ἡλιαία

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • ᾱ̔λιαίᾱ (hāliaíā) — Doric

Etymology

From ᾱ̔λίᾱ (hālíā, “assembly of people”), from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to push, press”) (whence εἴλω (eílō, “to shut in, press”), ῑ̓́λη (ī́lē, “band, troop”) and many others).

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Noun

ἡλιαίᾱ • (hēliaíā) f (genitive ἡλιαίᾱς); first declension

  1. public place or hall (in which the chief law-court was held)
  2. supreme court (at Athens)

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