1. γελάω · gelaō — Beekes
to laugh
The corpus record
γελάω
gelao
to laugh
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Distribution
- Bel et Draco (LXX) 1 · 11.9/10k
- Symposium 11 · 11.55/10k
- Ajax 6 · 7.63/10k
- Euthydemus 8 · 6.43/10k
- Eumenides 3 · 5.72/10k
- Antigone 4 · 5.45/10k
- Peace 4 · 5.02/10k
- Ion 2 · 4.99/10k
- Second Olynthiac 1 · 4.89/10k
- Electra 4 · 4.61/10k
- Frogs 4 · 4.39/10k
- Lamentationes 1 · 4.29/10k
Densest 12 of 70 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.
Senses
2. γελάω · gelaō — Chantraine
γελάσομαι, ἐγέλασ(σ)α, ἐγελάσθην, γεγέλασμαι: les formes hom
3. γελάω · gelaō — Frisk
lachen
4. γελάω · gelaō — Frisk
Neue Hypothese zur Bildung von γελάω und γελώω (letzteres falsch für γελοίω, γελ
5. γελάω · gelaō — LSJ
laugh, laughed, a laugh being raised
Attestations
- γέλασσαν · gelassan Iliad 2.270
- ἐγέλασσε · egelasse Iliad 6.471
- γελάσασα · gelasasa Iliad 6.484
- γελάσσας · gelassas Iliad 11.378
- ἐγέλασσε · egelasse Iliad 15.101
- γέλασσε · gelasse Iliad 19.362
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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. 311-312; entry #1408 Review: Under source audit
- scan p. 228; entry #1571 Review: Under source audit
- scan pp. 326-327; entry #1266
Review: Under source audit
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