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ἄλεισον

aleison

drinking cup with two handles

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Where it lives

Odyssey 7 · 0.81/10k
Iliad 2 · 0.18/10k

What it meant

1. ἄλεισον · aleison — Beekes

ἄλεισον [n.] ‘drinking cup with two handles’ (IL), also ‘hip socket’ (Marsyas apud Ath. 4790). eVAR ἄλεισος [m.] (Ar.). *ETYM No etymology; probably a loan. — [Beekes, s.v. ἄλεισον, p. 110]

2. ἄλεισον · aleison — Chantraine

ἄλεισον : n. «coupe à Loire à deux anses » glosé δέπας par Ath. 783 a, cf. Brommer Hermes 77, 1942, 356 sqq. 363 sqq. (Hom., Call., Ath.) ; ἄλεισος m. (Ar., fr. 623). Elt.: Une hypothèse chez Schuize, ΚΖ 29,255 = KI. Schr. 358. Mais il est probable qu'il s’agit d'un terme méditerranéen emprunté. — [Chantraine, s.v. ἄλεισον, p. 70]

3. ἄλεισον · aleison — Frisk

ἄλεισον n. “Trinkgefäß mit zwei Henkeln’ (5. Brommer Herm. 77, 356f., 363f.) (Hom., Kall., Ath.), ἄλεισος m. (Ar.). — Die Zusammenstellung mit got. leibu (Akk. sg.) ‘Obstwein’, ahd. lid “geistiges Getränk’ unter der Annahme einer Grundform *(a)ieırf-ov (Schulze ΚΖ 29, 255 = Kl. Schr. 358f., weitere Anknüpfungen bei Βα und WFP. 2,392) muß bei einem Gerätenamen dieser Art als höchst unsicher betrachtet werden. Eher … — [Frisk, s.v. ἄλεισον, p. 97]

4. ἄλεισον · aleison — LSJ

cup, goblet

cup, goblet, = δέπας (Ath. 11.783a), χρύσειον Il. 11.774, Od. 3.50, al.; περιστείχοντος ἀλείσου Call. Aet. 1.1.13 [Fr. 178.13 Pf.]:—masc. ἄλεισος Ar. Fr. 623.

II hip-socket

hip-socket, Marsyas ap. Ath. 11.479c.

In the wild

ἄλεισον · aleison Iliad 11.774
ἄλεισον · aleison Iliad 24.429
ἄλεισα · aleisa Odyssey 15.469
ἄλεισον · aleison Odyssey 15.85
ἄλεισον · aleison Odyssey 22.9
ἄλεισον · aleison Odyssey 3.50

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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. ἄλεισον (scan p. 110; entry #345).
Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque Treated in Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque s.v. ἄλεισον (scan p. 70; entry #354).
Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch Treated in Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. ἄλεισον (scan p. 97; entry #334).

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