αὐτόθι

See also: αυτόθι

Ancient Greek

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Etymology

From αὐτός (autós, same) + -θι (-thi).

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Adverb

αὐτόθῐ (autóthi)

  1. on the spot; here, there
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 5.847:
      ἤτοι ὃ μὲν Περίφαντα πελώριον αὐτόθ’ ἔασε κεῖσθαι ὅθι πρῶτον κτείνων ἐξαίνυτο θυμόν
      ḗtoi hò mèn Períphanta pelṓrion autóth’ éase keîsthai hóthi prôton kteínōn exaínuto thumón
      He let be huge Periphas to lie where he was, even where at the first he had slain him and taken away his life.
  2. forthwith, straightway
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 6.281:
      ὥς κέ οἱ αὖθι γαῖα χάνοι
      hṓs ké hoi aûthi gaîa khánoi
      Would that the earth might straightway gape for him!

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