opp. Jews, LXXIs. 9.12, Ev.Jo. 7.35, etc. 4. non-Egyptian (incl. Persians, etc.), PTeb. 5.169 (ii B.C.). 5. pagan, Jul. Ep. 114, Eun. VS p.524B., Dam. Isid. 204, Cod.Just. 1.11.10. III. as Adj.,= Ἑλληνικός, στρατός Pi. N. 10.25, etc.: with fem. Subst., Ἕλληνʼ ἐπίσταμαι φάτιν A. Ag. 1254; στολήν γʼ Ἕλληνα E. Heracl. 130; Ἕ. γυνή Philem. 55; Ἕ. ἀληθῶς οὖσα, of fortune, Apollod.Car. 5.10; Πυλῶν Ἑλλήνων D. 18.304: with neut.Subst., ἐν χωρίῳ Ἕλληνι Them. Or. 27.332d. IV. those who spoke or wrote Hellenistic Greek, opp. Ἀττικοί, ἄρτι· οἱ μὲν Ἀ. τὸ πρὸ ὀλίγου, οἱ δὲ Ἕ. καὶ ἐπὶ τοῦ νῦν λέγουσι Moer. 68, al., cf. POxy. 1012Fr. 16; opp. οἱ παλαιοί, Moer. 145.

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