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ἀκαχμένος

akachmenos

sharpened

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What it meant

1. ἀκαχμένος · akachmenos — Beekes

ἀκαχμένος [perf.ptc.] ‘sharpened’ (11... «182 "πεῖ. ‘sharp’> *ETYM From the root *h,ek- ‘sharp’; ἃ reduplicated formation *ax-ax-o-pévoc has been suggested, which remains speculative. > — [Beekes, s.v. ἀκαχμένος, p. 97]

2. ἀκαχμένος · akachmenos — Chantraine

ἀκαχμένος : parlic. épique, probabl. péif. « aiguisé » en parlant d'armes (Hom.), de dents (Opp.). L'aspirée fait difficulté, ct. Bechtel, Lexilogus s.u. : ni l'hypothèse qui pose ἀχακσ-, ni celle d’une aspiration expressive ne sont démontrables. Le rapprochement avec ἔγχος (Schwyzer, ΟἹ. 12, 10 sqq.}) est encore moins vraisemblable. dnéäüvos : espèce de légumineuse (Phérecr.). ἀμαύαι, voir ἀκούω et χοέω. : {. … — [Chantraine, s.v. ἀκαχμένος, p. 60]

3. ἀκαχμένος · akachmenos — Frisk

ἀκαχμένος ep. Piz. (Hom., Opp.) ‘geschärft’”. Reduplizierte Bildung, wahrscheinlich aus *dx-ax-o-uevos zu ἀκοή usw. (Lit. bei Bechtel Lex.). Anders (zu ἔγχος) Schwyzer Glotta 12, 10ff. — [Frisk, s.v. ἀκαχμένος, p. 82]

4. ἀκαχμένος · akachmenos — LSJ

sharp-edged

sharp-edged, ἀ. ὀξέϊ χαλκῷ Il. 15.482, Od. 1.99, al.; πέλεκυν . . ἀμφοτέρωθεν ἀ. 5.235; φάσγανον 22.80.

II armed

armed, c. dat., γένος σκυλάκων κυνόδουσιν ἀ. Opp. C. 1.476, cf. 3.252.

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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. ἀκαχμένος (scan p. 97; entry #281).
  • Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque Treated in Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque s.v. ἀκαχμένος (scan pp. 60-61; entry #288).
  • Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch Treated in Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. ἀκαχμένος (scan p. 82; entry #266).

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