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γράπις

grapis

cast slough of a serpent

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1. γράπις · grapis — Beekes

γράπις [adj.] “ὁ ἐρρυτιδωμένος, wrinkled’ (EM), ‘cast slough of a serpent’ (H.), in S. Ichn. 177 the mg. is unclear; name of a bird (H.). *DER γράπτης ‘wrinkled’ (Eust.), γραπίνης: οἶνος τραχύς ‘harsh wine’ (H., EM). Not here, as per Frisk, γραιόομαι ‘become old’; see » γραῦς, *ETYM Unknown. Not related to γραῦς, γῆρας. DELG suggests that γράπις is a hypocoristic of ypantng ‘wrinkled’ cited by Eust., which may … — [Beekes, s.v. γράπις, p. 332]

2. γράπις · grapis — Chantraine

γράπις : Ρ.-ὃ. attesté (à côté de δράκις) au masculin comme 16 nom de l’un des limiers chez 5. Ichn. 177; est-ce celui qui griffe, déchire ? cf. ΕἸ. Le mot est d'autre: part glosé par ὁ ἐρρυτιδωμένος «ridés (ΕΜ 239,31}; enfin Hsch. : Ypæriv” γῆρας τέττιγος, À ὄφξως καὶ τῶν ἐχδυομένων καὶ εἶδος ὀρνέου, καὶ ῥυσσόν, ἀπὸ τοῦ γραμμὰς ἔχειν τὰς ῥυτίδας, ὅθεν καὶ À γραῦς ἠτυμολόγηται. Chez S., L. c., on s'est demandé si … — [Chantraine, s.v. γράπις, p. 249]

3. γράπις · grapis — Frisk

γράπις “ὁ ἐρρυτιδωμένος, gerunzelt, runzelig’ (EM), “abgestreifte Haut einer Schlange usw.’ (H.), auch 8. Ichn. 177 in unbekannter Bed. Nach H. auch N. eines Vogels. — Daneben γράπτης "runzelig’ (Eust.) und γραπίνης" οἷνος τραχύς H., EM; vgl. γραιόομαι “alt werden’, vom Wein. — Volkstümliches Wort unklarer Bildung, letzten Endes zu γραῦς, γῆρας usw.; vgl. besonders γῆρας = "abgezogene Schlangenhaut’. 21* 324 γράσος … — [Frisk, s.v. γράπις, p. 355]

4. γράπις · grapis — Frisk

γράπις. Von Chantr. mit γράφω verbunden. Anders Pisani Paideia 12 (1957) 297. — [Frisk, s.v. γράπις, p. 2191]

5. γράπις · grapis — LSJ

cast slough

cast slough of serpents, etc., Hsch.

2 wrinkled

wrinkled, S. Ichn. 177, EM 239.31.

3 bird

kind of bird, Hsch.

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Where it came from

  • Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) Treated in Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) s.v. γράπις (scan p. 332; entry #1489).
  • Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque Treated in Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque s.v. γράπις (scan p. 249; entry #1718).
  • Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch Treated in Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. γράπις (scan pp. 355-356; entry #1350).

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