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ἀμαιμάκετος

amaimaketos

(-1), -ov [adj

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Where it lives

Shield of Heracles 1 · 3.09/10k
Theogony 1 · 1.45/10k
Oedipus Tyrannus 1 · 1.08/10k
Oedipus at Colonus 1 · 0.97/10k
Iliad 2 · 0.18/10k
Odyssey 1 · 0.12/10k

What it meant

1. ἀμαιμάκετος · amaimaketos — Beekes

ἀμαιμάκετος, (-1), -ov [adj.] Homeric epithet of unknown mg. (1].). «Ὁ» *ETYM Unknown. Connections with jtaxpdc, μαιμάω, μάχομαι should probably all be rejected; see discussion in Tichy 1983: 314ff. One might conceive of a Pre-Greek word, *a-mai-mak-eto- (with prothetic vowel and reduplication). — [Beekes, s.v. ἀμαιμάκετος, p. 127]

2. ἀμαιμάκετος · amaimaketos — Chantraine

ἀμαιμάκετος, -n τὸν : ou parfois -ος, -ov, épithète de la Chimère (J1. 6,179, 16,329), du mât d'un navire pris dsns la tempête (Od. 14,311). Le terme est ensuite employé de façons diverses chez Hés., les lyr. et dans les chœurs trag. : se dit du feu vomi par la Chimère (Hés. Th. 319), du feu.en général (5. OT 177), de la mer (Hés. Boucl. 207, Pi.), des Furies (5. OC 127); du trident de Poseitin (Pi. I. 8{7],37) : de … — [Chantraine, s.v. ἀμαιμάκετος, p. 83]

3. ἀμαιμάκετος · amaimaketos — Frisk

ἀμαιμάκετος, (-n), -ov episches Beiwort unsicherer Bedeutung; vom Epos drang es auch in die Iyrische Sprache ein. Wegen der nicht näher feststellbaren Bedeutung schweben alle Erklärungsversuche in der Luft (: μακρός, μαιμάω, μάχομαεΐϊ, 8. Bechtel Lex., Debrunner GGA 1910, 12). Da das Wort wahrscheinlich schon den Rhapsoden nicht recht verständlich war, wurde es in verschiedenen Zusammenhängen ziemlich willkürlich … — [Frisk, s.v. ἀμαιμάκετος, p. 114]

4. ἀμαιμάκετος · amaimaketos — LSJ

irresistible, stubborn, unfathomable, furious

irresistible, old Ep. word, also in Lyr. and Trag. (lyr.); of Chimaera, Il. 6.179, 16.329; of fire vomited by her, Hes. Th. 319; of fire generally, S. OT 177; θάλασσα, πόντος, Hes. Sc. 207, Pi. P. 1.14; of shipʼs mast, proof against any strain, Od. 14.311; of the trident, Pi. I. 8(7).37; ἀ. μένος, κινηθμός, P. 3.33, 4.208; νεῖκος stubborn, B. 10.64; of the Furies, S. OC 127; ἀ. βυθοῖς in unfathomable depths, IG 3.900. [Usu. derived fr. ἀ- intens., μαιμάω, i.e. furious; but apptly. connected with

In the wild

ἀμαιμακέτοιο · amaimaketoio Shield of Heracles 207–210
ἀμαιμάκετον · amaimaketon Theogony 319–320
ἀμαιμακέτην · amaimaketēn Iliad 16.329
ἀμαιμακέτην · amaimaketēn Iliad 6.179
ἀμαιμάκετον · amaimaketon Odyssey 14.311
ἀμαιμακετᾶν · amaimaketan Sophocles, Oedipus at Colonus 125–131

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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. ἀμαιμάκετος (scan p. 127; entry #412).
Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque Treated in Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque s.v. ἀμαιμάκετος (scan p. 83; entry #434).
Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch Treated in Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. ἀμαιμάκετος (scan p. 114; entry #405).

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