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ἄκαινα

akaina

spike, prick, goad

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What it meant

1. ἄκαινα · akaina — Beekes

ἄκαινα [f.] ‘spike, prick, goad’ (A. R.), Also ‘ten-foot rod’ in Thessaly (Bechtel 1921, 1: n6, 204), cf. ἄκαινα δέ ἐστι μέτρον δεκάπουν Θεσσάλων εὕρεμα (sch. A. R. 3, 13233 Call. fr. 24, 6). In Egypt a measure of 100 square ft. (Hero, pap.). 4GR?, PG?> *ETYM Traditionally derived from the n-stem » ἄκων with the suffix -ta. However, it may also contain the Pre-Greek suffix -atva (see Fur. 171"”) added directly to … — [Beekes, s.v. ἄκαινα, p. 94]

2. ἄκαινα · akaina — Chantraine

ἄκαινα, -ἧς : f. mesure agraire de dix pieds (Thessalie, Smyrne, ct. Bechtel, Gr. D. 1, 116, 204); voir aussi Sch. ἀρ. Rhod. III, 1323 ἄκαινα δέ ἐστι μέτρον δεκάπουν Θισσαλῶν εὕρεμα, et Call. fr. 24, 6 ; en Égypte mesure de 100 pieds carrés (Hero, pap.). “Ah s'agit d'un emploi technique du nom de l'aiguillon {voir sous &x-) utilisé d'abord comnie mesure de longueur, püis comme mesure de surface correspondante, οἵ, … — [Chantraine, s.v. ἄκαινα, p. 59]

3. ἄκαινα · akaina — LSJ

spike, prick, goad

spike, prick, goad, A.R. 3.1323, AP 6.41 (Agath.).

II ten-foot rod

ten-foot rod used as a measure, ἄκαιναν ἀμφότερον κέντρον τε βοῶν καὶ μέτρον ἀρούρης Call. Fr. 214, cf. Sch. A.R. l.c.

2 square measure of 100 ft

square measure of 100 ft., in Egypt, Hero *Deff. 130, cf. Sch. A.R. l.c., POxy. 669.41 (? iii A. D.); in Bithynia, BCH 27.318:— also ἄκαινον, τό, Olymp. in Mete 43.1.

Where it came from

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