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βωμ-ίσκος

bomiskos · ὁ

altar-shaped vessel

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What it meant

βωμ-ίσκος · bōm-iskos — LSJ

altar-shaped vessel

Dim. of βωμός, altar-shaped vessel, Hero Spir. 1.38, al.

2 bandage

bandage, Gal. 18(1).823.

3 solid, solid number

Arith., solid or solid number with all its dimensions unequal bounded by rectangles and trapezia, Hero *Deff. 114, Theo Sm. p.41 H., Nicom. Ar. 2.16, Syrian. in Metaph. 143.7, al.

b plane figure

Geom., plane figure resembling the solid β. in appearance, Papp. 878.

4 constellation

name of a constellation, Ptol. Alm. 8.1.

5 base

base of molar teeth, Poll. 2.93.

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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