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κατάμοιχ-ος

katamoichos

idolatrous woman

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What it meant

1. κατάμοιχος · katamoichos — Beekes

κατάμοιχος = μοιχός (Vett Val.), probably back-formation from καταμοιχεύω (pap.). *DER A. Several feminine formations, mostly late: μοιχ-άς (Aeschin. Socr.), -αλίς (LXX, NT, Hld.), also ‘idolatrous woman’ (NT), τή, -ἰς (Ar. Byz.), -atva (Tz.); older μοιχεύτρια (see below). B. Adjectives: μοιχ-ίδιος “begotten in adultery’ (Hecat., Hdt., Hyp.), after koupidioc, see on » κόριη -1Kdc (Luc., Plu.), -tog (AP), -ώδης (Com. … — [Beekes, s.v. κατάμοιχος, p. 1013]

2. κατάμοιχ-ος · katamoich-os — LSJ

adulterer

adulterer, Vett.Val. 117.9.

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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