1. ἔψω · epsō — Beekes
to boil, seethe
The corpus record
ἕψω
epso
to boil, seethe
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Distribution
- Bel et Draco (LXX) 1 · 11.9/10k
- Lamentationes 1 · 4.29/10k
- Ecclesiazusae 2 · 2.62/10k
- Euthydemus 3 · 2.41/10k
- Knights 2 · 2.25/10k
- Zacharias 1 · 2.07/10k
- Leviticus 3 · 1.6/10k
- De aere aquis et locis 1 · 1.35/10k
- De Sensu et Sensibilibus 1 · 1.28/10k
- Exodus 3 · 1.27/10k
- Lysistrata 1 · 1.26/10k
- Esdras I 1 · 1.22/10k
Densest 12 of 28 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.
Senses
2. ἕψω · hepsō — Chantraine
aor
3. ἕψω · hepsō — LSJ
boil, seethe
Attestations
- ἑψήσονται · hepsēsontai Plato, Republic 2.372 (DIORISIS sentence 1139)
- ἕψητε · hepsēte Aristotle, De Sensu et Sensibilibus (DIORISIS sentence 136)
- ἥψετό · hēpseto Epictetus, Discourses 4.10 (DIORISIS sentence 7137)
- ἥψησε · hēpsēse Herodotus, Histories 1.119.3 (DIORISIS sentence 859)
- ἑψήσῃ · hepsēsēi Herodotus, Histories 1.132.2 (DIORISIS sentence 969)
- ἑψήσαντες · hepsēsantes Herodotus, Histories 1.216.2 (DIORISIS sentence 1544)
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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. 539; entry #2373 Review: Under source audit
- scan p. 408; entry #2887 Review: Under source audit
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