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κῆχος

kechos

[?] only in the question ποῖ κῆχος, which acc

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What it meant

1. κῆχος · kēchos — Beekes

κῆχος [?] only in the question ποῖ κῆχος, which acc. to some grammarians stands for ποῖ γῆς, acc. to others for ποῖ δή (Ar. Fr. 656, Pherecr. 165). < PG(V)> VAR Also κῆγχος, κηγχός eETYM The prenasalization clearly shows the Pre-Greek character of the words. — [Beekes, s.v. κῆχος, p. 739]

2. κῆχος · kēchos — Chantraine

κῆχος : Ar. fr. 656, Pherecr. 165, avec les variantes orth. xñyxoc (Hsch.), #nyx6c (A.D., Adv. 184,9), seulement dans la question ποῖ xñyoc ; selon certains grammairiens — ποῖ γῆς, selon d'autres — ποῖ δή. Et.: Expression familière sans étymologie. — [Chantraine, s.v. κῆχος, p. 542]

3. κῆχος · kēchos — Frisk

κῆχος (κῆγχος, κηγχός) nur in der Frage ποῖ κῆχος ; nach einigen Grammatiken = ποῖ γῆς; nach anderen = ποῖ δή; (Ar. Fr. 656, Pherekr. 165). — Volkstümlicher Ausdruck ohne Etymologie. — [Frisk, s.v. κῆχος, p. 879]

4. κῆχος · kēchos — LSJ

whither away?, say whither?

only in phrase ποῖ κ.; which some Gramm. expl. by ποῖ γῆς; whither away? some by ποῖ δή; say whither? as, ποῖ κ.; Answ. εὐθὺς Σικελίας Ar. Fr. 656; ποῖ κ.; Answ. ἐγγὺς ἡμερῶν γε τεττάρων Pherecr. 165.

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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