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κηώδης

keodes

full of perfume, sweet-smelling

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1. κηώδης · kēōdēs — Beekes

κηώδης [adj.] ‘full of perfume, sweet-smelling’ (Z 483, after it Ὁ. P. 941). «Ἰεῦ *keh,u- ‘burn’> eVAR By shortening of the vowel κεώδης: καθαρός ‘clear, pure’; κεῶεν ὄζει: εὐωδεῖ (H.). eDER κηώεις (Hom., AP, Nonn.). eETYM For earlier "κηρώδης and *xnfdets (with metrical lengthening), the words have been derived from a neuter *xtjfoc ‘fire, incense’, from the root of » καίω. However, provided that this etymology is … — [Beekes, s.v. κηώδης, p. 739]

2. κηώδης · kēōdēs — Chantraine

κηώδης : 1. 6,483, puis D.P. 941, κηώεις (Hom., AP, Nonn.); en outre, avec abrègement de la première syllabe xebônc " καθαρός (Hsch.) et κεῶεν 6er * ebodet (Hsch.) : ces deux adjectifs signifient «odorant», dit du sein d'une femme, d'une chambre-trésor, mais évoquent au moins par l'étymologie le bois odorant que l'on fait brûler; κηώεις peut s'employer à côté de εὐώδης, Cf. IL 3,382. — [Chantraine, s.v. κηώδης, p. 542]

3. κηώδης · kēōdēs — Frisk

κηώδης (Z 483, danach D.P. 941), κηώεις (Hom.,, AP, Nonn.) “voll von Räucherwerk, wohlriechend’; durch Vokalkürzung bzw. Metathesis der Quantität κεώδης" καϑαρός, κεῶεν ὄξει" εὐωδεῖ H. — Aus Ἐκηξώδης bzw. *xnföcıs (mit metr. Dehnung) von ἔκῆξος τι. “Brand, Räucherwerk’, Verbalsubstantiv vom starken Aor. *xnF-aı “brennen’, 8. καίω. Solmsen Unt. 124f., auch Schwyzer 527. Anders Thieme ' Studien 60. — Neben dem s-Stamm … — [Frisk, s.v. κηώδης, p. 879]

4. κη-ώδης · kē-ōdēs — LSJ

smelling as of incense, fragrant

smelling as of incense, fragrant, μιν κηώδεϊ δέξατο κόλπῳ Il. 6.483; κηώδεα φύετο πάντα D.P. 941; cf. κεώδης.

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  • Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) Treated in Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) s.v. κηώδης (scan p. 739; entry #3131). Root candidates: *kéu-, *kawos-.
  • Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque Treated in Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque s.v. κηώδης (scan p. 542; entry #3925).
  • Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch Treated in Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. κηώδης (scan p. 879; entry #2974).

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