(From OL , the Root of o[llumi : the term. -fwvio" has not been explained.)
o[lph, [OLPH
[OLPH , hJ , a leathern oil-flask, Theocr., Anth.
o[lpi"
o[lpi" , io" and ido", hJ , = o[lph , Theocr.
jOlumpiva
jOlumpiva (sc. cwvra ) , hJ , Olympia, a district of Elis round the city of Pisa, where the Olympic games were held, Hdt., etc.; or the city Pisa itself, Pind.; also Oujlumpiva , Id.
jOluvmpia
jOluvmpia
(sc.
iJerav
)
, tav
,
the Olympic games, in honour of Olympian Zeus,
established by Hercules in 776
B. C., and renewed by Iphitus, and held at intervals of four years at
Olympia,
Hdt.;
jOl. ajnairei`n, nika`n
to win
at the Olympic games, Id., etc.
jOlumpivaze
jOlumpivaze , Adv. to Olympia, Thuc.
jOlumpiakov"
jOlumpiakov" , hv, ovn , Olympian, Thuc., Xen.
jOlumpiav"
jOlumpiav"
,
avdo", hJ
, pecul. fem. of
jOluvmpio"
,
Olympian
as epith. of the Muses, Il., Hes.; of the Graces, Ar.
2.
jOl. ejlaiva
the olive-crown
of the Olympic games,
Pind.
II.
as Subst.,
1.
the Olympic games,
Hdt., Pind.
2.
(sub.
nivkh
),
a victory at Olympia,
Hdt.
3.
an Olympiad,
i.e. the space of four years between the celebrations of the Olympic games; used as an historical date from about 300 B. C. The 1st Olympiad began 776 B. C.; the 293rd and last in 393 A. D.
jOlumpivasi
jOlumpiva<Eth>si , Adv., at Olympia, Ar., etc.; cf. quvra<Eth>si :—but
II. jOlumpiavsi »a±1/4 , dat. pl. of jOlumpiav" .
jOlumpiei`on, jOlumpiveion
jOlumpiei`on or jOlumpiveion , tov , the temple of Olympian Zeus, Thuc., Plat.;—wrongly written jOluvmpion .
jOlumpikov"
jOlumpikov" , hv, ovn , of Olympus, Hdt.
2. of Olympia, Olympic, oJ jOl. ajgwvn the Olympic games, Ar.
jOlumpionivkh"
jOlumpiØo-nivkh" »i<Eth>1/4, ou , Dor. -nivka<Eth>" , a<Eth>, oJ , ( nikavw ) a conqueror in the Olympic games, Pind.
II. as Adj., jOl. u{mno" Id.