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κασιγνήτη

kasignete

sister

Appears 10 times across Homer's epics.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

κασιγνήτη, ἡ, fem. of κασίγνητος, A. sister, Il. 4.441, etc.; dual -τα A. Pers. 185: metaph., συκῆ ἀμπέλου κ. Hippon. 34, cf. 70A; λάγυνε, . . κ. νεκταρέης κύλικος AP 6.248 (Marc. Arg.):—Cypr. κασινήτα Gött.Nachr. 1914.95, and καἱνίτα (q.v.): Aeol. κασιγνήτα Sapph. Supp. 1.9 (prob.).
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