αὐτόθεν

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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αὐτός (autós, the very, oneself) +‎ -θεν (-then, from)

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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αὐτόθεν (autóthen)

  1. from that very place; often combined with a prepositional phrase headed by ἐξ (ex)
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 19.77:
      τοῖσι δὲ καὶ μετέειπεν ἄναξ ἀνδρῶν Ἀγαμέμνων
      αὐτόθεν ἐξ ἕδρης
      toîsi dè kaì metéeipen ánax andrôn Agamémnōn
      autóthen ex hédrēs
      Agamemnon, king of men, spoke to them from his very seat
  2. from oneself, of one's own accord
  3. at once, immediately
    • 385 BCE – 380 BCE, Plato, Symposium 213a:
      ἀλλά μοι λέγετε αὐτόθεν
      allá moi légete autóthen
      but tell me immediately