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ἀπείρων (B), ον, gen. ονος, (πεῖραρ, πέρας) Ep. form of ἄπειρος (B),
A.boundless, endless,ἐπ᾽ ἀπείρονα γαῖανOd.1.98, Hes.Th.187; “Ἑλλήσποντος .Il.24.545; δῆμος . a countless people, ib.776; ὕπνος . seeming endless, i.e. profound sleep, Od.7.286; “ἀπείρονα γῆς βάθηEmp.39, cf. 28; “τῶν ἀλιθίων . γενέθλαSimon.5.6; “δόξαPi.P.2.64; κύκλος a vast concourse, B.8.30.
2. = ἄπειρος (B) 2, without end or escape,δεσμοὶ ἀπείρονεςOd.8.340.
3. In Att., = ἄπειρος (B) 3, having no end, circular,δακτύλιος .Ar.Fr.250, cf. IG2.709.5, 11(2).161 B81 (Delos, iii B. C.); ἐν λόχῳ ἀπείρονι, of persons standing in a circle, A.Fr.379.
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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (7):
    • Bacchylides, Epinicians, 8.30
    • Hesiod, Theogony, 187
    • Homer, Iliad, 24.545
    • Homer, Odyssey, 1.98
    • Homer, Odyssey, 3
    • Homer, Odyssey, 7.286
    • Homer, Odyssey, 8.340
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