1. ἔγχος · enchos — Beekes
spear, lance
The corpus record
ἔγχος
egchos
spear, lance
Figures and citations on this page are drawn from the audited corpus; none are written from memory.
Distribution
- Shield of Heracles 10 · 30.91/10k
- Iliad 205 · 18.38/10k
- Rhesus 4 · 7.44/10k
- Ajax 4 · 5.09/10k
- Odyssey 35 · 4.03/10k
- Heracles 3 · 3.83/10k
- Oedipus Tyrannus 3 · 3.24/10k
- Phoenissae 3 · 3.11/10k
- Trachiniae 2 · 2.75/10k
- Peace 2 · 2.51/10k
- Persians 1 · 1.96/10k
- Theogony 1 · 1.45/10k
Densest 12 of 22 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.
Senses
2. ἔγχος · enchos — Chantraine
n
3. ἔγχος · enchos — Frisk
Schwert
4. ἔγχος · enchos — Frisk
Myk
5. ἔγχος · enchos — LSJ
spear, lance
Attestations
- ἔγχεϊ · enchei Iliad 2.389
- ἔγχεα · enchea Iliad 3.135
- ἔγχος · enchos Iliad 3.317
- ἔγχος · enchos Iliad 3.338
- ἔγχος · enchos Iliad 3.346
- ἔγχος · enchos Iliad 3.355
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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. 419-420; entry #1876 Review: Under source audit
- scan p. 325; entry #2244 Review: Under source audit
- scan pp. 472-473; entry #1727 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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