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γυργᾰθός

gurgathos

wisker-basket, creel

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What it meant

1. γυργαθός · gyrgathos — Beekes

γυργαθός [m.] ‘wisker-basket, creel’ (Ar.). *VAR Accent after Hdn. Gr. 1, 145. Also γύργαθον (BGU 1092, 29) and γέργαθος (POxy. 741, 5). *DER γυργάθιον (PHolm. 18, 17). *ETYM Technical word. Connected with ger- (‘plait’?) in » yéppov? The word looks Pre-Greek. — [Beekes, s.v. γυργαθός, p. 340]

2. γυργαθός · gyrgathos — Chantraine

γυργαθός : (accent sur la dernière syllabe selon Hdn. 1,145) « panier tressé, nasse » {Ar., Arist.); n. γύργαθον (BGU 1092,29), dérivé γυργάθιον (P. Holm. 18,17, ete.) ; avec variation dans le vocalisme γέργαθος (P. Oxy. 741,5). — [Chantraine, s.v. γυργαθός, p. 257]

3. γυργᾰθός · gyrgathos — LSJ

wicker-basket, creel, net, cage

wicker-basket, creel, Ar. Fr. 217, Aen.Tact. 18.6, Timo 38 [812], Luc. DMeretr. 14.2; of the net woven by phalangia, Arist. HA 555b10; cage for insane patients, Paul.Aeg. 3.14: prov., γυργαθὸν φυσᾶν, of labour in vain, Aristaen. 2.20:—also γυργαθόν, τό, BGU 1092.29 (iv A. D.); cf. γεργαθός.

Where it came from

No etymology authority pointer is recorded for this lemma yet — an honest gap, not an omission. The etymological dictionaries (Beekes, Chantraine, Frisk) are matched incrementally.

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