Σάμος [ᾰ], ἡ, “Samos”, the name of several Greek islands:
1) old name for Κεφαλληνία (which see), [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; also called Σάμη,[
Refs]; though this,
accusative to others, is a town on the island: hence
adjective Σαμαῖος, α, ον, [
Refs 1st c.BC+]
2) Σάμος Θρηϊκίη, see at {Σαμοθρᾴκη}.
3) “Samos”, the large island over against Ephesus, first in [
Refs]: hence
adjective Σάμιος, α, ον, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἡ Σαμία (i.e. γῆ) [
Refs 4th c.BC+]; also Σ. ἀστήρ, clay with medicinal properties, [
Refs 2nd c.AD+]:—
Σαμιακός, ή, όν, [
Refs 5th c.BC+] was an old word signifying
a height.)