1. δράσσομαι · drassomai — Beekes
to grasp, take handfuls
The corpus record
δράσσομαι
drassomai
to grasp, take handfuls
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Distribution
- 1 Corinthians 1 · 1.48/10k
- Lysis 1 · 1.44/10k
- Trojan Women 1 · 1.41/10k
- Antigone 1 · 1.36/10k
- Judith 1 · 1.14/10k
- Frogs 1 · 1.1/10k
- Siracides 2 · 1.08/10k
- Leviticus 2 · 1.07/10k
- Machabaeorum II 1 · 0.87/10k
- Numeri 1 · 0.43/10k
- Psalmi 1 · 0.29/10k
- Iliad 2 · 0.18/10k
Densest 12 of 14 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.
Senses
2. δράσσομαι · drassomai — Chantraine
pr
3. δράσσομαι · drassomai — Frisk
δράττομαι, Aor
4. δράσσομαι · drassomai — Frisk
Von περι-δράσσομαι (hell
5. δράσσομαι · drassomai — LSJ
grasp, clutching handfuls, taking a handful
Attestations
- δεδραγμένος · dedragmenos Iliad 13.393
- δεδραγμένος · dedragmenos Iliad 16.486
- δρασσόμενος · drassomenos Herodotus, Histories 3.13.4 (DIORISIS sentence 2948)
- δεδραγμένος · dedragmenos Sophocles, Antigone 235–236
- δέδραξαι · dedraxai Euripides, Trojan Women 3.750 (DIORISIS sentence 402)
- δραξάμενοι · draxamenoi Plato, Lysis 209
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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. 399; entry #1784 Review: Under source audit
- scan pp. 310-311; entry #2137 Review: Under source audit
- scan p. 447; entry #1639 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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