1. ἑσμός · hesmos — Beekes
swarm (of bees) (1A). «ΡΜ *(H)ieh,- ‘throw
The corpus record
ἑσμός
esmos
swarm (of bees) (1A). «ΡΜ *(H)ieh,- ‘throw
Figures and citations on this page are drawn from the audited corpus; none are written from memory.
Distribution
- Suppliant Maidens 3 · 6.22/10k
- Bacchae 1 · 1.33/10k
- Lysistrata 1 · 1.26/10k
- Wasps 1 · 1.03/10k
- Laws 2 · 0.19/10k
- Hellenica 1 · 0.15/10k
- Republic 1 · 0.11/10k
- Histories 1 · 0.05/10k
Senses
2. ἑσμός · hesmos — Chantraine
« essaim d’abeilles, essaim » (ion
3. ἐσμός · esmos — Frisk
m
4. ϑεσμός · ϑesmos — Frisk
Satzung, Gesetz, Sitte
5. ϑεσμός · ϑesmos — Frisk
Eine konkrete Bed
6. ἑσμός · hesmos — LSJ
that which settles
Attestations
- ἑσμὸν · hesmon Plato, Republic 5.450 (DIORISIS sentence 2787)
- ἐσμὸς · esmos Herodotus, Histories 5.114.1 (DIORISIS sentence 6139)
- ἑσμὸν · hesmon Aeschylus, Suppliant Maidens 29–32
- ἑσμὸς · hesmos Aeschylus, Suppliant Maidens 223–225
- ἑσμὸς · hesmos Aeschylus, Suppliant Maidens 684–685
- ἑσμοὺς · hesmous Euripides, Bacchae 708–709
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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. 517; entry #2291 Review: Under source audit
- scan p. 392; entry #2771 Review: Under source audit
- scan pp. 606-607; entry #2159 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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