1. χήρα · chēra — Beekes
friend of widows
The corpus record
χήρα
chera
friend of widows
Figures and citations on this page are drawn from the audited corpus; none are written from memory.
Distribution
- 1 Timothy 6 · 37.88/10k
- Lamentationes 2 · 8.59/10k
- Epistula Jeremiae 1 · 7.94/10k
- Baruch 2 · 7.91/10k
- Malachias 1 · 7.2/10k
- James 1 · 5.85/10k
- Deuteronomium 12 · 5.37/10k
- Luke 9 · 4.67/10k
- Job 5 · 3.75/10k
- Mark 3 · 2.73/10k
- Machabaeorum II 3 · 2.6/10k
- Funeral Oration 1 · 2.46/10k
Densest 12 of 34 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.
Senses
2. χήρα · chēra — Chantraine
ion
3. χήρα · chēra — Frisk
ion
4. χήρα · chēra — Frisk
Ausführlich über χήρα : κιχάνω Ruijgh und Van Krimpen Mnem
5. χήρ-α · chēr-a — LSJ
widow, widowed, without sauce
Attestations
- χήρη · chērē Iliad 6.408
- χήρην · chērēn Iliad 6.432
- χήρην · chērēn Iliad 22.484
- χήραν · chēran Sophocles, Ajax 652–653
- χήρη · chērē Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers 4.5 (DIORISIS sentence 3332)
- χηρῶν · chērōn New Testament, Mark 12.38 (DIORISIS sentence 579)
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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 pp. 1681-1682; entry #6561 Review: Under source audit
- scan p. 1277; entry #8725 Review: Under source audit
- scan pp. 2067-2068; entry #6095 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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