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ἀμαρεῖν·

amarein

to follow, believe, miss the mark

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What it meant

1. ἀμαρεῖν · amarein — Beekes

ἀμαρεῖν [v.] - ἀκολουθεῖν, πείθεσθαι, ἁμαρτάνειν ‘to follow, believe, miss the mark’ (H.). 4GR, IE *sm- ‘one’ and *h,er- ‘join’> *ETYM The last explanation of the gloss can hardly be reconciled with the first, so they should be separated. One may compare Ἀμάριος, epithet of Zeus and Athena in Achaia (Aymard 1938: 455-470); the word might mean ‘who brings together’ (cf. Ὁμαγύριος), Further comparison with > ἁμαρτῆ, » … — [Beekes, s.v. ἀμαρεῖν, p. 130]

2. ἀμαρεῖν · amarein — Frisk

ἀμαρεῖν" ἀκολουϑεῖν, πείϑεσϑαι, ἁμαρτάνειν H. — v. Blumenthal Hesychst. 34 zerlegt das Lemma in zwei gleichlautende ἁμαρτάνω --- ἄματα 87 Worte, von denen cersteres ein Denominativum von ἅμηρος H. = öuneos im ursprünglichen Sinne von “Begleiter” seı, letzteres zu ἁμαρτάνειν gehöre. Sehr hypothetisch. ἁμαρτάνω, Aor. ἁμαρτεῖν (äol. Ind. ἤμβροτον) “verfehlen, sich irren’ (ion. att.). Ableitungen: ἁμαρτία “Fehler, … — [Frisk, s.v. ἀμαρεῖν, p. 116]

3. ἀμαρεῖν · amarein — Frisk

ἀμαρεῖν. Ausführlich Chantr. s.v. m.Lit. Als Verwandte kommen noch in Betracht Auadpıos Bein. des Zeus und der Athena in Achaia, ἁμαρτή, ὅμηρος u.a.m. — [Frisk, s.v. ἀμαρεῖν, p. 2154]

4. ἀμαρεῖν· · amarein· — LSJ

Where it came from

No etymology authority pointer is recorded for this lemma yet — an honest gap, not an omission. The etymological dictionaries (Beekes, Chantraine, Frisk) are matched incrementally.

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