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ἀκτίς

aktis

ray, beam of light

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What it meant

1. ἀκτίς · aktis — Beekes

ἀκτίς, -ῖνος [f.] ‘ray, beam of light’ (IL), also ‘spoke of a wheel’ (AP). «ἢ» *COMP Frequent as a first member. *DER ἀκτινωτός ‘provided with axtivec’ (inscr. Delos IV* Michel 815, Ph.), ἀκτινώδης [adj.] ‘like beams’ (Philostr.), axtivndov [adv.] ‘id? (Luc.). *ETYM ἀκτίς is built like δελφίς, γλωχίς, and ὠδίς, and probably derived from a noun. It resembles Skt. aktu-, but the meaning of the latter is very difficult … — [Beekes, s.v. ἀκτίς, p. 105]

2. ἀκτίς · aktis — Chantraine

ἀκτίς, -ἵνος : [. (Hdn. cite uri"#iem. ἀκτίν) crayon de lumière, notamment rayon du soleil » (Hom. toujours au pluriel, poètes) ; parfois métaphor. chez Pi. ; rayon d'une roue {AP 9,418). Quelques composés techniques-et:tamifs où ἀκτίς sert de premier terme de composé : dxtiwoG6oc, -βολέω, -βολία : -γραφία, -ειδῆς, -κράτωρ. Dérivés : ἀκτινωτός « orné de rayons » {Délos, 1v® 5. av., d'une φιάλη, Ph., etc.) ; … — [Chantraine, s.v. ἀκτίς, p. 66]

3. ἀκτίς · aktis — Frisk

ἀκτίς, -ivos f. ‘Strahl, Licht” (vorw. poetisch von Hom. an), such “Speiche’ (AP). Ableitungen: ἀκτινωτός "mit ἀκτῖνες versehen’ (Inschr. Delos IV® Michel 815, Ph. u.a.), ἀκτινώδης “strahlenähnlich’ (Philostr.), ἀκτινηδόν Adv. ‘strahlengleich’ (Luk.). Öfters als Vorderglied. äxtis ist wie δελφίς, γλωχίς, ὧδίς usw. gebildet und setzt wie diese ein Nomen voraus. Am nächsten steht aind. aktıi- ‘Strahlung, Nacht’ (zur … — [Frisk, s.v. ἀκτίς, p. 91]

4. ἀκτίς · aktis — LSJ

ray, beam, noonday, East, rays

ray, beam : Hom. only dat. pl., ἀκτῖσιν Od. 5.479, 19.441. ἀκτίνεσσιν 11.16, Il. 10.547 ; Ἠελίοιο ἀκτῖνες Mimn. 11.6, cf. Emp. 84, Ar. Av. 1009, Arist. Mete. 374b4, etc.; sg., S. Tr. 685, cf. ἀνὰ μέσσαν ἀκτῖνα, i.e. from south, S. OC 1247; ἀκτῖνες μέσαι noonday, E. Ion 1136; τὰ πρὸς ἀκτῖνα ἔθνη peoples of the East, Philostr. VA 2.2 :— of lightning, ἀκτῖνες στεροπᾶς ἀπορηγνύμεναι Pi. P. 4.198; ὦ Διὸς ἀκτίς, παῖσον S. Tr. 1086; πυρός Sopat. 13, Pl. Ti. 78d; of the eyes, ἀκτῖνας προσώπου, Pi. Fr. 1

2 brightness, splendour, glory, splendid

metaph., brightness, splendour, glory, ἀ. ἀγώνων, καλῶν ἐργμάτων, Pi. P. 11.48, I. 4(3).42; ἀκτῖνες ὄλβου splendid fortunes, Id. P. 4.255.

3 ray shot from the left by planet to planet

ray shot from the left by planet to planet (opp. ὄψις, q.v.), Heph.Astr. 1.16, Porph. Intr. p.189; τὴν ἀ. ἐπιφέρων Vett.Val. 136.19, cf. Ptol. Tetr. 126.

II spoke

spoke of a wheel, AP 9.418 (Antip.).

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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. ἀκτίς (scan pp. 105-106; entry #325). Root candidates: *uyytwon-.
  • Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque Treated in Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque s.v. ἀκτίς (scan p. 66; entry #329).
  • Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch Treated in Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. ἀκτίς (scan p. 91; entry #311). Root candidates: *unytwön-.

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