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ἕλμινς

elmins

(Hp

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What it meant

1. ἕλμινς · helmins — Chantraine

ἕλμινς (Hp.), aussi gén. ἕλμιγγος (Hp.) ; autre acc. ἕλμιθα (IG IV 1", 122,10, Épidaure), nom. pl. ἕλμεις (Dsc.) « ver — [Chantraine, s.v. ἕλμινς, p. 355]

2. ἕλμινς · helmins — LSJ

worm

worm,

I intestinal-worm

intestinal-worm, either flat (πλατεῖα) or round (στρογγύλη), Id. Morb. 4.54, cf. Prog. 11, Aph. 3.26, Arist. HA 551a8, Thphr. HP 9.12.1.

II parasitic worm

parasitic worm in sponges, Arist. HA 548b15.

Where it came from

No etymology authority pointer is recorded for this lemma yet — an honest gap, not an omission. The etymological dictionaries (Beekes, Chantraine, Frisk) are matched incrementally.

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