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ἅλῠσις

alusis

chain

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What it meant

1. ἅλυσις · halysis — Beekes

ἅλυσις [f.] ‘chain’, also as a woman’s ornament (Hdt.). 41Ὲ *uel- ‘wind’> *DER Thence Hell. diminutives ἁλύσιον and ἁλυσίδιον, further ἁλυσιδωτός ‘consisting of chains’ (Plb., Ὁ. S.), ἁλυσηδόν ‘in chains’ (Man.). *ETYM Originally ‘winding’, derived from *fdAv-tic, belonging to *féAvtpov, » εἰλύω, etc; see Frisk Eranos 43 (1945): 225ff. However, the a-vocalism remains unexplained, as the root contained no final … — [Beekes, s.v. ἅλυσις, p. 123]

2. ἅλυσις · halysis — Chantraine

ἅλυσις : f. (aspiration initiale garantie par Hdun. 1,539) «chaîne » {Hdt., Thuc., Dém., PIh.}; se dit aussi d'un bijou féminin, notamment d'une chaîne portée au cou (Ar. fr. 320, 70 II 47, eic.}; le mot se trouve à propos d’une cuirasse faite de mailles (Arr.;. Composé : &'uciôetos - ἁλύσει δεδεμένος (Hsch.), la correction de Latte ἁλυσιδωτός ne s'impose pas. Dérivés. : ἁλύσιον (Mén., Philippid., Schwyzer 462, B, … — [Chantraine, s.v. ἅλυσις, p. 80]

3. ἅλυσις · halysis — Frisk

ἅλυσις f.‘Kette, Fessel, Kettenschmuck’ (ion. att.). — Davon die hellen. Deminutiva ἁλύσιον und ἁλυσίδιον, außerdem ἁλυσιδ-ωτός “aus Ketten bestehend’ (Plb., D.S. usw.) und ἁλυσηδόν “in Ketten’ (Man.). — Eigentlich “Windung’ aus ἘΡάλυ-τις, zu ξέλυ-τρον "Umwindung’, εἰλύω “umhüllen’ (s. d.) usw. Frisk Eranos 43, 225ff. — [Frisk, s.v. ἅλυσις, p. 110]

4. ἅλῠσις · halysis — LSJ

chain

chain, χαλκέῃ ἁλύσι δεδεμένη ἄγκυρα Hdt. 9.74, cf. Th. 2.76, etc.; ἐν ἁλύσει μιᾷ δεδεμένους D.Chr. 30.17, cf. Ep.Eph. 6.20; πέτραν ἁλύσεσι χρυσέαισι φερομέναν E. Or. 982:—as a womanʼs ornament, Ar. Fr. 320.12, Nicostr. 33; σφραγῖδε . . ἁλύσεις χρυσᾶς ἔχουσαι IG 2.652B35.

2 chains, bondage

collectively, chains, bondage, Plb. 21.3.3.

3 link

link in chain armour, Arr. Tact. 3.5.

5. ἄλῠσις · alysis — LSJ

distress, anguish

distress, anguish, Dsc. 5.2; gloss on ἀλυσμός, Gal. 19.75.

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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. ἅλῠσις (scan p. 123; entry #398). Root candidates: *uel-.
  • Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque Treated in Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque s.v. ἅλῠσις (scan p. 80; entry #413).
  • Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch Treated in Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. ἅλῠσις (scan p. 110; entry #388).

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