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[422] The masc. (neut.) ἰῶι occurs only here in H., but it is a genuine Greek form, attested by the Gortynian inscr. The fem. “ἴα” is found also in Thessalian and Lesbian (Collitz 345. 22; 214. 12). The origin of the forms is doubtful; some connect them with “οἶος”. See note on 5.603.

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