1. βέμβιξ · bembix — Beekes
ἰκος --βόμβος
The corpus record
βέμβιξ
bembix
ἰκος --βόμβος
Figures and citations on this page are drawn from the audited corpus; none are written from memory.
Distribution
- Birds 2 · 1.88/10k
- Wasps 1 · 1.03/10k
- Lives of Eminent Philosophers 1 · 0.09/10k
Senses
2. βέμβιξ · bembix — Frisk
(Brumm)kreisel
3. βέμβιξ · bembix — Frisk
Davon noch Beußix-ıdo “sich wie ein Kreisel drehen’ (Ar
4. βέμβιξ · bembix — LSJ
whipping-top
Attestations
- βέμβικας · bembikas Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers 1.4 (DIORISIS sentence 651)
- βέμβικες · bembikes Aristophanes, Wasps 1530 (DIORISIS sentence 1115)
- βέμβικος · bembikos Aristophanes, Birds (DIORISIS sentence 1073)
- βέμβικα · bembika Aristophanes, Birds (DIORISIS sentence 1074)
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. 258; entry #1118 Review: Under source audit
- scan pp. 262-263; entry #1047 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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