1. αἰχμή · aichmē — Beekes
point of a spear, spear
The corpus record
αἰχμή
aichme
point of a spear, spear
Figures and citations on this page are drawn from the audited corpus; none are written from memory.
Distribution
- Shield of Heracles 2 · 6.18/10k
- Seven Against Thebes 3 · 5.96/10k
- Persians 3 · 5.89/10k
- Prometheus Bound 3 · 5.1/10k
- Iliad 33 · 2.96/10k
- Trojan Women 2 · 2.83/10k
- Trachiniae 2 · 2.75/10k
- Heracles 2 · 2.56/10k
- Eumenides 1 · 1.91/10k
- Libation Bearers 1 · 1.86/10k
- Rhesus 1 · 1.86/10k
- Histories 29 · 1.58/10k
Densest 12 of 20 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.
Senses
2. αἰχμή · aichmē — Chantraine
ἧς : 1
3. αἰχμῇ · aichmēi — Frisk
48 αἰχμῇ --- ἀΐω verwandt, 8
4. αἰχμὴ · aichmē — Frisk
Lanzenspitze, Lanze
5. αἰχμὴ · aichmē — Frisk
Myk
6. αἰχμ-ή · aichm-ē — LSJ
point of a spear
Attestations
- αἰχμὴ · aichmē Iliad 3.348
- αἰχμὰς · aichmas Iliad 4.324
- αἰχμὴ · aichmē Iliad 4.461
- αἰχμὴ · aichmē Iliad 4.503
- αἰχμὴ · aichmē Iliad 5.282
- αἰχμὴ · aichmē Iliad 5.293
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Deep etymology
Authority pointers, pending review
These are the etymology authorities that treat this word, with their exact locators. They are bibliographic pointers, not a published word history: no root, reconstruction, derivation, cognate, or origin is asserted here.
- scan pp. 92-93; entry #254 Review: Under source audit
- scan p. 55; entry #260 Review: Under source audit
The authorities' own wording is withheld pending review. Each source's identity, locator, and review status are cited above.
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