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Εἵλως

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Perhaps from ἁλίσκομαι (halískomai, to be captured, to be made prisoner), but it has also been linked to Ἕλος (Hélos), a Laconian town whose inhabitants were enslaved.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Εἵλως (Heílōsm (genitive Εἵλωτος); third declension

  1. a helot

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • English: helot
  • Greek: Είλως (Eílos), Είλωτας (Eílotas)
  • Russian: ило́т (ilót)

References

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