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ἄγγος

aggos

vessel

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Where it lives

Densest 12 of 15 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

1. ἄγγος · angos — Beekes

ἄγγος [n.] ‘vessel’ (II.). eDIAL Probably Myc. a-ke-ha [pl.]. *ETYM Possibly a Mediterranean loanword (cf. Chantraine 1933: 418), as kitchen utensils are often borrowed. Fur.: 275, 3077 compares ἄγδυς: ἄγγος Κρητικόν, which is quite tempting. ayyoupa [f.] - pak, σταφυλή ‘grape, bunch of grapes’ (H.). «Ὁ» *ETYM Cf. MoGr. ἄγωρος, ἄγουρος ‘unripe, green, young man’ and ἀγουρίδα ‘unripe grape, from G-wpoc … — [Beekes, s.v. ἄγγος, p. 57]

2. ἄγγος · angos — Chantraine

ἄγγος, τοὺς : n. Terme général pour désigner un récipient qui peut contenir des liquides, du lait, du vin, des produits secs, etc. La forme, la dimension, l’utilisation de l'objet sont diverses. Peut désigner un berceau, une urne funéraire, etc. — Attesté en mycénien (cf. ChadwickBaumbach 166, pl. n. akea,). Lo Composés tardifs : ἀγγοθήκη (Ath); ἀγγοπηνία * τὰ τῶν μελισσῶν κηρία (Hsch.). Dérivés : ἀγγεῖον, de sens … — [Chantraine, s.v. ἄγγος, p. 22]

3. ἄγγος · angos — Frisk

ἄγγος. Myk. a-ke-a,? — Nach Trier Zeitschr. f. dt. Phil. 70 (1949) 343 (mit Meringer) eig. von Flechtwerk. äyyouvpa. Näheres bei Cocco Arch. glottol. it. 54 (1969) 98. ayelpw. Myk. a-ke-re = äyeioeı? — [Frisk, s.v. ἄγγος, p. 2143]

4. ἄγγος · angos — LSJ

vessel, vat, pitcher, bucket, pail, wine-bowl

vessel to hold liquids, e.g. wine, Od. 16.13, cf. 2.289; milk, Il. 16.643; vat for the vintage, Hes. Op. 613; pitcher, Hdt. 5.12, E. El. 55; bucket, pail, Hdt. 4.62; wine-bowl, E. IT 953, 960.

II cradle, casket, cinerary urn, coffin

for dry substances, cradle, Hdt. 1.113, E. Ion 32, 1337; casket, S. Tr. 622; cinerary urn, Id. El. 1118, 1205; coffin, CIG 3573 (Assos).

III womb, stomach

of parts of the body, e.g. womb, Hp. Epid. 6.5.11, v. Gal. ad loc.; τρόφιμον ἄ. stomach, Tim. Pers. 73.

IV shell

shell of the κάραβος, Opp. H. 2.406.

V cell

cell of a honey-comb, AP 9.226 (Zonas).

In the wild

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Where it came from

  • Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) Treated in Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) s.v. ἄγγος (scan p. 57; entry #85).
  • Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque Treated in Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque s.v. ἄγγος (scan pp. 22-23; entry #55).
  • Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch Treated in Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. ἄγγος (scan p. 2143; entry #6273).

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