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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *nes- (to return home) + -φῐ (-phi).

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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νόσφῐ (nósphi) (Epic, Lyric)

  1. (of location) away, far away, at a distance, absent
  2. apart, by oneself
  3. (of motion or direction) away, off, to a distance, apart

Derived terms

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Preposition

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νόσφῐ (nósphi) (governs the genitive) (Epic, Lyric)

  1. (of location) far from; in the absence of, apart from, without
  2. (of motion or direction) away from, to a distance from
  3. apart from, without the help of
  4. except (for)
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 1.19–21:
      ... θεοὶ δ’ ἐλέαιρον ἅπαντες
      νόσφι Ποσειδᾱ́ωνος· ὁ δ’ ἀσπερχὲς μενέαινεν
      ἀντιθέῳ Ὀδυσῆϊ πάρος ἣν γαῖαν ἱκέσθαι.
      ... theoì d’ eléairon hápantes
      nósphi Poseidā́ōnos; ho d’ asperkhès menéainen
      antithéōi Odusêï páros hḕn gaîan hikésthai.
      All the gods pitied [Odysseus]
      except for Poseidon. He unceasingly raged
      against godlike Odysseus until he reached his homeland.

Further reading

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  • νόσφι”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • νόσφι”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • (no entry for the specified headword) Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.