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ἄκᾰτος

akatos

light vessel

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What it meant

1. ἄκατος · akatos — Beekes

ἄκατος [f., m.] ‘light vessel’ (Thgn.), ‘boat-shaped cup’ (com.). «Ὁ *DER Diminutives ἀκάτιον, which also denotes a kind of women’s shoe (Ar.), and ἀκατηνάριον (Olsson AfP 11 (1935): 219); further ἀκάτειος, τὰ ἀκάτεια (sc. ἱστία) ‘small sails’ (X.); ἀκατίς [f.] ‘millipede’ (Steph. Med.), see Stromberg 1944: 11. *ETYM Probably a technical loanword. Often connected with ἀκ- ‘sharp’ (see » ἀκή), but without any obvious … — [Beekes, s.v. ἄκατος, p. 97]

2. ἄκατος · akatos — Chantraine

ἄκατος : f. (m. Hdt. 7,186 et quelques autres exemples) «embarcation rapide », avec un ταδὶ d'avant incliné vers la proue, de dimension variable, utilisée notamment par les pirates (Thgn., Pi., Hdt., Th., etc.) ; se dit par extension d'une coupe de même forme {com.). Dérivés : ἀχάτιον. même sens (Th., Plb.)}, sorte de chaussure de femme (Ar. fr. 739 δ) cf. Hsch.s.u. ἀκάτια ; dimin. ἀκατηνάριον (pap.). En ouire … — [Chantraine, s.v. ἄκατος, p. 60]

3. ἄκατος · akatos — Frisk

ἄκατος. Zu ἀκατίς als Bez. des Tausendfüßers (wegen der Form) Strömberg Wortstudien 11. — [Frisk, s.v. ἄκατος, p. 2150]

4. ἄκᾰτος · akatos — LSJ

light vessel, boat, ship

light vessel, boat, Thgn. 458, Pi. P. 11.40, Hdt. l.c., Th. 7.25, etc.; used in the mysteries, IG 1.225c:—generally, ship, E. Hec. 446, Or. 342.

II boat-shaped cup

boat-shaped cup, Theopomp.Com. 3 (= Telest. 6), Antiph. 4.

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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. ἄκᾰτος (scan p. 97; entry #279).
  • Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque Treated in Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque s.v. ἄκᾰτος (scan p. 60; entry #287).
  • Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch Treated in Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. ἄκᾰτος (scan p. 2150; entry #6342).

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