1. βρέτας · bretas — Beekes
wooden image of a god
The corpus record
βρέτας
bretas
wooden image of a god
Figures and citations on this page are drawn from the audited corpus; none are written from memory.
Distribution
- Iphigenia in Tauris 12 · 14.46/10k
- Eumenides 6 · 11.45/10k
- Seven Against Thebes 4 · 7.95/10k
- Suppliant Maidens 3 · 6.22/10k
- Knights 2 · 2.25/10k
- Phoenissae 2 · 2.07/10k
- Persians 1 · 1.96/10k
- Trojan Women 1 · 1.41/10k
- Electra 1 · 1.32/10k
- Lysistrata 1 · 1.26/10k
Senses
2. βρέτας · bretas — Chantraine
immobilité stupide. Non homérique, p.-ê. dorien. C
3. βρέτας · bretas — Frisk
cos τι
4. βρέτας · bretas — Frisk
Gegen die pelasg
5. βρέτας · bretas — LSJ
wooden image
Attestations
- βρετέων · breteōn Aeschylus, Suppliant Maidens 428–432
- βρέτεα · bretea Aeschylus, Suppliant Maidens 463
- βρέτεος · breteos Aeschylus, Suppliant Maidens 885
- βρέτη · bretē Aeschylus, Persians 809–810
- βρέτη · bretē Aeschylus, Seven Against Thebes 93–95
- βρετέων · breteōn Aeschylus, Seven Against Thebes 96
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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. 285; entry #1278 Review: Under source audit
- scan p. 209; entry #1427 Review: Under source audit
- scan pp. 2182-2183; entry #6711 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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