ἕως, εἵως, εἷος : (1)
as long as, until; foll. by the usual constructions
with rel. words (see ἄν, κέν). A clause
introduced by ἕως often denotes purpose,
Od. 4.800, Od. 9.376.—(2) like τέως, for a while, usually with μέν, Od.
2.148, etc. —ἕως, to be
read with ‘synizesis,’ except Od. 2.78.
Georg Autenrieth. A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges. New York. Harper and Brothers. 1891.
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