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ἄγυια

agyia

Appears 11 times across Homer's epics.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἄγυια, ᾶς, ἡ, A. street, highway, chiefly in pl., Il. 5.642; σκιόωντό τε πᾶσαι ἀ. Od. 2.388, etc.; of the paths of the sea, 11.12; ἀγυιαῖς in the streets, Hom. Epigr. 14.5, cf. Pi. P. 2.58, B. 3.16, S. OC 715, Ant. 1136, E. Ba. 87 (all lyr.): esp. in the phrase κνισᾶν ἀγυιάς Ar. Eq. 1320, Av. 1233, D. 21.51:—rare in Prose, X. Cyr. 2.4.3, PPetr. 3p.7 (iii B.C.), LXX 3 Ma. 1.20, etc.; ἐν ἀγυιᾷ, of documents executed in public by a notary, POxy. 722.12 (i A.D.), etc. 2. collection of streets, city, Pi. O. 9.34, N. 7.92; πολύπυρος ἀ. Hymn.Is. 2. (Quasi-participial form from ἄγω, cf. ἅρπυια.) [ἄγυιᾰν Il. 20.254 (Aristarch.), cf. Pi N. 7.92 codd. vett.; ἄγυια Ion. and old Att. acc. to Hdn. Gr.2.613, Eust. 1631.29; ἀγυιά, incorrectly, EM 14.21, etc.; ἀγυιάν freq. in codd., e.g. Pi. O. 9.34, X. l.c.]
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