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χόνδρος

chondros

with cartilaginous backbone

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1. χόνδρος · chondros — Beekes

χόνδρος [m.] ‘grain, grain of salt, seed, barley-grain, cartilage, especially of the breastbone’ (Ion., com. since Ar., Arist., Hell.). «Ὁ *COMP Some compounds, eg. χονδρ-άκανθος ‘with cartilaginous backbone’ (Arist.), #y-xovdpoc ‘grainy’ (Dsc.), ἐγχονδρ-ίζω [v.] ‘to make grainy, form into grains’ (late medic.), ὑπο-χόνδρ-ιος ‘located under the cartilage of the breastbone’, -tov [n.] ‘upper part of the abdominal … — [Beekes, s.v. χόνδρος, p. 1694]

2. χόνδρος · chondros — Chantraine

χόνδρος : m. sgruaus (Stés. 179 Page, Ar., Phérécr., etc.), produit grenu de la mouture partielle de céréales ; en ce sens, divers aliments et remèdes à base de gruau : en grains (Ar., Phérécr., Arist., etc.), en bouillie (Ar., Thphr.), en tisane (Gal.). À propos de diverses choses granuleuses : le sel (Hp., Hdt., AP), l’encens (Luc., Dsc.), les cartilages [qui, au contraire de l'os, s’effritent en petits grains … — [Chantraine, s.v. χόνδρος, p. 1288]

3. χόνδρος · chondros — Frisk

χόνδρος m. “Korn, Salz-, Saatkorn, Graupe, Knorpel, bes. Brustknorpel’ (ion., Kom. seit Ar., Arist., hell. u. sp.). Einige Kompp., z.B. γονδρ-άκανϑος "mit knorpelartigem Rückgrat’ χόννος---χορδή 1111 (Arist.), ἔγ-χονδρος “körnig’ (Dsk.) mit ἐγχονδρ-ίξω "körnig machen, Körner einstreuen’ (sp. Mediz.), ὑπο- χόνδρ-ιος “unter dem Brustknorpel liegend’, -ıov n. “der obere Teil der Bauchhöhle’ (Hp., Arist. usw.). — Davon … — [Frisk, s.v. χόνδρος, p. 2082]

4. χόνδρος · chondros — LSJ

granule, lump, salt, gum

granule or lump of salt, ἁλὸς χόνδρους Hp. Ulc. 17, cf. Sophr. in PSI 11.1214 a.3: pl., PLit.Lond. 167.18 (ii/iii A. D.); ἁλὸς τρύφεα κατὰ χόνδρους μεγάλους Hdt. 4.181; οἰκία ἐκ τῶν ἁλίνων χ. οἰκοδομέαται ib. 185:—χόνδρος abs., salt, χ. ἐποψίδιος AP 7.736 (Leon.); also of the gum of frankincense, Thphr. HP 9.4.10; λιβανωτοῦ χ. Luc. Sat. 16, cf. Asin. 12; χ. λιβάνου Dsc. 1.68.7.

2 groats of wheat, spelt, gruel, porridge

groats of wheat or spelt (esp. the latter, Dsc. 2.96, Gp. 3.7); σασαμίδας χόνδρον τε καὶ ἐγκρίδας Stesich. 2; χόνδρον ἕψων Ar. Fr. 203, cf. 412 (anap.); χ. γάλακι κατανενιμμένος Pherecr. 108.18; ἐκ δʼ Ἰταλίας χ. καὶ πλευρὰ βόεια Hermipp. 63.6 (hex.); χ. Μεγαρικός, Θετταλικός, Antiph. 34.2, 3, Alex. 191; ὁ χ. πλεῖον ὕδωρ δέχεται ἢ οἱ πυροὶ ἐξ ὧν ὁ τοιοῦτος ἐγένετο χ. Arist. Pr. 929b1, cf. Thphr. CP 4.16.2, Plb. 12.2.5; χόνδρου πτισάνη Gal. 6.496: hence, gruel, porridge, Thphr. HP 4.4.9, Orac. ap.

II gristle, cartilage, the cartilage of the breast, the cartilage, uvula, blade, the young horns

gristle, cartilage, Hp. Aph. 6.19, Arist. HA 516b31, PA 655a37: esp. the cartilage of the breast, which unites the false ribs at the termination of the breast-bone, Hp. Epid. 7.3, cf. Prorrh. 2.7, Nic. Al. 123; and v. ξιφοειδής; also, the cartilage of the ear, Arist. HA 492a16; of the nose, Poll. 2.79; of the windpipe (i.e. uvula), ib. 99; ὠλενίτης χ. the shoulder-blade, Lyc. 155; also of the young horns of deer, Ael. NA 6.5.

5. χονδρός · chondros — LSJ

granular, coarse, coarse

granular, coarse, ἄλευρα χονδρότερα Hp. Mul. 2.193; ἄλφιτον ἀραιὸν καὶ χονδρόν Arist. Pr. 927b35: mostly of coarse salt, ἅλες οὐ χονδροί, ἀλλὰ χαῦνοι καὶ λεπτοὶ ὥσπερ χιών Id. Mete. 359a32; χἄλα λήψεται χονδρόν Phoen. 2.5; χονδροὺς ἅλας (cod.Rav. χονδρὰς ἅλας) is prob. in Ar. Ach. 521 (v.l. χόνδρους ἁλός) χονδρός Adj., χόνδρος Subst. are distd. by Hdn.Gr. 1.203, 2.716; Comp. and Sup. -ότερος, -ότατος, Choerob. in Theod. 2.76H.

II coarse, grossus

later, generally, coarse, τρίχες Ps.-Callisth. 2.33; οὐηλάρια μικρὰ χοντρὰ (sic) δύο Sammelb. 7033.39 (v A. D.); χονδρός, = grossus, Gloss. (χόνδρος and χονδρός dissim. fr. *χρονδ-ρο-, cogn. with Engl. grind.)

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  • Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) Treated in Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) s.v. χόνδρος (scan p. 1694; entry #6593).
  • Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque Treated in Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque s.v. χόνδρος (scan pp. 1288-1289; entry #8781).
  • Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch Treated in Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. χόνδρος (scan pp. 2082-2083; entry #6127).

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