Liddell–Scott–Jones: ἀλεξ-ήτειρα

ἀλεξ-ήτειρα,ἡ, AP 9.764 (Paul. Sil.), Nonn. D. 25.529 : fem. ofἀλεξ-ητήρ,ῆρος,ὁ,

A. one who keeps off,ἀ. μάχης stemmerof battle, Il. 20.396 ;λοιμοῦ ἀ. a protector fromplague, A.R. 2.519 ; κακῶν

IG 14.1003.25

:—rare in Prose, ταῖς πατρίσιν ἀλεξητῆρες εἶναι

X. Oec. 4.3

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II. asAdj., θυμὸς ἀ.

Opp. H. 4.42

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