αἴρω
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Ἦρι, ἐπὶ τοῦ ὄρθου. ἀπὸ τοῦ αἴρεσθαι ἡμᾶς ἀπὸ τῆς κοίτης κατὰ τοῦτον τὸν καιρόν.
Translation (En)
ēri "early", applying to the morning. From the fact that we are "lifted" (airesthai) from our bed at this time
Parallels
ibid., p. 115 (Ὄρθρος. παρὰ τὸ αἴρειν ἡμᾶς λεχήρεις ὄντας. ὅθεν ἦρι ὁμοίως ἔλεγον παρὰ τὸ αἴρειν); T Schol. Il. 8.66b („ἦρι“ (Ι 360) δὲ παρὰ τὸ αἴρεσθαι); Etym. Gudianum, eta, p. 248 (Ἦρι, ἕωθεν, ἐπὶ τοῦ ὄρθρου, ἀπὸ τοῦ αἴρεσθαι ἡμᾶς ἀπὸ κοίτης περὶ τοῦτον τὸν καιρόν); Etym. Magnum, Kallierges, p. 437 (Ἦρι μάλα: Ὄρθρου πάνυ, τὸ πρωῒ, ἕωθεν. Ἀπὸ τοῦ αἴρεσθαι ἡμᾶς τῆς κοίτης κατὰ τὸν καιρὸν τοῦτον. Τὸ δὲ ἦρι, ὀνοματικὸν ἐπίρρημα. Ἀπὸ τοῦ ἀὴρ ἀέρος ἀέρι, καὶ κατὰ κρᾶσιν, ἦρι. Τὸ δὲ ἀέρι καὶ διὰ τοῦ η φησὶν ὁ ποιητὴς, ‘Ἠέρι γὰρ κατείχετο’); ibid., p. 631 (Ὄρθρος: Παρὰ τὸ αἴρειν καὶ ὀρθοὺς ἡμᾶς ποιεῖν λεχήρεις ὄντας· ὅθεν καὶ ἦρι ἐλέγετο, ὁμοίως παρὰ τὸ αἴρειν); Schol. Od. 2.1c5 Pontani (ἠριγένεια] ἡ γεννῶσα τὸν ὄρθρον. ἦρι γὰρ σημαίνει τὸ ἕωθεν ἐπὶ τοῦ ὄρθρου, παρὰ τὸ αἴρεσθαι ἡμᾶς ἀπὸ τῆς κοίτης περὶ τὸν καιρὸν τοῦτον)
Comment
Derivational etymology, which takes as its starting point the aorist ἦρα (implicit in Orion's wording). That the starting point should be a verb is regular for Greek grammarians. "Early" is the time when we get up, therefore, are "lifted"