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κάθαμμα

kathamma · τό

knot, knotty point

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What it meant

κάθαμμα · kathamma — LSJ

knot, knotty point

knot: metaph.,κ. λύειν λόγου (dub.l.) to solve a knotty point, E. Hipp. 671 (lyr.); κ. λύειν, proverb from the Gordian knot, to overcome a difficulty, Zen. 4.46, Suid.

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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