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κημός

kemos

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What it meant

1. κημός · kēmos — Beekes

κημός [m.] ‘muzzle, plaited lid of the balloting urn, fyke for fishing, cover for nose and mouth, etc. (A. S. Ar. X.); on the mg. Schenk] WuS 5 (1926): 172ff. *DIAL Dor. κἄμός. *COMP As a second member in evxapia- ἡσυχία, ἤτοι εὐφημία “quiet, silence’ (EM, H.), as if from *edKapoc. *DER κημόω [v.] ‘to muzzle’ (X., 1 Ep. Cor. 9, 9, sch.), κήμωσις: φίμωσις ‘silencing’ (H.). *ETYM Unexplained. Connection with … — [Beekes, s.v. κημός, p. 734]

2. κῆμος · kēmos — Beekes

κῆμος [f.] a plant, λεοντοπόδιον or Evax (Dsc., Orph.). «Ὁ *ETYM No etymology. See André 1956 s.v. cémus. — [Beekes, s.v. κῆμος, p. 735]

3. κημός · kēmos — Chantraine

κημός : dor. κᾶμός m. « muselière », notamment pour un cheval, d’abord en vannerie plutôt qu'en métal (X., Eg. 5,3, etc.), par métaphore (Æsch., fr. 98), glosé aussi par Hsch. comme le récipient où l’on met de l'orge à la — [Chantraine, s.v. κημός, p. 539]

4. κῆμος · kēmos — Chantraine

κῆμος : 1, (086. 4,133, Orph. À. 920), plante ; a été identifié à la léontice, Agovronédtov ou l'Evax (1. André, Lexique s.u. cêmus). 1 semble bien difficile d'établir un lien étymologique avec xnuéc. : — [Chantraine, s.v. κῆμος, p. 539]

5. κημός · kēmos — Frisk

κημός m. “Maulkorb, geflochtener Deckel der Stimmurne, Fischreuse, Mundbinde usw.’ (A., S., Ar., X. u.a.; zur Bedeutung Schenkl Wuß8 5, 172ff.).. — Davon χημόω “einen Maulkorb anlegen, das Maul verbinden’ (X., 1 Ep. Kor. 9, 9, Sch.) mit κήμωσις: φίμωσις H. Als Hinterglied in εὐκαμία' ἡσυχία, ἤτοι εὐφημία (EM, H.), wie von *eö-xäuoc. Unerklärt. Die formal gewiß mögliche Anknüpfung an arm. k'amem ‘drücken, pressen, … — [Frisk, s.v. κημός, p. 873]

6. κημός · kēmos — Frisk

κημός. Die Ableitung εὐκαμία = ἡσυχία auch Sophr. PS7/ 11, 1214a 14 (Fr. 4, 14 Olivieri). — [Frisk, s.v. κημός, p. 2252]

7. κημός · kēmos — LSJ

muzzle, muzzles, gags

muzzle, put on a led horse, to prevent it from biting, X. Eq. 5.3, AP 6.246 (Phld. or Marc. Arg.): pl., cj. in Ph. 1.698: metaph., κημοὺς στόματος muzzles or gags, A. Fr. 125.

2 nose-bag

nose-bag for horses, Hsch.

3 cloth, to cover the nose and mouth

cloth used by bakers to cover the nose and mouth, Ath. 12.548c.

4

= φορβειά, Phot.

II wicker vessel like an eel-basket, weel

wicker vessel like an eel-basket, for fishing, weel, S. Fr. 504.

2 funnel-shaped top

funnel-shaped top of the voting-urn, Ar. Eq. 1150 (lyr., et ibi Sch.), V. 99, al.

III female ornament

a female ornament, Hsch., Phot.

8. κῆμος · kēmos — LSJ

= λεοντοπόδιον, Dsc. 4.133, Orph. A. 920.

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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. κημός (scan pp. 734-735; entry #3115). Root candidates: *kem-, *kam-.
  • Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque Treated in Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque s.v. κημός (scan p. 539; entry #3902).
  • Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch Treated in Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. κημός (scan p. 873; entry #2961).

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