[22] The Ionic form “ἱστίη” (Smyth Ionic § 144) has survived in the greater part of the MSS.; in the two minor hymns xxiv. 1 and xxix. 1 “ἑστίη” is invariable, though at xxix. 6 “ἱστίη” is read by all copies but two. In the four places where the word occurs in the Odyssey, “ἱστ-” is the vulgate, but in all except Od. 20.231 the common form has crept into some copies. In Il. 2.537 “ ἱστίαιαν” does not vary. In Hesiod “ἑστίῃ” is the vulgate ( Op.734), and “ἑστίην” is found sporadically in Theog. 454.
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