σήμερον,
adverb to-day, [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 7.30, 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 17.186, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Rhesus” 683, “PHib.” 1.65.13 (3rd c.BC), “SIG” 1181.11 (Rhenea, 2nd c.BC), NT.Matt.27.19, etc.] NT+8th c.BC+]; Doric dialect σάμερον [ᾱ] [[ 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 6.28, “P.” 4.1 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; Attic dialect τήμερον [[ 5th c.BC: Cratinus Comicus 123, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 68, etc., cf. Moer. p.364 P. (though σήμερον] Refs 5th c.BC+] is sometimes found in Comedy texts, [[ 5th c.BC: Hermippus Comicus 80, 4th-3rd c.BC: Philemo Comicus 121)] Refs 5th c.BC+]; εἰς τ. [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Symposium” 174a; τὸ τ. [prev. work] 176e ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸ τ. εἶναι to-day, [[ [prev. author] “Cra.” 396e; ἡ τ. ἡμέρα 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 4.40 ] Refs 4th c.BC+]; also in the form τήμερα [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Fragmenta” 401 (assuming variant), compare 296 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]. (Prob. from κyᾱμερον, containing stem [kcirc]yo- 'this', cf. Lithuanian šis 'this', Latin ci-tra: σήμερον (τήμερον) is to ἡμέρα as σῆτες (τῆτες) to ἔτος.)