1. ἄμμος · ammos — Beekes
sand
The corpus record
ἄμμος
ammos1
sand
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Distribution
- Habacuc 1 · 9.14/10k
- Osee 1 · 2.65/10k
- Odae 1 · 2.46/10k
- Revelation 2 · 2.02/10k
- Genesis 6 · 2/10k
- Hebrews 1 · 1.99/10k
- Siracides 3 · 1.63/10k
- Regnorum III 3 · 1.57/10k
- Romans 1 · 1.43/10k
- Judith 1 · 1.14/10k
- Jeremias 3 · 1.08/10k
- Daniel (LXX) 1 · 0.95/10k
Densest 12 of 26 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.
Senses
2. ἄμμος · ammos — Frisk
Sand
3. ἄμμος · ammos — LSJ
sand, sandy ground, racecourse
Attestations
- ἄμμος · ammos Plato, Phaedo 110 (DIORISIS sentence 1127)
- ἄμμον · ammon Xenophon, Memorabilia 3.3.6 (DIORISIS sentence 1020)
- ἄμμον · ammon Plato, Euthydemus 294
- ἄμμον · ammon New Testament, Matthew 7.26 (DIORISIS sentence 231)
- ἄμμος · ammos New Testament, Romans 9.26 (DIORISIS sentence 261)
- ἄμμος · ammos New Testament, Hebrews 11.12 (DIORISIS sentence 194)
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Deep etymology
Authority pointers, pending review
These are the etymology authorities that treat this word, with their exact locators. They are bibliographic pointers, not a published word history: no root, reconstruction, derivation, cognate, or origin is asserted here.
- scan p. 136; entry #466 Review: Under source audit
- scan p. 90; entry #490 Review: Under source audit
- scan p. 123; entry #450 Review: Under source audit
The authorities' own wording is withheld pending review. Each source's identity, locator, and review status are cited above.
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