τόθι

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From τό (, the) + -θῐ (-thi, locative suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Adverb

τόθῐ • (tóthi)

  1. there
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 15.239:
      τόθι γάρ νύ οἱ αἴσιμον ἦεν ναιέμεναι
      tóthi gár nú hoi aísimon êen naiémenai
      For there it was appointed him to dwell.
    • 7th–6th centuries BC, Homeric Hymn to Apollo 244:
      βῆς δ’ ἐπὶ Τελφούσης: τόθι τοι ἅδε χῶρος ἀπήμων τεύξασθαι νηόν τε καὶ ἄλσεα δενδρήεντα
      bês d’ epì Telphoúsēs: tóthi toi háde khôros apḗmōn teúxasthai nēón te kaì álsea dendrḗenta
      Then you went to Telphusa: and there the pleasant place seemed fit for making a temple and wooded grove.
  2. (relative) where
    • Homeric Hymn to Pan 25:
      λιγυρῇσιν ἀγαλλόμενος φρένα μολπαῖς ἐν μαλακῷ λειμῶνι, τόθι κρόκος ἠδ’ ὑάκινθος εὐώδης θαλέθων καταμίσγεται ἄκριτα ποίῃ
      ligurêisin agallómenos phréna molpaîs en malakôi leimôni, tóthi krókos ēd’ huákinthos euṓdēs thaléthōn katamísgetai ákrita poíēi
      He delights in high-pitched songs in a soft meadow where crocuses and sweet-smelling hyacinths bloom at random in the grass.

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