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ἕρμαιον

hermaion

gift of

Appears 12 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἕρμαιον, τό, prop. A. gift of Hermes, i.e. unexpected piece of luck, godsend, wind-fall, treasure-trove (cf. Ἑρμῆς II), S. Ant. 397; ἕ. ἂν ἦν τινι c. inf., Pl. Phd. 107c, R. 368d; ἕ. ἂν εἴη ἡμῖν, εἰ.. Id. Smp. 176c; ἑρμαίῳ ἐντετυχηκέναι Id. Grg. 386e; ἕ. ἡγήσασθαι, ποιεῖσθαί τι, Id. Smp. 217a, Grg. 489c; νομίζειν D. 38.6. 2. = ἕρμαξ, Sch.Od. 16.471. 3. barrow, tomb, Papers of Amer. School 3 Nos. 501, 585 (Tymandos). 4. = ἠρύγγη, Ps.-Dsc. 3.21; = ἀλόη, ib.22. II. Ἕρμαια (sc. ἱερά), τά, festival of Hermes, Pl. Ly. 206d, Aeschin. 1.10, IG 22.1227 (ii B.C.), Durrbach Choix d’ inscrr. de Délos 117 (ii B.C.). 2. Ἕρμαιον, τό, temple of Hermes, SIG 546 B 6 (Melitaea, iii B.C.), Schwyzer 709 (Ephesus, iii B. C.), al. (Prop. neut. of Ἑρμαῖος, but as Subst. proparox., Hdn.Gr.1.369.)
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