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κέγχρος

kegchros

millet, grain of millet

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1. κέγχρος · kenchros — Beekes

κέγχρος [m., f.] mostly plural, ‘millet, grain of millet’, metaph. ‘spawn of fish, small ball, speck in the eye, etc.’ (Hes. Sc. 398, Sapph. 5, 13 [?], Hecat., Hdt., Arist.). eCOMP As a first member eg. in Keyxpo-pdpoc (Str.). With metathesis or dissimilation (cf. below) xépy voc (Anaxandr., Gal., H.); also the TN Kepy veia? *DER 1. κεγχρίς [f.] = κέγχρος (Hp.), also name of a bird fattened with millet, Lat. … — [Beekes, s.v. κέγχρος, p. 709]

2. κέγχρος · kenchros — Chantraine

κέγχρος : τὰν (parfois f.) « millet, grains de millet » (Hés., Bouclier 398, Sapho, Hecat., Hp., Hdt., Arist., οἷς), d'où au figuré « petits grains, œufs de poisson, saleté dans l'œil », etc. Autre forme rare avec métathèse ou dissirnilation (mais cf. Et.) xépyvoc (Anaxandr. 41,27,Gal., Hsch. s.u. κατακερχνοῦται), avec p.-ê. le toponyme Kepyvelx. Premier terme de composé dans χεγχραλέτης, κεγχροφόρος. Nombreux … — [Chantraine, s.v. κέγχρος, p. 522]

3. κέγχρος · kenchros — Frisk

κέγχρος mm. (f.), gewöhnlich im Plur. “Hirse, Hirsekorn’, übertr. ‘“Fischrogen, kleine Kugel, Flecken usw.’ (Hes. Sc. 398, Sapph. 5, 18 [1], Hekat., Hdt., Arist., hell. u. spät). Als Pe κέγχρων--- κέδματα 807 Vorderglied z.B. in κεγχρο-φόρος (Str.). Mit Metathese bzw. andersartiger Dissimilation (vgl. unten) κέρχνος (Anaxandr., Gal., H.); dazu Keoyveia ON? — Zahlreiche Ableitungen: 1. xeyxols f. = κέγχρος (Hp.), … — [Frisk, s.v. κέγχρος, p. 838]

4. κέγχρος · kenchros — Frisk

κέγχρος. Aus κεγχρανο-πώλης" τραγηματοπώλης H. scheint sich ein *xEyxoavor zu ergeben (Chantr.). Oder Umbildung nach λαχανο-εώλης Ἷ ᾿ — [Frisk, s.v. κέγχρος, p. 2249]

5. κέγχρος · kenchros — LSJ

millet, Panicum miliaceum

millet, Panicum miliaceum, usu. in pl., Hes. Sc. 398, Hdt. 4.17, Hp. Acut. 21, X. An. 1.2.22, etc.: sg., Hecat. 154 J., Hdt. 1.193, Thphr. HP 1.11.2, al., OGI 55.15 (Telmessus, iii B.C.); of a single grain, Hdt. 3.100, Plot. 6.3.11, prob. in Sapph. Supp. 1.13:—also κέρχνος, Anaxandr. 41.27, Gal. 18(1).574; cf. κέρχνωμα, κέρχνη.

II anything in small grains

anything in small grains:

1 spawn of fish

spawn of fish, Hdt. 2.93.

2 small beads

small beads, Ath. 12.525e.

3 speck, sty

speck, sty in the eye, Adam. 1.11, al.

III

= κεγχρίας II (q.v.), Dsc. Ther. 15.

IV small, diamond

small kind of diamond, Plin. HN 37.57.

In the wild

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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. κέγχρος (scan pp. 709-710; entry #3021).
  • Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque Treated in Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque s.v. κέγχρος (scan p. 522; entry #3771).
  • Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch Treated in Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. κέγχρος (scan pp. 838-839; entry #2877).

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