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ἐλεύθερος , α, ον ος, ον A.Ag.328, E.El.868): later ἐλαύθερος BCH22.76(Delph.); Elean ἐλεύθαρος Schwyzer416.3:—
A.free, Hom. has the word only in Il. in two phrases, ἐλεύθερον ἦμαρ the day of freedom, i.e.freedom, Il.6.455, 16.831, al.; and κρητὴρ ἐλεύθερος the cup drunk to freedom, 6.528; “. πιοῦσαν οἶνον ἀποθανεῖνXenarch.5 codd. Ath. (fort. -ριον, cf. “ἐλευθέριος1.2); of persons, Alc.Supp.25.11, Hdt.1.6, A.Pr.50, S.Aj.1020, Th.8.15, etc.: Comp., X.Cyr.8.3.21: Sup., Id.Hier.1.16; τὸ . freedom, Hdt 7.103, etc.; “τοὐλεύθερονE.Supp.438: c.gen., free or freed from a thing, φόνου, πημάτων, φόβου, A.Eu.603 codd., Ch.1060, E.Hec.869; “αἰτίαςMen.Sam.272; ἔξω αἰτίας . S.Ant.445; . ἀπ᾽ ἀλλήλων independent, X.Cyr.3.2.23, Pl.Lg. 832d.
b. ἐλευθέρα, , married woman, Ath.13.571d; wife, POxy. 1872.8(v/vi A.D.); but, freedwoman, IG14.2490(Vienne).
c. free, of cities, in Roman Law, BGU316.3 (iv A.D.).
2. of things, free, open to all, “ἀγοράX.Cyr.1.2.3; . φυλακή,= Lat. libera custodia, D.S. 4.46; “περιωπήAel.NA 15.5; unencumbered, of property, D.35.21, IG 9(1).32.10 (Stiris), SIG364.36 (Ephesus, iii B.C.).
3. ἐλεύθερον εἶναί τινι, c. inf., legally permissible, open to . ., ib.45.42 (Halic., v B.C.).
II. = ἐλευθέριος, fit for a freeman, free, frank, “φρήνPi.P.2.57; “ἐλευθερωτέρη ὑπόκρισιςHdt.1.116; “ἐλεύθρα βάζεινA.Pers.593 (lyr.); “ μηδὲν ὑγιὲς μηδ᾽ . φρονῶνS.Ph.1006; “δούλη μέν, εἴρηκεν δ᾽ . λόγονId.Tr.63, cf.El.1256; “φρονήματαPl.R.567a; βάσανοι . tortures such as might be used to a freeman, Id.Lg.946c (so “φάσγαναE. Fr.495.38); τὸ . Pl.Mx.245c: freq. in Adv. “-ρως, εἰπεῖνHdt.5.93, al.; χαίρειν . . καὶ γελᾶν . S.El.1300; “τεθραμμένουςIsoc.7.43 codd. (fort. -ερίως; παιδευθεὶς . Aeschin.3.154 codd. (fort. -ερίως)“; . δούλευε, δοῦλος οὐκ ἔσειMen.857; ἐλεύθεροι ἐλευθέρως free and like free men, Pl.Lg.919e. (Cf. Lat. līber, fr. Ital. *loufero-(cf. Osc. Luvfreis 'Liberi'), I.-E. (e)leudh-ero-: the connexion with Slav. liud, OHG. liut, etc. 'people' is doubtful.)
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