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γαμφηλαί

gamphelai · αἱ

jaws, bill, beak

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Where it lives

  • Ion 2 · 2.19/10k
  • Prometheus Bound 1 · 1.7/10k
  • Iliad 3 · 0.27/10k

What it meant — LSJ

jaws, bill, beak

jaws of animals, as of the lion, Il. 16.489; of the horse, 19.394; of Typhon, A. Pr. 357; bill or beak of birds, E. Ion 159 (lyr.), cf. Ps.-Orac. in Ar. Eq. 198: as Adj., ὑπὸ γαμφηλῇσιν ὀδοῦσιν (sic) Man. 5.187 (s. v. l.): once in sg., γαμφηλή· ἡ γνάθος ἢ σιαγών, EM 221.13.

In the wild

Where it came from

  • Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) Treated in Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) s.v. γαμφηλαί (scan p. 307; entry #1384).
  • Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque Treated in Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque s.v. γαμφηλαί (scan p. 223; entry #1536).
  • Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch Treated in Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. γαμφηλαί (scan p. 320; entry #1242). Root candidates: *yap-.

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